ST 231 — PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY II CREDITS:
Students will apply techniques and concepts mastered in the second semester. Students will continue to learn surgical instrumentation, basic instrument setups, patient draping, safe handling/handling of surgical instrumentation, sharps, medications, and the proper performance of surgical counts. Students will also participate and demonstrate competence in a variety of simulated procedure-based scenarios and interventions in the lab performing both the scrub and circulator role. PREREQUISITES: ST 130 and ST 131. CO- REQUISITE: ST 230. GRADE REQUIREMENT: A MINIMUM GRADE OF C IS REQUIRED TO PASS THIS COURSE AND MEET PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.