Ch 4 The Health Care Facility
Accreditation - correct answer-the process by which a hospital of other health care facility is
evaluated by an independent organization. Those facilities meet the standards of the agency
Administration - correct answer-individuals who manage an institution, plan its activities, and
provide oversight for day-to-day operations and employees. Also a liaison between the
facility and the community, government, and media.
Air Exchange - correct answer-the exchange of air between areas separated by a physical
boundary. Standards are regulated by health and safety organizations
Back Table - correct answer-a large stainless steel table on which most of the sterile surgical
supplies and instruments are placed for use during surgery. Before surgery it is covered with
a sterile drape and sterile instruments and other equipment are opened onto its surface
Biomedical engineering tech - correct answer-professional who specializes in the
maintenance repair, and safe operation of devices used in medicine, including surgical
equipment
Case cart system - correct answer-organizational method of preparing equipment and
instruments for a specific surgery. Equipment is prepared by the central services or supply
department and sent to the operating room.
Central core - correct answer-the restricted area of the O.R. , where sterile supplies and
flash sterilizers are located.
Chain of command - correct answer-a hierarchy of personnel positions that establishes both
vertical and horizontal relationships between positions.
Decontamination area - correct answer-A room of department in which soiled instruments
and equipment are cleaned of gross matter matter and decontaminated to remove
mocroorganisms
Efficiency - correct answer-the economic use of time and energy to prevent unnecessary
expenditure of work, materials, and time.
High efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters - correct answer-filters installed in the O.R.
ventilation system that remove 99.97% of particles equal to or larger than 0.3 micrometers
Integrated operating room - correct answer-a type of structural and engineering design in
which digital and environment controls can be controlled fro a central location in the room.
Components such as endoscopic control units and monitors are built into the room structure
rather than as separate portable units.
, Job description - correct answer-A document that specifies duties, responsibilities, location,
pay, and management structure of a job.
Job title - correct answer-the name of a job such as "Certified Surgical Technologist" or
"Chief of Surgery"
Laminar airflow (LAF) system - correct answer-a ventilation system that moves a contained
volume of air in layers at a continuos velocity, with 400-600 air exchange per hour
Organizational chart (Organigram) - correct answer-a graphic depiction of an organization's
chain of command that shows the lines of vertical (higher & lower) and horizontal (equal)
administrative authority
Personnel policy - correct answer-a policy that sets fourth the health care facility's job
descriptions, role delineations, requirements, for employment, and rules of conduct for
personnel.
Postanesthesia care unit (PACU) - correct answer-the critical care area where patients are
taken after surgery for monitoring and evaluation as they emerge from anesthesia.
Restricted area - correct answer-the area of the O.R.where only personnel wearing surgical
attire including masks, shoe coverings, and head coverings are allowed. Doors are kept
closed and the air pressure is greater than that in areas outside the area.
Risk management - correct answer-the process of tracking, evaluating, and studying
accidents and incidents to protect patients and employees. Produces change in policy or
enforcement of policy of the risk reaches an unacceptable level.
Role confusion - correct answer-lack of clarity about one's job duties and requirements
Semirestricted area - correct answer-a designated area in which only personnel wearing
scrub suits and hair caps that enclose all facial hair are allowed
The Joint Commission - correct answer-the accrediting organization for hospitals and other
health care facilities in the U.S.
Traffic patterns - correct answer-the movement of people and equipment into, out of, and
within the operating room
Transitional area - correct answer-an area in which surgical personnel or visitors prepare to
enter the semirestricted and restricted areas. Includes locker rooms and changing rooms.
Unrestricted area - correct answer-an area that people dressed in street clothes may enter
__________ is the economic use of time and energy to save unnecessary work, material
resources, and time. - correct answer-Efficiency
Accreditation - correct answer-the process by which a hospital of other health care facility is
evaluated by an independent organization. Those facilities meet the standards of the agency
Administration - correct answer-individuals who manage an institution, plan its activities, and
provide oversight for day-to-day operations and employees. Also a liaison between the
facility and the community, government, and media.
Air Exchange - correct answer-the exchange of air between areas separated by a physical
boundary. Standards are regulated by health and safety organizations
Back Table - correct answer-a large stainless steel table on which most of the sterile surgical
supplies and instruments are placed for use during surgery. Before surgery it is covered with
a sterile drape and sterile instruments and other equipment are opened onto its surface
Biomedical engineering tech - correct answer-professional who specializes in the
maintenance repair, and safe operation of devices used in medicine, including surgical
equipment
Case cart system - correct answer-organizational method of preparing equipment and
instruments for a specific surgery. Equipment is prepared by the central services or supply
department and sent to the operating room.
Central core - correct answer-the restricted area of the O.R. , where sterile supplies and
flash sterilizers are located.
Chain of command - correct answer-a hierarchy of personnel positions that establishes both
vertical and horizontal relationships between positions.
Decontamination area - correct answer-A room of department in which soiled instruments
and equipment are cleaned of gross matter matter and decontaminated to remove
mocroorganisms
Efficiency - correct answer-the economic use of time and energy to prevent unnecessary
expenditure of work, materials, and time.
High efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters - correct answer-filters installed in the O.R.
ventilation system that remove 99.97% of particles equal to or larger than 0.3 micrometers
Integrated operating room - correct answer-a type of structural and engineering design in
which digital and environment controls can be controlled fro a central location in the room.
Components such as endoscopic control units and monitors are built into the room structure
rather than as separate portable units.
, Job description - correct answer-A document that specifies duties, responsibilities, location,
pay, and management structure of a job.
Job title - correct answer-the name of a job such as "Certified Surgical Technologist" or
"Chief of Surgery"
Laminar airflow (LAF) system - correct answer-a ventilation system that moves a contained
volume of air in layers at a continuos velocity, with 400-600 air exchange per hour
Organizational chart (Organigram) - correct answer-a graphic depiction of an organization's
chain of command that shows the lines of vertical (higher & lower) and horizontal (equal)
administrative authority
Personnel policy - correct answer-a policy that sets fourth the health care facility's job
descriptions, role delineations, requirements, for employment, and rules of conduct for
personnel.
Postanesthesia care unit (PACU) - correct answer-the critical care area where patients are
taken after surgery for monitoring and evaluation as they emerge from anesthesia.
Restricted area - correct answer-the area of the O.R.where only personnel wearing surgical
attire including masks, shoe coverings, and head coverings are allowed. Doors are kept
closed and the air pressure is greater than that in areas outside the area.
Risk management - correct answer-the process of tracking, evaluating, and studying
accidents and incidents to protect patients and employees. Produces change in policy or
enforcement of policy of the risk reaches an unacceptable level.
Role confusion - correct answer-lack of clarity about one's job duties and requirements
Semirestricted area - correct answer-a designated area in which only personnel wearing
scrub suits and hair caps that enclose all facial hair are allowed
The Joint Commission - correct answer-the accrediting organization for hospitals and other
health care facilities in the U.S.
Traffic patterns - correct answer-the movement of people and equipment into, out of, and
within the operating room
Transitional area - correct answer-an area in which surgical personnel or visitors prepare to
enter the semirestricted and restricted areas. Includes locker rooms and changing rooms.
Unrestricted area - correct answer-an area that people dressed in street clothes may enter
__________ is the economic use of time and energy to save unnecessary work, material
resources, and time. - correct answer-Efficiency
