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Nursing and Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Infections
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Module:
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Nursing Care
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ECTS:
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3
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Contact hours – lectures:
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30
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Contact hours – seminar:
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15
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Contact hours – clinical exercises:
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0
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Contact hours – clinical practice:
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0
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Holder of subject:
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Helena Ribič, Senior Lecturer
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Education providers:
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- Helena Ribič, Senior Lecturer
- Zdenka Kramar, Assistant
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Level of study:
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First Bologna cycle professional education study program
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Semester:
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Summer
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Language:
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Slovene/English
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Subject specific competences:
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The student:
- learns about the modern approaches and methods in hospital hygiene,
- learns about the modern approaches and methods in hospital-acquired infections;
- learns about nurses’ role in prevention and control of hospital-acquired infections and the organization of this field of work according to the legislation;
- learns the theory behind nursing interventions in infection prevention;
- acquires knowledge and skills on prevention of hospital-acquired infections in nursing care, in accordance with professional guidelines and the legislative framework;
- expands existing knowledge of the legislation, inspection services, and the organization of this field according to the regulations on hospital hygiene and the prevention of hospital-acquired infections;
- expands existing knowledge of risks for hospital-acquired infections in hospital and other health care institutions, also for community nursing and other types of health visits at home;
- expands existing knowledge in epidemiological methods and ways of monitoring and following hospital-acquired infections.
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Mandatory and recommended references:
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Mandatory references:
- Gubina M, Dolinšek M, Škerl M. Bolnišnična higiena. Ljubljana: Medicinska fakulteta; 1998.
- Delovna skupina pri Ministrstvu za zdravje RS: Strokovne podlage za pripravo programa za obvladovanje in preprečevanje bolnišničnih okužb 2000 -2003.
- Dragaš AZ, Škerl M. Higiena in obvladovanje okužb. Ljubljana: Založba Zrc, SAZU; 2004.
- Dolinšek M, Kramar Z, Bohinc P. Vzdrževanje prostora, opreme in pripomočkov kot del izolacijske doktrine. In: Musič D, ed. Aerogeno prenosljive bolezni: zbornik predavanj 2. strokovnega seminarja. 2003 Junij 9; Ljubljana, Slovenija. Ljubljana: Slovensko društvo za bolnišnično higieno; 2003: str. 34-40.
- Klavs I, Grgič-Vitek M, Škerl M, Grosek Š, Kompan L, Kramar Z, et al. Epidemiološko spremljanje bolnišničnih okužb : strokovna navodila za izvajanje Pravilnika o pogojih za pripravo in izvajanje programa preprečevanja in obvladovanja bolnišničnih okužb (Uradni list RS, št. 74/99), Zdravstveno varstvo, Suplement, letn. 40. Ljubljana: Inštitut za varovanje zdravja Republike Slovenije; 2001.
- Pravilnik o pogojih za pripravo in izvajanje programa preprečevanja in obvladovanja bolnišničnih okužb, Uradni list RS, št. 74/99.
- Marolt-Gomišček M, Radšel-Medvešček A. Infekcijske bolezni. Ljubljana: Tangram; 2002.
Recommended references:
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Study obligations:
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- 100% obligatory attendance at the seminars
- seminar work
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Assessment methods:
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- written examination (80%)
- seminar work (20%)
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