surgical tech role/ surgical patient

Question 1

The surgical team is composed of four basic members

Answer 1

the surgeon, the first scrub, the anesthesia care provider, and the circulating nurse

Question 2

what are the three surgical cases the four members are in involved in

Answer 2

-Preoperative
-intraoperative
-postoperative

Question 3

no sterile surgical memebers

Answer 3

-Anesthesia care provider
-circulator
-radiology tech
-patient care tech
-pathologist

Question 4

Tuckmans stages of group development

Answer 4

Forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning

Question 5

The Thomas-Killman conflict response mode instruments

Answer 5

competing, accommodating, avoiding, collaborating, and compromising

Question 7

3 types of hospital organizations

Answer 7

proprietary, non profit, governemnt supported

Question 8

ways to pay for health care

Answer 8

private insurance,
hmos and ppos
medicare
Medicaid
government payers

Question 9

Association for professionals of infection control and epidemiology (APIC)

Answer 9

promotes wellness and worldwide infection prevention

Question 10

Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)

Answer 10

non-profit organization that is involved in developing, managing, and using of safe and effective medical devices and technology

Question 11

Association and perioperative registered nurses (AORN)

Answer 11

Establishes standards in nursing education and clinical practice

Question 12

council on surgical and perioperative safety (CSPS)

Answer 12

promotes excellence in surgical patient safety

Question 13

Emergency Services Advanced registry for volunteer health professionals (ESAR-VHP)

Answer 13

a Federal program that supports territories and states in establishing standardized registration programs for volunteers for disasters and public medical and health emergencies

Question 14

Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)

Answer 14

network of volunteers in localities to improve the safety and health of their communities

Question 15

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

Answer 15

focuses on minimizing fire hazards and commits to establishing consensus for safety codes and standards

Question 16

Centers for Disease control and prevention (cdc)

Answer 16

monitors and prevents outbreaks of diseases, health stats, and implements prevention strategies

Question 17

environmental protection agency (EPA)

Answer 17

protects human health and the environment by creating and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by congress

Question 18

the joint commission

Answer 18

develops and accredits healthcare organization in the USA

Question 19

NAtional institute of occupational safety and health (NIOSH)

Answer 19

researches and provides recommendations to prevent work-related illness and injury

Question 20

OSHA

Answer 20

publishing and enforces standards for workplace health and safety

Question 21

Tort Law

Answer 21

area of the law that covers most civil suits, the tort law intends to provide full compensation for proven harms intentionally or unintentionally

Question 22

Intentional Torts

Answer 22

-assault,
-defamation,
-intentional infliction of emotional distress, —battery,
-false imprisonment,
-invasion of privacy

Question 23

unintentional torts

Answer 23

-patient misidentification
-foreign bodies left in patients
-patient injury
- incorrect procedures
-patient burns
-specimen errors
-medication errors
-infection control
-abandonment
-equipment errors
-violation of facility policy

Question 24

informed consent

Answer 24

-agreement or permission accompanied by full notice about what is being consented to.
-ultimate responsibility for securing written informed surgical consent belongs to the surgeon.
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Question 25

implied consent

Answer 25

not the preferred option in a healthcare environment, but the law allows for it under emergencies when no other authorized person can be contacted.

Question 26

withdrawal of consent

Answer 26

refusal of consent for a procedure and should be placed on the patient's record

Question 27

advance directives

Answer 27

-are written -legal instructions regarding a persons preferences for medical care if the patient can not make decision for themselves

Question 28

risk management

Answer 28

-Avoid and control financial loss to hospital -minimize risks to people -collect and use data to decrease harm or damage -implement programs, polices, and procedures to reduce negative outcomes

Question 29

Indictment

Answer 29

forma accusation against someone who is suspected of committing a serious crime

Question 30

bona fides

Answer 30

latin phrase "good faith"

Question 31

deposition

Answer 31

is an out-of-court testimony made under oath and recorded by an authorized officer for later use in court

Question 32

Maslow's hierarchy, what are the 5 priorities

Answer 32

-physiological needs -safety needs -love and belonging needs -esteem needs -self actualization needs

Question 33

what are the 6 steps involved in the adaptation models nursing process?

Answer 33

1. address the patient's behavior 2. deals with the patients stimuli 3. patients diagnosis 4. goal-setting regarding the patients health 5. interventions needed to meet the goals 6. evaluation of the result to determine if the goals were met.

Question 34

who and why was the adaptation model was made?

Answer 34

-sister callista roy -promoting adaptation, adaptation happens when individuals respond positively to the changes in their environment

Question 35

stress management coping mechanisms

Answer 35

denial- refuses to accept the truth rationalization- attempt of a patient to justify things logically regression- retreating to an earlier developmental stage of life repression- blocks unpleasant feelings and thoughts about their disease of illness (avoiding)

Question 36

3 medically accepted stages of death

Answer 36

-cardiac death -higher-brain death -whole-brain death

Question 37

causes of death

Answer 37

-Accidental -terminal -prolonged -sudden

Question 38

5 stages of grief

Answer 38

Elizabeth Kubler-ross 1. denial 2. anger 3. bargaining 4. depression 5. acceptance

Question 39

what is palliative care

Answer 39

is specialized medical care for critically ill patients. type of care gives patients relief from the stress and symptoms of serious illnesses

Question 40

therapeutic surgical procedures

Answer 40

refer to procedures performed to remove, repair, or heal a diagnosed health issue that requires physical intervention.

Question 41

elective surgery

Answer 41

is a procedure that is planned or scheduled in advance

Question 42

life support

Answer 42

is a set of therapies that preserve a patient's life. body systems do not work sufficiently to sustain life.

Question 43

Euthanasia

Answer 43

is the act or practice of painlessly ending a patients life who is suffering from incurable and painful diseases or incapacitating disorders

Question 44

2 types of euthanasia

Answer 44

passive- occurs when patient's doctor does nothing to preserve their life active- speeding the dying process by administering lethal substances

Question 45

what requires hospitals to create organ procurement protocols?

Answer 45

Title XI of the omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1986