• STRT 1000: STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students develop meaningful relationships with College employees and Pathway professionals while developing a mindset for success throughout life. Through collaboration, problem solving, exploration and action, students will identify transferable skills, develop a network of support and career mentors, and identify strategies to guide continued growth and persistence throughout their lives.
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• SURG 1500: CENTRAL STERILE PROCESSING

  7.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  This course is designed to provide the didactic content and lab experience to meet the standards of the Sterile Processing Technician profession. Students learn the fundamentals of central processing including supplies, services, and distribution of hospital instrumentation, supplies, and equipment. Students learn aseptic techniques, patient care concepts, and theories and practices of central services departments. Students demonstrate cleaning, decontamination, and disinfection of instrumentation and equipment, preparation and packaging, sterilization process, sterile storage and inventory management, documentation and record maintenance which are integral skills of the Sterile Processing Technician. Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in SURG 1501.
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• SURG 1501: CENTRAL STERILE PROCESSING CLINICAL

  9.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students demonstrate expertise in ten areas that include general cleaning, wrapping packaging, assemble instrument/procedure trays, sterilization, storage (clean and sterile), patient care equipment, case carts, linen folding, and distribution. Students complete 405 hours of hands-on experience in Central Processing. Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in SURG 1500.
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• SURG 1600: INTRODUCTION TO SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  This course is designed to introduce the students to the profession of surgical technology. Students acquire knowledge of professional requirements and expectations, scope of practice, the surgical team, hospital and other health care delivery systems, the physical environment of surgery, hazards and safety practices, ethical and legal aspects, risk management and liability, credentialing, and professional organizations. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Surgical Technology Program.
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• SURG 1610: SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY THEORY

  4.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students learn the theory of safe surgical practice, including aseptic technique, sterilization and disinfection, surgical equipment, instruments, and supplies. Students gain an understanding of the various roles for surgical technologists and specific tasks required to deliver surgical patient care before, during, and after a surgical procedure. Students gain an understanding of wound closure techniques and hemostasis. Students apply these concepts to surgical case management. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Surgical Technology Program.
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• SURG 1620: SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY SKILLS LAB I

  2.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students practice entry-level surgical technology skills such as scrubbing, gowning and gloving, aseptic technique, instrument identification, preparation of the sterile field, safe sharps handling, procedure steps anticipation, and professional behaviors. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Surgical Technology Program.
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• SURG 1630: SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY SKILLS LAB II

  1.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students practice and develop intermediate and advanced level surgical technology skills with an emphasis on surgical specialty instrumentation, advanced anticipation skills, and professional behaviors. Students also develop critical thinking competence in aseptic practice by identifying, analyzing, and correcting errors in sterile technique. Prerequisite: Completion of SURG 1610, SURG 1620, and SURG 1685.
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• SURG 1685: SURGICAL PHARMACOLOGY

  2.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students gain information necessary for safe medication practice in surgery. Students attain competence in the metric system, medication calculations, fundamental concepts of pharmacology, medication identification and handling, medications used in surgery and at the surgical site, and aspects of anesthesia. Prerequisite: SURG 1600.
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• SURG 1750: SURGICAL PROCEDURES I

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students gain knowledge and skill in the theoretical aspects of surgical procedures pertinent to initial clinical experiences. Students identify anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, diagnostic tests, equipment, instruments, supplies, procedural steps, and postoperative patient care concepts for surgical procedures in general, gastrointestinal, obstetrics, gynecology, urology, ophthalmology, and otorhinolaryngology. Prerequisites: All first-semester courses and concurrent enrollment in SURG 1850.
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• SURG 1850: SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY CLINICAL I

  5.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students correlate theory to practice in an actual surgical setting. Students apply previously learned foundational information and hands-on skills as they perform in the first scrub role in assigned surgical procedures under the supervision of clinical site preceptors. An emphasis is placed on developing competence in basic surgical procedures. Students rotate through various surgical specialties at multiple clinical sites. Students meet with LCCC instructors during Clinical Site visits. Prerequisite: Completion of SURG 1600, SURG 1620 and SURG 1685.
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