Information Package / Course Catalogue
Infectious Diseases
Course Code: AN104
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Student will gain knowledge about common infectious diseases that are seen in operating room, intensive care and reanimation units.

Course Content

Diseases of the systems, basic knowledge about diagnosis and treatment

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Nuray GİDER
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to define infection
2.To be able to differentiate common infectious diseases
3.To be able to define nosocomial infections and know ways of prevention
4.To be able to differentiate the methods of prevention from infections
5.Collaborate with Hospital Infection Control Committee
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Hospital Infections (Ed: A Yüce and N Çakır) 2nd Edition, İzmir Güven Publications, 2009
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Infection Formation
Week 2 - Theoretical
Infection signs and symptoms
Week 3 - Theoretical
Respiratory Tract Infections
Week 4 - Theoretical
Blood Transmitted Infections
Week 5 - Theoretical
Fecal-Oral Transmitted Infections
Week 6 - Theoretical
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Week 7 - Theoretical
Childhood Infections and Immunization Schedule
Week 8 - Theoretical
Infections of Intensive Care Unit
Week 9 - Theoretical
Nosocomial Infections
Week 10 - Theoretical
Nosocomial Infections
Week 11 - Theoretical
Protection Methods of Nosocomial Infections
Week 12 - Theoretical
Nosocomial Infection Control Comitee
Week 13 - Theoretical
Disinfection and sterilisation
Week 14 - Theoretical
Personal protection methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment142142
Midterm Examination1213
Final Examination1213
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)76
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes