Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
HEM609175402PRINCIPALS AND PRACTICES IN NURSING - ICompulsory115
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is to help students understand the basic philosophy of nursing and the role of a nurse in health care system and gain knowledge and skills about basic theory, concept, principal and methods of nursing care. Students are expected to gain knowledge, skills and practices of basics of nursing.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd.Doç.Dr.Nevin GÜNAYDIN
Learning Outcomes
1Have knowledge about the historical development of nursing
2Comprehend the basic concepts of nursing, concept of care and the ethical dimension of it
3Interpret the roles of a nurse and factors that influence them
4Have knowledge about the health care system in Turkey
5Comprehend the ethics and values in health practices
6Have knowledge about the patient care process and its implementation and can think critically
7Implement the education and learning process in nursing care
8Act as a guide to protect the general individual, family and community health
9Have knowledge about the development and nursing initiatives that are to be implemented during it
10Provide biological, social, psychological and spiritual care.
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
General individual, family and community health; the concept of care in nursing; the stages and features of human life span and knowledge of the importance of the initiatives and education of nursing that is needed during these stages; protection and development of the human health; identification of the psychological, social and mental problems and care needs of an individual and examining the concepts and subjects that help in a systematic and an integrated way.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Nursing and the historical development of nursing
2The basic concepts of nursing
3The concept of care in nursing
4The roles of a nurse and factors that influence them
5The health care system in Turkey
6The ethics and values in health practices
7The patient care process
8Mid-term exam
9Critical thinking in the professions of health care
10Education and learning
11The general individual, family and community health
12The development of an individual and family
13The protection and the development of the human health
14Nursing initiatives that are to be implemented in case of developmental problems
15Biological, social, psychological and spiritual care.
16Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Textbook/Material 1 Atabek Aştı T, Karadağ A.Hemşirelik Esasları, Hemşirelik Bilim ve Sanatı. 1.Baskı.İstanbul , Akademi basın ve yayıncılık. Supplementary Textbook 2 Sabuncu N, Ecevit Alpar Ş, Özdilli K, Batmaz M, Bahçecik N, Özhan F, Dursun S. Hemşirelik Bakımında İlke ve Uygulamalar. 1.Basım,İstanbul, Alter Yayıncılık;2008 3 DeLaune SC, Lander PK.Fundamentals of Nursing Standards and Practice. Third Edition.Canada: Thomson Delmar Learning;2006 4 Potter PA, Perry AG. Klinik Uygulama Becerileri ve Yöntemleri. Atabek Aştı T, Karadağ A (Çev), 1. Baskı.Adana, Nobel Kitabevi;2011
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14342
Field Work6424
Individual Study for Mid term Examination8540
Individual Study for Final Examination6530
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)140
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