STS2330C — Principles of Surgical Assisting

2 credits · 65 hours

$435.00 lab fee . as a surgical technologist (CST). Course provides an in-depth study of the SFA role including history, professional, legal, moral, and ethical responsibilities. Review of healthcare facility information, documentation, and risk management. Topics include: _____________________________________________________________________________________ •General Education Core. @Civic Literacy. + #Applies only to A.S. degree and certificate programs. *Minimum grade of “C” required. =Career Certificate course. < Denotes career development courses that are part of the Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Advanced Course Series. Students must be affiliated with a criminal justice agency and have approval from the agency head or the academy director prior to enrolling. instrument usage, trocar/incisions, tissue handling, dissection, exposure, hemostasis, retraction, suturing, wound healing, tissue replacement materials, irrigation, specimen care, catheter/drain placement, surgical hazard management, IV fluid/auto-transfusion techniques, medication administration, and wound management. Patient care skills include: interview/history techniques, physical assessment, diagnostic exams, planning, patient education, patient monitoring, and perioperative patient care skills. Application of principles includes: the technological sciences, infection control, sterile technique, disinfection and sterilization and problem solving regarding the prevention and treatment of potent

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