Healthcare Equipment Management Study Guide
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Course Introduction
Healthcare Equipment Management explores the principles and practices involved in the acquisition, maintenance, and lifecycle management of medical devices and healthcare technologies. The course covers regulatory frameworks, safety standards, equipment selection, risk assessment, cost-benefit analysis, preventive maintenance strategies, and the ethical considerations tied to healthcare technology management. Students will develop the skills necessary to ensure the reliability, safety, and compliance of equipment in clinical settings, as well as gain insight into emerging trends in healthcare technology and asset management.
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Surgical Equipment and Supplies 2nd Edition by Colleen
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J. Rutherford
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Chapter 1: Common Equipment and Supplies
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Q1) In reference to electrosurgery units,ABC stands for:
A) aluminum beam coagulation
B) argon beam coagulation
C) argon beam cautery
D) aluminum beam cautery
Answer: B
Q2) Tourniquets should be applied only by __________________________ personnel.
Answer: licensed
Q3) An Andrews frame may be used to position a patient for surgery on the lumbar spine.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Another name for the back table is the ____________________ table. Answer: instrument
Q5) A good area to place the grounding pad is over the elbow. A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: General Surgical Supplies and Post-Operative Splints
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Q1) Peanut sponges are also known as:
A) Kitners
B) dissectors
C) cherries
D) tonsil sponges
Answer: B
Q2) Keep small sponges,such as cherries or dissectors,attached to a clamp or in the holder.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Raney clips are used to hold __________ tissue.
A) bowel
B) bone
C) scalp
D) spinal Answer: C
Q4) What is bone wax used for?
Answer: barrel,plunger,tip,and measurement markings
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Chapter 3: Tubes, drains, and Catheters
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Q1) A "peg" would be placed in which of the following structures?
A) bladder
B) esophagus
C) liver
D) stomach
Answer: D
Q2) A Heimlich valve is a type of chest drain.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Name three conditions that can cause acquired hydrocephalus. Answer: infection,cyst,hemorrhage,trauma,and tumor
Q4) A JP drain is another name for a:
A) Jackman-Pratt
B) Jackson-Pratt
C) Jackson-Prett
D) Jackman-Prett
Answer: B
Q5) A Robinson catheter is the most common type of _____________________ catheter.
Answer: straight (or nonretaining)
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Chapter 4: Sutures and Suture Needles
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Q1) Another term for Chromic Gut is _________________________ gut.
Q2) Vicryl is an absorbable suture.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Chromic Gut should not be used in neurosurgical or ____________________ procedures.
Q4) Which of the following sutures is absorbable?
A) stainless steel
B) Ethilon
C) Vicryl
D) Prolene
Q5) What are the three parts of a swedged suture needle?
Q6) You should load sutures with your fingers.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Pledgets are absorbable.
A)True
B)False
Q8) Ethilon is made of _______________________ fiber.
Q9) ________________________ suture consists of more than one strand. Page 6
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Chapter 5: Lasers
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Q1) The holmium laser is versatile as it can cut,ablate,coagulate,and contour tissues of all types.
A)True
B)False
Q2) One of the main uses for an excimer laser is:
A) gynecological surgery
B) orthopedic surgery
C) LASIK surgery
D) neurosurgery
Q3) Scattering of a laser beam as it hits a surface (e.g.,tissue)can cause:
A) an increase in intensity
B) a narrowing of the beam
C) a decrease in intensity
D) the beam to spread over a smaller area
Q4) To help prevent fire,surround the surgical site with ____________________ towels.
Q5) When storing the laser,the key should be left in the machine,so it does not get lost.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Endoscopic and Robotic Equipment
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Q1) Arthroscopy can be used for all of the following <u>except</u>:
A) ligament damage repair
B) tendon damage repair
C) bone fractures
D) chondroplasty
Q2) Define the word cystoscopy.
Q3) The camera head and cord are attached to the endoscope using a _______________.
Q4) Gastroscopy refers to viewing inside the:
A) small intestine
B) large intestine
C) esophagus
D) stomach
Q5) Robotic surgery is categorized as an open surgical procedure.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Excess carbon dioxide in the body can lead to metabolic _______________.
Q7) The most common position for the patient to be placed in for cystoscopic procedures is ________________.
Q9) What structures are located in the mediastinum? Page 9
Q8) Why should you not place a camera on the bottom of an instrument tray?
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Chapter 7: Specialty Equipment
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Q1) The proper order for the steps for screw insertion is:
A) measure, drill, tap, and screw
B) tap, measure, drill, and screw
C) drill, measure, tap, and screw
D) drill, tap, measure, and screw
Q2) A scleral buckle procedure is used to treat:
A) corneal abrasion
B) glaucoma
C) retinal detachment
D) sties
Q3) The image guidance system is also known as the ___________________.
Q4) A vacuum curettage machine would be used during which of the following procedures?
A) hysterectomy
B) oophorectomy
C) D&E
D) cerclage
Q5) Store a microscope with the ____________________ caps in place.
Q6) Cardiopulmonary bypass can be ______________________ or partial.
Q7) What do the initials AICD stand for?
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Chapter 8: Anesthesia
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Q1) A Bullard is a type of _____________________.
Q2) Lasix is classified as a _____________________.
Q3) Marcaine is classified as a local _______________________.
Q4) For what reason is a nebulizer used?
Q5) What is the purpose of a bag-valve-mask device?
Q6) An adequate oxygen flow rate for a bag-valve-mask device is:
A) 10 L/min
B) 15 L/min
C) 5 L/ min
D) 2-4 L/ min
Q7) Why is it important for talking and noise to be kept to an absolute minimum during the induction phase of anesthesia?
Q8) ___________________ is a major risk with spinal anesthesia.
Q9) Internal defibrillator paddles can only be used in a cardiac arrest under what circumstance?
Q10) ___________ is used to reverse the effects of narcotics.
A) Digoxin
B) Decadron
C) Narcan
D) Atropine Page 12
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