STS 1304C Operating Room Techniques

A combined classroom and laboratory course. Introduces techniques and processes involved in the preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative phases of surgical technology. Topics include operating room furniture, equipment, surgical scrub, gowning and gloving, development of the sterile field, patient positioning, surgical skin prep, and draping. The student will be required to simulate a surgical procedure from beginning to end. A satisfactory performance is mandatory for the student to advance in the program. 

Credits

4 cc

Prerequisite

Acceptance into the Surgical Technician or Central Supply program and completion of required prerequisites courses.

Offered

FA.

Notes

AS only.