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Applied Science Private University
Faculty of Nursing
Course Syllabus
Second Semester 2014 /2015
Course Title:
Quality control and Infection prevention
Course Number:
1103205
Credit Hours:
Two Hours
Providing Department: Clinical Nursing Department
8 – 10 am
hall
Meeting time:
Meeting place:
Name
MSN: Raghda Al-Souub
Office
Number
5
Office
Phone
1645
Office
Hours
E-mail
Tuesday
10am 12md
[email protected]
* Course Description:
This course aims to provide nursing students with essential scientific knowledge to
control and prevent the spread of infection within health care facilities. The course
includes principles of infection control, barrier precautions, and quality management.
This course includes a discussion of concepts related to quality control, National and
International standards for quality health care services.
* Learning outcomes:
At the end of this course the students will be able to:
Cognitive Skills:
1- Understand the quality improvement theories and their implementation in the
nursing practice.
2- Identify the different quality improvement models that are used in health care
setting to enhance patient care.
3- Know of the infection cycle and nursing interventions to break the chain of
infection.
4- Identify the principles of medical and surgical asepsis applicable to the care of
patients to prevent and control infection.
5- Know of factors that reduce the incidence of Nosocomial infection.
6- Know of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for standard and
transmission-based precautions.
Psychomotor Skills:
1- Use Quality improvement tools to provide better care for patients and their
families.
2- Demonstrate a strong history and physical assessment techniques to determine a
patient's risk for infection.
3- Implement the infection control techniques correctly by applying the principles
of medical and surgical asepsis.
4- Use the equipment and protocols necessary to conform to principles of medical
and surgical asepsis.
5- Use appropriate infection-control precautions and barrier techniques for infection
prevention and control.
6- Demonstrate the need competence in technical nursing assistance to meet the
needs of patients who are at risk for or are experiencing an infection.
Interpersonal Skills:
1- Work in teams to develop and implement quality improvement projects
2- Communicate and interact effectively with individuals and families.
3- Communicate carefully and be compassionate to patients requiring infectioncontrol precautions.
4- Establish trusting relationships with patients and families as a basis for teaching,
counseling and securing compliance with infection-control measures.
Ethical and Legal Skills:
1- Support the Quality improvement efforts in the health care setting
2- Integrate the 12 quality dimensions in nurses daily practice
3- Ensure patient safety during nursing care
4- Demonstrate a strong sense of responsibility, accountability; and strong
advocacy abilities.
5- Identify breaches in infection-control measures that violate ethical and legal
standards.
6- Know of special regulations, legislation, and policy detailing nursing
responsibilities related to asepsis and infection control.
Method of instruction and work expectation

The course is designed to integrate discussion and interaction of students on
the multiple knowledge areas of infection prevention and control:
epidemiology, microbiology, infectious disease, environmental sanitation,
patient care practices, and organizational management through lectures, class
discussion.

Students will have a first exam (20% of grade), second exam (20% of grade)
and final exam (50% of grade) as scheduled in course calendar.

Class participation will be assessed by attendance and participation in in-class
learning activities. (5 % of grade). All student assigned works will be
scheduled by your lecturer.

Quizzes will be done to determine student understanding of topic areas and to
assess student’s understanding of basic concepts. (5 % of grade).

Course schedule subject to change.
*course calendar
* Tests & Evaluation:
First exam
20 %
Second exam
20 %
Student activities
5%
Quizzes
5%
Final exam
50 %
Total
100
* Textbook
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Besterfield, D. (2009). Quality control, eighth edition.
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Wilson J. Infection Control in Clinical Practice. 2006. 3rd edition
* References
CDC website, http://www.cdc.gov/
* Journal Articles
* Always refers to the database available in your university