Sterile Processing
plays a critical role in sterile processing to ensure medical devices are properly cleaned and sterilized, and minimize the risk of hospital-acquired infections
What is IFU (information for use)?
The most common area for checking a heart rate
What is the radial pulse?
These bones make up the forearm
What are the radius and ulna?
These are rod shaped bacteria?
What is bacilli?
this is done prior to start of surgery
What is a time out?
This is the process instruments go through for use
What is sterilization?
One of the first things nursing does to assess a patient
What are vital signs?
There are 12 of these in this area of the spine
What is the thoracic spine?
these bacteria are sphere shaped
What is cocci
this shows up on an xray as black
What is air?
This is used in the throat for examination
What is a flexible endoscope?
the normal range of heart rate
What is 60-100 bpm?
This is also known as the pelvis
What is the acetabulum?
Cytotechnologists use these almost daily in their roles
What is a microscope?
This area is NOT sterile on a surgical technologist
What is the back?
Sterile processing wears this to prevent contaminants and bioburden on their clothes and skin
What is personal protective equipment?
This is what is heard when taking a blood pressure
What is the thump thump (lub-dub) of the heart?
This material connects the sternum to the ribs
What is cartilage?
this may appear purple on a slide
What is gram stain positive?
This is the lower lateral leg bone
What is the fibula?
Ringed instruments go on this prior to placement in the pan
What is the stringer?
This is the normal range for respirations
What is 12-20?
This bone has a "head"
What is the femur?
This requires a bachelors degree for entrance
What is the cytotechnology program
Surgical scrub, instrument sterilization is all to prevent
What is surgical site infections?