COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HEF 1045 ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH COMPULSORY 3 0 2 5

Offered By

Nursing

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR BURCU CENGIZ

Offered to

Nursing

Course Objective

The aim of this course; To understand the importance of health assessment in nursing care, to provide and develop the necessary knowledge and awareness to make the physical and psychosocial assessment of the individual.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understands the importance of obtaining data that will form the basis for planning nursing care
2   Takes a comprehensive health history using appropriate interview techniques.
3   Gain awareness of the role of family, culture and environment in health assessment
4   Knows physical examination methods that can be used in nursing care.
5   Knows the system-specific physical diagnostics of the individual
6   Uses the data obtained as a result of physical diagnosis in the decision-making process for nursing care.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to health assessment Holistic approach to health assessment Role of family, culture and environment in health assessment Lab. Introduction to the laboratory and the role of family-culture-environment in-class laboratory through scenario Burcu CENGIZ Yaprak SARIGÖL ORDIN
2 Health history taking and interview methods Lab. Getting a health history Merve Aliye AKYOL Buket ÇELIK
3 Examination techniques and methods used in health assessment Introduction to the nursing process Lab. Examination techniques scenarios and nursing diagnosis Burcu CENGIZ Yaprak SARIGÖL ORDIN
4 Evaluation of the musculoskeletal system Lab. Neurovascular assessment Merve Aliye AKYOL Dilek Sezgin
5 Evaluation of the nervous system Lab. Mental Status Evaluation Cranial evaluation Merve Aliye AKYOL Dilek Sezgin
6 Evaluation of the cardiovascular system Lab. Pulse counting from the apex Evaluation of peripheral pulses Özlem Uğur Dilek Sezgin
7 mid term
8 Evaluation of the Respiratory System Lab Respiratory assessment Respiration counting and breathing types (speed, depth, types Özlem Uğur Buket Çelik
9 Evaluation of the gastrointestinal tract and abdomen Lab. Bowel sound assessment Burcu CENGIZ Eda Ayten Kankaya
10 Evaluation of the endocrine system Lab Breast Self Examination Buse Güler Burcu Cengiz
11 Reproductive system assessment Lab. pelvic exam Buse Güler Eda A.Kankaya
12 Urinary system evaluation Lab. Balance follow Ozlem ugur Yaprak S.Ordin
13 Evaluation of the skin and sense organs Feedback Lab. Skin evaluation for skin cancer Ozlem ugur Dilek Sezgin
14 Psychosocial assessment of health Lab Psychosocial assessment of the patient Zekiye Ç.Duman Yaprak S.Ordin

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Görgülü RS, Hemşireler için fiziksel muayene yöntemleri, Istanbul Kitapevi, 1. Baskı, 2014.
2. Bellack PJ., Edlung JB. Nursing Assesment and Diagnosis. Jones and Barlett Publıshers, Boston, Second edition, 1992.
3. Bowers CA., Thompson MJ., Miller M. Clinical Manuel of Health Assessment. Fourth edition. Mosby Year Book, Housten, 1992.
4. Sims KL., D Amico D., Stiesmeyer KJ., Webster AJ. Health Assessment in Nursing. Copyright, 1995.
5. Wilson FS., Giddens FJ. Health Assessment for Nursing Practice. Third Edition, Copyright,1996.
6. Potter AP., Perry GA. Fundamentals of Nursing. Third Edition. Copyright,1993.
7. DeLaune SC., Ladner KP. Fundamentals of Nursing Standarts&Practice, Copyriht,1998.
Yardımcı kaynaklar:
8. Lewis SM, Bucher L, McLean M, Harding MM, Second editors: Kwong J, Roberts D. Medical-surgical nursing: assessmnet and amanegement of clinical problems, Elsevier, St. Louis Missouri, 10th edition, 2017.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Power point presentation
Brainstorm
Question-answer
Discussion on the scenario
Case map
Role play
Demonstration
Skill monitoring, repetition and practice

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 AS Arasinav
2 UYG Uygulama
3 YYIN YyiçiNotu AS*0.50+UYG*0.50
4 FN Final
5 FINBN Final BaşarıNotu YYIN*0.50+FN*0.50
6 BUT Bütünleme
7 BUTBN BütünlemeBaşarıNotu YYIN*0.50+BUT*0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Further notes about assessment methods:
Midterm grade: 50% of the midterm exam + 50% of the lab grade
Course Success grade: 50% of the semester grade + 50% of the final or make-up exam grade
Minimum course grade: 60 out of 100 full grades
Minimum final and make-up exam grade: 50 out of 100 full grades

Assessment Criteria

In exams; interpreting, remembering, making decisions, explaining, classifying and combining information will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assist. Prof. Burcu Cengiz burcu.cengiz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Labratory 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Practical exam 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 126

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.154434
LO.2545334
LO.3545334334
LO.4555
LO.55555
LO.6555544

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