Information Package / Course Catalogue
Infection Control Nursing
Course Code: YBH522
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The purpose of this course is to provide knowledge in infection control measures, through a problem-solving approach in learning nurses who are interested in the management of hospital infection control.

Course Content

Introduction to infection control, national and international organizations and their policies on infection control, legistlation on ınfection control, legistlation on ınfection control, ınfection control nursing, descriptions, education and certificate programme, hospital infections- descriptions and classification, surgical site infection- guidelines, preventing surgical site infection - preoperative precautions, preventing surgical site infection- ıntraoperative precautions, preventing surgical site infection - postoperative precautions, ınfection control in surgery reviewing research.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Süreyya BULUT
Learning Outcomes
1.Be able to know the importance of surgical infection
2.Be able to know the factors that cause surgical infections
3.Be able to know the guidelines for the control of surgical infection
4.Be able to have the information for the control of surgical infections
5.Be able to have the information for surgical infections
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Islam, M. S., Rahman, K. M., Sun, Y., Qureshi, M. O., Abdi, I., Chughtai, A. A., & Seale, H. (2020). Current knowledge of COVID-19 and infection prevention and control strategies in healthcare settings: A global analysis. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 41(10), 1196–1206. doi:10.1017/ice.2020.237
2.Doğanay M., Ünal S. Hastane İnfeksiyonları. Bilimsel Tıp Yayınevi.2007.
3.Türk Hastane İnfeksiyonları ve Kontrolü Derneği. http://www.hider.org.tr/
4.Dezenfeksiyon Antisepsi Sterilizasyon Derneği. http://www.das.org.tr/
5.Center for Disease Control and Prevention. www.cdc.gov. https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/about/index.html
6.Yatakli Tedavi Kurumları Enfeksiyon Kontrol Yönetmeliği Resmi Gazete: 11 Ağustos 2005 – 25903
7.Tıbbi Atıkların Kontrolü Yönetmeliği 22 tem 2005 Tehlikeli Atıkların Kontrolü Yönetmeliği: 14/3/2005 tarihli ve 25755 sayılı resmi gazete'de yayımlanan yönetmeliği
8.Enfeksiyon kontrol hemşireliği: Enfeksiyon Kontrol Hemşirelerinin Eğitimine ve Sertifikalandırılmasına dair tebliğ resmi gazete: 18.11.2006 - 26350
9.WHO https://www.who.int/teams/integrated-health-services/infection-prevention-control
10.Mahajan, S., Kohli, H. S., Gupta, K., Prasad,L., Narayan,P., Agarwal, S. K.On behalf of COVID-19 Working Group of Indian Society of Nephrology. Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines for COVID. Indian Journal of Nephrology 30(3):p 185-187, May–Jun 2020. | DOI: 10.4103/ijn.IJN_165_20
11.Thandar, M. M., Rahman, M. O., Haruyama, R., Matsuoka, S., Okawa, S., Moriyama, J., Yokobori, Y., Matsubara, C., Nagai, M., Ota, E., & Baba, T. (2022). Effectiveness of Infection Control Teams in Reducing Healthcare-Associated Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(24), 17075. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192417075
12.GÖRAK G. (Ed.) (2018). Bulaşıcı Hastalıklar Hemşireliği. İstanbul, Nobel Tıp Kitapevleri
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction Of Infection Control (Definition, importance and prevention of nosocomial infections)
Week 2 - Theoretical
National and International Organizations And Works In Infection Control
Week 3 - Theoretical
Infection Control Regulations, Infection Control Nursing, Definitions, Training, Certification Programs
Week 4 - Theoretical
Hospital Infections Definition And Classification
Week 5 - Theoretical
Prevention from hospital - acquired infections ,Isolation techniques,
Week 6 - Theoretical
Immunization to protect against infections
Week 7 - Theoretical
Surgical Site Infections Guidelines and prevention (Midterm Exam )
Week 8 - Theoretical
Surgical Site Infections Guidelines and prevention
Week 9 - Theoretical
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections and nursing care
Week 10 - Theoretical
Intravenous catheter-associated bloodstream infections and nursing care
Week 11 - Theoretical
Infection control in intensive care
Week 12 - Theoretical
Infection Control-Reviewing Researches
Week 13 - Theoretical
Infection Control-Reviewing Researches
Week 14 - Theoretical
Outlook on COVID 19
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory132139
Midterm Examination91118
Final Examination91118
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026