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SPD Fundamentals
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the six types of environmental hazards? | Physical, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Biological, and Fire |
| What are the four types of communication? | 1. Spoken 2. Non-Verbal 3. Written 4. Listening |
| What types of disaster relates to events within the broader community which may result in a sudden and massive influx of patients? | External Disasters |
| What term refers to the order in which medical or surgical items are received, processed and dispensed for patient use? | Workflow |
| What types of disasters are unique to a facility (such as bomb threats, fires, EtO spills, floods)? | Internal Disasters |
| What is the difference between a policy and a procedure? | Policies are general guidelines for action Procedures are specific steps for performing a task. |
| What do you call the process designed to improve quality of products and services provided? | CQI – Continual Quality Improvement |
| That traffic must be controlled to insure inspections go from dirty to clean areas is part of what type of “flow”? | People flow |
| What process uses a ventilation system to insure air circulates from clean areas into more dirty ones? | Air flow |
| What pressure is the Decontamination Area kept in relation to clean areas? | Negative |
| Risks posed by deadly pathogens such as viruses and bacteria are part of what environmental hazard? | Biological Hazards |
| Knowledge of escape routes and the locations of extinguishers and call boxes are used to prepare for what types of hazards? | Fire Hazards |
| Keeping work materials within easy access and setting tables to the correct height may decrease what types of hazards? | Physical Hazards |
| Forbidding the use of extension cords and replacing cords as they fray or crack helps to prevent what types of hazards? | Electrical Hazards |
| Conducting in-service education on all automated equipment helps prevent these types of hazards? | Mechanical Hazards |
| Knowing the proper instructions for reconstituting a dilution of enzymatic cleaner helps avoid what types of hazards? | Chemical Hazards |
| Which two environmental hazards can be severely diminished by proper use of PPE? | 1. Chemical Hazards 2. Biological Hazards |
| What is the single most important method of preventing cross contamination? | Hand Washing |
| Instead of the word “disaster” some facilities use what as a substitution? | PICE – Potential Injury-Creating Event |
| SPD may be asked to deliver a great quantity of supplies to deal with a large external disaster to what type of area? | Triage |
| To whom should all injuries and accidents be immediately reported? | Supervisor |
| A description of corrective action to prevent a recurrence of an accident is required usually as part of what document? | Incident Report |
| In addition to revealing potentially unsafe work practices, this report is also needed for worker’s compensation purposes. | Incident Report |
| This type of foot ware should be avoided due to risks it presents for injury. | Opened-toed shoes |
| Important first words when answering the telephone should be a greeting, the department reached and what else? | Your full name |
| To make sure you understand what a caller is trying to convey, you should do what at the end of a phone conversation? | Repeat the message |
| When disposable supplies are received, what should take place prior to bringing anything into the department? | Remove from exterior shipping cartons |
| Crossing arms or legs may signal disinterest or disagreement with a speaker and is form of what type of communication? | Non-Verbal |
| Written communication should be specific, accurate and what else? | Brief |
| Where would you find information detailing procedures for cleaning up a peracetic acid spill? | MSDS |
| What does MSDS stand for? | Material Safety Data Sheet |
| Limiting conversations concerning patient information to only what’s needed to perform job function safeguards what? | Privacy |
| What areas make up a sterile processing department? | Decontamination Processing Sterilization Sterile Storage & Distribution |
| Decontamination, reprocessing, sterilization and distribution of reusable patient care supplies are the function of what department? | Sterile Processing Department |
| What body system’s functions include giving the body shape and support, protecting vital organs, and storing calcium? | Skeletal System |
| What tough but elastic connective tissue helps provide a framework to the body? | Cartilage |
| What is the difference between a tendon and a ligament? | Tendons attach muscle to bone Ligaments connect one bone to another bone |
| What do you call the place where two bones meet? | Joints |
| What operation replaces the bones at the end of the femur and proximal end of the tibia to allow continued motion of the knee? | Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) |
| What surgery replaces the head of the femur and where it fits in the acetabulum with ceramic or plastic components? | ORIF – Open Reduction Internal Fixation |
| What types of muscles create movement by applying force to bones and joints via contraction? | Skeletal Muscles |
| What types of muscles, when contracting, propel blood throughout the circulatory system? | Cardiac Muscles |
| What type of muscles allow for involuntary actions such as breathing? | Smooth Muscles |
