NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS AND INFECTION CONTROL

MIK615

Course Code: MIK615
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 8

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Doctorate Of Science

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Has knowledge about the epidemiology of hospital infections.
List the factors affecting the development of nosocomial infections and explain each of them.
It gives information about the transmission routes of hospital infections, the patient, the health personnel and the environmental flora of the health institution.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

To have knowledge about the epidemiology of nosocomial infections, one of the factors affecting the development of nosocomial infections; It is aimed to discuss the type of microorganisms, the sensitivity of the patient, environmental factors and the problem of resistance in hospital-infecting bacteria. Information will be given about the transmission routes of hospital infections, the patient, the health personnel and the environmental flora of the health institution. The protocols used in infection control will be examined.

Course Contents

Recommended or Required Reading

1. World Health Organization. Prevention of hospital-acquired infections A practical guide. 2nd edition. Department of Communicable Disease, Surveillance and Response, WHO, 2002.
2. Isenberg HD. Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Yöntemleri El Kitabı (Garcia LS ed., Başustaoğlu A, Yıldıran ŞT, cev. ed). Üçüncü Baskı. Ankara, Atlas Kitapçılık. Cilt 1, 2, 3., 2013.
3. Hastane İnfeksiyonlari Kontrolu El Kitabi, Rüçhan Türkyilmaz Başak Dokuzoğuz Fügen Çokça Sabiha Akdeniz, Ankara, Bilimsel Tıp Kitapları, 2004.
4. Başustaoğlu AC, Avcı MZ. Hemşirelik Uygulamalarında Klinik Mikrobiyoloji ve Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları. Hipokrat Kitapevi; 2016

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz	14	5	70
Individual or group work	14	8	112
Preparation for Final exam	1	17	17
Course hours	14	2	28
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	10	10
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	0	0	0
Total Work Load			240
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			8
ECTS Credit of the Course			8

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X	X
K2
K3	X	X	X
K4	X	X	X
K5
K6	X	X	X