[PDF] Junior Instructor Hospital Housekeeping| 646/2023 Syllabus Kerala PSC

DETAILED SYLLABUS FOR THE POST OF JUNIOR INSTRUCTOR – HOSPITAL HOUSEKEEPING IN INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT

CAT NO: 646/2023

Contents

646/2023 syllabus Kerala PSC

MODULE I: HOSPITAL SANITATION AND HYGIENE – 10 MARKS

Basic cleaning of hospital – Special cleaning of hospital – Blood spill kit – Personal
hygiene – Hospital – Peculiarity to hospital environment – Maintenance of toilet –
Different type of cleaning agents – Storage and selection of cleaning agent – Different
area cleaning – Water treatment and purification – Hardness of water – Toxic
substance, water borne diseases –

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MODULE II: HOSPITAL WASTE MANAGEMENT – 10 MARKS

Source and generation of waste – Classification of Biomedical waste – Biomedical
waste segregation – Treatment – Storage and disposal – Final disposal – Collection
and Transpiration – Colour coding and type of container for disposal of waste –
Hazards warning signs – Physical safety – Personal protective Equipment –
Immunization of staff – Registers for housekeeping – IMAGE – Certification by
pollution control board – Immunization of staff – Health hazardous hospital waste

MODULE III: FIRE AND SAFETY AWARENESS – 10 MARKS

Fire hazards – Classification of fire – Firefighting equipment – First aid for burns and
electrical shocks – Type of extinguishers – Extinguish methods – Natural hazardsDisaster management – Awareness & Training of disaster like earthquake, cyclone,
flood, mass casualty – Maintenances and repair – Fire risk areas in the hospital – Fire
prevention activities – Periodic firefighting drill – Statutory approval of fire & rescue
department – Electrical hazards – Periodic checking of all electrical installations

MODULE IV: PEST CONTROL – 10 MARKS

Identify pest, rodents & animals – Life cycle of pest& rodent – Disease transmitted by
pest& rodents other animals- Control and eradication- Prevention of pest & rodents –
control mosquitoes, flies & cockroaches, and rats – Vulnerable areas of pest and
rodents and other animals – Prevention, control and eradication of pest, rodents and
other animals

MODULE V: INTERIOR DECORATION – 10 MARKS

Flower arrangement- Principles of floral arrangement – Prevention & after care in
flower arrangement – Proper lighting and ventilation in different area of hospital –
Understand different colour scheme – Selection of colours in various purpose –
Material used for different hospital area – soft furnishing – Maintenance of garden
and indoor plants – Interior decoration and external beautification – Creating
environment pleasant to patients, staff and visitors –

MODULE VI: HOSPITAL LINEN SERVICES – 10 MARKS

Linen and their importance – Classification of linen – Characteristic of linen – Nature
of fabrics – Linen selection – Procurement – Storing- Facilities required for linen
room- Procurement of linen from stores and laundry- Washing & sterilization in the
laundry- Issues of lien in wards- Keep proper accounting of linen- Ensure proper
sorting of linen – Stain removal – Type of laundry services –

MODULE VII: MAINTENANCE OF HOUSEKEEPING EQUIPMENT – 10 MARKS

Acquire basic knowledge of the different types of equipment in use – Ensure proper
custody – Operational procedures of equipment- Safety measures – Preventive
maintenance – Annual maintenance contract – Fault detection- Minor repair –
Equipment care, safety, storage

MODULE VIII: HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT – 10 MARKS

Types of environments – Factors effecting the environment in hospital – Air pollution –
Water pollution – Noise pollution – Soil pollution – Control and prevention regular
surveillance of overhead, underground tank – Composition of air- Air flow – Humidity
and temperature – Odour control – Identify the types and sources of odour- Control
and remove bad odours- Equipment and materials used for odour control – Basic
principles of ventilation – Meteorology Environment

MODULE IX: HOSPITAL INFECTION CONTROL – 10 MARKS

Definition of hospital infection – Hospital infection and its important – Epidemiology of
hospital infection – Autoclave – Microwave- Boiling – Hospital acquired infection –
Prevention of Hospital infection – Common factors responsible for hospital infection –
Type of disinfection – Method of sterilization – Aseptic procedures – Hospital infection
control committee – Hand washing – Type of disinfections/Sterilization – Fumigation –

MODULE X: BASIC MANAGEMENT – 10 MARKS

Principles of management and their application – Planning, organizing, coordinate,
controlling and housekeeping activities – housekeeping control desk – Maintenance
of records and documents required for effective housekeeping – Basic awareness of
computer – Window- MS office- Data entry – Memory and storage devices –
Fundamentals of computer – Objectives of Hospital computerization –

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