COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE NURSING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇSH 5010 PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE NURSING ELECTIVE 2 4 0 10

Offered By

Pediatric Nursing

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MURAT BEKTAŞ

Offered to

Pediatric Nursing

Course Objective

This course, know palliative care purposes, philosophy and principles of palliative care team roles and responsibilities, determine to the child and family's palliative care needs, planning for nursing interventions the palliative care needs of children with pain and others ymptoms, communicate children with cancer and their parents, plan care to dying be able tochildren with cancer and their families, the families, plan care to mourning process is intended to facilitate.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain the aim of palliative care, principles, roles and responsibilities of the nurse.
2   Explain in childrentothepathophysiology of physicalsymptoms
3   Plan and conduct maintain the comfort of the child and family nursing care,using evidence-based information
4   Planning and counseling to care of the child and family at home.
5   Plan and conduct in thecare of dying children and their families.
6   Provide support families who lost children to in the process of mourning

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The purpose of Palliative Care, definitions and principles Prof. Murat BEKTAŞ Presentation, discussion, question-answer,literatüre review, self-learning, practice of area
2 Palliative care nursing and state of palliative care in Türkiye Assoc. Prof. Gülçin ÖZALP GERÇEKER Presentation, discussion, question-answer,literatüre review, self-learning, practice of area
3 Nursing approach to children with Neutropenia Asst. Prof. Yasemin SELEKOĞLU OK Presentation, discussion, question-answer,literatüre review, self-learning, practice of area
4 Nursing approach to children with Pain Prof. Murat BEKTAŞ Presentation, discussion, question-answer,literatüre review, self-learning, practice of area
5 Nursing approach to child malnutrition Asst. Prof. E. Zahide ÖZDEMIR Presentation, discussion, question-answer,literatüre review, self-learning, practice of area
6 Nursing approach to children with Nausea and vomiting Assoc. Prof. Gülçin ÖZALP GERÇEKER Presentation, discussion, question-answer,literatüre review, self-learning, practice of area
7 Nursing approach to children with Constipation and diarrhea Asst. Prof. E. Zahide ÖZDEMIR Presentation, discussion, question-answer,literatüre review, self-learning, practice of area
8 Midterm Exam Prof. Murat BEKTAŞ
9 Nursing approach to children with Fatigue Asst. Prof. Yasemin SELEKOĞLU OK Presentation, discussion, question-answer,literatüre review, self-learning, practice of area
10 Nursing approach to children with dyspnea Asst. Prof. E. Zahide ÖZDEMIR Presentation, discussion, question-answer,literatüre review, self-learning, practice of area
11 Palliative care for the child at home Assoc. Prof. Gülçin ÖZALP GERÇEKER Presentation, discussion, question-answer,literatüre review, self-learning, practice of area
12 The problems experienced in thecare of the child at home and family burden Assoc. Prof. Gülçin ÖZALP GERÇEKER Presentation, discussion, question-answer,literatüre review, self-learning, practice of area
13 Spiritual care of Children Prof. Murat BEKTAŞ Presentation, discussion, question-answer,literatüre review, self-learning, practice of area
14 Care of dying child, Good death / peaceful death concepts, During and after thedeath of thechild care Asst. Prof. Yasemin SELEKOĞLU OK Presentation, discussion, question-answer,literatüre review, self-learning, practice of area
15 Approach to family nursing in the process of mourning and grief process Assoc. Prof. Gülçin ÖZALP GERÇEKER Presentation, discussion, question-answer,literatüre review, self-learning, practice of area

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Brown R.T.,ComprehensiveHandbook of ChildhoodCancerandSickle Cell Disease: A BiopsychosocialApproach, Oxford UniversityPress, 2006.
2. Gibson F.,Soanes L. ChildrenandYoung People. John WileySons Ltd., 2008.
3. Foley K.M.,Gelband H. ImprovingPalliativeCareForCancer, National Academy Press (2001).
4. Pizzo P.A.,Poplack D.G., PrinciplesandPractice of PediatricOncology, 6th Ed, Lippincott, Williams&Wilkins, (2001)
5. Çavuşoğlu H. Çocuk Sağlığı Hemşireliği Cilt 1-2. Dizgi Baskı, Ankara, (2004)
6. Keene N, Hobbie W, Ruccione K. ChildhoodCancerSurvivors: A Practical Guide toYourFuture (ChildhoodCancerGuides), 2nd Ed, PatientCenteredGuides, (2006).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, discussion, question and answer, literature review, self-learning, practice of area.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 +PAR * 0.30 +FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 +PAR * 0.30 +RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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Assessment Criteria

Through exams; interpret, recall, decision-making, description, information integration skills are assessed.
Students with homework; are assessed a subject research, analyze, compare with samples of the world, giving voice to evidence-based practice, writingand self-expression skills
Student Participation in Lesson: Lesson will be provided participation and discussion and assimilation of concepts

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

-

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Murat Bektaş
02324124782
murat.bektas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Weekday
13.00-13.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Clinical Practice 14 4 56
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 6 84
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing presentations 3 10 30
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 242

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.155555
LO.255
LO.35555
LO.45555
LO.55555
LO.65555

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