Chapter 1&2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 AST | Association of surgical tech. Ensures that ST have the knowledge & skills required to administer patient care of the highest quality. |
| CAAHEP | Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. Education programs for ST are accredited by this. |
| ARC-ST | The Accreditation Review Committee on Education in surgical technology. |
| NBSTSA | National Board of Surgical Technology & Surgical Assistance. Responsible for the credentials & the national cert. Exam |
| JCAHO | Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organization. Sets the standards & polices for health care facilities. |
| Allied Health | Who we as ST work for |
| Affidavit | statement of facts sworn to be true |
| Allegation | statement one expects to prove true |
| Defendant | Person accused of crime, or person or Organization being sued |
| Deposition | Method of pre trial discovery in which questions are answered under oath |
| Liability | Obligation to do or not to do somethings. Also an obligation potentially or actually occurred as a negligent act |
| Malpractice | professional misconduct that results in harm of another, Negligence of a professional |
| Negligence | omission or commission of an act that a reasonable prudent individual would not do under the same situation |
| Perjury | intentionally providing wrong information under oath |
| Standard of Care | Conduct that is expected of an individual under a given circumstance |
| Subpoena | Court order to appear and testify or produce required documents |
| Tort | A civil wrong intentional or unintentional |
| Aeger Primo | Patient First (AST'S Motto) |
| Primum Non Nocere | Above all do no harm |
| Res Ipsa Loquitur | things speak for itself |
| Respondent Superior | let the master speak |
| Pasteur | Father of microbiology, virology, and immunology. |
| Lister | Developed technique of antiseptic surgery. |
| Emergent | Life or limb threatening. Ex) Ruptured aneurysm of abdominal aorta. |
| Urgent | Requiring treatment within a relatively short period of time. Ex) ectopic pregnancy |
| Elective | Surgical intervention that does not have to be performed immediately or within a short period of time. Ex) Torn meniscus in knee. |
| Optional | Surgical intervention that does not have to be performed in order to preserve life or function. |
| Preoperative | Prior to initiation of surgical procedure. |
| Intraoperative | While the surgical procedure is being performed. |
| Postoperative | When surgical procedure is terminated. |
| General Consent | Consents all routine services, general diagnostic procedures, medical treatment, and other normal and routine touching that may be expected. |
| Special Consent | Must be given for any procedure that entails a higher than normal risk. Surgical procedures, fertility procedures, anesthesia ,transfusion,chemotherapy. |
| Registration | Formal process by which qualified individuals are listed in a registry. |
| Certification | Recognition by an appropriate body that an individual has met a predetermined standard. |
| Licensure | Legal right granted by a government agency in compliance with a statute that authorizes and oversees the activities of a profession. |
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