Definitions Flashcards
A surgical procedure done in a manner that causes little or no trauma or injury to the patient; It is often performed through a cannula using lasers, endocopes or laparoscopes. Compared with other procedures, minimally invasive procedures involve smaller incisions, less bleeding, smaller amounts of anesthesia, less pain and minimal scarring.
Minimally Invasive Procedure
A system of health care providers and organizations that provides for (or arranges to provide) a coordinated range of services to a specific population.
Integrated Delivery Network (IDN)
To make safe by removing or reducing contamination by infectious organisms or other harmful substances; the reduction of contamination to an acceptable level.
Decontamination
A part of standard precautions for all healthcare workers to prevent skin and mucus membrane exposure when in contact with blood and body fluid of any patient. PPE includes fluid-resistant protective clothing, disposable gloves, eye protection, face masks and shoe covers.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Information provided by a device manufacturer that provides detailed instructions on how to properly use and process the device.
Instructions For Use (IFU)
An inventory control system for products / equipment typically used in an Operating Room that involves use of an enclosed or covered cart generally prepared for one surgical case; and not used for general sole replenishment.
Case Cart System
A cart prepared for an individual procedure. Case Carts usually contain all instruments, supplies and utensils needed for a specific procedure.
Case Cart
A document that identifies a physician’s needs (requests and preferences) for a specific medical procedure. Preference Cards usually contain information regarding the instruments, equipment, supplies and utensils used by a specific physician. They may also include reminders for the staff of the physician’s preferences regarding patient draping, instruments and supplies.
Doctor’s (Physician’s) Preference Card
A list of specific supplies, utensils and instruments for the specific procedures. Central Service Technicians use these lists to assemble the items needed for individual procedures.
Case Cart Pull Sheet (Pick List)
The healthcare department responsible for researching, ordering, receiving, and managing inventory (consumable supplies).
Material Management Department
Method of using appropriate barriers to reduce the risk of transmission of bloodborn and other pathogens from both recognized and unrecognized sources. It is the basic level of infection control to prevent transmission of infectious organisms from contact with blood and all other body fluids to non-intact skin and mucous membranes. This standard applies to all patients, regardless of diagnosis or presumed infectious status.
Standard Precautions
An infection that is not present when a patient is admitted to a hospital or healthcare facility. If the infection develops in a patient on or after day three of admission to the hospital or healthcare facility, the infection is referred to as a hospital-acquired or healthcare-associated infection.
Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI)
A human resources tool that identifies the major tasks performed by individuals in specific positions.
Job Description
Association / Industry recognition attained by individuals with educational and / or work experience requirements who successfully complete an examination process demonstrating their knowledge of pertinent, job-related subject matter.
Certification
Abbreviation for Latin “statim” meaning immediately or at once.
STAT
Part of a word.
Word Elements
Tells the primary meaning of a word; also called base word element.
Root Word Element
The word element that comes before the root word element.
Prefix Word Element
The word element that comes after the root word element.
Suffix Word Element
A letter (usually an “o”) that is sometimes used to ease the pronunciation of a medical word.
Combining Vowel
The study of the structure and relationships between body parts.
Anatomy
The study of the functions of body parts and the body as a whole.
Physiology
The basic unit of life; the smallest structural unit of living organisms capable of performing all basic functions of life.
Cell
The outer covering of a cell that regulates what enters and leaves it.
Cell Membrane
