ST100 - Medical Terminology for the Surgical Technologist
Prerequisite: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification
Prerequisite or Concurrent: BIO130/BIO130L, ST101, and ST103
This course will present the student with a study of medical terminology mostly relating to the field of surgery. Prefixes, suffixes, root words, combining forms, special endings, pleural forms, abbreviations, and symbols will be included in the content. A programmed learning, word building system will be used to learn word parts that are used to construct and/or analyze new terms. This will provide the student with the opportunity to decipher unfamiliar terms and check their spelling. Emphasis will be placed on spelling, definition, usage and pronunciation. Abbreviations will be introduced as related terms are presented.
Credits: 3
ST101 - Introduction to Surgical Technology
Prerequisite: Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation Certification
Prerequisite or Concurrent: BIO130/BIO130L, ST100, and ST103
This course introduces the student to the role of the health care team. Operating room organization, medical terminology, aseptic technique, surgical supplies, basic instrumentation and basic surgical routines will be emphasized. Introductory surgical regional anatomy will be discussed, as will surgical microbiology as it pertains to sterilization and disinfection. Beginning aspects of the ethical/legal aspects of patient care will be introduced. Learning activities will take place in the classroom, the simulated on-campus operating room, a hospital operating room and the Central Service Department of the hospital.
Credits: 4
ST103 - Clinical Education I
Prerequisite: Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation Certification
Prerequisite or Concurrent: BIO130/BIO130L, ST100, and ST101
This clinical laboratory experience takes place primarily in the simulated on-campus laboratory. There will be limited experiences in the hospital operating room setting during the course. Students are taught the basic skills necessary to begin practice in the surgical setting. Mandatory competencies of this course include scrubbing, gowning and gloving, gowning and gloving team members, back table and instrument setups, simulated draping, “opening of the abdomen”, sequence of instruments and equipment, sterilization/ processing/delivery.
Credits: 2
ST104 - Fundamentals of Surgical Technology
Prerequisite: BIO130/BIO130L, ST101, and ST103
Prerequisite or Concurrent: BIO131/BIO131L
Concurrent: ST106
This course focuses on the scrub duties and expanded instrumentation. Sterilization and disinfection will be continued as will further exploration of the ethical/legal aspects of surgical patient care and student accountability. Assisting with circulating duties and wound healing and closure concepts will be introduced. Wound closure materials and stapling devices will be explored in detail. Specialty equipment such as the use of electro-cautery and use of LASER equipment will also be introduced. Regional surgical anatomy will continue to be discussed. The care of the anesthetized patient will be included. Learning activities will take place in the classroom, in the simulated on-campus operating room and hospital operating rooms.
Credits: 4
ST106 - Clinical Education II
Prerequisite: BIO130/BIO130L, ST101, and ST103
Prerequisite or Concurrent: BIO131/BIO131L
Concurrent: ST104
Clinical experiences are provided in a hospital operating room. The student will be primarily assigned to the scrub technologist’s role performing and applying those skills learned in the first semester.
Credits: 2
ST201 - Advanced Surgical Technology
Prerequisite: BIO131/BIO131L, ST104, and ST106
Prerequisite or Concurrent: BIO223/223L and ST202
This course will focus on an overview of the surgical specialties: general surgery which includes gastrointestinal and biliary surgical procedures, gynecology, genitourinary surgery, ear, nose and throat surgery, and head and neck surgery. Surgical procedures will be discussed in relation to supplies, instrumentation and equipment. Surgical pathology, intra-operative patient care, the sequence of the surgical procedures, as well as potential complications will be presented. Clinical practice takes place in hospital operating rooms, as well as other intraoperative care facilities.
Credits: 5
ST202 - Clinical Education III
Prerequisite: BIO131/BIO131L, ST104, and ST106
Prerequisite or Concurrent: BIO223/223L and ST201
Student clinical experiences are broadened in a hospital setting with the student expanding experience in the specialty surgical areas. The student will also begin to assist with circulating duties of the technologist.
Credits: 2
ST203 - Specialized Surgical Technology
Prerequisite: BIO223/BIO223L, ST201, and ST202
Concurrent: ST204
This course is a continuation of ST201. This course will focus on an overview of surgical specialties. Special consideration of the pediatric and older adult will be discussed. Transplant surgery including kidney, heart and lung will be explored. Clinical practice takes place in hospital operating rooms, as well as other intraoperative care facilities. During this last semester, as the student prepares for professional practice, further legal, and employment dimensions will be discussed.
Credits: 5
ST204 - Clinical Education IV
Prerequisite: BIO223/BIO223L, ST201, and ST202
Concurrent: ST204
In this clinical course, students continue to gain experience in a variety of surgical settings with emphasis on more complex and specialized procedures.
Credits: 2