Across
- 2. An inventory control system for products/equipment typcially used in an OR that involves use of an enclosed or covered cart (generally prepared for one surgical case and not used for general supply replenishment
- 3. Method of using appropriate barriers to reduce the risk of transmission of bloodborne and other pathogens
- 4. To make safe by removing or reducing contamination by infectious organisms or other harmful substances to an acceptable level
- 8. A part of Standard Precautions for all healthcare workers to prevent skin and mucous membrane exposure when in contact with blood and body fluids of any patient.
- 10. A document that identifies a physician's needs (request and preferences) for a specific medical procedure
- 12. Department that procures and distributes resources and manages supplies, goods and services to providers and patients
- 13. A surgical procedure performed in a manner that causes little or no trauma or injury to the patient
- 15. The removal of all visible and non-visible soil and any other foreign material from medical devices being processed
- 17. Abbreviation for the Latin term statim meaning immediately or at once
- 18. A human resource tool that identifies the major task performed by individuals in specific positions.
- 19. The word element that comes after the root word element
Down
- 1. Information provided by a device manufacturer that provides detailed instructions on how to properly use and/or process the device
- 5. An infection that is not present when a patient is admitted to a healthcare facility but develops in a patient on or after day three of admission.
- 6. The word element that comes before the root word element
- 7. Parts of a word
- 9. Tells the Primary meaning of a word; also called "base word element"
- 11. A list of specific supplies, utensils and instruments for a specific procedure
- 14. Process by which all forms of microbial life, including bacteria, viruses, spores and fungi, are completely destroyed
- 16. A letter (typically an "o") that is sometimes used to ease the pronunciation of a medical word
