Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
HEF 2072	PERIOPERATIVE NURSING	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2

Offered By

Nursing

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FATMA VURAL

Offered to

Nursing

Course Objective

This course aims to gain the students knowledge on the role and responsibilities of the operating room nurse, patient care in the operating room, operating room construction and architecture, patient and employee safety in operating room.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	The student can define the professional role and importance of the operating room nurse.
2	The student knows nursing attempts according to the types of anesthesia and surgery.
3	The student can explain the principles of patient care in the operating room.
4	The student can discuss the importance of patient safety in the operating room.
5	The student can discuss the importance of employee safety in the operating room.
6	The student can explain the importance of legal and ethical issues in the operating room environment.
7	The student can access to new information related to operating room nursing and continue his or her personal development.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Course Introduction Clarification of course objectives	Assoc. Prof. Fatma Vural Presentation, Discussion
2	- Recommendations of AORN on the role and responsibilities of the operating room team - Role and responsibilities of surgical nurses - Introduction of Turkish Surgical and Operating Room Nurses Association	Asst. Prof. Buket Çelik Presentation, Discussion TCAHD Introduction (Board Member Invitation)
3	Architecture, organization and management of operating	Asst. Prof. Nazife Gamze Özer Özlü Presentation, Discussion, Video supported education
4	Prevention of Surgical and Operating Room Infections	Assoc. Prof. Yaprak Sarıgöl Ordin Presentation, Discussion
5	Nurse's responsibilities in the preparation of the mayo table in the operating room, surgical positions and prevention of complications (Pressure wound, DVT etc.)	Assoc. Prof. Özlem Bilik Presentation, Discussion, Video
6	Types of anesthesia	Assoc. Prof. Aklime Sarıkaya Presentation, Discussion
7	MIDTERM	Assoc. Prof. Fatma Vural
8	Legal and ethical issues in operating room	Assoc. Prof. Özlem Bilik Presentation, Discussion
9	Standards in operating room nursing	Assoc. Prof. Yaprak Sarıgöl Ordin Presentation, Discussion
10	Employee safety in operating room	Assoc. Prof. Aylin Durmaz Edeer Presentation, Discussion
11	Employee safety in operating room	Assoc. Prof. Aylin Durmaz Edeer Presentation, Discussion
12	Patient safety in the operating room Safe surgery checklist	Assoc. Prof. Fatma Vural Presentation, Discussion, Video supported education
13	Registration and documentation in the operating room room	Assoc. Prof. Özlem Bilik Presentation, Discussion
14	Environmentally friendly practices in the operating room	Asst. Prof. Eda Ayten Kankaya Presentation, Discussion, Video supported education
15	Operating room temperature control (hypothermia and hyperthermia management)	Assoc. Prof. Fatma Vural Presentation, Discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

Main source:
1. Yavuz van Giersbergen, Kaymakçı Ş. Ameliyathane Hemşireliği. Türk Cerrahi ve Ameliyathane Hemşireliği Derneği, 2022.
2. Rothrock J.C, Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery- Elsevier eBook on Intel Education Study (Retail Access Card) 14th Edition, 2022
3. Haigh H. Perioperative standards and recommended practices. 2024 edition, AORN, 2024. https://www.aorn.org/guidelines-resources/guidelines-for-perioperative-practice
4. Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing, 12th Edition
5. AORN (Association of periopertive Registered Nurses) https://www.aorn.org/ Temmuz, 2024
6. Karadakovan A, Aslan E. F. Dahili ve Cerrahi Hastalıklarda Bakım (6. Baskı), Nobel Kitapevi, Adana, 2022
Subsidiary sources:
1. https://www.jointcommission.org/resources/patient-safety/ Temmuz, 2024
2. https://www.ihi.org/improvement-areas/improvement-area-patient-safety Temmuz 2024
3. Center For Disease Control (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/ , Temmuz 2024
4. American Hospital Association (AHA) https://www.aha.org/ , Temmuz 2024
5. Berríos-Torres SI, Umscheid CA, Bratzler DW, et al. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017. JAMA Surg. 2017;152(8):784-791. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2017.0904
6. https://www.aorn.org/pfiedler-edu ,Temmuz 2024

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Visual aided presentation
Discussion
Video supported training

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

Assessment Criteria
In the assessment of the course, 50% of the midterm exam grade and 50% of the final grade will be determined as the course success grade.

Course Success Grade: 50% midterm grade (Midterm exam) + 50% final grade

Assessment Criteria

In exams; interpretation, remembering, decision making, explanation, classification, gathering skills will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Ö. BILIK Tel: 0 232 412 6962 e-mail: bilikorama@gmail.com
Assoc. Prof. F. VURAL Tel: 0232 412 47 80 e-mail: fatma.vural@deu.edu.tr
Assoc. Prof. Yaprak Sarıgöl Ordin Tel: 232 4124787 e-mail: yaprak.sarigol@deu.edu.tr
Assoc.Prof. Aklime Sarıkaya
Assoc. Prof. A. DURMAZ EDEER Tel: 0232 412 4764 e-mail: aylin_durmaz@yahoo.com
Asst. Prof. Buket Çelik Tel: 0 232 412 6975 e-posta: celik.buket62@gmail.com
Asst. Prof. Üyesi Eda Ayten Kankaya
Asst. Prof. Nazife Gamze Özer Özlü

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	2	26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	1	13
Preparation for midterm exam	1	3	3
Preparation for final exam	1	4	4
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12
LO.1	5	5					5	5	5
LO.2	5						5	5	5
LO.3	5		5	5			5	5	5
LO.4	5	5	5			5	5	5	5
LO.5	5	5					5	5	5	5
LO.6	5						5	5	5	5
LO.7	5				5	5	5	5	5		5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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