DISINFECTION AND STERILIZATION IN OUTPATIENT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES
This study aimed to investigate the process of disinfection and sterilization of materials in outpatient occupational health units, in the Brazilian states of Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, and Mato Grosso do Sul. It is a case study undertaken in 15 outpatient occupational healt...
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| author | Aline Mara Jacoby Karen Cristina Jung Rech Rosana Amora Ascari |
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| description | This study aimed to investigate the process of disinfection and sterilization of materials in outpatient occupational health units, in the Brazilian states of Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, and Mato Grosso do Sul. It is a case study undertaken in 15 outpatient occupational health units, in June – September 2013, with a questionnaire applied individually to the professionals working in the area of sterilization in the company’s head office.All the units use the autoclave as the method of sterilization, undertaken in the medical-dental procedure rooms. The following were identified: there is a lack of standardization of products’ labeling, validation tests and records of the sterilizations undertaken. The quality and safety of the sterilization process are compromised in the units studied, and require intervention in the physical structure and redefinition of the processes of monitoring and recording the sterilizations for improvement of the health conditions, and of the worker’s safety. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bcb5af7cc8c44bf2942c0aef9d15e6582022-12-21T23:19:19ZengUniversidade Federal do ParanáCogitare Enfermagem1414-85362176-91332016-03-012110110http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i1.42892DISINFECTION AND STERILIZATION IN OUTPATIENT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICESAline Mara JacobyKaren Cristina Jung RechRosana Amora AscariThis study aimed to investigate the process of disinfection and sterilization of materials in outpatient occupational health units, in the Brazilian states of Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, and Mato Grosso do Sul. It is a case study undertaken in 15 outpatient occupational health units, in June – September 2013, with a questionnaire applied individually to the professionals working in the area of sterilization in the company’s head office.All the units use the autoclave as the method of sterilization, undertaken in the medical-dental procedure rooms. The following were identified: there is a lack of standardization of products’ labeling, validation tests and records of the sterilizations undertaken. The quality and safety of the sterilization process are compromised in the units studied, and require intervention in the physical structure and redefinition of the processes of monitoring and recording the sterilizations for improvement of the health conditions, and of the worker’s safety.http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i1.42892SterilizationOccupational NursingOccupational HealthOccupational risks |
| spellingShingle | Aline Mara Jacoby Karen Cristina Jung Rech Rosana Amora Ascari DISINFECTION AND STERILIZATION IN OUTPATIENT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES Cogitare Enfermagem Sterilization Occupational Nursing Occupational Health Occupational risks |
| title | DISINFECTION AND STERILIZATION IN OUTPATIENT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES |
| title_full | DISINFECTION AND STERILIZATION IN OUTPATIENT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES |
| title_fullStr | DISINFECTION AND STERILIZATION IN OUTPATIENT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES |
| title_full_unstemmed | DISINFECTION AND STERILIZATION IN OUTPATIENT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES |
| title_short | DISINFECTION AND STERILIZATION IN OUTPATIENT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES |
| title_sort | disinfection and sterilization in outpatient occupational health services |
| topic | Sterilization Occupational Nursing Occupational Health Occupational risks |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i1.42892 |
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