Information Package / Course Catalogue
Newborn Safety
Course Code: EBL355
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

The aim of this course is to provide students with information about the midwifery care required for 0-28 day babies to start life healthy and to spend this period safely.

Course Content

The importance of patient safety, error results, laws, Errors and prevention of neonatal errors, Neonatal deaths, ethics, rights, Safety of the newborn at home and in the hospital, drug safety, Neonatal transport, Safe nutrition, Sudden infant death syndrome, Neglect and abuse

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to define the importance of patient safety and the consequences of errors and legal responsibilities
2.To be able to express the interventions that should be done to prevent mistakes made in the newborn
3.To be able to examine neonatal rights and ethics with a critical approach
4.Knowing drug safety in newborn
5.Early identification of neglect and abuse in the newborn
6.To be able to discuss Safety/Falls in Neonatal Intensive Care Units
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Özkan, H., Ekti Genç, R. (Ed.) (2021). Ebeler İçin Yenidoğan Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları, Ankara: Nobel Tıp Kitapevi
2.Conk, Z., Başbakkal, Z., Bal Yılmaz, H., Bolışık, B. (Ed.) (2018). Pediatri Hemşireliği, Ankara: Akademisyen Tıp Kitabevi.
3.Coughlın M.E. (2016). Yenidoğan Yoğun Bakım Ünitelerinde Dönüşümsel Hemşirelik. Z. Başbakkal, F. Yardımcı, N.A. Didişen (Ed.), Ankara: Nobel Tıp Kitapevi.
4.Narlı, N. Kırımi, E. Sinan Uslu, H. (2021). Türk Neonatoloji Derneği Güvenli Transfer Rehberi.
5.T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı (2018). Bebek Çocuk Ergen İzlem Protokolleri. https://www.saglik.gov.tr/
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The concept of patient safety, the importance of patient safety, laws / communiqué
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Introduction, reading, literature review, examination
Week 2 - Theoretical
The concept of patient safety, the importance of patient safety, laws / communiqué
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Reading, literature review, examination
Week 3 - Theoretical
Errors made in the newborn and prevention of errors
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Reading, literature review, examination
Week 4 - Theoretical
Neonatal mortality
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Reading, literature review, examination
Week 5 - Theoretical
Neonatal ethics
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Reading, literature review, examination
Week 6 - Theoretical
Newborn rights
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Reading, literature review, examination
Week 7 - Theoretical
Safety of the newborn at home and in hospital-I
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Reading, literature review, examination
Week 8 - Theoretical
Safety of the newborn at home and in hospital-I
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Reading, literature review, examination
Week 9 - Theoretical
Neglect and abuse of children
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Reading, literature review, examination
Week 10 - Theoretical
Neglect and abuse of children
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Reading, literature review, examination
Week 11 - Theoretical
Safe transport of the newborn
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Reading, literature review, examination
Week 12 - Theoretical
Medicines safety
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Reading, literature review, examination
Week 13 - Theoretical
Sudden infant death syndrome
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Reading, literature review, examination
Week 14 - Theoretical
Safe nutrition
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Reading, literature review, examination
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Assignment1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Assignment110212
Individual Work110212
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination1819
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)98
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
3
4
OÇ-2
1
3
5
OÇ-3
3
5
OÇ-4
5
OÇ-5
3
3
3
3
OÇ-6
3
3
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026