Year/Semetre

2^nd Year/ Spring Semester

Type of Course

Compulsy

Course Contents

Nursing role in labrotary diagnosis of communicable diseases, nursing care in general symptoms, responsibles of nurse in practices of antiinfectious drug, contagious diseases of childhood and nursing care.  (Measles, rubella, chickenpox, mumps, polio, diphtheria, whooping  cough, tetanus) contagious disease. Water- and food-transmitten diseases and nursing care. streptococcic infection and nursing care. Meningitis, rabies, brucellozis and nursing care. malaria and nursing care. Sexual-transmitten diseases, Helmintic infection and nursing care, vaccinations.

Prerequisite/Recommended

None

Objektive of the course

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

Textbook/ Recommended Reading

Görmak G.,Savaşer S, Epidemiyolojiye Giriş ve Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları 1996

Form of  Teaching

Lectures .

Form of Assessments

Two written midterm exams(40%each);one written final exam (60%)

Language of Instuction

Turkish

Instructor

Öğt.gör. Feray KABALCIOĞLU

f.kabalcioglu@mynet.com