Communication
Communication is a two-way process between
What is the sender and the receiver?
Demonstrates that a surgical technologist from an accredited program has achieved a minimum level of knowledge and skills.
What is certification?
The transfer of one task to another person is
What is delegation?
A basic test used to evaluate the type and percentage of normal components in the blood
What is a CBC?
The only part of a draped table that is sterile.
What is the top of the table?
An important tool for healthcare professionals to acquire
What is teamwork?
During World War I, ___________worked on the battlefield to offer aid and comfort to the wounded
What is corpsman?
Negligence committed by a professional who deliberately acts outside of her or his scope of practice, or while impaired, is known as
What is malpractice?
Produces characteristic patterns indicating normal or abnormal conduction impulses that stimulate heart action.
What is an ECG, electrocardiogram?
The other name for flash sterilization
What is IUSS, Immediate Use Steam Sterilization?
The response to a message and is a component of effective communication
What is feedback?
The profession of surgical technologist is defined today as a result of
What is technological advances?
Intentionally lying or falsifying information given during a court testimony after being sworn to tell the truth is known
What is perjury?
The person ultimately responsible for monitoring the patient
Who is anesthesia?
This needs to be disassembled before sterilization
What is power driven surgical instruments (such as saws, and drills)?
Poor patient care, errors, conflict, and stress are results of
What is poor communication skills?
Registered nurses continued to fill the role of the scrub, or “instrument,” nurse until about
What is 1965?
An event which was “not related to the natural course of the patient’s illness or underlying condition” and results in: Death, Permanent harm, Severe temporary harm and intervention required to sustain life.
What is a sentinal event?
Measures the electrical activity of the heart, which is projected into a waveform.
What is an ECG?
This class of indicators are used for internal pack control of each cycle run, not for the overall performance of the sterilizer for all cycles.
What is class 6?
A quality found in people with self-esteem. This type of behavior seeks to protect one’s own rights while respecting those of others.
What is assertiveness?
In _______ the AORN board of directors created the ________________.
What is 1965 and the Association of Operating Room Technicians (AORT),
Failure to exercise the level ofcare that a reasonable person would exercise in a similart situation.
What is negligence?
This is/are implemented to reduce the risk of infectious disease transmission that are spread from the mouth, nose, oropharynx, and trachea to a susceptible host.
What is droplet precautions?
The temperature of the gas directly affects the penetration of items in the chamber. Operating temperatures range from ____________ for a “cold” cycle and ________ for a “warm” cycle.
What is 85° to 100° F and 130° to 145° F?