| Course Name | The Health of the Healthcare Workers and Patient Safety |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| SKG 501 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | Turkish | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | Second Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
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| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | Institutional culture, patient safety and quality care, building a safe culture, communication and team work, high-risk and priority areas in patient safety, medical error declaration systems, learning from errors and reports, root cause analysis and methods used, safety in hospital environment, drug errors and drug safety, prevention strategies for patient falls and wounds, prevention strategies for pressure ulcer and infections, tools for improving quality and patient safety, workplace conditions and healthcare workers safety, ethical and legal aspects of healthcare worker and patient safety |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Course presentation | |
| 2 | Basic issues about patient safety and healthcare workers’ health Professional Communication and Team Collaboration | Wachter R., Gupta K. (2018). Understanding Patient Safety, Third Edition. McGraw Hill Education. 3-32 Hughes RG (2008). Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. AHRQ Publication, USA. Chapter 1,32,33 |
| 3 | Risk, danger, preventive health services | Hasta ve Çalışan Güvenliğinin Sağlanmasına Dair Yönetmelik https://dosyamerkez.saglik.gov.tr/Eklenti/3628,hastavecalisanguvenligininsaglanmasinadairyonetmelikpdf.pdf?0 |
| 4 | Legal and ethical aspects Patient rights | Sağlik Hukukunda Haklar ve Yükümlülükler. Atatürk Üniversitesi AÖF.Sağlık Hukuku. (Ünite 6) 1-24. file:///F:/eski%20hdd/ieutf/ieutf-egitim/yüksek%20lisans/sağlık%20hukuku-aöf/Sağlık%20hukuku/Sağlık%20hukuku/Ünite-6.pdf Hasta Hakları http://www.ttb.org.tr/mevzuat/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=182:hasta-haklari-yetmel&catid=2:ymelik&Itemid=33 |
| 5 | Error Reporting and Error Disclosure | Wachter R., Gupta K. (2018). Understanding Patient Safety, Third Edition. McGraw Hill Education. 257-277. Hughes RG (2008). Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. AHRQ Publication, USA. Chapter 35,36,37,38 |
| 6 | Device, blood safety, safe and high-quality health care environment | Hughes RG (2008). Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. AHRQ Publication, USA. Chapter 46-51 |
| 7 | Infections and prevention | Wachter R., Gupta K. (2018). Understanding Patient Safety, Third Edition. McGraw Hill Education. 171-185. Şevketoğlu E. Yoğun Bakım Enfeksiyonlarını Önleme Stratejileri Turkiye Klinikleri J Pediatr Sci 2011; 7(1):66-72 |
| 8 | Pressure Ulcers: A Patient Safety Issue | Orhan B. Basınç Yaralarını Önleme Kılavuzu: Kanıta Dayalı Uygulamalar Arşiv Kaynak Tarama Dergisi, 2017; 26(4):427-440 Turgut N ve ark. Yoğun Bakım Hastalarında Basınç Ülseri Sıklığı, Önlenmesi ve Tedavisi J Turk Soc Intens Care 2017;15:72-6 Basınç Ülserlerinin Tedavisi Hızlı Başvuru Kılavuzu http://www.epuap.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/qrg_prevention_in_turkish.pdf |
| 9 | Medication administration safety | Vural F. Sık Karşılaşılan İlaç Uygulama Hataları ve İlaç Güvenliği, Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 2014 4(5): 271-275 Güler H ve ark. T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı İlaç Güvenliği Rehberi, 2015: 8-34 Şencan İ ve ark. SKS ve İlaç Güvenliği, 2012: 6-44 |
| 10 | Fall and Injury Prevention Improving patient safety and quality | Wachter R., Gupta K. (2018). Understanding Patient Safety, Third Edition. McGraw Hill Education. 121-131. Hughes RG (2008). Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. AHRQ Publication, USA. Chapter 10 |
| 11 | Healthcare workers’ workplace risks and prevention (1) (physical, biological, chemical) | Ayşe Beşer. Sağlık Çalışanlarının Sağlık Riskleri Ve Yönetimi. DEUHYO ED 2012, 5 (1), 39-44 http://acikerisim.deu.edu.tr/xmlui/bitstream/handle/12345/4607/beser_39-44.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |
| 12 | Healthcare workers’ workplace risks and prevention (1) (physical, biological, chemicalHealthcare workers’ workplace risks and prevention (2) (ergonomic and psychosocial problems, workload) | Ayşe Beşer. Sağlık Çalışanlarının Sağlık Riskleri Ve Yönetimi. DEUHYO ED 2012, 5 (1), 39-44 http://acikerisim.deu.edu.tr/xmlui/bitstream/handle/12345/4607/beser_39-44.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |
| 13 | Healthcare workers’ occupational diseases | Pekşen Y. Sağlık Çalışanları, Meslek Hastalıkları ve İş Kazaları Kavramlarına Genel Yaklaşım. Turkiye Klinikleri J Public Health-Special Topics 2017;3(2):49-57 http://www.turkiyeklinikleri.com/article/en-saglik-calisanlari-meslek-hastaliklari-ve-is-kazalari-kavramlarina-genel-yaklasim-78875.html |
| 14 | May 19 | Public holiday |
| 15 | Semester Review | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
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| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 2 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 0 | ||
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 40 | |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 80 | |
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Final Exams | 1 | 57 | |
| Total | 225 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Develops and deepen up-to-date knowledge and skills related to the field of specialization based on nursing graduate level competencies. | |||||
| 2 | Creates new knowledge by integrating expertise knowledge with information from different disciplines. | |||||
| 3 | Follows technological developments at the level required by the field of expertise and to use those at advanced level. | |||||
| 4 | Evidence-based theoretical and practical knowledge gained in the field of specialization can be used to determine and solve health needs of individual, family and society. | |||||
| 5 | Evaluates acquired knowledge and skills at the level of expertise with the problem solving and critical thinking approach and demonstrate lifelong learning attitude. | |||||
| 6 | Demonstrates leadership approach in problem solving related to the field of specialization as aware of their legal rights and responsibilities. | |||||
| 7 | Transfers current developments and scientific / educational studies in the field with written and verbal and visual data to colleagues and different disciplines with quantitative and qualitative data. | |||||
| 8 | Applies multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary team collaboration using appropriate communication techniques. | |||||
| 9 | Observes social, scientific, cultural and ethical values to identify, analyze and synthesize health needs. | |||||
| 10 | Conducts multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research projects. | |||||
| 11 | Monitors and evaluate national and international health policies for protection and development of health, and contributing to works. | |||||
| 12 | Conducts health care practices within the framework of basic concepts of nursing (human, health, environment and nursing). | |||||
| 13 | İndependently conducts a research for specification and resolution of problems in the field of health. | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
