COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WORKER HEALTH AND WORK SAFETY IN HEALTH INSTITUTIONS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SAĞ 4209 WORKER HEALTH AND WORK SAFETY IN HEALTH INSTITUTIONS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

HEALTH INSTITUTIONS MANAGEMENT

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NEVZAT DEVEBAKAN

Offered to

HEALTH INSTITUTIONS MANAGEMENT (Evening)
HEALTH INSTITUTIONS MANAGEMENT

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is threatening the health and safety of health care workers the recognition of the risks and hazards, occupational health and safety regulations we are subject to international and national legislation as health-care information on the establishment of a safe and healthy working environment to attract attention.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to analyze risks and dangers encountered in health care institutions.
2   Being able to reach and evaluate national and international regulations about occupational health and safety in health care institutions.
3   Being able to inform technical information for establish risk assessment in heath care institutions.
4   Being able to evaluate occupational disease and accident at work to gain the ability to interpret in terms of human resources.
5   Being able to explain corporate responsibility of government, workers and hospital management

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Health and occupational health
2 Risks , hazards, work, work accident, occupational diseases
3 Safety, Occupational Health and Safety culture, Occupational Health and Safety, Risk Assessment
4 Reactive and proactive approaches to occupational health and safety
5 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
6 Occupational Health and Safety with the relevant international and national regulations
7 Occupational Health and Safety with the relevant international and national regulations
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Occupational Health and Safety System in Türkiye
10 Biological hazards that threaten the health of health care workers
11 Chemical hazards that threaten the health of health care workers
12 Psychological hazards that threaten the health of health care workers
13 Physical hazards that threaten the health of health care workers
14 Environmental, mechanical and biomechanical hazards among health care workers.
15 Environmental, mechanical and biomechanical hazards among health care workers

Recomended or Required Reading

Nevzat DEVEBAKAN Sağlık Çalışanlarının Sağlığı, Sağlık Iş Sendikası Yayını, 2005, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FN Final
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE VZ*0.40 + FN* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ*0.40 + BUT* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

5 learning outcomes will be assessed by mid-term and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nevzatd@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 83

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.1111
LO.211
LO.3111
LO.411
LO.511