Sterility
These are placed on the bottom of a rigid sterilization container and should be inspected for integrity before the container contents are placed onto the sterile field.
What are filters?
Qualified personnel (e.g., a biomedical engineering services representative) performs and documents periodic monitoring, inspection, testing, and maintenance of equipment used during surgery.
What is preventative maintenance (PM's)?
This procedure is commonly performed when a patient presents with gallstones or cholecystitis.
What is a laparoscopic cholecystectomy?
This reporting portal is used by staff to report an event related to safety, professionalism, and errors.
What is RL Solutions?
The organization that issues standards of operating room nursing based off of evidence-based practice.
What is AORN?
This concept involves being acutely aware of potential or actual contamination of a sterile field or object and taking the necessary steps to remedy the situation.
What is sterile conscience?
A radiation monitor that is worn in the neck or chest area outside a lead apron facing the radiation source
What is a dosimeter?
In Urology, it is used to bypass a calculi or obstruction and maintain an open pathway.
What is a ureteral stent?
An unanticipated incident involving death or serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk of serious injury or adverse outcome.
What is a Sentinel Event?
The oldest and most widely recognized professional organizations for surgical technologists, who ensures that surgical technologists possess the knowledge and skill sets to administer the highest quality of care for every patient.
What is AST? Association of Surgical Technologists
This type of sterility maintenance is not based on expiration dating. It is related to factors like: Packaging, Storage, Transport, Handling, Environmental conditions, and Exposure to airborne contaminants.
What is Event Related Sterility?
A hands-free technique using an instrument mat, magnetic pad, basin, or designated area on the Mayo stand for passing sharp instruments, blades, needles, and devices.
What is a neutral zone?
Fracture of the inside part of the distal tibia.
What is a medial malleolus fracture?
Where a staff member can find information on any chemical used in the hospital, including clean up and how to treat exposure.
What is the MSDS? (Manufacturer's Safety Data Sheets) – access on the Intranet homepage for facility
A nonprofit organization based in the United States that accredits over 20,000 healthcare organizations and programs in the country.
What is JCAHO? The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
This is the preferred method of sterilization and should be used to sterilize heat and moisture stable items unless otherwise indicated by the device manufacturer.
What is saturated steam under pressure sterilization (AKA steam sterilization)?
The device utilized to incise tissue, destroy tissue through desiccation and to control bleeding by causing the coagulation of blood.
What is an electrosurgical device (AKA Bovie)?
Fracture of the midfoot.
What is a Lisfranc fracture?
A retrospective process for identifying basic or casual factors underlying variation in performance, including the occurrence or possible occurrence of a sentinel event.
What is a root cause analysis?
This act protects the privacy and security of individually identifiable health information.
What is HIPAA? Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
This wound class is assigned when there is a major break in technique (e.g. unsterile instruments used in during the procedure).
What is wound class III (Contaminated)?
A bipolar sealer which delivers radiofrequency energy and saline to provide hemostasis across exposed tissue or bone surfaces.
What is the Aquamantys?
The first part of the small intestine that connects to the stomach.
What is the Duodenum
This recognition platform allows staff to recognize their peers for exemplifying MaineHealth's core values.
What is Moment to Shine?
These goals focus on significant problems in healthcare safety and specific actions to prevent them
What are NPSG's? National Patient Safety Goals