STE 1002 - Introduction to Surgical Technology

Credit(s): 6
Lecture Hour(s): 6
Prerequisite(s): Program Admittance
Formerly STE 102 Introduces the principles and practices of surgical technology including standards of conduct, professional practice, communication, physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of the surgical patient, death and dying, special populations, physical environment, safety standards, all-hazards preparedness, biomedical science, asepsis and sterile technique, hemostasis, emergency situations, surgical pharmacology and anesthesia, wound healing, sutures, needles, stapling devices and surgical instrumentation, equipment, and supplies. Perioperative technical skills of the surgical technologist will be demonstrated.