| What type of procedure repairs a tear in the tendons and muscles that hold your shoulder joint together? | Rotator Cuff Repair |
| What type of procedure repairs a weakness in the abdominal wall through which inner tissue is pushing through? | Herniorrhaphy (hernia) |
| What body system stores learned information based on past experience that can later be recalled at will? | Nervous System |
| What body system controls all body activities and allows us to respond to stimuli? | Nervous System |
| What portion of nervous system includes the nerves that extend to the limbs and sense organs? | Peripheral Nervous System |
| What portion of the nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord? | Central Nervous System |
| What surgery opens the skull to facilitate access to the brain? | Craniotomy |
| What are the five sense organs? | 1. Eyes 2. Ears 3. Nose 4. Tongue 5. Skin |
| What body system releases hormones that regulate metabolism and tissue function? | Endocrine System |
| What surgery removes a lens in the eye which has become cloudy and stiff with a man-made lens? | Cataract Extraction |
| What glands close to the kidneys secretes epinephrine in response to stress, anger or fear? | Adrenal Gland |
| What gland of the endocrine system secretes hormones which influence growth and maturation? | Pituitary Gland |
| The surgical procedure known as a thyroidectomy effects what system of the body most clearly? | Endocrine System |
| What gland, near the stomach, secretes digestive fluids into the intestine as well as produces the hormone insulin? | Pancreas |
| What reproductive glands produce sperm and the androgens? | The Testes |
| What body system produces the hormones that influence the development of masculine and feminine characteristics? | Reproductive System |
| During what procedure are the fallopian tubes burned shut, cut or closed with a type of clip to prevent future pregnancy? | Tubal Ligation |
| What hollow, muscular organ in females is where embryo development occurs? | Uterus |
| What body system filters waste products out of the blood and eliminates them from the body? | Urinary System |
| What surgical procedure involves vagina dilation and the scraping of the walls of the uterus? | D & C (Dilation & Curettage) |
| What bean-shaped organs regulate fluid balance in the body and filter out waste from the blood in the form of urine? | Kidneys |
| In what muscular and membranous sac is urine retained until discharge from the body? | Urinary Bladder |
| What body system does a Nephrectomy most clearly affect? | Urinary System |
| Through what duct does urine pass from the bladder to the outside of the body? | Urethra |
| What is the tube that connects the mouth and nasal passages with the esophagus? | Pharynx |
| What body system supplies the oxygen necessary for the production of energy? | Repertory System |
| What saclike organs remove carbon dioxide from the blood and provide it with oxygen? | Lungs |
| What tube is the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs? | Trachea |
| What narrow, winding upper part of the intestines is where digestion is completed? | Small Intestines |
| What muscular membranous tube passes food from the pharynx to the stomach? | Esophagus |
| What weight loss surgery makes the stomach smaller using bands, clips or staples so that patients feel fuller sooner? | Gastric Bypass |
| What lower section of the intestines absorbs water from digested materials and solidifies feces? | Large Intestines |
| What body system delivers nutrients and oxygen to body cells and carries away harmful waste products? | Circulatory System |
| What surgery removes the gallbladder through an incision in the abdomen? | Cholecystectomy |
| What is the difference between arteries and veins? | Arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart Veins carry blood towards the heart |
| What fluid consists of plasma in which red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets are suspended? | Blood |
| What chamber of the heart receives blood from one or more atria and pumps it into the arteries? | Ventricle |
| What chamber of the heart receives blood from veins and forces it into a ventricle? | Atria |
| What surgery repairs a ballooning out of the wall of the aorta by excising it and replacing the injured portion with a man-made graft? | Abdominal Aortic Aneurysmectomy (AAA) |
| What procedure removes swollen veins in the rectum or anus either internal or external in nature? | Hemorrhoidectomy |
| What three main groups are bacteria divided into by shape? | 1. Spherical (cocci) 2. Rods (bacilli) 3. Spirals (spirochetes) |
| What protein found in the chromosomes of a cell nucleus is the basis of all heredity? | DNA |
| What kinds of microorganisms are frequently transmitted by the bite of insects such as lice, bedbugs and ticks? | Rickettsiae |
| What causes Creuzfeld-Jakob Disease? | Prions |
| What is the name for the friendly microorganisms that populate the body and aid it in performing certain functions? | Flora |
| What the common name for the fungal condition known as tinea pedis? | Athletes Foot |
| What very tiny, molecular particles are simply self-replicating proteins and contain no DNA? | Prions |
| What is the “Control Center” or “Brain” of a cell? | The Nucleus |
| While vaccination is the most common way to prevent viral disease, this is hindered because they tend to do this over time? | Mutate |
| What color do gram-negative bacteria stain? | Pink or Red |
| What color do gram-positive bacteria stain? | Purple or Blue |
