Definitions
A patient who has been admitted to a hospital- for treatment requiring an overnight stay.
Inpatient
Wearing watches and jewelry during sterile processing is considered ideal.
False
What surgical intervention is used to relieve or alleviate symptoms?
A facility in which a hospital owns and operates within , but is not physically attached
What is a Satellite Surgery Center?
You grab your instruments from the case cart and notice it has a drop of water on the inside of the packaging..
What is Non-sterile?
Perioperative
All Hospice care is a type of palliative care.
True
What surgical intervention is used to determine the nature and cause of an illness?
What is Diagnostic?
A facility in which it is investor-Owned designed to deliver care to patients not confined to a bed or needing higher levels of care.
What is an Ambulatory Care Center?
The back of the surgical gown is considered "Sterile"
What is Nonsterile?
A health insurance coverage with a primary care physician as the gatekeeper to other types of medical care; the insured person pays a monthly premium and a co-pay when accessing care
Health Maintenance Organization ( HMO)
One is sterile when opening supplies onto the back table.
False
What surgical intervention is used to regain the patients health and strength?
What is Restorative?
A facility that allows for outpatient diagnosis and treatment. ie:group practices or single-doctor offices
What is an Outpatient Facility?
Anesthesiologist trips over his foot and grabs onto the drape.. the drape is now considered.....
What is Non-sterile?
A Physician who specializes in the study of disease.
Pathologist
A surgical Technologist should always have gown facing their back table when moving past others within the OR.
False
A surgical procedure performed through small incisions with the aid of a camera and surgical instruments.
What is Laparoscopic Surgery?
A facility within an outpatient facility that is equipped to perform surgical procedures.
What is an Office-Based Surgery Center?
The nurse grabs a retractor from the back table to hand to the Surg Tech.. The retractor is considered....
What is Non-Sterile?
A physician who specializes in the care of conditions and functions of the human feet.
Podiatrist
General anesthesia is the only way to prevent a patient from feeling pain during surgery.
False
A high-risk female patient with a strong family history of breast cancer has been admitted for a mastectomy , which surgical intervention is associated with this procedure?
What is Prophylactic
Facility that has operative rooms for ambulatory care and in hospital suites. May have pre-operative holding areas separate from impatient locations.
A Scalpel has perforated the towel... is the towel sterile or non-sterile?
- What is Non-Sterile?