Sterile storage
Inventory control
Key terms
Patient care equipment
Random
100
Proper airflow to prevent contamination in sterile storage
What is positive pressure airflow from clean to less clean areas.
100
An inventory system where items are provided to the healthcare facility by the vendor but not charged to the facility until the items are used.
What is consignment inventory
100
Packaging that provides a barrier from microorganisms and allows aseptic presentation of the product at the point of use
What is barrier packaging
100
Partner department for SPD in patient equipment preventive maintenance
what is Biomed
100
Level below ceiling that items should be placed
what is 18 inches
200
Recommended temperature of sterile storage area
What is up to 75 degree
200
Type of order requiring immediate action
What is a STAT order
200
The process of removing commercially sterilized items from their outer shipping containers in an area adjacent to the storage area to prevent contamination that is present on the containers from being introduced into the storage area.
what is Break out
200
Outlets that remain active in the event of a power failure
what is "red outlets"
200
The level of shelves all heavy trays should be placed
What is on middle shelves.
300
Preferred type of shelving because if protects the sterile packaging from dust, traffic and air flow as well as other environmental and physical challenges within the storage area.
What is closed shelving
300
Use by date
300
A stock rotation system whereby the oldest product is used first
What is FIFO
300
An area within the healthcare facility that performs invasive and minimally-invasive procedures that require instruments, supplies and equipment.
What is a procedure area
300
Daily cleaning technique for sterile storage floors
what is damp mopped
400
Temperature trays must reach prior to handling
What is ambient (room) temperature
400
System used to establish a standard level for each supply item stored in a specific department.
What is Periodic automatic replenishment (PAR)
400
An inventory system where desired inventory items are placed on a cart assigned to a specific location. A second duplicate cart is maintained in another location and exchanged on a scheduled basis to ensure sufficient supplies are available at all times.
What is Exchange cart system
400
L&D written out form
Labor and Delivery
400
The state in which all patient care equipment must be considered regardless of it's appearance
What is contaminated
500
Concept that sterile products remain sterile until an event occurs to make them unsterile.
What is event-related sterility
500
What is do not reuse
500
A method of inventory distribution where items needed are requested by user department personnel and removed from a central storage location for transport to the user department.
what is a requisition system
500
Instruments that are not manufactured to withstand the harsh process of repeated cleaning and sterilization
What is disposable
500
Department responsible for the purchase, receipt, and delivery of items to user departments.
Who is Sterile Chain Management (SCM)