COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Nursing

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ŞEYDA SEREN INTEPELER

Offered to

Nursing

Course Objective

In this course, it is aimed to enable the student to explain the concepts regarding the quality in healthcare services and nursing services, discuss about the quality indicators and usages in nursing services, present the mistakes made in nursing practices, determine the risk factors that pose a risk for patient security, state and classify the medical mistakes, and discuss about the changes/innovations made in patient security.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Dlugacz Y.D., Restifo A., Greenwood A., The Quality Handbook for Health Care Organizations , First Edition, Jossey-Bass a Wiley Imprint, 2004.
Evans J.R., Total Quality , Fourth Edition, Thomas-South Western, 2005.
Farley O., D. (2005). Assessment of the National Patient Safety Initiative: Context and Baseline, Rand Corporation.
Graham N.O., Quality in Health Care , Aspen Pub., 1992.
Hoyle D., ISO 9000 Quality Systems Handbook , Fifth Edition, Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006.
McLaughlin C.P., Kaluzny A.D., Countinuous Quality Improvement in Health Care , Aspen Pub., 1994.
Nelson A. (2006). Safe Patient Handling And Movement: A Guide for Nurses And Other Health Care Providers, Springer Publishing.
Parsley K., Corrigan P., Quality Improvement in Nursing and Health Care , Chapman & Hall, 1994.
White V.S, Byers F.J. (2004). Patient Safety: Principles and Practice, Springer Publishing.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, discussion, research, question-answer, group study

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None.

Assessment Criteria

The semester grade shall be calculated by taking 60% of the intra-semester grade and will 40% of the final grade.

Semester Grade: 60% intra-semester grade (30 of 1st Midterm Exam + 30% of 2nd Midterm Exam) + 40% final grade

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

None

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Associate Prof. Şeyda SEREN INTEPELER
Address: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi 35240 Balçova/IZMIR
Office Tel: 412 47 84
seydaseren@gmail.com

Office Hours

It varies according to the personal program that is formed every semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes