Week 5 Terms Flashcards
Accreditation (of a health care facility)
Process by which a hospital or health care facility is evaluated by an independent organization.
Administration
Individuals who manage an institution, plan it’s activities, and provide oversight for day-to-day operations and employees.
Air exchange
Exchange of air between areas separated by a physical boundary.
Back table
Large stainless steel table on which most of the sterile surgical supplies and instruments are placed for use during sx
Biomedical engineering technician
Professional who specializes the maintenance, repair, and safe operation of devices used in medicine
Case cart system
Organizational method of preparing equipment and instruments for a specific sx
Center core
Restricted area of the operating room, where sterile supplies and flash sterilizers are located
Chain of command
Hierarchy of personnel positions that establishes both vertical and horizontal relationships between positions
Decontamination area
Room or dept in which soiled instruments and equipment are cleaned of gross matter and decontaminated to remove microorganisms
Efficiency
Economic use of time and energy to prevent unnecessary expenditure of work, materials, and time
High efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter
Filters installed in operating room ventilation system that removes 99.97% of particles equal to or larger than 0.3 micrometers
Job description
Document that specifies duties, responsibilities, location, pay, and management structure of a job
Integrated operating room
Type of structural and engineering design in which digital and computerized components that can be controlled from a central location in room
Job title
Name of job
Laminar airflow (LAF) system
Ventilation system that moves a contained volume of air in layers at a continuous velocity, with 800-900 air exchanges per air
Organizational chart (organigram)
graphic depiction of an organizations chain of command that shows the lines of vertical and horizontal administrative authority
Personnel policy
Policy that sets forth the health care facility’s job descriptions, role delineations, requirements for employment, and rules of conduct for personnel
Post anesthesia care unit (PACU)
The critical care area where pts are taken after sx for monitoring and evaluation as they emerge from anesthesia; recovery
Restricted area
Area of operating room where only personnel wearing surgical attire are allowed. Doors kept closed, the air pressure is greater than that in areas outside the restricted area
Risk management
Process of tracking, evaluating, and studying accidents and incidents to protect pts and employees. Produces change in policy or enforcement of policy if the risk reaches an unacceptable level
Role confusion
Lack of clarity about ones job duties and requirements
Semirestricted area
Designated area in which only personnel wear scrubs and hair caps are allowed
The Joint Commission
Accrediting organization for hospitals and other health care facilities in the US
Traffic patterns
Movement of people and equipment into, out of, and within the OR
Transition area
Area in which surgical personnel or visitors prepare to enter the semi restricted and restricted areas.
Unrestricted area
Area that people dressed in street clothes may enter
APIC
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology; conducts research and establishes guidelines for infection control measures
AHRQ
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AIA
American Institute of Architects; sets the primary standards and for healthcare facility engineering
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency; sets the primary standards for healthcare facility engineering
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration; regulates occupational hazards and safety
Operating table
Adjustable for height, degree of tilt in all directions, orientation in the room, articular breaks, and length
Mayo stand
Smaller table with one open end that can be raised or lowered. Covered with a sterile drape and used for instruments and supplies needed immediately during sx
Kickbucket
Has a specific use; designated for soiled surgical sponges and other lightweight, non sharp items
Ring stand
Used to contain one or two basins
Pathology
Department that receives all tissue samples and other specimens from sx
Nuclear medicine/Interventional Radiology
NME involves the use of radioactive materials or radoopharmaceuticals to the diagnosis and treat disease. IR uses radiography, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, ultrasound, etc
Infection control
Specialists in the prevention and control of hospital-acquired infection
Materials management
Purchasing and logistics center for goods and supplies needed for the delivery of healthcare
Central supply
Distribute disposable items, linens, and equipment
Pharmacy
Distributes medications to pt care units in hospital
Laboratory
Where diagnostic tests are performed; clinical lab personnel examine, analyze body fluids, tissues, and cells
Blood bank
Provides blood products for transfusion
Risk management department
Perform incidence reports; investigate environmental risks and possibility for errors and omissions by personnel and enact policies to prevent future incidents
Communications department
Central communication point of a healthcare facility is designed to redirect calls to specific individuals or departments
Medical records
Responsible for receiving, maintaining, and transferring all pt records
Facilities maintenance
Responsible for environmental systems in hospital
Environmental services
Perform essential cleaning and decontamination services for all debts of hospital
Security
Responsible for monitoring public activities in the facility
Nutritional services
Licensed health care professionals who advise and perform care related to nutritional status of pts
