Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
4ANS004Patient and Employee Safety2+0+02305.11.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Associate Degree
Department / Program First and Emergency Aid
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The purpose of this course is to provide students with the knowledge, attitude, and skills to identify potential risks to patient and employee safety, to identify unexpected events that may occur during their duties, and to prevent medical errors and ensure patient safety.
Course Content This course will cover patient safety and quality concepts, prevention of medical errors, evidence-based patient care, patient safety culture, national and international legal regulations, quality management and leadership, hospital accidents (medication errors, falls, wrong-site surgery, communication errors, etc.) and precautions to be taken, emergency code systems used in hospitals, and case studies.
Course Methods and Techniques Lecture (direct instruction), question-and-answer, discussion, case study, group work, and brainstorming techniques are used.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Instructor GÖKSEL DÜRMÜŞ
Name of Lecturers Instructor GÖKSEL DÜRMÜŞ
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources INSTRUCTOR'S COURSE NOTES
Course Notes Instructor’s lecture notes

Course Category
Health %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 2 28
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 2 28
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 2 60

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Define the concepts of patient and employee safety and explain the importance of safety culture.
2 Evaluate national/international patient safety objectives and the ethical-legal aspects of relevant legal regulations.
3 Develop preventive strategies by analyzing risks that threaten patient and employee safety.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Patient safety and quality concepts Reading resources on the subject
2 Medical Errors and Their Causes, Professional and Legal Responsibilities in Medical Errors, Reporting and Management of Medical Errors Reading resources on the subject
3 Evidence-based patient care and work environments Reading resources on the subject
4 Patient safety and quality culture, Patient Safety in Law Reading resources on the subject
5 International and national patient safety and quality regulations, Accreditation and Risk Management Reading resources on the subject
6 Patient safety and quality improvement tools, root cause analysis Reading resources on the subject
7 Leadership, responsibility and communication in quality and patient safety. Reading resources on the subject
8 Midterm Exam Reading resources on the subject
9 Correct Identification of Patients - Case Examples / Preventing Medication Errors - Case Examples Reading resources on the subject
10 Preventing Blood and Blood Product Transfusion Errors - Case Examples Reading resources on the subject
11 Preventing Surgical Errors - Case Examples Preventing Infections - Case Examples Reading resources on the subject
12 Preventing Falls - Case Examples Reading resources on the subject
13 Preventing Communication Errors - Case Examples Reading resources on the subject
14 Preventing Abduction of Babies/Children and Giving Babies to Wrong Families - Case Examples Reading resources on the subject
15 Short codes and case examples used within the hospital Reading resources on the subject

 
Sustainable Development Goals
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
C1 3 4
C2 4 4
C3 3 4

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant