Iahcsmm Workbook Chapters 17-20

Front 1

Items that are stored at the healthcare facility, but owned by the vendor are called ______ items.

Back 1

Consignment

Front 2

Consumable items that are stored in Central Service and other assigned storage systems are referred to as _______. Their value is usually included on the facility's balance sheet.

Back 2

Official Inventory

Front 3

______ occur when consumable or reusable inventory items are not available when needed.

Back 3

Stock Outs

Front 4

When items are needed immediately, or at once, Central Service Technicians may receive a ______ order.

Back 4

STAT

Front 5

The number of times per year that inventory is purchased, consumed, and replaced is called the ________.

Back 5

Inventory Turnover Rate

Front 6

Something of value that is owned by an organization or person is called an ________

Back 6

Asset

Front 7

Detergents, sterilization quality assurance products, and other items that are purchased, used up, and replaced are called _______.

Back 7

Consumable Inventory

Front 8

Sterilizers, mechanical washers, and other expensive items are examples of ______.

Back 8

Capital Equipment

Front 9

The inventory management strategy that pays the most attention to the items with the highest dollar value and less attention to items with the lowest dollar value is called ________.

Back 9

ABC Analysis

Front 10

The act of withdrawing supplies from storage for transfer to the areas where they will be used is called _______.

Back 10

Issue

Front 11

Name the System:
This inventory replenishment system uses identical carts filled with supplies. One cart is dispensed to the user unit and the second cart is kept in standby. Then, at a specified time, the second (full) cart is taken to the user unit to replace the used one. The used cart is taken to the storage area, restocked, and held until the next scheduled replacement time.

Back 11

Exchange Cart

Front 12

Name the System:
This inventory system is usually used to manage instruments and supplies for individual surgical procedures. A cart filled with instruments and supplies is assembled for each specific procedure and delivered to the user unit, usually the operating room.

Back 12

Case Cart

Front 13

Name the System:
In this system needed items are requested by the user unit, the order is received and filled from a central storage location. The requested items are then delivered to the requesting (user) unit.

Back 13

Requisition System

Front 14

Name the System:
In this system a predetermined quantity of supplies is stored on the user unit. Central Service/Material Management staff inventory the supply stock on the user unit and replenish used supplies to ensure that stock levels are returned to the predetermined quantities.

Back 14

Par-Level

Front 15

Name the System:
This system is a computerized system that allows clinical staff to obtain patient items from a storage unit on the user unit. When the item is removed the clinical staff keys in a code or uses a scan to account for the items they are removing. That data is complied by the computer and at an established time, an order is generated to restock the storage unit.

Back 15

Automated Supply Replenishment System

Front 16

The ICU places a requisition for 100 items, only 88 of the items can be filled. The inventory service level is _____ and the stock out rate is ______.

Back 16

88% Inventory Service Level and 12% Stock Out Rate

Front 17

Department that check patient care equipment for safety and function

Back 17

Biomedical Engineering

Front 18

Allows the patient to self-administer pain medication

Back 18

Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Pump

Front 19

Applies a brief electroshock to restore the rhythm of the heart

Back 19

Defibrillator

Front 20

Artificially stimulates the venous plantar plexus to increase circulation in bed-ridden patients.

Back 20

Foot Pump

Front 21

Gives control of a hospital's equipment management system to an external entity

Back 21

Outsourcing

Front 22

This is done to return inoperative equipment to proper operating condition

Back 22

Repair

Front 23

True or False:
Manufacturers sometimes loan equipment to facilities at no cost if the facility agrees to purchase disposable equipment components from the manufacturer

Back 23

True

Front 24

True or False:
A gastric suction unit is used to suction liquids from oral and nasal cavities

Back 24

False

Front 25

True or False:
Both biomedical technicians and central service technicians are qualified to repair patient care equipment

Back 25

False

Front 26

True or False:
Used equipment that is not visibly coiled may be returned to the clean equipment storage area without undergoing a decontamination process

Back 26

False

Front 27

List six reasons why it is important for the Central Service Department to track items

Back 27

1. Insure items can be quickly located
2. Determine when consumable supplies should be replaced
3. Measure item usage
4. Maintain accurate records of processes such as sterilization, distribution, etc.
5. Assist with quality processes
6. Obtain information for financial analysis

Front 28

The system that uses small, bandage-sized transponders that provide real-time data about the location of a specific piece of equipment is called a

Back 28

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

Front 29

Hand-written tags, wall-mounted bulletin boards, and log books are examples of _______ tracking systems.

Back 29

Manual

Front 30

Nurses, physicians, and other professionals working in the healthcare facility are ______ customers of Central Services

Back 30

Internal

Front 31

An activity designed to identify and resolve work task-related problems is called ________.

Back 31

Process Improvement

Front 32

When something deviates from the expected standard it is said to have a _______.

Back 32

Defect

Front 33

Biological indicators, chemical indicators and integrators, as well as pressure gauges, graphs, and charts are all examples of ___________.

Back 33

Technical Quality Control Indicators

Front 34

A process that looks backwards at an event to help prevent it from reoccurring is called a ______.

Back 34

Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Front 35

The quality process that uses the DMADV/DMAIC processes to improve processes is called ___________.

Back 35

Six Sigma

Front 36

________ is an international standard used by participating organizations to help assure that they consistently deliver quality services and products

Back 36

ISO 9000

Front 37

The act of granting authority to employees to make decisions within their area of responsibility is called ____________.

Back 37

Empowerment

Front 38

__________ is a technical, statistical sampling method that measures the quality of production.

Back 38

Quality Control

Front 39

An unexpected occurrence involving death, serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk there of is called a __________.

Back 39

Sentinal Event