Chapter 22 (Notes) Flashcards
Risk Management programs are designed to
prevent accidents and/or injuries, and ensure accurate reporting and follow up to help prevent similar injuries
Three type of occupational hazards:
- ) Physical (Wet floors, cluttered walkways, heavy carts)
- ) Biological (Infectious waste and blood-borne pathogens)
- ) Chemical (Solution, Sterilants)
Ergonomic stressors that employees may encounter include:
- ) Force - Heavy lifting or manipulating equipment or instruments sets
- ) Repetition - Using the same motion, or series of motions, continually or frequently.
- ) Awkward positions - Assuming positions that place stress on the body, such as reaching or twisting while lifting
- ) Vibrations - Rapid oscillation of the body or body part
- ) Contact stress - Continuous pressure between the body and sharp edge
Training can help employees to:
- ) Recognize signs and systems of injuries, so they can respond to them.
- ) Report potential problems
- ) Recognize jobs/tasks that have ergonomic
Inspecting electrical cords for breaks and plugs for bent prongs is a responsibility of _______
CS technicians
________ are required in areas where chemical injuries are a concern.
Eye wash stations
OSHA’s_________ regulations mandate that a comprehensive hazard communication program be in place to help ensure that employees know about hazards around them.
Employee Right to Know
All containers that contain hazardous substances must be _______
clearly labeled to specify contents and appropriate hazard warnings, and must indicate the name and address of the manufacturer.
Secondary containers must be labeled with an _______
extra copy of the original manufacturer’s label, or with a generic label that identifies hazard warnings and directions
SDS
Safety Data Sheets (formerly called material safety data sheet - MSDS) contains important information about product materials and properties that employees must know to work safety with any given product.
The _______ is responsible to ensure that SDS are readily available to employees who may work with, or be in vicinity of, hazardous materials.
Employer
PELs
Permissible Exposure Limits
(NIOSH) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends that exposure to glutaraldehyde be under ___________ time weighted average over an _______ work shift
.2 parts per million (ppm); Eight hour
(ACGIH) American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienist recommends a ceiling value of _______ which should not be exceed at any time.
0.05 ppm
Fire Triangle
- ) A combustible or flammable substance
- ) A source of oxygen
- ) A source of ignition
Healthcare fire safety programs must include:
- ) Minimization of the combustible load
- ) Fire response plans
- ) Early detection
- ) Containment of the fire and combustible products.
- ) Extinguishment
- ) Evacuation plans
Prime rule of protection:
Don’t give fire a place to start
Never use foaming detergents when handling contaminated instruments in the decon’ sink, as _______
foam can prevent visualization of sharp objects
OSHA established a _________ (in air) PEL, and a ______ action level for EtO.
1 ppm; .05 ppm
OSHA amended its rule on occupational exposure to EtO by adding a _______ short-term excursion limit (STEL) over a 15 minute period.
5ppm
TJC and some state and local regulatory agencies require a _________ to ensure optimal operation and function of equipment used for sterile processing activities.
preventive maintenance (PM) program
ICS
Incident Command System, a standardized approach to the command, control and coordination of emergency response
Elements of a CS disaster plan typically include:
- ) An emergency call list outlining the lines of authority, and the key individuals to be notified in specific types of disasters
- ) Protocols for inventory replenishment and delivery of emergency supplies. Usually, supply distribution department personnel are responsible for the maintenance of supplies and, in times disaster, will deliver to an area for emergency patient care.
