2024-2025 Course Catalog

SURGT 250 Principles of Surgical Technology IV

builds on SURGT 130 and 240 and continues to examine the knowledge, concepts, and principles that are fundamental to scrubbing surgical procedures. Students examine patient care, anatomy and physiology, diagnostics, pathology, anesthetic, procedure classification, positioning, prepping, incision site, and step-by-step progression during the procedures required in cardiothoracic surgery, peripheral vascular surgery, and neuro surgery. This course is applicable toward all certificates and degrees (credit hours 2.0, lecture hours 2.0).

Credits

2

Prerequisite

completion of SURGT 240, SURGT 245, and SURGT 248; concurrent enrollment in or completion of SURGT 255, SURGT 258, SURGT 259, and BIOL 220 [grade of 'C' or higher)

Division and Department

Health Professions / Surgical Technology