Nursing REPLICA J - ASL ROMA 1

Hygiene: Definitions and objectives. Health and Illness. Definitions. Main indicators of the state of health of the population. Health determinants: biological, behavioral, environmental and health factors Sterilization and disinfection: definition and objectives. Definition of sterile medical device. Classification of medical devices based on the risk of infection in the patient. Sterilization:physical and chemical methods. Sterilization by dry heat and wet heat. Sterilization by ethylene oxide. Sterilization by ultraviolet radiation and gamma radiation. Sterilization by filtration. Disinfection. Disinfection of high, medium and low level. Requirements for a disinfectant. Factors that influence the activity of disinfectants. Continuous, periodic and terminal disinfection. Handwashing: simple, antiseptic and surgical. Environmental hygiene: air, water, food and their eeffects on health condition Air pollution. Thermal inversion. Natural and anthropogenic pollutants. Air pollution sources. Major air pollutants: benzene, absesto, particulate matter. Effects of air pollution on humans and on the environment: greenhouse effect, global warming, acid rain, ozone thinning/hole. Water. Surface, meteoric and telluric waters. Water pollution: chemical, physical and biological. Main pollutants in water and effects on human health. Water for human consumption: legislative decree n. 31 of 2 February 2001. Potability and quality parameters. Physical, chemical and microbiological parameters of drinking water. Improving water quality-purification of drinking water. Primary and secondary disinfection. Water in the hospital. Legionella risk in the hospital: assisted breathing systems, sanitary water systems and air treatment units. Dialysis water. Dialysis water production plant. Microbiological controls of a dialysis water. Reference standards for the quality of a dialysis water. Chemical-physical and microbiological contamination of food. Primary and secondary contamination of foods. Infectious diseases transmitted by food. Intoxications and Toxininfections. Hazard-Analysis-Critical-Control-Points.

In order to understand the teaching content and to achieve the learning objectives, at the beginning of the course the student must possess basic knowledge of microbiology

F. Auxilia- M. Pontello. Igiene e Sanità Pubblica-Salute e Ambiente. Piccin Ricciardi. Igiene per le professioni sanitarie. Sorbona.

Frontal lessons with Powerpoint presentation

Mandatory attendance

To Pass the oral examination student must obtain a note of 18/30. Student must possess a sufficient knowledge of the program To obtain a note of 30/30 with distinction student must possess an excellent knowledge of the whole program using a correct terminology to expose the topics

F. Auxilia- M. Pontello. Igiene e Sanità Pubblica-Salute e Ambiente. Piccin Ricciardi. Igiene per le professioni sanitarie. Sorbona.

The lessons will be held in Italian with the support of the slides