Acronym for the fire saftey plan that includes rescue those you can safely, alert others of the fire, confine the fire, and extinguish if safe to do so.
What is RACE
100
A patient acquires this type of infection during their stay in the hospital.
What is a nosocomial infection.
100
Surgical procedure that can be performed under 60 minutes.
What is Outpatient surgery.
100
Metzenbaum, suture, Mayo, and operating are all types of this instrument.
What is scissors.
100
Fingers, heels, and earlobes are all collection sites for this type of blood sample.
What is a capillary.
200
Governmental agency responsible for the safety of all employees of companies operating in the US.
What is OSHA
200
This type of immunity is acquired from a vaccine of dead or attenuated organisms.
What is active acquired artificial immunity
200
Removel of foreign material or dead/damaged tissue from a wound.
What is debridement.
200
Used to hold sterile drapes together.
What is Backhaus towel clamps.
200
All items contaminated with blood or body fluids are considered to be this.
What is biohazardous.
300
Chemical, solid, infectious, and radioactive are the four major types of this.
What is medical waste.
300
Moisture, temperature, oxygen, and light are needed for these to thrive.
What are microorganisms.
300
Type of wound that has torn edges and can cause profuse bleeding and scarring.
What is a laceration.
300
This item destroys organisms by causing them to explode.
What is an autoclave.
300
Leaving this on for more than two minutes can alter lab results.
What is a tourniquet.
400
All clinical laboratories that test human specimens are now controlled due to this amendment in 1988.
What is CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment)
400
Inhibits or inactivates pathogens by means of scrubbing and washing items.
What is Sanitation.
400
Thin, watery, tinged with blood drainage.
What is serosanguineous.
400
This instrument bares the name of a nationally recognized clinic in Rochester, MN.
What is Mayo dissecting scissors
400
This tube must be filled to capacity and is used for coagulation studies.
What is Light blue top or sodium citrate.
500
Samantha violated this Act when she left a patient's test result on an answering machine.
What is HIPAA.
500
Applies to all patients and assumes that all blood and body fluids are infected with bloodborne pathogens.
What are Universal Precautions.
500
Once you have done this you cannot leave the room, turn your back on it, or cover it for more than an hour.
What is a sterile field.
500
This part of a scope regulates the amount of light on the specimen.