DISINFECTION AND STERILIZATION IN OUTPATIENT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES

Authors

  • Aline Mara Jacoby Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)
  • Karen Cristina Jung Rech Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC) e Hospital Regional de Oeste, Chapecó/SC.
  • Rosana Amora Ascari Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i1.42892

Keywords:

Sterilization, Occupational Nursing, Occupational Health, Occupational risks.

Abstract

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.

Author Biographies

Aline Mara Jacoby, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)

Enfermeira. Graduada pela Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC). Membro do Grupo de Estudos sobre Saúde e Trabalho.

Karen Cristina Jung Rech, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC) e Hospital Regional de Oeste, Chapecó/SC.

Enfermeira. Especialista em Enfermagem do Trabalho.

Rosana Amora Ascari, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Enfermeira. Doutoranda em Enfermagem. Mestre em saúde Coletiva. Professora do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC). Membro do Grupo de Estudos sobre Saúde e Trabalho.

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Published

2016-03-16

How to Cite

Jacoby, A. M., Rech, K. C. J., & Ascari, R. A. (2016). DISINFECTION AND STERILIZATION IN OUTPATIENT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES. Cogitare Enfermagem, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i1.42892

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 1 (2016)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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