COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NURSING THEORIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HEM 6059 NURSING THEORIES COMPULSORY 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Department of Nursing

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NESLIHAN GÜNÜŞEN

Offered to

Psychiatric Nursing
Pediatric Nursing
Surgical Nursing
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
Nursing Management
Oncology Nursing
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing
Internal Medicine Nursing
Fundamentals of Nursing

Course Objective

This course aims to discuss nurse theoreticians works in the near history of nursing regarding the efforts to be scientific and professional yearly and to exemplify the reflections of scientific philosophy on nursing concerning the scientification efforts and also has a purpose to appraise the labor and make students see their statue and responsibilities to ensure the consistency of labor.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. To associate the nursing theoretical knowledge with its philosophic, historical ,
2   2. To explain the descriptions and terms in the nursing theories
3   3. To describe basic nursing concepts
4   4. To analyze the dynamics between nursing research and nursing theory
5   5. To explain nursing science by combining nursing philosophy
6   6. To explain other disciplines theories that contribute to the development process of nursing theory.
7   7. To differentiate and appraise the developments of nursing in the process of separating from medicine and getting a professional , scientific discipline
8   8. To see your own responsibility in professionalism and scientification process of nursing.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The gained concepts in nursing between 1870 - 1960 The introduction of science philosophy with nursing and reflections The gained concepts in nursing in 1970 Assoc. Prof. Neslihan Günüşen
2 The relationship between theory, concept and conceptual framework The use of conceptual frameworks in nursing education Assoc. Prof. Neslihan Günüşen

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Tomey A.M., Allıgood M.R., Nursing Theorists and Their Work, Mosby Company, St.Louis, 1998.
2. George J.B., Nursing Theories, Appleton & Lange, California, 1995.
3. Walner, P.H., Newman B., Blueprint for Use of Nursing Models, Education, Research, Practice & Adminastration, 1996, MCN Pres.
4. Aggleton P., Chalmers H., Nursing Models and Nursing Procen, McMillian Education Ltd., USA, 1998.
5. Nursing Science Quarterly (Journal).
6. Journal of Advanced Nursing
7. Chinn P.L., Jacobs M.K., Huether S.E., Theory And Nursing, The C.V. Mosby Company, St. Louis, 1987.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentations, questions- answers, discussions, group works, reflection works
Audio description is provided in all visual materials used in the lessons. (It uses audio-depicted forms of visual-based educational materials such as movies and videos, upon request of disabled students).

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRF PERFORMANCE
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRF * 0.40 + FIN*0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRF * 0.40 + FCGR*0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Presentation Peer and trainer evaluation Participation of Presentations Preparation of Assignments Peer and trainer evaluation

Assessment Criteria

Presentation, Peer and trainer evaluation
Participation of Presentations
Preparation of Assignments, Peer and trainer evaluation

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Neslihan Günüşen
Tel: 0232 412 47 81

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 2 15 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 2 20 40
Preparing assignments 2 25 50
Preparing presentations 2 15 30
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.4555555
LO.55555
LO.6555
LO.755
LO.855

CONTACT INFORMATION
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