ECTS - Nosocomial Infection and Prevention

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Nosocomial Infection and Prevention (SMYO104) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Nosocomial Infection and Prevention SMYO104 Elective Courses 2 0 0 2 2
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level Associate (Short Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Instructor Gamze Yiğit Uğur
Course Assistants
Course Objectives
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Demonstrate professional responsibility for the prevention of nosocomial infections. Discuss the role of health professionals in the management and surveillance of hospital infections. Follow infection control programs. Define basic theories of nosocomial infections. Know the epidemiology of nosocomial infections in general. Have information about national and international infection control programs. At the end of this course, students will: - Recognize microorganisms and the criteria for achieving and maintaining sterilization.
Course Content Formation and symptoms of infection, types of microorganisms, diseases caused by fecal-oral transmission, diseases transmitted through the mucosa and skin, bloodborne diseases, airborne diseases, sexually transmitted diseases, hospital infections and infection control measures, hospital infection control committee, personal protection methods and hand hygiene, sterilization of medical waste.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Epidemiology of nosocomial infections (definition, nosocomial infections; urinary, surgical wound, nosocomial pneumonia, nosocomial bacteremia) Individual protection from hospital infections and hand hygiene Hospital infection control committee Infection control programs (National or regional, hospital) Infection control responsibility Classification of sterilization methods MIDTERM EXAM Boiling sterilization, Hot air sterilization, Pressurized steam sterilization, Chemical sterilization Nasocomial respiratory system infections Infection control measures in patient care (standard precautions, transmission-specific precautions) Isolation Methods Central sterilization unit and its operation Environment, Antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance

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Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 60
Toplam 2 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 2 32
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 6 2 12
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 6 2 12
Total Workload 56