COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PROFESSIONAL NURSING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HEF 2064 PROFESSIONAL NURSING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Nursing

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MERLINDA ALUŞ TOKAT

Offered to

Course Objective

With this course is expected to improve nursing students knowledge related to principles and concepts of professionalism, evaluate the profession in terms of professionalism criteria, and compare these features with universal criteria.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To discuss the concept of professionalism
2   Knowing the principles of professionalism
3   To discuss the factors that affect the development of professionalism
4   To question the nursing in our country in the light of professionalism principles
5   Learning to create professional behavior
6   Understanding the effects of my professional nurse on individual, family and community health

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction and planning of the course The Process of Nursing Profession as a Professional Profession / History Yaprak SARIGÖL ORDIN
2 Features of being professional (body language, speaking language etc.) Hande Yağcan
3 Thinking Like a Nurse: Is Intuition, the Sixth Sense or Experience Merlinda Aluş Tokat
4 Professional Nurse's Roles Havva Aslan Yürümezoğlu
5 The Role of Nurses in Developing Individual, Family and Community and Complementary Care Practices Hande Yağcan
6 Nursing Profession and Innovation Hande Yağcan
7 Developing the Holistic Perspective in Nursing Merlinda Aluş Tokat
8 Meadterm exam Merlinda Aluş Tokat
9 Culture, Art, Science and Modern Nursing Yaprak SARIGÖL ORDIN
10 Lobbying and Lifelong Learning in Nursing Merlinda Aluş Tokat
11 Developing Decision-Making Skills Through Critical Thinking in Nursing Havva Aslan Yürümezoğlu
12 Nursing in the World and the Place of Nurses in Our Country's Health System Hande Yağcan
13 Nursing and Teamwork: Professional Strength Havva Aslan Yürümezoğlu
14 Assessment of the course Merlinda Aluş Tokat

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Akça Ay, F., Turan Ertem, Ü., Keser Özcan, N., et al. (2007).Basic Concepts, Principles, Practices of Nursing, Istanbul Medical Publishing, Istanbul.
2. . Birol, L., (2004).Process of Nursing, Etki Printing, Izmir.
3. Kacaroğlu AV. (2010). Professionalism in Nursing 262Maltepe University Journal of Nursing Science and Art, Special Issue of Symposium,261-263.
4. Yıldırım, A. (2001). Process of Professionalism and Nursing , Nursing Forum, 4(1):23-25.
5. Yıldız, S. (2003). Roles and Functions of Professional Nurses , Journal of Modern Hospital Management, 7(2):35-40.
6. Karamanoğlu AY, Ozer F, Tuğcu A. (2009). Assessment of Occupational Professionalism of Nurses Who Work in Surgical Clinics of Hospitals in Denizli Fırat Medical Journal 14(1): 12-17.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, question-answer, small group discussion, power point presentation, brain storming

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Ara Sınav
2 FN Final
3 FSB Final Sonu Başarı Değerlendirmesi VZ *0.50 +FN * 0.50
4 BUT Bütünleme
5 BSB Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Değerlendirmesi VZ *0.50 +BUT * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Explanations Concerning the Assessment Methods:
During the semester, course evaluation will be made with 1 midterm exam and 1 final exam or Resit exam.
Mid-term exam grade: 50% of 1 midterm exam grade will constitute the mid-term grade.
Midterm grade: Midterm exam grade
Course Success Grade: 50% of the mid-term grade + 50% of the Final exam or Resit exam grade
Minimum course grade: 60 out of 100 full marks.
Minimum final and Resit exam grade: 50 out of 100 full marks.

Assessment Criteria

In exams; interpretation, recall, decision making, explanation, classification, information combining skills will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Merlinda ALUŞ TOKAT
Phone: 02324124770
merlinda_alus@yahoo.com
Assoc. Prof. Hava ARSLAN YÜRÜMEZOĞLU
Phone: 02324124770
havva.arslan@gmail.com
Assoc. Prof. Yaprak SARIGÖL ORDIN
Phone: 02324126968
yaprak.sarigol@deu.edu.tr
Assist.Prof. Üyesi Hande YAĞCAN
Phone: 02324124775
hande.yagcan@gmail.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Independant Study 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Preparation for quiz etc. 2 1 2
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 2 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.255555
LO.35555
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