Information Package / Course Catalogue
Quality in Nursing Services
Course Code: HES544
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 this course is to create awareness of quality and demonstrate the techniques used to improve the service quality in nursing.

Course Content

The concept of quality, the importance of quality in terms of health services, quality management processes in nursing services, quality studies in nursing, total quality management concept, total quality management in nursing, Accreditation, Standardization

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Defining the basic concepts related to the concept of quality in nursing services
2.Understanding the importance of quality studies in nursing
3.Following nursing quality studies
4.Knowing nursing care quality indicators
5.Being able to manage the quality process in nursing
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Baykal Ü, Türkmen E. (2014). Hemşirelik Hizmetleri Yönetimi, Akademi Basın Yayın, İstanbul.
2.Eren E. (2013). Yönetim ve Organizasyon (Çağdaş ve Küresel Yaklaşımlar), 11. Baskı Beta Basım Yayın, İstanbul.
3.Eren E. (2015). Örgütsel Davranış ve Yönetim Psikolojisi, 15. Baskı Beta Basım Yayın, İstanbul.
4.Koçel, T. (2015). İşletme Yöneticiliği, 16. Baskı, Beta Basım Yayın, İstanbul.
5.Özevren, M. (1997). Toplam Kalite Yönetimi, Temel Kavramlar ve Uygulamalar, Alfa Basım Yayım Dağıtım, İstanbul.
6.Sanders, A.D. et all. (1998). ISO 9000 Nedir? Niçin? Nasıl?. Çeviren: Yenersoy G.), Rota Yayın Yapım Tanıtım Ticaret Ltd. Şti. İstanbul.
7.Sur H, Palteki T. (ed.) (2013). Hastane Yönetimi, Nobel Tıp Kitapevleri, İstanbul.
8.Swansburg, R.C. and Swansburg, R.J. (1999). Introductory Management and Leadership for Nurses, Second Edition. Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Toronto, Canada
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction of quality of nursing
Week 2 - Theoretical
Basic concepts of quality in nursing
Week 3 - Theoretical
Quality process in nursing
Week 4 - Theoretical
Quality history in nursing
Week 5 - Theoretical
Process management in nursing
Week 6 - Theoretical
Quality studies in nursing
Week 7 - Theoretical
Quality studies in nursing
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Accreditation studies in nursing (MIDTERM exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Total quality management principles in nursing
Week 10 - Theoretical
Standardization in Quality Management in Nursing
Week 11 - Theoretical
Measurements used in quality studies in nursing
Week 12 - Theoretical
Nursing care quality indicators
Week 13 - Theoretical
Patient satisfaction
Week 14 - Theoretical
Quality assurance systems in nursing (ISO, JCHO, etc.)
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%20
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141128
Individual Work32212
Midterm Examination124125
Final Examination132133
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)98
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026