Surgical Asepsis (ST 121)

Term: 2020-2021 School Year Fall Term

Faculty

Mrs. Ruby CastardoShow MyInfo popup for Mrs. Ruby Castardo

Interests/Hobbies:

I enjoy reading, cross stitch, traveling and spending time with family.

STI Dept:

 Surgical Technology Program

STI position:

I am the Program Director/Instructor and Advisor for the Surgical Technolgoy Program. I also teach Asepsis for second year DMS and first year CVI students'

Schedule

Mon-Wed, 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (8/24/2020 - 12/11/2020) Location: SF SULLI 242

Description

Asepsis and sterile technique to establish and maintain a sterile field used in surgery will be introduced. The important components of a surgical case, including instrumentation, duties performed during the phases of surgery, physical environment of the operating room, safety considerations, wound healing, and suture, will be emphasized. Observation in the surgery department of a health care facility in order to visualize sterile technique in an operating room will be required. Corequisite: ST 110, HC 117, HC 118, HC 118L