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Basic Principles of Infection Prevention and Control in Health Care
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:12.08.2022 12:19:26
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | MDAK_312 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Health Care | Target Audience: | Nursing Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Agita Melbārde-Kelmere | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Nursing and Obstetric Care | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, mdak rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061568 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 5 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 10 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 11 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 22 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Anatomy, microbiology with virusology and parasitology, histology. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To promote the acquisition of knowledge and development of understanding of healthcare-acquired infections, to strengthen students’ understanding and interest in research in this field, to provide students with an idea of the existing research and innovations in the prevention of healthcare-acquired infections. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | History of infectious disease epidemiology. Characterisation of the epidemic process. Mechanism of infection transmission. Factors of infection transmission. A susceptible organism. Options for the specific prevention of infectious diseases for the protection of staff and patients. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Infection control, tasks thereof. The role of nurse/midwife in ensuring infection control. Infection control team. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Healthcare-associated infectious diseases. Theoretical basis, contributing factors, epidemiology and aetiology of healthcare-associated infections. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | System of regulatory acts and guidelines in the context of hygiene and epidemiology. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Use of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance. Determination of susceptibility of micro-organisms to antimicrobial agents. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | The plan of the hygienic and anti-epidemic regime of the medical treatment institution. Hand hygiene. Personal hygiene and appearance of the employees of the medical treatment institution. Employee health, health checks and vaccination. | Classes | 2.00 | METC | |||||
| 7 | Asepsis. Antisepsis. Sterilisation. Processing of medical devices, equipment and materials in a medical treatment institution. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 8 | Disinfection, disinsection and deratisation. Classification of disinfectants. Characteristics of disinfectant ingredients. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 9 | Healthcare-associated infections – respiratory infections, gastrointestinal infections. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 10 | Health care infections associated with the use of catheters (intravascular catheters, urinary catheters). | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 11 | Prevention of surgical site infections. Guidelines and latest research. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 12 | Requirements for ensuring the isolation regime, if the patient has been diagnosed with an infectious disease that can be spread by air, droplets or contact or its causative agent. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 13 | Personal protective equipment for infection prevention in a medical treatment facility. Use of personal protective equipment according to the procedure or the anti-epidemic measure to be carried out. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 14 | Vaccines and immunisation for medical personnel. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 15 | Ensuring infection control in a medical treatment institution. Ensuring internal control. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Individual work – independent learning from literary sources. Report on current problems in infection control. Test works: students’ knowledge of the learned material is tested. Solving situational tasks in classes. Analysis of guidelines. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Individual work; At the end of the study course, an oral exam consisting of 2 questions (examination paper) covering the content of the semester. A 10-point scale is used to assess students’ knowledge and skills, using the assessment system described in RSU Academic Regulations I. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Will know the basic issues of epidemiology. Will know the basics of specific and non-specific prevention of infectious diseases, infection control methods and application and provision thereof in outpatient and inpatient health care, will know the principles and solutions of the anti-epidemic regime. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Will be able to interpret policy documents supporting infection control. Will acquire the following skills: to wash hands with soap and water, perform hygienic hand disinfection (with an alcohol-based product), perform surgical hand disinfection, put on and take off personal protective equipment. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | As a result of completing the study course, students develop competence: the ability to successfully operate in the context of infection control, integrating and using skills, knowledge and attitudes appropriate to the situation. | ||||||||
| Clinical Skills: | |||||||||
| No. | Skill | Level | |||||||
| 1 | Administration of Medication using a CVC (System) | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 2 | Administration of Medication using a CVC (System) | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| 3 | Administration of Medication using a PVC (System) | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 4 | Administration of Medication using a PVC (System) | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| 5 | Donning and doffing of disposable gloves | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 6 | Donning and doffing of disposable gloves | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| 7 | Hygienic Hand Disinfection | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 8 | Hygienic Hand Disinfection | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| 9 | Hygienic Hand Washing | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 10 | Hygienic Hand Washing | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| 11 | Intermittent female catheterisation | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| 12 | Removal of personal protective equipment in case of health-related infections | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 13 | Removal of personal protective equipment in case of health-related infections | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| 14 | The use of personal protective equipment in case of health-related infections | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 15 | The use of personal protective equipment in case of health-related infections | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Latvijas Republikas ‘’Epidemioloģiskās drošības likums’’ | ||||||||
| 2 | Grozījumi Ministru kabineta 2017. gada 28. novembra noteikumos Nr. 689 "Medicīnisko ierīču reģistrācijas, atbilstības novērtēšanas, izplatīšanas, ekspluatācijas un tehniskās uzraudzības kārtība" | ||||||||
| 3 | MK 16.02.2016. noteikumi Nr.104 “Noteikumi par higiēniskā un pretepidēmiskā režīma pamatprasībām ārstniecības iestādē” | ||||||||
| 4 | Ieteikumi ārstniecības iestāžu higiēniskā un pretepidēmiskā režīma plānu izstrādei. Pieejams no: https://www.spkc.gov.lv/sites/spkc/files/data_content/parau… | ||||||||
| 5 | Klīniskās procedūras un pacientu drošība / Dzintra Puriņa, Ināra Upmale. Rīga : Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes Sarkanā Krusta medicīnas koledža, 2018 | ||||||||
| 6 | Bennett, Gail. Infection control compliance guide /Gail Bennett., Marblehead, MA : HCPro, 2006.xiv, 182 lpp (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | MK 22.05.2012. noteikumi Nr.353 “Ārstniecības iestādēs radušos atkritumu apsaimniekošanas prasības” | ||||||||
| 2 | Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008 | ||||||||
| 3 | Environmental Infection Control Guidelines | ||||||||
| 4 | Infection prevention and control in health care | ||||||||
| 5 | Infection control guidelines | ||||||||
| 6 | WHO Infection control guideline | ||||||||
| 7 | ECDC Antimicrobial resistance | ||||||||
| 8 | WHO Infection control | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Vadlīnijas ārstniecības iestādēs radušos atkritumu apsaimniekošanā. Pieejams no: https://www.iub.gov.lv/sites/iub/files/data_content/vadlini… | ||||||||
| 2 | MK 06.07.2010. noteikumi Nr.618 “Dezinfekcijas, dezinsekcijas un deratizācijas noteikumi | ||||||||
| 3 | Nurse role on infection control | ||||||||
| 4 | Adapt to adopt | Didier Pittet | TEDxPlaceDesNations | ||||||||
