Information Package / Course Catalogue
Prevention of Hospital İnfections
Course Code: HE902
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

In this course it is aimed to develop knowledge of nursing students on infections and common infectious diseases in hospital and their prevention.

Course Content

This courses includes informations about complications, manifestations, prevention of spread, modes of transmission, risk factors and definition of common infectious diseases in hospitals.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To gain information about manifestations of common infectious diseases
2.To gain information about risk factors of common infectious diseases
3.To gain information about complications of common infectious diseases
4.To gain information about modes of transmission of infection diseases
5.To gain information about prevention of spread of infection diseases
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Aydın İ. (2007). İnfection Diseases, Baran Ofset, Samsun.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Cycle of infection
Week 2 - Theoretical
Cycle of infection
Week 3 - Theoretical
Manifestations of infectious diseases
Week 4 - Theoretical
Manifestations of infectious diseases
Week 5 - Theoretical
Manifestations of infectious diseases
Week 6 - Theoretical
Air-borne transmitted diseases
Week 7 - Theoretical
Air-borne transmitted diseases
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Blood-borne transmitted diseases
Week 10 - Theoretical
Blood-borne transmitted diseases
Week 11 - Theoretical
Hepatitis
Week 12 - Theoretical
Hepatitis
Week 13 - Theoretical
Parasitic diseases in humans
Week 14 - Theoretical
Immunization
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144284
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)101
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes