Information Package / Course Catalogue
Patient Safety
Course Code: HES529
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: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of course; - is to improve the awareness of student about patient safety and medical errors, and - is aimed at acquiring the knowledge, skills and attitude of the students towards the basic safety principles in the patient care.

Course Content

The factors affecting safety, safety principles considering growing terms, malpractices, patient safety culture, international patinet safety goals.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Gülengün TÜRK
Learning Outcomes
1.Identifying individual factors that threaten safety.
2.Identifying environmental factors that threaten safety.
3.Understanding the importance of nursing interventions in patient safety.
4.To be able to identify problems related to patient safety
5.To can plan for maintenance and improving the patient safety.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Atabek Aşti T, Karadağ A (2012) Hemşirelik Esasları Hemşirelik Bilimi ve Sanatı, Pasifik Ofset, İstanbul.
3.Kozier B, Erb G, Berman A, Synder S (2004) Fundamentals of Nursing: Concept, process and practice, 7 th ed., Pearson Education, New Jersey.
4.Fundamentals of Nursing: Human health and Function, Ruth F. Craven, Constance J. Hirnle, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 4. Baskı, Philadelphia, 2003.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The Factors Affecting Safety
Week 2 - Theoretical
Introduction to The Malpractices
Week 3 - Theoretical
Introduction to The Malpractices
Week 4 - Theoretical
Patient Falls
Week 5 - Theoretical
Physical Restraint
Week 6 - Theoretical
Medication errors
Week 7 - Theoretical
Medication errors
Week 8 - Theoretical
Surgical Errors (midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Health Care–Associated Infections
Week 10 - Theoretical
Patient Safety Culture
Week 11 - Theoretical
Reporting System
Week 12 - Theoretical
Reporting System
Week 13 - Theoretical
International Patient Safety Goals
Week 14 - Theoretical
International Patient Safety Goals
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Midterm Examination19211
Final Examination112214
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)95
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
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PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
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PÇ-9
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OÇ-1
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
OÇ-2
5
5
5
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
3
OÇ-3
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
OÇ-4
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
OÇ-5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026