Session 2 - Review

Question 1

What are the purposes of having surgery?

Answer 1

• Further explore the condition for the purpose of diagnosis
• Take a biopsy of a suspicious lump
• Remove diseased tissues or organs
• Remove an obstruction
• Reposition structure to their normal position
• Redirect channels
• Transplant tissue or whole organs
• Implant mechanical or electronic devices
• Improve physical appearance

Question 2

ABS

Answer 2

Admit before surgery for patients who need to be admitted 1 or more days prior to surgery

Question 3

admission orders

Answer 3

Written instructions by the doctor for the care and treatment of the patient upon entry into the hospital

Question 4

aerosol therapy

Answer 4

Administration of a bronchodilator in the form of a mist

Question 5

blood transfusion consent

Answer 5

A patient’s written permission to receive or refuse blood or blood products

Question 6

dialysis

Answer 6

The removal of wastes in the blood usually excreted by the kidneys

Question 7

direct admission

Answer 7

A patient who was not scheduled to be admitted and is admitted from the doctor’s office, clinic, or emergency room

Question 8

elective surgery

Answer 8

Surgery that is not an emergency or mandatory and can be planned at a time of convenience

Question 9

emergent procedure / add on

Answer 9

An urgent or emergency surgical procedure not preplanned

i.e. accident/sudden medical condition

Question 10

extubation

Answer 10

Removal of a tube (as in an endotracheal tube)

Question 11

intubation

Answer 11

Insertion and placement of a tube (as in an endotracheal tube)

Question 12

nebulizer

Answer 12

A machine that sprays medicine into the mouth in a very fine mist

Question 13

OR slate

Answer 13

Schedule of surgeries usually received by the unit the day before the surgery

Question 14

oximetry

Answer 14

Oxygen saturation of arterial blood (O2 sats)

Question 15

PAC

Answer 15

Pre Admission Clinic: department where patients are scheduled to see the pre-admission nurse, have all necessary lab, x-ray pre-op tests done, etc. and see the anesthetist if required prior to their surgical admission date

Question 16

post-operative orders

Answer 16

Orders written immediately after surgery

Post-op orders cancel pre-op orders

Question 17

pre-admit

Answer 17

The process of obtaining information and partially preparing admitting forms prior to the patient’s arrival at the health care facility

Question 18

pre-operative orders

Answer 18

Orders written by the doctor before surgery to prepare the patient for the surgical procedure

Question 19

prone position

Answer 19

lying face down

Question 20

pulse oximetry

Answer 20

A non-invasive method to measure the oxygen saturation of arterial blood

Question 21

SAP

Answer 21

Surgical Admission Program - Patients who have gone to see the pre-admission nurse and have all necessary lab, x-ray pre-op tests done prior to their surgical admission date

Question 22

SDC

Answer 22

Surgical Day Care - patients who are not staying overnight in the hospital after their surgical procedure

Question 23

spirometry

Answer 23

Measurement of the air capacity of the lungs (pulmonary function test)

Question 24

supine position

Answer 24

Lying face up

Question 25

surgical consent

Answer 25

A patient’s written permission for an operation or invasive procedure