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| Accreditation (of a health facility) |
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| The process by which a hospital or other health care facility is evaluated by an independent organization. |
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| Individuals who manage an institution, plan its activities, an provide oversight for day-to-day operations and employees. |
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| The exchange of air between areas separated by a physical boundary. Standards for air exchange are regulated by health and safety organizations. |
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| 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. Supplies that are needed for immediate use are transferred to Mayo table. |
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| Biomedical engineering technician |
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| Professional who specializes in the maintenance, repair, and safe operation of devices used in medicine, including surgical equipment. |
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| Organizational method of preparing equipment and instruments for a specific surgery. Equipment is prepared by the central services or supply dept and sent to the OR |
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| The restricted area of the OR, where sterile supplies and flash sterilizers are located. |
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| A hierarchy of personnel positions that establishes both vertical and horizontal relationships between positions. |
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| A room or dept. in which soiled instruments and equipment are cleaned of gross matter and decontaminated to remove microorganisms. |
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| The economic use of time and energy to prevent unnecessary expenditure of work, materials, and time. |
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| High-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters |
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| Filters installed in the OR ventilation system that remove 99.7% of particles equal to larger than 0.3 micrometers. |
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| 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 int the room structure. |
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| A document that specifies duties, responsibilities, location, pay and management structure of a job. |
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| The name of a job, such as Certified Surgical Technologist or Chief of Surgery |
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| Laminar airflow (LAF) system |
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| A ventilation system that moves a contained volume of air in layers at a continuous velocity, with 800 to 900 air exchanges per hour. |
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| Organizational chart (organigram) |
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| A graphic depiction of an organization's chain of command that shows the lines of vertical (higher and lower) an horizontal (equal) administrative authority. |
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| A policy that sets forth the health care facility's job description, role delineations, requirements for employment and rules of conduct for personnel. |
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| Post anesthesia care unit (PACU) |
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| The critical care area where patients are taken after surgery for monitoring and evaluation as they emerge from anesthesia. |
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| The area of the OR where only personnel wearing surgical attire, including masks, shoe coverings, an head coverings are allowed. Doors are kept closed, and the air pressure is greater than that in areas outside the restricted area. |
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| The process of tracking, evaluating, and studying accidents and incidents to protect patients and employees. Risk management produces change in policy or enforcement of policy if the risk reaches an unacceptable level. |
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| Lack of clarity about one's job duties and requirements. |
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| A designated area in which only personnel wearing scrub suits and hair caps that enclose all facial hair are allowed. |
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| The accrediting organization for hospitals and other health care facilities in the US |
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| The movement of people and equipment into, out of, and within the OR |
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| An area in which surgical personnel or visitors prepare to enter the semi-restricted and restricted ares. Transitional areas include the locker rooms and changing rooms. |
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| An area that people dressed in street clothes may enter. |
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