Specimens
Codes
Potpourri
Sterilization For Immediate Use
Safety
100
The information that is written on the patient sticker and placed on the specimen cup.
What is name of specimen, date and time collected, and the initials of the nurse receiving the specimen?
100
The code for severe weather.
What is Code Black?
100
This must be worn by everone in the room during a procedure in which laser is used.
What are laser glasses?
100
The minimum temperature for steam sterilization.
What is 270 degrees?
100
The area designated by the orange mats on the mayo stand.
What is the safety zone?
200
The sticker placed on the requisition for breast specimens.
What is the Breast Biopsy/Excision Data sticker?
200
The information announced during a Code Pink.
What is child's age, gender, and last known clothing worn?
200
The laser used during TURPs.
What is Greenlight laser?
200
The minimum anything with a lumen should be sterilized for.
What is 10 minutes?
200
The emergency number (in case of fire, for example).
What is x3199.
300
How calculi are sent to lab.
What is dry?
300
The code called if a patient or visitor becomes threatening or violent.
What is Code Gray?
300
The most common way to remove cataracts.
What is Phacoemulsification?
300
The minimum pressure for steam sterilization.
What is 27 psi?
300
The fire response acronym.
What is R.A.C.E.?
400
How you should send a specimen too big for the formalin container.
What is fresh?
400
Code Navy.
What is an Armed Person in the Hospital?
400
What POEM stands for?
What is PerOral Endoscopic Myotomy?
400
This MUST be sterilized with implants that have to undergo immediate use sterilization,
What is a biological indicator?
400
The chemical spill kits that are in the Operating Room.
What are Formalin and Chemotherapy spill kits?
500
How long the specimen log is kept for.
What is two years?
500
Facility Lockdown.
What is Code Lavender?
500
What TFN stands for.
What is Trochanteric Fixation Nail?
500
The chemical used in the Steris.
What is paracetic acid?
500
Where a staff member can find information on any chemical used in the hospital, including clean up how to treat exposure.
What is the MSDS on Pulse?
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