Associate Degree in Surgical Technology at Delaware County Community College |
Delaware County Community College
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Delaware County Community College is a Public, 2-year Associate's--Public Suburban-serving Single Campus with 10,816 students in Media, PA.
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This school offers the following degree levels:
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate, Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate, Associate degree |
| Also, students of this school are eligible for federal aid such as Pell Grants and Direct Loans from the US Department of Education. |
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Mission:
The mission of Delaware County Community College is to offer educational programs and services that are accessible, comprehensive, community centered and flexible in order to enhance the development
of the community and residents of its service area. |
Delaware County Community College
Associate degree
Surgical Technology
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The Surgical Technology program prepares students to function as health team members under the supervision of registered professional nurses or licensed physicians. The program includes courses in general and technical education. Selected clinical experiences are provided in local hospitals under the supervision of a member of the surgical technology clinical facility. The Surgical Technology program is accredited by the Accreditation Review Committee for Surgical Technology (ARC-ST). Upon completion of the program, students are eligible to sit for the National Certification Examination for Surgical Technologists.
Upon successful completion of this program, the student, under direct supervision of a registered professional nurse or licensed physician, should be able to:
Identify the preoperative patient care concepts and nonsterile and sterile responsibilities of the surgical technologist in the care of surgical patient during preoperative case management.
Apply intraoperative patient care concepts during basic, intermediate and advanced surgical interventions.
Actively engage in the nonsterile and sterile responsibilities of the surgical technologist in the intraoperative care of the surgical patient.
Identify the postoperative patient care concepts and nonsterile and sterile responsibilities of the surgical technologist during postoperative case management.
Integrate concepts of professional management, self management and workplace management into the role of the surgical technologist. Students may be dropped from the curriculum for violation of patient safety and/or behavior inconsistent with.
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