GRADUATE SCHOOL

Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety (with Thesis) (Turkish)

SKG 501 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
The Health of the Healthcare Workers and Patient Safety
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
SKG 501
Fall
3
0
3
7.5

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Turkish
Course Type
Required
Course Level
Second Cycle
Mode of Delivery face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives To discuss the development of the awareness of the student about patient safety, which is included in the scope of quality in health, to increase the knowledge and skills in this subject, to evaluate the health institutions in terms of patient safety, to guide the creation of a patient safety culture, to determine the risk factors for patient safety, and to develop awareness of especially reporting and classifying medical errors. is to ensure that he/she plans leadership in reducing medical errors and in all processes, as well as comprehends the importance of employee health and safety issues, increases awareness of the legal dimension of patient safety, and develops a thinking process for in-depth causes of error such as root cause analysis.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Investigate international patient safety issues
  • Explain institutional culture and safety culture
  • Discuss errors in the use of drugs and safety in drug use
  • List strategies for preventing patient falls, pressure wounds and infections.
  • Identify the relationship between work conditions and worker's health.
  • Explain methods for preventing healthcare workers from risks related to workplace.
  • Review the ethical aspects of healthcare worker and patient safety.
  • Review the legal aspects of healthcare worker and patient safety.
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.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
X
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Course presentation
2 Risk, Danger, Preventive Health Services Legal and Ethical Aspects Patient And Employee Rights Güler H. (2021). ss:151-171, 189-193 Sur H, Palteki T, Yazıcı G. (2019). ss:39-67, 521-539
3 Healthcare Workers’ Workplace Risks and Prevention Güler H. (2021). ss:135-193 Sur H, Palteki T, Yazıcı G. (2019). ss:115-157 Hughes RG (2008). Chapter 39, 40
4 Basic Issues About Patient Safety and Healthcare Workers’ Health Professional Communication And Team Collaboration Güler H. (2021). Hasta ve Çalışan Güvenliği, Medipol Üniversitesi Yayınları, İstanbul, ss:29-83 -Sur H, Palteki T, Yazıcı G. (2019). Hasta Güvenliği, Palme Yayınevi, Ankara, ss:1-23 -Hughes RG. (e-book free, 2008). Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. AHRQ Publication, USA, Chapter 1,32,33
5 Healthcare Workers’ Occupational Diseases Güler H. (2021) ss:135-189 Sur H, Palteki T, Yazıcı G. (2019). ss:115-157
6 Safe Hospital Environment Güler H. (2021). ss:137-151 Sur H, Palteki T, Yazıcı G. (2019). ss:361-406 Hughes RG (2008). Chapter 46-51
7 Medical Error Reporting Systems Learning From Bugs And Reports Güler H. (2021). ss:11-23, 105-111 Sur H, Palteki T, Yazıcı G. (2019). ss:11-23; 67-97 Hughes RG (2008). Chapter 9,35,36,38
8 Medication Errors and Medication Safety Sur H, Palteki T, Yazıcı G. (2019). ss:293-304 Hughes RG (2008). Chapter 37,38
9 Fall and Injury Prevention Sur H, Palteki T, Yazıcı G. (2019). ss:257-268, 305-334 Hughes RG (2008). Chapter 10
10 Device Safety Güler H. (2021). ss:137-151
11 Blood safety Sur H, Palteki T, Yazıcı G. (2019). ss:257-268, 305-334 Hughes RG (2008). Chapter 10
12 Evaluation of Films about Patient and Employee Safety Güler H. (2021). ss: 171-183 Sur H, Palteki T, Yazıcı G. (2019). ss:235-256 Hughes RG (2008). Chapter 41, 42
13 Evaluation of Films about Patient and Employee Safety
14 Course Summary and Evaluation
15 Semester Review
16 Final Exam

 

Course Notes/Textbooks

-Güler H. (2021). Hasta ve Çalışan Güvenliği, Medipol Üniversitesi Yayınları, İstanbul. ISBN:9786054797363

-Sur H, Palteki T, Yazıcı G. (2019). Hasta Güvenliği, Palme Yayınevi, Ankara. ISBN:9786052822968

-Hughes RG. (e-book free, 2008). Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. AHRQ Publication, USA. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2651/

Suggested Readings/Materials

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Health Care Management Review

Journal of Patient Safety  

Journal of Nursing Administration

Journal of Nursing Management

National Patient Safety Agency - http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/

National Patient Safety Foundation - http://www.npsf.org/

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – http://www.ahrq.gov/

VA National Center for Patient Safety - http://www.patientsafety.gov/

Institute of Healthcare Improvement – http://www.ihi.org/ihi

National Institutes of Health – http://www.nih.gov/

Centers of Disease Control and Prevention -  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/

Canadian Nurses Assosiation - http://www.cna-nurses.ca/cna/practice/environment/safety/guide/default_e.aspx

Hasta ve Çalışan Güvenliğinin Sağlanmasına Dair Yönetmelik (2011)

https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2011/04/20110406-3.htm

Hasta Hakları Yönetmeliği (1998) https://www.saglik.gov.tr/TR,10461/hasta-haklari-yonetmeligi.html

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
10
Presentation / Jury
2
50
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
0
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
1
30
30
Presentation / Jury
2
35
70
Project
0
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
0
Final Exam
1
77
77
    Total
225

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To possess theoretical and practical knowledge on Quality and Patient Safety in Healthcare at the Master's Level

X
2

To be able to integrate and produce new knowledge by integrating the knowledge in Quality and patient Safety in Healthcare with knowledge from different disciplines

X
3

To be able to solve problems encountered in Quality and Patient Safety in Healthcare using research methods

4

To be able to carry-out and lead an application on Quality and Patient Care in Health independently

5

To be able to evaluate with a critical perspective and guide learning of knowledge and skills at Master's degree in Quality and Patient Safety in Healthcare

X
6

To be able to communicate the current developments and one's own studies in the field of Quality and Patient Safety in written, oral, visual and electronic media to groups within and outside the field

7

To be able to carry out projects in the field of Quality and Patient Safety in Healthcare within the framework of scientific and professional legal responsibilities

X
8

To possess social, scientific and ethical values in the literature search, evaluation, dissemination and application steps in the field of Quality and Patient Safety in Healthcare

X
9

To prepare and carry out an original thesis project conforming to related criteria, in the field of Quality and Patient Safety in Healthcare.

X
10

To be able to ollow scientific progress in the field of Quality and Patient Safety in Healthcare, evaluate knowledge with evidence-based and critical perspective, and demonstrate life-long learning attitude with these principles

X
11

To be able to perform self-evaluation and plan his/her career

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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