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Surgical
Technology, AS
Program placed into moratorium
01/2008 - no new students accepted
This program is currently offered at
our Clearfield Campus. Graduates from the program qualify to take the LCC-ST®
National Certification Exam in Surgical
Technology to become a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST).
Surgical Technologists manage all
aspects of the sterile field during a surgical intervention. Some of these
tasks include:
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Organization of the surgical
suite |
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Opening sterile supplies |
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Scrubbing, gowning and gloving |
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Preparation of the instruments,
supplies and equipment for a variety of surgeons and surgical procedures |
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Patient skin preparation and
draping |
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Preparation and passing of
sutures and wound approximation materials |
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Holding retractor, suctioning
and cutting sutures |
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Application of surgical
dressings |
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Accounting for items in and near
the surgical wound |
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Maintenance of aseptic technique |
COURSE REQUIREMENTS SUBJECT TO
CHANGE
PROGRAM OUTLINE
Surgical Technology Certificate
Program Leading to the Associate Degree
| Semester 1 |
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| ENGL100 Composition |
3.0 sh |
| HLTH115 Anatomy and Physiology 1 |
4.0 sh |
| HLTH100 Medical Terminology |
1.0 sh |
| PSYC100 Introduction to
Psychological Science |
3.0 sh |
| SOCI101 Introduction to Sociology |
3.0 sh |
| TOTAL |
14.0 sh |
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| Semester 2 |
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| BIOL110 Introduction to Microbiology |
3.0 sh |
| HLTH120 Anatomy and Physiology 2 |
4.0 sh |
| HLTH105 Introduction to Health |
3.0 sh |
| SURG100 Introduction to Surgical
Technology |
2.0 sh |
| SURG110 Surgical Asepsis |
3.0 sh |
| TOTAL |
15.0 sh |
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| Semester 3 |
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| Humanities Elective |
3.0 sh |
| MATH--- General Education
Mathematics |
3.0 sh |
| SURG115 Principles and Practices in
Surgical Technology |
4.0 sh |
| PSYC235 Interpersonal and Leadership
Skills |
3.0 sh |
| PHIL102 Ethics |
3.0 sh |
| TOTAL |
16.0 sh |
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| Semester 4 |
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| SPCH102 Fundamentals of Public
Speaking |
3.0 sh |
| SURG120 Surgical Pharmacology |
2.0 sh |
| SURG250 Surgical Procedures 1 |
6.0 sh |
| SURG270 Operating Room Clinical
Externship 1 |
2.0 sh |
| SOCI360 Death and Dying OR HLTH325
Death Education |
3.0 sh |
| TOTAL |
16.0 sh |
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| Summer Session |
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| SURG260 Surgical Procedures 2 |
2.0 sh |
| SURG270 Operating Room Clinical
Externship 1 |
4.0 sh |
| TOTAL |
6.0 sh |
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| Summer Session |
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| SURG270 Operating Room Clinical
Externship 1 |
5.0 sh |
| TOTAL |
5.0 sh |
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Surgical Technology 15-month
certificate
| PREREQUISITES |
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| High School Biology/lab |
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| High School Chemistry/lab |
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| Algebra |
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| Semester 1 |
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| HLTH100 Medical Terminology |
1.0 sh |
| HLTH115 Anatomy and Physiology 1 |
4.0 sh |
| SURG100 Introduction to Surgical
Technology |
2.0 sh |
| SURG110 Surgical Asepsis |
3.0 sh |
| SURG115 Principles and Practices in
Surgical Technology |
4.0 sh |
| TOTAL |
14.0 sh |
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| Semester 2 |
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| HLTH120 Anatomy and Physiology 2 |
4.0 sh |
| SURG120 Surgical Pharmacology |
2.0 sh |
| SURG250 Surgical Procedures 1 |
6.0 sh |
| SURG270 Operating Room Clinical
Externship |
2.0 sh |
| SURG200 Professional Issues in
Surgical Technology |
1.0 sh |
| TOTAL |
15.0 sh |
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| Summer 1 |
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| SURG260 Surgical Procedures 2 |
2.0 sh |
| SURG270 Operating Room Clinical
Externship |
4.0 sh |
| TOTAL |
6.0 sh |
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| Summer 2 |
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| SURG270 Operating Room Clinical
Externship |
5.0 sh |
| TOTAL |
5.0 sh |
For additional information, contact:
Ann Marie McGuiness, CST, MSEd, CNOR
Program Director - Surgical Technology
Lock Haven University of PA
Clearfield Campus
201 University Drive
Clearfield PA 16830
814-768-3629
amcguine@lhup.edu
03/2005
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