Operation Room Services (Evening Education)
Associate TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 QF-EHEA: Short Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 5

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: ANS011
Course Name: Patient Safety in Surgery
Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
4
Language of instruction: Turkish
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Associate TR-NQF-HE:5. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:Short Cycle EQF-LLL:5. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator: Öğr. Gör. FERHAT GÜNERİGÖK
Course Lecturer(s): -
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The aim of this course is to explain the factors that threaten patient safety and to teach nursing practices that will provide safety in patient care.
Course Content: To be able to learn the concept of patient safety, to understand the factors that threaten patient safety, to take measures to protect the patient, to analyze the problems related to patient safety and to produce solutions.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) To learn and explain the concept of patient safety
2) To understand the factors that threaten patient safety
3) To be able to take measures to protect the patient in basic nursing practices
4) Ability to analyze issues related to patient safety and able to find solutions
5) Understand and apply the importance of reporting

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Definition of patient safety
2) Patient safety targets in Turkey and in the World
3) Quality in the Health Care system
4) National/international patient safety objectives
5) Preventing medication errors
6) Transfusion of blood and blood products and patient safety
7) Prevention of falls
8) Prevention of surgical errors, Wrong person, region and procedures, Foreign body forgetting
9) Electrical and chemical burns
10) Preventing surgical site infections
11) Workload and patient safety
12) Teamwork and SBAR technique Reporting undesirable events
13) Root cause analysis and patient safety
14) Examination of research on patient safety

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: 1. Sayek F (2010) TTB Raporları, Türkiye ve Dünya: Hasta güvenliǧi raporları, Türk Tabipler Birliǧi Yayınları
2. Joint Commision International Web site
3. www. saǧlık.gov.tr
4. Alcan Z, Tekin Eren D, Civil SÖ (2012) Hasta
Güvenliǧi, Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, Istanbul
5. CDC web site
References: 1. Sayek F (2010) TTB Raporları, Türkiye ve Dünya: Hasta güvenliǧi raporları, Türk Tabipler Birliǧi Yayınları
2. Joint Commision International Web site
3. www. saǧlık.gov.tr
4. Alcan Z, Tekin Eren D, Civil SÖ (2012) Hasta
Güvenliǧi, Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, Istanbul
5. CDC web site

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) Has the ability to take the responsibility of theoretical knowledge about the field of operating room services and to take solutions and take solutions in unpredictable situations.
2) He / she is dominating the legislation which contains the duties and responsibilities related to his / her field.
3) Have knowledge of medical terms related to the field of operating room services.
4) Have information about ideal operating room environment.
5) Have the knowledge of surgical techniques, tools and materials used in the operating room.
6) Works with other health disciplines. They have the awareness of teamwork and carry out their activities for the development of the employees under their responsibility.
7) Have the knowledge and skills to perform aseptic preparations of the operating room and operating team.
8) Has a theoretical and practical knowledge about sepsis-antisepsis, sterilization, disinfection and contamination.
9) With the awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning, it develops itself by following the developments in science and technology related to the field.
10) They act in accordance with quality management and processes and participate in these processes.
11) It follows information in the field by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio A2 General Level.
12) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of at least European Computer Driving License required by the field.
13) Has enough awareness about individual and public health, environmental protection and occupational safety.
14) It is sensitive to the events on the agenda of the society and the world about the operation and monitors the developments and informs the related persons and institutions by using the basic knowledge and skills in these subjects.
15) Its appearance, attitude, attitude and behavior make it an example for society.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Has the ability to take the responsibility of theoretical knowledge about the field of operating room services and to take solutions and take solutions in unpredictable situations.
2) He / she is dominating the legislation which contains the duties and responsibilities related to his / her field.
3) Have knowledge of medical terms related to the field of operating room services.
4) Have information about ideal operating room environment.
5) Have the knowledge of surgical techniques, tools and materials used in the operating room.
6) Works with other health disciplines. They have the awareness of teamwork and carry out their activities for the development of the employees under their responsibility.
7) Have the knowledge and skills to perform aseptic preparations of the operating room and operating team.
8) Has a theoretical and practical knowledge about sepsis-antisepsis, sterilization, disinfection and contamination.
9) With the awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning, it develops itself by following the developments in science and technology related to the field.
10) They act in accordance with quality management and processes and participate in these processes.
11) It follows information in the field by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio A2 General Level.
12) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of at least European Computer Driving License required by the field.
13) Has enough awareness about individual and public health, environmental protection and occupational safety.
14) It is sensitive to the events on the agenda of the society and the world about the operation and monitors the developments and informs the related persons and institutions by using the basic knowledge and skills in these subjects.
15) Its appearance, attitude, attitude and behavior make it an example for society.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 60
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 28
Study Hours Out of Class 14 56
Homework Assignments 1 4
Midterms 1 1
Final 1 1
Total Workload 90