• Hospital Administration
• Hospital maintenance organization
• Housekeeping services
• Food services
• Purchasing and central supply
• Medical records

What is "AAMI?"

What is "NIOSH?"

(National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)

Organization whose responsibilities are similar to OSHA but are more research oriented in establishing permissible exposure limits for chemical vapors and gasses

What do the following nonprofit organizations do:

Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses?

What does the following nonprofit organization do:

Association of Surgical Technologists?

What does the following nonprofit organization do:

American College of Surgeons?

What do the following organizations do:

The Joint Commission?

develops standards and performance criteria for health care organizations

• Job title
• Requirements
• Nature of Position
• Duties
• Accountability
• immediate supervisor

What are the roles and responsibilities of each of the following:

Anesthesiologist?

·         Explains the types of anesthesia types, risks, & benefits of each type

·         Starts IV lines or other lines necessary for the procedure

·         Is present in the OR when the patient is intubated or 

       extubated—listens for lung sounds

What are the roles and responsibilities of each of the following:

Nurse Anesthetist?

·         Interviews patient before transport

·         Gives meds as ordered by surgeon

·         Intubates the patient

·         Permission for positioning and prepping

·         Monitors VS

·         Monitors IV lines (or other lines)

·         Gives blood if needed

·         Monitors blood loss and use of irrigation

·         Monitors urine output

·         Gives permission at end of procedure to move patient

·         Maintains patient body temperature

What are the roles and responsibilities of each of the following:

Surgeon?

·         Explaining the procedure, risks, alternative treatments, and other potential outcomes

·         Obtaining written permission

·         Orders any pre-op procedures and meds as needed

·         The surgical procedure

·         The specimen- identification and handling

What are the roles and responsibilities of each of the following:

Circulator?

·         Interviews patient before surgery

·         Checks chart

·         Positions patient with permission from the anesthetist

·         Preps the patient

·         Does paperwork

·         Responds to the needs of the ST and surgeon

·         Takes care of the specimen (if necessary)

·         Moves patient at the end of procedure

·         Transports the patient to PACU

What are the roles and responsibilities of each of the following:

STSR?

(Surgical Technologist in the Scrud Role)

Where are Surgical Technologists employed?

What are the following organizations:

AST?

What are the following organizations:

ARC-STSA?

What are the following organizations:

The Joint Commission?

develops standards and performance criteria for health care organizations

What are the following organizations:

NBSTSA?

What are the following organizations:

CAAHEP?

What are the following organizations:

ABHES?

What are other names for surgical technologists serving the traditional role?

Accreditation: the act of granting credit or recognition

It applies to certification and programs

responsible for supporting high-level executives in making decisions and completing projects

an independent government agency responsible for the Social Security system; retirement and disability

American Cancer Society

nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer

effort to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke

A paid occupation, esp. one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification

developed to assure clinical competence, recognize performance, address recruitment and retention, and to encourage and reward bedside nurses who elect to stay at the bedside rather than pursue administrative careers

process of communication through sending and receiving wordless messages. Smiling, Eye contact, etc

nonprofit organization that promotes preventive medicine and conducts clinical research

makes sure everything runs smoothly within the ambulatory facility. Improve health outcomes

ideal to which many seem eager to express allegiance

• preoperative diagnostic studies
• communication of studies and diagnostic findings to OR
• intraoperative studies (ex. blood gases, etc)
• Blood replacement
• pathological studies
• postoperative studies

• Preoperative diagnostic studies
• Communication of studies and diagnostic findings to the OR
• Intraoperative studies
• Stereotatic assistance
• Postoperative studies

• control of physical environment
• repair of broken equipment
• Saftey checks