ST4ST CH 2

The knowledge and skills required of a profession in order to provide effective services.

“Above all, do no harm.”

Which is not a credential?

How many phases are there for surgical case management?

Any law prescribed by the action of a legislature

How many phases are there for surgical case management?

____ consent occurs when health care provider believes patient would give consent with no direct or verbal consent given

Disparaging remarks made about a patient that result in emotional distress.

An injury resulting from the activity of health care professionals

State statutes, regulations, principles, and rules having the force of law

The surgical technologist understands the adage “aeger primo” means

A method of pretrial discovery in which questions are answered under oath

The disclosure of private information concerning a patient or photographing a patient without his or her consent.

Which describes the duty of honesty and integrity required of a surgical technologist

Performing surgery without consent can be the commission of ____

act that causes another person to fear that he/she will be touched in an offensive, insulting, or physically injurious

Which is not an example of intentional tort?

The evolving set of principles based on court decisions

A neutral zone is used for

The obligation to disclose details for evaluation; commonly used to mean “to be held responsible for”

The person who initiates a lawsuit

A surgical technologist would do all of the following except....

The actual act of harmful or unwarranted contact with a person, including contact without proper consent.

An obligation either to do or not do something

Which organization focuses on patient confidentiality?

Reckless disregard for the safety of another; willful indifference

Job title, requirements, and duties are all part of what should be included in what?

Who does the infection control nurse report infection rates in surgery to?

Professional misconduct that results in harm to another; professional negligence

Either the omission or commission of an act that a reasonable and prudent individual would not do under same conditions

The taking of another’s property without consent

Effort by the hospital to collect & use data to decrease the chance of harm to patients and staff or damage to property.

Who initiates the TIME OUT?

A joint effort of ACS, AST, ASA, AANA, ASPAN, AASPA, and AORN is

How many surgical specialties does the ACS recognize?

In good faith or innocently

Listening skills include the following except

Who came up with the "Do Not Use" Abreviation list for the OR.

health care institution may be found negligent for failing to ensure that acceptable level of patient care was provided

Above all do no harm...

A court order to appear and testify or produce required documents

Codes of conduct, which are put forward by a society and used as a guide to behavior by the members of that society.

A civil wrong; can be either intentional or unintentional

Persons should perform an action as would any reasonable person of ordinary prudence. 

person who is controlling or directing the employee has greater responsibility than the one who is paying the employee. 

First federal act to establish privacy standards to protect patients’ medical records & other health-related information

The illegal detention of a person without consent, or forcing a person to stay in an area by not allowing them to leave.

Which type of hospital reinvests profits back into the facility?

Jurisdiction is given to federal courts in cases involving the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution,

Each person is responsible for his or her own conduct, even though others might be liable as well

Slander (an oral statement) or libel (a written statement) that damages a person’s reputation or good name.

What was the name of the organization before they changed it to AST?

A court-appointed protector for a person incapable of making his or her own decisions

The recognition by an appropriate body that an individual has met a predetermined standard

Which term refers to a method of pretrial discovery in which questions are answered under oath?

Written instructions that address right of an incapacitated patient to self-determination. Expresses patients wishes

A group of citizens that decides the outcome of a criminal or civil trial

Which of the following historical figures developed the first x-ray machine?

Which of these is an error or incident that can occur in the operating room

Who was known as the greatest surgeon of the 16th century?

Which includes respect and concern for the well-being of others?

_____ consent is a direct verbal or written statement granting permission for treatment

Who is responsible for separating instruments & breaking down the sterile field at end of case?

Legal principle created by court decision, that provides example or authority for judges deciding similar issues later

Intentionally providing false testimony under oath

Which would not be a factor of surgical conscience?

A voluntary statement of facts sworn to be true before an authority

An individual’s obligation either to do or not do something

Which of the following oversees nursing services?

Who discovered that sterilizing surgical instruments would help prevent infections

Who obtains informed consent for anesthesia?

In what year did the Joint Commission release the "do not use" abbreviation list?

Which is defined as having control over ones life?

OSHA focuses on what?

ability to predict an outcome in advance, ability to reasonably anticipate that harm or injury might result

System of moral principles and rules that become standards for professional conduct.

presentation of evidence in court of law in order to achieve resolution, or innocence or guilt

The formal written accusation from a grand jury

The ultimate responsibility for securing written informed surgical consent belongs to the

When did the profession of surgical technology first begin?

most common types of patient care errors committed by operating room personnel and include negligence and malpractice.

Each patient has a right under state law to make decisions concerning his/her care, including right to refuse treatment.

All are forms of relationships except

Methods for securing consent under emergency circumstances include all except

“The thing speaks for itself;” 

A statement that one expects to be proven as true

What is the professional organization for surgical technologists?

A formal process by which qualified individuals are listed in a registry

A properly written surgical consent will provide

Falls, medication errors, intraoperative burns, and loss of specimens are examples of ___ that would require reporting. 

All legal decisions reported on a given legal subject

The first pleading filed by plaintiff’s attorney in a negligence action

Surgical procedures, fertility and sterilization procedures, anesthesia, transfusions, chemotherapy are a form of...

The expected conduct of a professional in a given circumstance

An obligation either to do or not do something that is the responsibility of the corporate body

“Let the master answer;”

Legal right granted by a government agency in compliance w/statute that authorizes & oversee activities of a profession

Once consent is signed the patient can not refuse treatment.

An incident report is also known as

In criminal cases, the person accused of the crime; in civil matters, the person or organization being sued