Medical Term & Practices
What is eustress?
the positive physical and psychological state of a patient.
This organization would a circulating nurse likely join
What is AORN?
Is the statement "Being committed to patient confidentiality means never discussing patient information in public." true or false?
True
This is a set of therapies that preserves a patient’s life when body systems are not functioning sufficiently.
life support
Who is Vesalius?
This historical figure is considered to be the father of modern anatomy and to have changed the traditional approach to anatomical studies.
This form of consent is defined by the Joint Commission as "agreement or permission accompanied by full notice about what is being consented to."
What is informed consent?
Who is the CST?
During the postoperative phase, this surgical team member is responsible for separating instruments and disassembling the sterile field.
an example of a potential ethical dilemma.
refusing treatment for a patient who cannot afford to pay
This level of trauma center designation can meet all the needs required for treating patients on a twenty-four-hour basis.
Level I
This phenomenon was identified in the late 1990s as causing more deaths in the United States than car accidents, AIDS, and breast cancer combined.
What are medical errors?
What is consent?
This is a voluntary and informed act in which one party gives permission to another party to "touch."
Is the statement "AST’s mission statement is “Enhancing the profession to ensure quality patient care.”" true or false?
True
Foreign body left in patient would be classified as an ______ tort.
unintentional
All of these organs or tissues can be recovered after death or after a patient has already been removed from life support.
bone, heart, and liver
What is the FDA?
This organization has the authority to regulate medical devices under the Safe Medical Device Act.
What is passive euthanasia?
This type of euthanasia is chosen by a terminally ill patient whose advance directive is to refuse any life-saving efforts.
Is the statement "Professionalism for the surgical technologist begins with competency in the workplace." true or false?
False
What is Captain of the ship doctrine?
This doctrine holds the surgeon accountable for all actions of the operating room team in lawsuits unless borrowed servant doctrine is found.
What is the golden hour?
This term refers to the reduction of morbidity and mortality for trauma victims.
These types of insurance providers include contracted providers and services with predetermined fees.
HMO and PPO
This term describes the system of behaviors, expectations, and morals composing standards of conduct for professionals.
What are ethics?
What is the Council on Surgical and Perioperative Safety (CSPS)
This organization's focus is on patient and worker safety and is a unique coalition of surgeons (ACS), anesthesiologists (ASA), operating room (AORN) and perianesthesia (ASPAN) nurses, CRNAs (AANA), surgical physician assistants (AASPA), and surgical technologists (AST).
The most common types of patient-care errors committed by operating room personnel, including negligence and malpractice, are categorized as this.
unintentional torts
This area of concern or fear would MOST likely be the main focus for a teenage patient having surgery.
What is body image?
Is the statement "The ARC/STSA administers the national certification examination for surgical technologists and owns the CST® and CSFA® credentials." true or false?
False