Table 3.

Subjects and credits of advanced infection control nursing curriculum (designated by the Korean Accreditation Board of Nursing Education)

Categories	Subjects	Credits
Common subject (mandatory)	Nursing theory	2
	Nursing research	2
	Advanced practice nursing	2
	Advanced health assessment	2 (Theory 1, Practice 1)
	Pharmacology	2
	Pathophysiology	2
Theoretical subjects (mandatory)	Epidemiology and surveillance Clinical microbiology and immunology Infectious disease Basic principles of infection control and prevention practice Infection prevention for practice settings and specialty care populations	>10
Clinical practicum	Infection control practice Clinical microbiology Surveillance and outbreak investigation Infection prevention for practice settings and service-specific patient care areas Statistics	>10
Total		>33