- ) Posted evacuation plans and practice drills for employees to ensure that they know alternative ways to leave the department if their safety is at risk
Resources for Biological disasters:
- ) Disease Control
2. ) World Health Organization
The methods used to assess the risks of a specific activity, and to develop a program to reduce losses from exposure to those risks is called
Risk Managment
Physical data relating to a channel would be found on the
Safety Data Sheets
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has established permissible exposure limits for many chemicals like hydrogen peroxide, ozone and
Ethylene Oxide
If injury seems insignificant, there is no need to report it. (T or F)
False
Preparation and sterilization areas pose no risk of injury to Central Service technicians (T or F)
False
Gas cylinder regulators are interchangeable between different types of gases (T or F)
False
Loss of Central Service department’s water supply would be an example of an internal disaster (T or F)
True
Part of facilities employee training plan should include emergency spill procedures and how to read safety data sheets
True
In addition to providing financial and operational management, information technology and systems are used to help ensure patient safety. (T or F)
True
Information technology is often the cornerstone of initiative to transform healthcare. (T or F)
True
Which if the following is NOT a result of computer integration?
a. ) Eliminating redundant entry of information
b. ) Promotes efficiency
c. ) Automatically provide critical update to industry standards
d. ) Reduced inaccurate and conflicting information
c.) Automatically provide critical update to industry standards
Patient census information used in Central Service is obtained from the electronic health record. (T or F)
True
Computer supply chain management systems are used to monitor facility assets (T or F)
False
Tracking individual instruments is important to help ensure specific instruments are kept with a specific set. (T or F)
True
Which of the following NOT a reason for tracking supplies, equipment and instruments?
a. ) Monitoring item usage
b. ) Ensuring that items can be quickly located
c. ) Meeting Centers for Disease Control and Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements
d. ) Assisting with quality processes
c.) Meeting Centers for Disease Control and Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements
Which of the following tracking method provides real-time information?
a. ) Radio frequency identification tags
b. ) Laser-etched bar codes
c. ) Standard bar codes
d. ) Dot Matrix application
a.) Radio frequency identification tags
Point-of-use computing
provide no benefit to the Central Service department
Which of the following is NOT a feature of an instrument tracking system?
a. ) Productivity information
b. ) Financial data
c. ) Quality assurance information
d. ) Product updates and recall information
d.) Product updates and recall information
Computerized tracking systems are fast, but manual tracking systems are more effective for tracking. (T or F)
False
Once a tracking systems is implemented, there is generally no need to update system information. (T or F)
False
At this time, tracking systems is implemented, there is generally no need to update system information. (T or F)
False
Tracking systems can help manage preventive maintenance schedules (T or F )
True
Most Central Service departments employ some sort of automated information management system. (T or F)
True
Risk management programs are designed to prevent accidents and injury. (T or F)
True
Which of the following is NOT a component of risk management?
a. ) Injury prevention
b. ) Claims management
c. ) Staff management
d. ) Risk assessment
c.) Staff management
Which of the following is NOT considered one of the three occupational hazards?
a. ) Physical hazards
b. ) Ergonomics hazards
c. ) Biological hazards
d. ) Chemicals hazards
b.) Ergonomics hazards
Informational about chemical or hazardous substances must be available to all employees. (T or F)
True
Healthcare facilities are required by the _______ to provide adequate ventilation systems, personal protective equipment and safe work operating procedures?
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Time weighted average is the amount of a substance a person can be exposed to over an eight hour day/. (t or F)
True
The process of changing work or working conditions to reduce physical stress is
called ergonomics.
The key to working safely is keeping the work area organized. (T or F)
True
When a technician cannot see what is in a sink or basin they should?
use a sponge forceps to grasp items.
Which of the following is NOT required for sharps safety?
a. ) Dispose of all single use sharps in an appropriate container
b. ) Sharp ends should be pointed away from anyone’s body during transport
c. ) Wash all disposable sharps before discarding them
d. ) All the above
c.) Wash all disposable sharps before discarding them
The level of exposure to a harmful substance when an employer must take required precautions to protect the worker.
Action Level
Ergonomic injuries
are a risk factor for persons who perform repetitive or physical work
Secondary containers of chemicals
must be labeled with a copy of the original manufacturers’s label or generic label the identifies hazard warnings and directions.
Safety data sheets are provided by
product manufacturer
A molecular reaction that creates an uncontrolled release of energy is called
polymerization
