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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
HM117BCompulsory112
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is to develop the concept of occupational health and safety in nursing practices, to understand the health surveillance of the employees and the surveillance of the working environment, to determine the dangers and risks.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğretim Üyesi Zila Özlem KIRBAŞ
Learning Outcomes
1Defines the concept of occupational health and safety
2Defines contemporary occupational health and safety approach
3Summarizes the historical development of occupational health and safety in Turkey and in the world.
4Specifies the principles of occupational health and safety practice
5Knows occupational and employee health policies in Turkey and can discuss occupational health services.
6Knows the practices required for the protection and improvement of employee health.
7Evaluate the physical, chemical and biological risks in the working environment
8Knows the definitions and importance of work accidents and occupational diseases.
9Knows the statistics of work accident and occupational diseases in Turkey and in the World
10Knows the occupational risks of health workers, develops a culture of protection against these risks
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None.
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None.
Course Contents
Concepts of Occupational Health and Safety, Risks in the Work Environment, Health Surveillance of Employees, Occupational Accidents and Occupational Diseases
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction to Occupational Health (Development of Occupational Health and Safety Concepts and Rules)nonenone
2Historical development of occupational health and safetynonenone
3Occupational Health Organization in Turkey and in the World, Legislation, Occupational Hygienenonenone
4Work Environment Surveillancenonenone
5Biological and Chemical Risks in the Working Environmentnonenone
6Physical and Ergonomic Risks in the Work Environmentnonenone
7Psychosocial Risks in the Work Environmentnonenone
8Midtermnonenone
9Health Surveillance of Employeesnonenone
10Health Surveillance of Employeesnonenone
11Role of Occupational Physician and Occupational Nurse Definition of Occupational Accidentnonenone
12Introduction to Occupational Diseases, Medical and Legal Process and Protection in Occupational Diseases, Occupational Accidents in Turkey and in the World, Occupational Disease Statisticsnonenone
13Occupational Risks of Healthcare Professionals Protection Culture in Healthcare Professionalsnonenone
14Health of Healthcare Professionals with Statistics Violence Against Healthcare Professionalsnonenone
15Course evaluationnonenone
Recommended or Required Reading
İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği (Nazmi BİLİR Ali Naci YILDIZ Ed.) İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Meslek Hastalıkları (Ali Naci YILDIZ, Abdülsamet SANDAL Ed.) Lecturer Notes, Lecture Presentations.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None.
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination14114
Individual Study for Final Examination14114
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)58
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