Surgical Technology Principles And Practice 6th Edition by Joanna -Test Bank

Surgical Technology Principles And Practice 6th Edition by Joanna Kotcher Fuller -Test Bank

Chapter 4: The Health Care Facility

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The process by which a team of professionals evaluates a healthcare institution’s practices and policies and the outcomes of patient care is called ________.

ANS: B

Accreditation, as it pertains to healthcare institutions and facilities, is the process by which a team of professionals evaluates a healthcare institution’s practices and policies and the outcomes of patient care.

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2. The surgical department is structured and engineered to provide a safe and efficient environment for patients and staff members. Many different designs can be used, but all must achieve the following objective(s):

ANS: D

The surgical department is structured and engineered to provide a safe and efficient environment for patients and staff members. Many different designs can be used, but all must achieve the following objectives: Infection control, Environmental safety, Efficient use of personnel, time, space, and resources

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3. __________ and __________ areas (those with the greatest potential sources of infection) are physically separated when possible.

ANS: A

Clean and contaminated areas (those with the greatest potential sources of infection) are physically separated when possible.

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4. ____________ engineering in the operating room (OR) follows national medical engineering standards for electrical circuits, in-line gases, lighting, and other utilities.

ANS: C

Environmental engineering in the OR follows national medical engineering standards for electrical circuits, in-line gases, lighting, and other utilities.

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5. All of the following are core principles of operating room design except _____________.

ANS: A

The surgical department is structured and engineered to provide a safe and efficient environment for patients and staff members. Many designs can be used, but all must achieve the following objectives: infection control environmental safety, and efficient use of personnel, time, space, and material resources.

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6. __________ create(s) boundaries between areas that carry the highest potential sources of infection and those that are the cleanest.

ANS: B

Traffic patterns create boundaries between areas that carry the highest potential sources of infection and those that are the cleanest.

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7. _______ is the area where instruments and equipment are cleaned and disinfected:

ANS: D

The decontamination area is where surgical instruments and equipment are disinfected after use.

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8. ___________ is the primary accreditation organization for all healthcare facilities.

ANS: B

The Joint Commission is the primary accreditation organization for all healthcare facilities.

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9. The clean utility room within the surgical department is a(n) ________ area.

ANS: C

The corridors between surgical rooms, the instrument and supply processing area, storage areas, and clean utility rooms within the surgical department are semirestricted areas.

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