Year/Semester

2^nd Year/Fall semester

Type of Course

Compulsory

Course İntents

General concepts of epidemiology, description, history and objects of epidemiology, changes in frequency of disease, calculation of epidemiological data, demography and epidemiological criterions, scales, speed, proportional speed, morbidity data, epidemiological methods, vital statistics, birth and death statistics, classification of death causes, disease causes; physical, chemical and biological factors, structural causes, person, time, place factors, concepts about infectious disease, infection chain, protection of persons, to cope with nosocomial infections, infection control committee.

Prerequisite/Recommend

None

Objective of the Course

This course is to acquaint the Nursing students with fundamental facts and concepts of epidemiology and to familiarize them with the importance of knowing the fundamental principles of this field.

Textbook/Recommended

Reading

Bertan M, Güler Ç, Public Health, 1995. Özatalay A, Mikrobiology  and immunezation . Sümbüloğlu K, Çelebioğlu A, Health statistics, 1992. Bilir N, Güler Ç, Epidemiology,1998. Güler Ç, Epidemiology and health statistics, 1987

Form of Teaching

Lectures

Form of Assessment

Two written midterm exams (20% each); one written final exam (60%)

Language of Instruction

Turkısh

Instructor

Öğr.gör. Ebru ÇEVİK