This addendum modifies catalog content as indicated and supersedes all previous addenda. Page 12 / 36 2023-2024 ADDENDUM to the Rasmussen University Catalog and Student Handbook April 25, 2024 STS1005C Fundamentals of Surgical Technology (3/28/2024) 70 hours, 4 credits This course will orient the student to surgical technology and prepare them for scrub and circulator duties as well as Surgical Procedures I, and Surgical Practicum I and II. Topics include standards of conduct, special populations, safety standards, equipment, biomedical science, asepsis and sterile technique, surgical supplies, and instrumentation. This course is a preparatory class for Surgical Procedures I and Surgical Practicum I and II. Prerequisites: HSC1531 Medical Terminology; PHA1500 Structure and Function of the Human Body Pre- or corequisite: BSC2087C Human Anatomy and Physiology I STS1186C Surgical Procedures I (3/28/2024) 70 hours, 4 credits This course will expand on the duties and responsibilities as the role of scrub or STSR and circulator in the field of surgical technology. Areas explored and applied in this course include wound healing, surgical case management, instrumentation, diagnostic procedures, minimally invasive surgery, robotics, general, obstetrics, and gynecologic surgery. This course is a preparatory class for Surgical Procedures II. Prerequisite: STS1005C Fundamentals of Surgical Technology Pre- or corequisite: BSC2089C Human Anatomy and Physiology II STS2080C Surgical Procedures II (3/28/2024) 70 hours, 4 credits This course further expands upon the duties and responsibilities as the role of scrub in the field of surgical technology. Surgical areas explored and applied in this course include genitourinary, ophthalmologic, otorhinolaryngologic, maxillofacial, and plastic and reconstructive surgery. This course is a preparatory class for Surgical Procedures III and Surgical Practicum I and II. Prerequisite: STS1186C Surgical Procedures I STS2180C Surgical Procedures III (3/28/2024) 70 hours, 4 credits This course will expand on the duties and responsibilities as the role of scrub in the field of surgical technology. Surgical areas explored and applied in this course include orthopedic, peripheral vascular, cardiothoracic, pediatric, neurosurgery, and trauma surgery. This course is a preparatory class for Surgical Practicum I and II. Prerequisite: STS2080C Surgical Procedures II New course descriptions PHY4060 Understanding Ourselves Through Physics (8/17/2023) 40 hours, 4 credits This course tracks how we have understood ourselves and our world—including time, space, gravity, and our gadgets—as understanding of how physics has evolved. Topics will include Newton’s “discovery” of gravity, Einstein and relativity, energy particles and waves, the atom and how we use it, Schrödinger’s cat, and modern technologies. Prerequisite: None Corrected course descriptions CIS4456 Hacker Techniques, Tools, and Applications (9/21/2023) Correct to 40 hours/4 credits. Updated prerequisites and/or corequisites NUR1055 Introduction to Nursing (2/22/2024) Prerequisite: BSC2089C Human Anatomy and Physiology II NUR2063 Essentials of Pathophysiology (2/22/2024) Prerequisite: BSC2089C Human Anatomy and Physiology II