n this lab course, students practice sterile processing including patient confidentiality, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and working as part of a professional team. They will perform decontamination, sterilization, packaging and storage of instrumentation and surgical supplies. Uses of instrumentation will be discussed with a focus on various surgical specialties and the instrumentation associated with each.
Level I Prereq: Academic Reading Level 5; Academic Writing Level 3; High school diploma or GED and 18 years old by second semester of Sterile Processing program
Class offerings by semester
| Summer 2020 | Fall 2020 | Winter 2021 | Summer 2021 |
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Class offerings by semester is offered as a planning tool. Please refer to the course schedule to see the specifc time and platform for which the course is offered. |
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Day Class (before 5 p.m.)
Evening Class (after 5 p.m.)
| Description | Hours |
|---|---|
| Credits | 3 |
| Lecture Hours | 0 |
| Clinical Hours | 0 |
| Lab Hours | 90 |
| Other Hours | 0 |
| Total Hours | 90 |