ITI Hospital Housekeeping Syllabus: Semester-wise Syllabus and Eligibility Criteria and More

Trade Theory

Trade Practical

Basic principles of sanitation and peculiarity to hospital environment.
- Basic principles of personal hygiene
- Basic knowledge of different detergent and  disinfectants
- Different cleaning procedures applicable to  different hospital areas
- Basic knowledge of cleaning equipment
- Their operation techniques
- Their maintenance. Different processes of Water treatment & purification, removing bacteria.

Sanitation: Supervising Sanitation of the Hospital Environment.
a) Basic Cleaning
- Dusting
- Sweeping
- Polishing
- Washing
b) Special Cleaning of
- Different types of floors
- Wall & Ceiling
- Doors & Windows
- Furniture & Fixtures
- Venetian Blinds
c) Maintenance of Toilet.
d) Water treatment, Filtering & Purification.

Basic principles of ventilation, the composition of Air, Airflow, Humidity and temperature. Common types of odours and their sources of origin. Removal and control technique of different types of odours. Various equipment and materials are used for odour control operations.

Odour Control: Identifying and determining the types and sources of unwanted odours in hospital premises. Controlling and removal of bad odours

Hospital Waste – Source and generation of waste Hazards of hospital waste to hospital population and community. Principles of collection of different types of hospital

Waste Disposal: Supervise hospital waste disposal
- Collection
- Transportation
- Disposal

Classification of fire, the importance of fire in the hospital. Basic methods of extinction of fire. Principals of working of different types of Fire Extinguishers. Principles of working of different Fire Fighting Equipment. Awareness of tackling dangerous situations e.g. earthquakes, Cyclones, Floods etc.

Safety:
– Fire
- Electrical
- Natural Hazards
To identify fire risk areas in the hospital Supervising fire prevention activities Demonstration & instruction by Fire Deptt. / Fire Brigade. Detect source of fire Operate fire alarm, Smoke Detector.

Basics of life cycles of pastes, Rodents. Vulnerable areas of paste and Rodent nuisance. Disease transmission by pastes Rodents and other animals. Prevention, control and eradication of paste, Rodents and other animals

Pest, rodent & animal Control: Identifying pastes, Rodents & Animal Nuisance in the hospital Organizing and Supervising the precaution, control and eradication of the Pest, Rodent and Animal nuisance.­

Trade Theory

Trade Practical

Understand different colour schemes. Selection of colours for various purposes. Materials used for different hospital areas. Acquire knowledge of types and arrangements of soft furnishing and their maintenance. Know flower arrangements and their importance.

Interior Decoration: Create an environment pleasant to patients, staff and visitors. Create and maintain aesthetic colour Scheme Make aesthetic and suitable arrangements of soft furnishing. Make necessary floor arrangements inwards/departments. Ensure proper lighting and ventilation in different hospital areas.

Acquire basic knowledge of Linen and its importance in hospitals. Classification of linen. Characteristics of linen of different types. Nature of fabrics and uses. Linen selection, procurement, storage, and physical facilities are required for linen rooms. Preparation, Mending, Security, safety & control

Hospital Linen Services: Procure linen from stores and Laundry. Ensure proper storage of linen. To supervise washing and sterilization in the Laundry. Maintain linen properly. Issues linen in Wards/Departments. Keep proper accounting of linen.

Role of good material management in effective linen service. Acquire basic knowledge of the different types of equipment in use

Housekeeping equipment Maintenance. Ensure proper custody, operation and maintenance of all hospital housekeeping equipment.

Types of environment. Factors affecting the environment in the hospital. Lay out, configuration work, flow of men, material and equipment in different hospital areas.

Environmental Hygiene: Supervising both internal and external environmental hygiene of hospital premises. Regular surveillance of overhead and underground tank, proper cover, regular chlorination and cleaning.

Acquire a basic understanding of the definition of hospital infection. Hospital infection and its importance. Epidemiology of hospital infection. Basic disease process.

Infection Control: Carry out infection control measures: Disinfection practices. Sterilization practices. Aseptic procedures.

Personal hygiene. Principles of management and their applications in housekeeping.

Managerial Task: Plan, organize, coordinate, control and monitor all housekeeping activity in hand for effective utilization of resources. Maintain various housekeeping Records & Documents.

Basic computer awareness for Hospital Management. Study on Windows & MS Office.

Computer: Basic operation of Computer, Windows and MS Office. Practised on Data Entry in a computer