COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Fundamentals of Nursing

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÜLŞAH GÜROL ARSLAN

Offered to

Fundamentals of Nursing

Course Objective

This course aims to enable students to provide an integrated patient care for individuals who are in need of care by using the nursing process system in order to increase their clinical experiences, gain knowledge and experience about the nursing intervention and become experienced about the patient safety and the development of a current standard or a model in care with the help of the course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Ackley BJ, Ladwig GB. Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: A Guide to Planning Care: Mosby, 7 edition, 2005.
2. Babadağ K, Atabek Aştı T. (Ed) Hemşirelik Esasları Uygulama Rehberi, Istanbul Medikal Yayıncılık, Istanbul, 2008.
3. Berman A, Snyder S, Kozier B et al. Kozier & Erb s Fundamentals of Nursing. Concepts, Process and Practice, 8th ed., St. Louis, 2008.
4. Carpenito-Moyet LJ Handbook of Nursing Diagnosis, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 11th edition, 2005.
5. Craven RF, Hırnle CJ. Fundamentals of Nursing Human Health and Function. 3rd Ed., Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, 2000.
6. Gulanic M, Kloop A, Galanes S, Gradishar D, Puzas MK. Nursing Care Plans. 4th. Ed. Mosby-Year Book Inc., St. Louis, 1998.
7. Kozier B, Erb G, Berman AJ, Snyder S, Berman A. Fundamentals of Nursing: Concepts, Process, and Practice, Seventh Edition Prentice Hall, 2003.
8. Nettina SM Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice, 8th edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,2005

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Clinical practice, case studies

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Each student prepares the topics related to the thesis field comprehensively in the first block of the course and submits a report after determining the data that should be integrated into the thesis.
2. Each student submits a report by summarizing the latest literature and evidencebased guides concerning the thesis field in the second block of the course. Besides, students review their preparation and planning for the thesis suggestion based on new information obtained in this process.
Homeworks and reports will be prepared in APA format in computer.

Assessment Criteria

- In the exams, the abilities of interpreting, remembering, taking a decision, explaining, classifying and combining the information will be evalauted.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Participation in course is compulsory for 70%.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes