COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EVIDENCE-BASED SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT IN CANCER PATIENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HEF 4081 EVIDENCE-BASED SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT IN CANCER PATIENT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Nursing

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖZLEM UĞUR

Offered to

Nursing

Course Objective

In this course, it is aimed to enable the student to reach the evidence related with the most frequent symptoms in cancer patients, assess the best evidence and use these evidences in symptom management.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student is aware of the importance of evidence-based practices for nursing.
2   The student can discuss the personal and institutional barriers of nursing to use evidence.
3   The student knows the resources and routes to find evidence.
4   The student can identify evidence-based nursing attempts concerning symptoms.
5   The student can make patient care plans using evidence-based nursing attempts.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The definition of evidence-based nursing Use of evidence and explanation of barriers to nursing practices, methods and resources to find evidence-based information in oncological nursing
2 Fatıgue and evidence based nursing approach
3 Nause vomiting and evidence based nursing approach
4 Psychosocial problems in cancer patients and evidence based nursing approach
5 Pain and evidance based nursing approach
6 Skin reactions associated with RT and CT and evidence-based nursing approach (hand-foot, nail changes, extravasation)
7 Neutropenia and evidence-based nursing approach
8 Delirıum and evidence-based nursing approach
9 1 st. Midterm
10 Evidenca based psiychosocial problems interventions for cancer patients and nurses who care for cancer patients
11 Mucositis and evidence-based nursing approach Lack of appetite, cachexia and evidence based nursing approach
12 Dyspnea management and evidence-based nursing approach
13 Skin reactions due to RT and CT and evidence based nursing approach
14 Complemantary and alternative applications used in cancer and evaluation of lessons

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Mccorkle R, Grant M, Frank- Stromborg M, Baird SB Cancer Nursing :A Comprehensive Textbook, W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 1996.
2. Hossfeld, DK, Sherman CD (Ed.), Clinical Oncology, International Union of Battle Against Cancer, ( Translation editor D.Fırat, F Sarıalioğlu, A. Kars ), Ankara 1992.
3. ONS PEP, http://www.ons.org/Research/PEP
4. Barcley V.( Ed. ) Basic Concepts in Cancer Nursing, Platin N, ( Çev. Ed.),
5. Bulletin of Oncology Nurses Foundation
6. Can G. ( Editor) . Evidence-Based Symptom Management in Oncology Nursing, 2007.
7. Can G. (Editor) Evidence-Based Care in Oncology Nursing, 2010 Istanbul
8. Consensus, Nobel Medical Bookstores Co. Ltd., Istanbul 2010.
9. Recommended Periodical for the Course: Cancer Nursing, European Journal of Cancer Care, Oncology Nursing Forum, Seminars in Oncology Nursing, Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, Clinical Journal Of Oncology Nursing, Palliative & Supportive Care, BMC Palliative Care, Cancer Nursing Practice

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, discussion,homework, question-answer, literature review, self learning

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The exams assess the skills of;homework, interpretation, recall, decision-making, explanation and combination of knowledge.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Özlem Uğur 4124785
Doç. Dr. Ezgi Karadağ 4126972
Doç. Dr. Neslihan Günüşen 4124781
Doç. Dr. Dilek Büyükkaya Besen 4126963

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 0 0 0
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 7 7
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Project Assignment 0 0 0
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 53

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.155
LO.255
LO.35
LO.4555
LO.555

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