Hospital Management Flashcards
Veterinary Facilities
Most are general practitioners who offer primary care
Facility Physical Design
Location
Signage
Visibility
Parking
Entrance/exit
Functional Areas
Outpatient
Inpatient
Surgery
Support
Outpatient Area
Reception
Exam rooms
Lab
Pharmacy
Restrooms
Inpatient Area
Treatment room
Patient ward
Isolation
Exercise area
Kitchen
Bathing/grooming
Surgical Area
Prep room
Operating room
Radiology
Recovery
Support Area
Offices
Library
Storage
Inventory
Specialty Practices
Large animal/mixed practices
Mobile vet units
Nosocomial Infections
Infections patients acquire in the hospital
Nosocomial Infection Prevention
Wash hands, clean equipment, use aseptic technique
Control direct contact of blood, hair, excrement, saliva
Cleaning cages, food/water bowls, bedding
Planes
Imaginary lines that are used to descriptively divide the body into sections
Sagittarius or median plane
Divides the body into left and right parts
Dorsal plane
Divides the body into dorsal and ventral parts
Transverse plane
Divides body into cranial and caudal planes
Dorsal
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