Information Package / Course Catalogue
Health Care Workers’ Health, Infection Control and Protection
Course Code: HEK528
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 3
Credit: 4
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for the health workers to be protected from infections.

Course Content

The role of health workers in the formation and prevention of hospital infections; Frequent infections; Infections related to health care workers, diagnosis, treatment and control, ways of protection; Immunization of health workers.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Selcen ÖNCÜ
Prof. Soner Sertan KARA
Learning Outcomes
1.Having knowledge to protect health workers from infections
2.Having skills to protect health workers from infections
3. To know the common infections in health care workers
4. To know ımmunization of common infections in health care workers
5. To know the place of health workers in preventing hospital infections
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Infectious Diseases (Fehmi Tabak)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Infectious diseases, infection control
Week 2 - Theoretical
Infectious diseases transmission routes
Week 3 - Theoretical
Isolation methods
Week 4 - Theoretical
Notifiable diseases
Week 5 - Theoretical
Adult and child immunization
Week 6 - Theoretical
Health workers and hospital infections
Week 7 - Theoretical
Protection from infections associated with health workers
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
The place of health workers in preventing hospital infections
Week 9 - Theoretical
Common infections in health workers
Week 10 - Theoretical
Infection, diagnosis and treatment approaches related to health workers
Week 11 - Theoretical
Infection, diagnosis and treatment approaches related to health workers
Week 12 - Theoretical
Immunization in health workers
Week 13 - Theoretical
Health units working in health institutions
Week 14 - Theoretical
Assesment and evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory132139
Lecture - Practice132365
Midterm Examination18210
Final Examination18210
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)124
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026