COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SURGICAL NURSING II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CHH 7002 SURGICAL NURSING II COMPULSORY 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Surgical Nursing ( Non-Thesis-Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÖZLEM BILIK

Offered to

Surgical Nursing ( Non-Thesis-Evening)

Course Objective

This course aims the student to learn the basic concepts and topics of surgical nursing and the new developments in care management in accordance with evidence base resources, standards and up-to-date guides.
The students improve skills of analysing and synthesizing, determining the problem correctly and deciding the correct nursing interventions by examining a case related to the topics during the course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student explains care management and respiratory treatment in respiratory system surgical diseases
2   The student explains the pre/intra and post care management in breast cancer surgery.
3   The student explains care management in nervous system surgical diseases
4   The student uses evidence base practices in acute and chronic pain management.
5   The student explains care management in traumas and musculoskeletal surgical diseases
6   The student explains pre/intra/ post care management in liver and renal transplantation.
7   The student reaches new and evidence based information in surgical nursing and can continue her/his personal development.
8   The student explains the legal and ethical issues in satisfying pre/during/post care needs of individual/family/society.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Care management and respiratory treatment in respiratory system surgical diseases
2 Acute respiratory failure, case study with ARDS and intensive care unit nursing
3 Oncological surgery, breast cancer surgery, and care management
4 Oncological surgery, breast cancer surgery, and care management (Continue)
5 Acute and chronic pain management and evidence based practices
6 Care management in nervous system surgical diseases:(Cranial-spinal traumas- brain tumours CVA-ICP-HNP)
7 Care management in nervous system surgical diseases:(Cranial-spinal traumas- brain tumours CVA-ICP-HNP) (Continue)
8 1st midterm
9 Care management in traumas and musculoskeletal surgical diseases.
10 Care management in traumas and musculoskeletal surgical diseases (Continue)
11 Hepatopancreatobiliary surgury and nursing care
12 Basic concepts in tissue and organ transplantation
13 Pre/intra/post care management in liver transplantation
14 Pre/intra/post care management in renal transplantation
15 Geriatric surgery and nursing care

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Evidence Based Nursing , http://www.science.at/journals/medicine/nurse.html
2. National Guideline Clearinghouse, http://www.ngc.gov/
3. Best Practice Guidelines, http://www.rnao.org/bestpractices
4. Cochrane Collaboration Review
5. Craig, V. Jean (Ed.) The Evidence Based Practice Manual For Nurses ., Churchill Livingstone, Incorparated 2002
6. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing; http://www.nursingnetwork.com/webjournal.htm
7. Evidence Based Nursing; http://evidence.ahc.umn.edu/ebn.htm
8. Evidence Based Nursing, http://www.thequalityhospital.com/cgiwin/mercyweb.exe/n_research.htm;
9. JBI: http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/pubs/best_practice.php
10. ACC: http://www.acc.org/qualityandscience/clinical/statements.htm
11. Best Practice Guidelines, http://www.rnao.org/bestpractices
12. Cochrane collaboration Review
13. Craig, V. Jean (Ed.) The Evidence Based Practice Manual For Nurses , Churchill Livingstone, Incorporated 2002
14. ESC: http://www.escardio.org/Pages/index.aspx

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PAR PARTICIPATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 +ODV * 0.25 + PAR* 0.20 + FIN*0.30
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 +ODV * 0.25 + PAR* 0.20 + RST*0.30


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Each student is responsible for preparing, presenting, and reporting her/his topic in accordance with evidence based guide and up-to-date literature
Assignment and reports will be prepared in the APA format.

Assessment Criteria

In the exam, the skills of interpreting, recalling, and deciding, explaining, classifying, integration information will be assessed

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Astarcıoğlu Tel: 0 232 412 2901 ibrahim.astarcioglu@deu.edu.tr
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özgül Karayurt. Tel: 0 232 412 4785 ozgul.kyurt@deu.edu.tr
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Koray Atilla Tel: 0 232 412 2901 koray.atyilla@deu.edu.tr
Assist Prof. Dr. Özlem Bilik Tel: 0232 412 4787 ozlem.bilik@deu.edu.tr
Assist Prof. Dr. Fatma Vural. Tel: 0232 412 4780 fatma.vural@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 24 24
Preparation for final exam 1 26 26
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 0 0 0
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.355555555
LO.455555555
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LO.655555555
LO.7555555555555
LO.85