Organization OR / OR Team Flashcards
Characteristics Not-For-Profit Hospital (3)
- profits turned back into maintenance/improvements/upkeep
- not taxable by fed gov
- owned by private corporation
Maine Medical Center (5)
- not for profit
- tertiary (specialized services/equipment)
- trauma center
- JCAHO accredited
- teach
JCAHO purpose
To develop standards and performance criteria for health care organizations
Where can surgical services be provided? (5)
- hospital operating room
- abulatory surgery centers
- doctors office
- doctors clinics
- labor / delivery rooms
Characteristics of “Ambulatory Surgery Unit”
Patients are admitted and discharged within 23 hours
Characteristics of “Hospital Based Dedicated Units”
Ambulatory Unit
Self contained unit within or attached to a hospital, but physically separate from the inpatient OR
Characteristics of “Office Based Surgery Center”
Ambulatory Unit
Physicians office that is equipped for surgery (Maine Eye)
Characteristics of “Hospital Affiliated Satellite Surgery Center”
Ambulatory Unit
owned / operated by larger facility, but physically separate
Communication in OR (7)
Medical Records Requisitions Computer Telephone Intercoms Pagers Educational Sessions
2 types of Perioperative Team
Non-Sterile Team / Sterile Team
Non-Sterile Team
- provide direct care from periphery of sterile field
- do not wear sterile attire
- anethesia persons, circulator RN, xray tech
Sterile Team
- provide direct care within sterile field
- wear sterile attire
- surgeon, first assistant, scrub person
Principals of Surgical Technologist role…(3)
- certification
- education
- follow state laws and hospital policies
Medical staff with surgical privleges (5)
- M.D medical doctor
- D.O doctor of osteopathy
- D.D.S doctor of dental surgery
- D.M.D doctor of dental medicine
- D.P.M doctor of podiatrist medicine
Who can be First Assistant (5)
- another surgeon
- surgical resident
- surgical physician’s assistant
- surg tech certified first assistant
- RNCFA
