Intro. Chapter 1 Flashcards
Hippocrates. Classical
Era: classical
Father of medicine
Introduced confidentiality
Acronyms
A word formed from the initial letters of a name
Ex: RN, ST, MD,
Aristotle. Classical.
Era: classical
Introduced logical thinking
Studied under Plato
Galen. Classical.
Era: classical
First introduced idea of experimentation to medicine
Dissected dead animals and recorded them
Vesalius. Renaissance.
Era: Renaissance
Dissected human cadavers and drew human anatomical drawings.
Hooke. 17-18 century
17th 18th century
Invented microscope
Jenner. 17-18 century
17th 18th century
Created smallpox vaccine
- Thomas Jefferson
Lister. 17-18 century
17th 18th century
Antiseptic surgery
Pasteur. 17-18 century
17th 18th century
Pasteurization
Billroth. 17-18 century
17th 18th century
Gastric surgery
Halstead. 17-18 century
17th 18th century
Suturing techniques
Roentgen. 17-18 century
17th 18th century
X-ray machine
Modern surgery. 20 century (4)
Developed in 20th century
Better technology
High standards of patient safety and care
Microbiology, anatomy and physiology classes
Emergent. Ex:
Life threatening
Ex: AAA abdominal aortic aneurysm
Urgent
The patient is stable but treatment or surgery is needed within a short period of time
Elective
Surgery is needed but can be done at a later time
Optional
Does not require surgery to survive
Proprietary (2)
Owned and operative for profit
Tax supported
DRG’s
Diagnosis related groups
Diagnosis Related Groups (3)
- Family physician works as gatekeeper
- Determines rather or not a specialist is required
- What money is left from preauthorized patient care , the hospital keeps if not spent. Unless the patient needs to stay longer
HMO (4)
Health management organization
- Insurer an provider
- Capitation fees predetermined
- Physician works under contract
- Patient has less choices
PPO
Preferred provider organization
- Patient has more choices
- Acts as both insurer and provider of medical services
- Capitation payment-fees are predetermined
Preceptor
Teacher who demonstrates the general rules of conduct and procedures
STST
Surgical technologist sterile role
Professional
Person who has special education and training in a specific field
JACHO
Joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organization
ARC/STSA
Accreditation review committee surgical technology surgical assisting
Non sterile team members
Circular and anesthesiologist
Sterile team members
First scrub surgical tech, surgeon, surgical assistant
NBSTSA
National board surgical technology surgical assisting
AST
Association surgical technologists
Competency
Qualified and capable to perform, measured by a test of skill
Not for profit
Acute care not taxed by federal government, profits are turned back into maintenance and improvements of the building.
Ambulatory surgical facilities (6)
- Specialty centers
- Doctors office
- Clinics
- Wellness care
- Home health care
- Education
Hospital organization (3)
- Governing body
- Medical staff
- Professional staff
Surgeon (4)
M.D.
D.O. Dr of osteopath
D.P.M. Dr of podiatry
D.D.S. Dentist
Circulator (2)
Unsterile team member
R.N.
Surgical Scrub (5)
Sterile team member RN LPN CST CST/CSFA
Anesthesia provider (4)
Where?
Unsterile team member
MD
DO
CRNA
Head of patient
Surgical Assistant (6)
Where?
Sterile team member MD DO Resident of medical school CRNFA CST/CSFA
Directly across from surgeon, passes surgical instruments
Additional faces and departments of OR (16)
- Transporter
- Housekeeper
- X-ray technician
- Lab
- SDS- Same day surgery
- PAR- pharmacy
- SPD- sterile processing unit
- Recovery
- Radiology
- Pathology
- Physical therapy
- Recovery
- Dietary
- Maintenance
- Administration- co signing (legal aspects)
- Medical records
