SYKP1200 Microbiology and Infection Control Course description

This course introduces the students to the life of microorganisms, their virulence and how infection is transferred. They will study how the chain of infection can be broken in and between patients. Hygiene in relation to the environment surrounding the patients will also be studied, and also how basic infection control procedures can prevent contagion and infections. Students will familiarise themselves with relevant laws and regulations related to the duty to report and the use of force. The course also covers antibiotic resistance, infection prevention and patient safety.

Admission to the programme.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

KnowledgeThe student is capable of

• differentiating between different types of microorganisms
• differentiating between the structure and characteristics of different types of microorganisms
• describing how different microorganisms influence health and disease
• explaining basic infection control procedures in the health services
• describing the content of the Act Relating to the Control of Communicable Diseases and relevant regulations
• describing the consequences of overconsumption of antibiotics and preventive measures to avoid antibiotic resistance

SkillsThe student is capable of

• breaking the chain of infection and preventing the spread of unwanted microbes
• using knowledge of basic infection control procedures in the health services
• performing hand hygiene in accordance with the applicable guidelines

CompetenceThe student

• has a basic understanding of the nurse’s preventive function in infection control and hygiene in the health and care services

Self-study, lectures, digital learning resources, seminars, simulation and skills training

The flipped classroom is used as a teaching method for part of the course. Digital learning resources will be made available in advance.

The following must have been completed and approved in order for a student to take the exam:

• Oral presentation – each study group draws an issue in microbiology to be presented at a seminar
• Group assignment – students will plan and describe how infection control procedures can be carried out in practice. Scope of 1,500 words (+/- 10%). Groups of 3–5 students.

Supervised individual written national exam

• 2 hours
• Multiple choice assignment

None.

Grade scale A–F.

The multiple choice assignment is assessed automatically and is quality assured by an internal examiner.

SYKK1200 and SYKP1200 overlap 100 %.