vocab
Restorative
To regain the patients health and strength, so the patient may resume normal daily activities.
who is directly responsible for everyone and everything in the O.R?
Director of surgical services
What is the primary goal of surgical intervention?
To allow the patient to return to their best physical and mental health.
dispenses blood and it's components for transfusions
blood banks
what is hospital based units?
Surgical suites within or attached to a hospital
Prophylactic
To prevent the occurrence of disease or illness
who is usually a registered nurse that assists the director of surgical services with management if the outpatient O.R care?
Operating Room Clinical Manager
what is the purpose of the organizational chart?
It demonstrates the direct and associated lines of authority. (links together responsibilities within the organization)
Examines specimens to determine nature and extent of disease.
Pathology
what is satellite surgery center?
Facility that is owned and operated by a hospital, but that is physically separated from the hospital
Palliative
To relieve or alleviate symptoms, without curing the underlying cause or disease.
performs nursing activities in preop, intraop, and postop responsibility before and after surgeries.
staff nurses
What are the 3 types of hospitals?
nonprofit, proprietary, and tax supported.
Performs viral, microbiological, metabolic, molecular testing
Clinical Laboratory
Part of a physicians office that is equipped to perform.
Oral surgeon
Dentist with advanced specialty education and training to perform oral and maxillofacial surgery.
usually a registered nurse who assists the O.R clinical manager with management of the O.R suite.
Assistant clinical manger
describe a typical hospital organizational chart
1CEO 2 surgical service director 3 surgeon 4 anesthesia 5 circulator 6 surge tech 7 patient care tech
What does the biomedical engineer do?
Maintains and repairs Medical equipment.
what is Ambulatory care center/surgicenter?
Independent facility that is investor owned and operated.
Osteopath
A doctor who practices osteopathy, which is a system of medical practice based on a theory that diseases are mainly due to a loss of structural integrity which can be restored first by manipulation of the body parts.
unlicensed trained workers who clean, process, and store instruments and supplies.
patient care assistants
what are the seven limitations of the surgical technologists?
Never administer medication, never administers anesthesia, never functions in the O.R without without proper supervision or a nurse or physician, never alters body tissue, never obtains or administers blood, never has final sign off on O.R documentation, never assesses physical or physiologic status of patient.
Provide nursing assistance to patients
Nursing care units
what is a clinic?
A facility for diagnosis and treatment of outpatient, may be a group practice in which several physicians work cooperatively or a single doctors office