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IAHCSMM Central Service Technical Training Course
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One-way workflow | The desired flow of materials in a Central Service Department; from solid to clean to sterile. |
Material Management Department | The healthcare department responsible for researching, ordering receiving, and managing inventory (consumable supplies). |
Career Ladder | A succession of progressively more responsible professional positions that serves as the foundation of a professional development plan. |
Certification | Association and industry recognition given to individuals with educational and/or work experience who successfully complete an examination process that demonstrates their knowledge of a subject. |
-oscopy | Visual examination of an organ or joint |
Cystectomy | Removal of a cyst |
-itis | Inflamation |
-ectomy | Surgical removal |
Gynecology | The study of diseases affecting the female. |
Herniorrhaphy | Surgical repair of a rupture. |
intercosto | Betweem te ribs |
Derma | Skin |
BKA Below the knee amputation | Surgical removal of the leg below the knee. |
CABG Coronary Artery Bypass Graft | Creation of a new blood supply to an area of the heart with a clotted/blocked artery. |
Cytoplasm | The lining matter of a cell between the cell membrane and the cell nucleus. |
Cell | The basic unit of life. |
Nucleus | The functional center ("Brain Center") of a cell. |
Connective Tissue | Tissue that provides support, stores energy, and connects other tissues. |
Epithelial Tissue | Tissue that covers the body's external surface and the linings of body cavities. |
Nervous Tissue | Tissue of communication that is located throughout the body. |
Muscular Tissue | When attached to bone, this tissue makes body movement possible. |
Tendon | A coed of fibrous tissue that attaches muscle to bone. |
Joint | Any place where two bones meet. |
Ossification | The process by which cartilage is replaced by bone. |
Open Reduction Internal Fixation ORIF | This surgery uses implants like screws and plates to realign a fractured bone. |
Rotator Cuff Repair | This surgery repairs muscles and ligaments of the shoulder joint. |
Cerebellum | This portion of the brain controls muscle coordination, body balance and posture. |
Cerebrum | This portion of the brain controls mental activities and movement. |
Body balance is regulated by fluid in the: | Inner Ear |
This surgery reconstructs the ear drum so sound waves can be sent to the middle and inner ear. | Tympanoplasty |
Hormones | Chemical messengers that travel trough the body and act on target organs. |
This gland is considered the master gland. | Pituitary Gland |
The name for the surgical procedure that involves removing a testicle. | Orchiectomy |
These organs act as a filter to remove excess water and waste substances from the blood. | Kidneys |
The Voice Box | Larynx |
Surgical term for the removal of a lung | Pneumonectomy |
The pathway that food takes through the digestive system. | Alimentary Canal |
The removal of the gallbladder | Cholecystectomy |
This surgery is commonly performed to treat morbid obesity. | Gastric Bypass |
The part of the digestive system where the greatest absorption of nutrients into body cells takes place. | Small Intestines |
These carry blood away from the heart. | Arteries |
These carry blood back towards the heart. | Veins |
The upper chambers of the heart. | Atria |
The lower chambers of the heart | Ventricles |
Surgery that removes lymph tissue in the pharynx (throat). | Tonsillectomy |
These thread-like "tails" attached to cells, allow bacteria to move through liquids. | Flagella |
Name the two stain tests used to identify bacterial traits. | Gram Stain Ziehl-Neilson Stain |
Microoranisms capable of forming a thick wall around themselves that enables them to survive in adverse conditions. | Spores |
Round or Spherical-Shaped Bacteria | Cocci |
Rod-Shapped Bacteria | Bacillus |
Spiral-Shaped Bacteria | Spirillum |
Bacteria that grows best at body temperature | Mesophiles |
The typical method of bacterial reproduction | binary Fission |
A minute infectious agent that frow only in living tissue or cells. | Virus |
Name the "links" in the chain of infection | Causative Agent Reservoir of the Agent Portal of Exit of the Agent to the ReservoirMode of Transportation Portal of Entry into the Host Suseptible Host |
Bacteria that are capable of growing in the absence of free ocygen. | Anaerobic Bacteria |
This government agency is dedicated to ensuring a fast, safe, and efficient transportation system. | Department of Transportation DOT |
This government agency works to prevent and control disease. | Center for Disease Control CDC |
This government agency is dedicated to worker safety. | Occupationa; Safety and Health Administration OSHA |
This government agency is concerned with cean air, water, and land. | Environmental Protection Agenct EPA |
This government agency regulates the reprocessing of single use devices and the approval of medical devices. | Food and Druf Administration FDA |
Organization that establishes standard and guidlines for the processing of flexible endoscopes. | Society of Gastroenterology Nurses Association SGNA |
The percentage of hospital patiesnts that develop a healthcare facility-associated infection. | Approximately 100% |
The invasion of human body tissue by microorganisms which multiply and produce a reaction | Infection |
Minimum length of time Centeral Service Technicians should scrub their hands during hand washing. | 15 Seconds |
Specialized clothing or equipment worn by an employee for protection against a hazard. | Personal Protective Equipment PPE |
Considers all patients potentially infectios and requires that healthcare professionals protect themselves from contact with nblood and other body fluids. | Standard Precautions |
Vaccine provided to healthcare workers who may come in contact with blodborne pathogens. | Hepatitis B Vaccine |
Recommended teperature for the Decontamination area of Central Sevice. | 69 - 65 degrees F (16 - 18 degrees C) |
Recommended air exchange for the clean/sterile storage are of the Central Service Department. | 4 air exchanges per hour |
Recommended humidity for the clean/sterile storage area of the Central Service Department. | Less than 70% |
Open wire racks used in the sterile storage area should have a ______ bottome. | Solid |
An inanimate object that can transmit bacteria | Formite |
What is the requirement for routine cleaning of the floors in the Central Service Department? | Floors should be wet-mopped daily |
Name the 5 Principles of Asepsis. | Know what is dirty know what is clean Know waht is sterile Keep the 3 conditions seperate Remedy contamination immediateley |
The process by which ions with an electrical charge are removed from water. | Deionization |
Water sofeners remove _____ and _____ from water. | Calcium and Magnesium |
Used to remove chalky-powdery substances that appears on equipment and skins. | Descalers |
The instrument preperation process begins in the _____. | User Department |
Failure to perfrom solid pick up round as scheduled ca lead to: | Instrument and Equipment Shortages |
Contamination item shouls be transported in: | Enclosed containers or carts |
Horizontal work surfaces in the decontamination area should be cleaned and disinfected _____. | At the beginning and end of each shift. |
The measurement of acidity or alkalinity is called: | pH level |
A pH of 0 - 6 is considered: | Acidic |
These enzymes break down fatty deposits such as bone marrow and adipose tissue. | Lipase |
These enzymes break down blood, mucous, feces, and albumin. | Protease Enzymes |
A surface-acting agent that lowers the the surface tension of a liquid so it can penetrate depper and prevents debris from being re-deposited on the item to which the soil was attached is called a: | Surfactant |
The mechanical process by which an ultrasonic cleaner cleans is called: | Cavitation |