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