| What type of bacteria cannot live in the presence of air? | Anaerobic |
| What are the structures within cells with specific and vital functions? | Organelles |
| To what large grouping of microorganisms do amoebas belong? | Protozoa |
| What minute hair-like organelle similar to flagella beat in rhythmic waves to provide movement for certain cells? | Cilia |
| Two meters of this carrier of genetic information fits inside a nucleus. | DNA |
| What identification system is used to identify bacterial by the color they stain? | GRAM |
| What type of microorganism, such as viruses, must live inside another cell to survive? | Obligatory intracellular parasites |
| What does FDA stand for? | The Food and Drug Administration |
| What does OSHA stand for? | The Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| What does AAMI stand for? | The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation |
| What does CDC stand for? | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| What organization was once known by the acronym JCAHO? | The Joint Commision |
| What does EPA stand for? | The Environmental Protection Agency |
| What does ANSI stand for? | American National Standards Institute |
| What does AORN stand for? | Association of Peri-Opperative Registered Nurses |
| What does ISO stand for? | International Standards Organization |
| What does APIC stand for? | Asssociation for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology |
| What regulatory agency watches over biologics and blood products? | FDA |
| What regulatory agency is responsible for work-related injuries? | OSHA |
| OSHA sets employee exposure limits to EtO gas. What agency regulates its manufacture and emissions standards? | EPA |
| What government organization focuses its attention on infection control? | CDC |
| Without what organization’s accreditation would a healthcare provider risk loosing insurance and Medicare reimbursement? | The Joint Commission |
| The EPA regulates the manufacture and emission standards of Eto gas. What agency sets employee exposure limits? | OSHA |
| The FDA stipulates that if a hospital reprocesses a single-use device it essentially becomes what? | The Manufacturer |
| Which regulatory agency is responsible for overseeing the reprocessing of single use medical devices? | FDA |
| Which regulatory agency’s protocols for dealing with prion exposure have been widely adopted by other organizations? | CDC |
| Which regulatory agency is responsible for the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Standards? | OSHA |
| What does SUD stand for? | Single Use Device |
| Which professional organization develops recommended practices for use, care and processing of surgical instruments? | AAMI |
| Standards issues by a professional organization are, as a rule, what? | Voluntary |
| What are mandatory laws or rules issued by a federal agency? | Regulations |
| What professional organization works with the CDC on standards of disease prevention? | APIC Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology |
| Standards issued by a federal agency can be either voluntary or what? | Regulatory |
| How much notice does The Joint Commission survey team have to give prior to a visit? | None- may arrive unannounced |
| The Joint Commission can conduct on-site surveys once anytime during a how many year period? | Three Years |
| How many days does a healthcare facility have to report to the FDA a death caused by a medical device? | Ten Days |
| How long do The Joint Commission’s on-site surveys generally last? | Two to Five Days |
| Proper use of PPE falls under which organizations mandate? | OSHA |
| Other than the FDA, to whom do healthcare facilities report deaths or injury caused by a device? | The Manufacturer |
| General recommendations for sterilization are provided by what organization? | AAMI |
| Which government agency is a branch of the Department of Labor? | OSHA |
| OSHA complaints are submitted through which program? | Whistle Blower |
| A perfect score with The Joint Commission would be what? | 100 |
| What word element comes AFTER the root word? | Suffix |
| What word element comes BEFORE the root word? | Prefix |
| What element of a word provides its primary meaning? | Root Word |
| What is the name for the letter (usually an ‘o’) added between word elements which makes medical terms easier to pronounce? | Combining Vowel |
| What does the root word CHOLE mean? | Bile |
| What root word means “skin”? | Derma |
| What does the root word CYSTO mean? | Bladder |
| What does the root word LIPO mean? | Fat |
| What doe the root word ARTHRO? | JOINT |
| What does the abbreviation ACL stand for? | Anterior Cruciate Ligament |
| What does the suffix ‘-itis’ mean? | INFLAMMATION |
| What does the suffix ‘–necrosis’ mean? | Death of tissue |
| What suffix means: “a cutting instrument”? | -tome |
| What does the abbreviation OMF stand for? | Oral Maillofacial |
| What root word means “uterus”? | HYSTER |
| What does the abbreviation ACF stand for? | Anterior Cervical Fusion |
| What prefix means ‘below’ or ‘deficient’? | HYPO |
| What does the prefix ‘endo’ mean? | WITHIN |
| What does the abbreviation TURP stand for? | Trans-Urethral Resection of the Prostate |
| What root word means ‘heart’? | CARDIO |
| What does the root word CRANIO mean? | SKULL |
| What does the prefix ‘hemi’ mean? | HALF |
| What does the abbreviation IOL stand for? | Intraocular Lens |
| What does the suffix ‘-cide’ mean? | KILL |
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