The Health Care Facility Chapter 4
The process by which a hospital or other health care facility is evaluated by an independent
organization (team of professionals) on a health care institution's practices and policies and
the outcomes of patient care. Accredited facilities are those that meet the standards of the
accreditation agency. - correct answer-Accreditation
(of a health care facility)
Accreditation is a _________________ process. - correct answer-Voluntary
Individuals who manage an institution, plan its activities, and provide oversight for day-to-day
operations and employees. The administration is also a liaison between the facility and the
community, government, and media. - correct answer-Adminstration
The exchange of air between areas separated by a physical boundary. Standards for air
exchange are regulated by health and safety organization. - correct answer-Air exchange
A large stainless steel table on which most of the sterile surgical supplies and instruments
are placed for use during surgery. Before surgery, the back table is covered with a sterile
drape and sterile instruments and other equipment are opened onto its surface. - correct
answer-Back table
Professional who specializes in the maintenance, repair, and safe operation of devices used
in patient care. - correct answer-Biomedical engineering technician
A method of preparing equipment and instruments for a surgical case. Equipment is
prepared and assembled by the central services or supply department and sent to the
operating room in a closed stainless steel cart. - correct answer-Case cart system
A restricted area of the operating room, where sterile supplies and flash sterilizers may be
located. - correct answer-Central core
A hierarchy of personnel positions that establishes both vertical ad horizontal relationships
between positions. - correct answer-Chain of command
A room or department in which soiled instruments and equipment are cleansed of gross
matter and decontaminated to remove microorganisms. - correct answer-Decontamination
area
The economic use of time and energy to prevent unnecessary expenditure of work,
materials, and time. - correct answer-Efficiency
Filters installed in the operating room ventilation system that remove 99.97% of particles
equal to or larger than 0.3 um. - correct answer-High-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters
, A type of structural and engineering design in which digital and computerized components
such as cameras, monitors, and environmental controls can be controlled from a central
location in the room. Components such as endoscopic control units and monitors are built
into the room structure rather that as separate portable units. - correct answer-Integrated
operating room
A medical or surgical procedure in which the protective surfaces of the body such as skin or
mucous membrane are penetrated. - correct answer-Invasive procedure
A document that specifies the duties, responsibilities, location, pay, and management
structure of a job. - correct answer-Job description
The name of a job, such as "Certified Surgical Technologist" or "Chief of Surgery". - correct
answer-Job Title
The primary accrediting organization for hospitals and other health care facilities in the
United States. - correct answer-The Joint Commission
The Joint Commission is governed by a board of commissioners composed of members of
the _________________ and selected professionals. - correct answer-American College of
Physicians,
American Society of Internal Medicine,
American College of Surgeons,
American Dental Association,
American Hospital Association,
American Medical Association,
A ventilation system that moves a contained volume of air in layers at a continuous velocity,
with 800-900 air exchanges per hour. - correct answer-Laminar airflow (LAF) system
A designated room in the surgical suite that qualifies as a restricted area where surgery and
other invasive procedures that require aseptic field can be performed. The term OR is often
used to refer to the entire surgical department or surgical suite. - correct answer-Operating
room (OR)
A policy that sets forth the health care facility's job descriptions, role delineations,
requirements for employment, and rules of conduct for personnel. - correct
answer-Personnel policy
The operating room environment is engineered for positive and negative pressure areas to
maintain asepsis. A positive pressure system exists in the operating rooms themselves to
keep air from the semi-restricted area from entering the room when the doors are opened.
Areas that are less clean maintain negative air pressure when compared with positive air
pressure areas. - correct answer-Positive air flow
The critical care area where patients are taken after surgery for monitoring and evaluation as
they emerge from anesthesia. - correct answer-Postanesthesia care unit (PACU)
The process by which a hospital or other health care facility is evaluated by an independent
organization (team of professionals) on a health care institution's practices and policies and
the outcomes of patient care. Accredited facilities are those that meet the standards of the
accreditation agency. - correct answer-Accreditation
(of a health care facility)
Accreditation is a _________________ process. - correct answer-Voluntary
Individuals who manage an institution, plan its activities, and provide oversight for day-to-day
operations and employees. The administration is also a liaison between the facility and the
community, government, and media. - correct answer-Adminstration
The exchange of air between areas separated by a physical boundary. Standards for air
exchange are regulated by health and safety organization. - correct answer-Air exchange
A large stainless steel table on which most of the sterile surgical supplies and instruments
are placed for use during surgery. Before surgery, the back table is covered with a sterile
drape and sterile instruments and other equipment are opened onto its surface. - correct
answer-Back table
Professional who specializes in the maintenance, repair, and safe operation of devices used
in patient care. - correct answer-Biomedical engineering technician
A method of preparing equipment and instruments for a surgical case. Equipment is
prepared and assembled by the central services or supply department and sent to the
operating room in a closed stainless steel cart. - correct answer-Case cart system
A restricted area of the operating room, where sterile supplies and flash sterilizers may be
located. - correct answer-Central core
A hierarchy of personnel positions that establishes both vertical ad horizontal relationships
between positions. - correct answer-Chain of command
A room or department in which soiled instruments and equipment are cleansed of gross
matter and decontaminated to remove microorganisms. - correct answer-Decontamination
area
The economic use of time and energy to prevent unnecessary expenditure of work,
materials, and time. - correct answer-Efficiency
Filters installed in the operating room ventilation system that remove 99.97% of particles
equal to or larger than 0.3 um. - correct answer-High-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters
, A type of structural and engineering design in which digital and computerized components
such as cameras, monitors, and environmental controls can be controlled from a central
location in the room. Components such as endoscopic control units and monitors are built
into the room structure rather that as separate portable units. - correct answer-Integrated
operating room
A medical or surgical procedure in which the protective surfaces of the body such as skin or
mucous membrane are penetrated. - correct answer-Invasive procedure
A document that specifies the duties, responsibilities, location, pay, and management
structure of a job. - correct answer-Job description
The name of a job, such as "Certified Surgical Technologist" or "Chief of Surgery". - correct
answer-Job Title
The primary accrediting organization for hospitals and other health care facilities in the
United States. - correct answer-The Joint Commission
The Joint Commission is governed by a board of commissioners composed of members of
the _________________ and selected professionals. - correct answer-American College of
Physicians,
American Society of Internal Medicine,
American College of Surgeons,
American Dental Association,
American Hospital Association,
American Medical Association,
A ventilation system that moves a contained volume of air in layers at a continuous velocity,
with 800-900 air exchanges per hour. - correct answer-Laminar airflow (LAF) system
A designated room in the surgical suite that qualifies as a restricted area where surgery and
other invasive procedures that require aseptic field can be performed. The term OR is often
used to refer to the entire surgical department or surgical suite. - correct answer-Operating
room (OR)
A policy that sets forth the health care facility's job descriptions, role delineations,
requirements for employment, and rules of conduct for personnel. - correct
answer-Personnel policy
The operating room environment is engineered for positive and negative pressure areas to
maintain asepsis. A positive pressure system exists in the operating rooms themselves to
keep air from the semi-restricted area from entering the room when the doors are opened.
Areas that are less clean maintain negative air pressure when compared with positive air
pressure areas. - correct answer-Positive air flow
The critical care area where patients are taken after surgery for monitoring and evaluation as
they emerge from anesthesia. - correct answer-Postanesthesia care unit (PACU)
