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Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Patient And Employee Safety SKY303 Turkish Compulsory 5. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 6.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Narrative Discussion Question and Answer Report Preparation and/or Presentation
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Mehmet Nurullah KURUTKAN
Instructor(s) Prof. Dr. Mehmet Nurullah KURUTKAN (Güz)
Goals The main objective is to minimise situations that lead to harm to patients.
Course Content Adverse event, Six objectives, National patient safety objectives, JCI, sentinel cases, reporting systems, ICPS standard, basic reports and basic institutions, patient safety in the light of SKS and SAS
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 1. Concepts used in Patient Safety in Health Services
2 2. Measures and research methods used in Patient Safety in Health Services and how to interpret them
3 3. How to apply the concepts, measures and research methods used in Patient Safety in Health Services to the planning function
4 4. How to apply the concepts, measures and research methods used in Patient Safety in Health Services to the organisation function
5 5. How to apply the concepts and criteria used in Patient Safety in Health Services to the research orientation function
6 6. How to apply the concepts, measures and research methods used in Patient Safety in Health Services to the audit function
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Key concepts Research Presentation (Preparation) Interview
2. Week WHO 12 Action Area Interview Research Presentation (Preparation)
3. Week JCI and Patient Safety Goals Research Interview Presentation (Preparation)
4. Week Concept of Sentinel Interview Presentation (Preparation) Research
5. Week ICPS standards Presentation (Preparation) Research Interview
6. Week Patient safety solutions Presentation (Preparation) Interview Research
7. Week Leapfrog and patient safety Research Presentation (Preparation) Interview
8. Week IHI and patient safety Interview Research Presentation (Preparation)
9. Week Safe surgery Interview Presentation (Preparation) Research
10. Week Medication safety Research Interview Presentation (Preparation)
11. Week Fall prevention Presentation (Preparation) Interview Research
12. Week Nosocomial Infection Research Interview Presentation (Preparation)
13. Week Patient Safety Culture Presentation (Preparation) Research Interview
14. Week Hand off or Hand over (effective communication mechanisms and patient safety) Interview Presentation (Preparation) Research
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Health management information related to the field of theoretical and practice and practice to have. ✔
2 Health organizations, administrative, financial, legal, technical and medical functioning understand, analyze and gain knowledge and skills to direct. ✔
3 Managing information systems in health care management and have the skills and knowledge to use effectively. ✔
4 National and international health policy, health systems have knowledge about the structure and properties ✔
5 Quantitative and qualitative analysis in health care management do not have the knowledge and ability and application. ✔
6 Health problems that arise in the process of management in the critical and innovative thinking, decision making and problem solving, have the ability to use scientific methods and techniques. ✔
7 Health management areas and countries to follow the changes in the health care system have the ability to produce specific solutions. ✔
8 Ability to communicate effectively and to have the ability to conduct teamwork. ✔
11 To continuously improve their professional knowledge and skills, to be open to innovation and lifelong learning. ✔
12 Acquire the basic skills of health promotion programs and ensure widespread in society ✔
13 In the context of improving service quality and patient satisfaction, patient complaints process to develop ✔
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6
PY1 5 3 4 5 5 5
PY2 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY3 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY4 4 4 4 5 4 5
PY5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY6 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY7 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY8 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY11 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY12 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY13 4 4 4 4 4 4
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Leape, L. L. (1994). Error in medicine. Jama, 272(23), 1851-1857.
  • Berwick, D. M., & Leape, L. L. (1999). Reducing errors in medicine: It's time to take this more seriously.
  • Brown, A., & Patterson, D. A. (2001, July). To err is human. In Proceedings of the First Workshop on evaluating and architecting system dependability (EASY’01).
  • Baker, A. (2001). Crossing the quality chasm: a new health system for the 21st century (Vol. 323, No. 7322, p. 1192). British Medical Journal Publishing Group.
  • Vikan, M., Haugen, A. S., Bjørnnes, A. K., Valeberg, B. T., Deilkås, E. C. T., & Danielsen, S. O. (2023). The association between patient safety culture and adverse events–a scoping review. BMC health services research, 23(1), 300.
  • Al-Worafi, Y. (2023). Patient safety in developing countries: Education, research, case studies. CRC Press.
  • Lyndon, A., Davis, D. A., Sharma, A. E., & Scott, K. A. (2023). Emotional safety is patient safety. BMJ Quality & Safety, 32(7), 369-372.
  • Doyon, O., & Raymond, L. (2024). Surveillance and patient safety in nursing research: A bibliometric analysis from 1993 to 2023. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 80(2), 777-788.
  • McMillan, M., & Pang, D. S. (2024). Introduction to Patient Safety. Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia: The Sixth Edition of Lumb and Jones, 24-39.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 14 1 14
Midterm 2 14 1 14
Final 31 1 31
Practice 10 1 10
Classroom Activities 42 2 84
Total Workload 153
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 6.0
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