COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THEORIES AND MODEL IN INTERNAL MEDICINE NURSING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERS 6020 THEORIES AND MODEL IN INTERNAL MEDICINE NURSING ELECTIVE 2 4 0 12

Offered By

Internal Medicine Nursing

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖZLEM KÜÇÜKGÜÇLÜ

Offered to

Internal Medicine Nursing

Course Objective

In this course, it is aimed to enable the student to comprehend and use the nursing theories and models to be used in the field of Internal Medicine Nursing and assess the practice results.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Interpret models and theories related with internal medicine nursing.
2   Use the models and theories related with internal medicine nursing in the care of adult individual with acute or chronic disease.
3   Make judgements about the use of models and theories in the field of internal medicine nursing.
4   Make interdisciplinary interactions for the solution of problems related with the field of internal medicine nursing, when necessary.
5   Constitute new ideas specific to a group or culture by making inferences about models and theories that are learned or used in the field.
6   Solve complicated conditions that are encountered during practices by using the processes of strategical decision making.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Theories and models to be used for internal medicine nursing Requirement model Adaptation model Model of daily life activities Health confidence model Self-care deficit nursing theory System theory Learning theories Family theories Theories of disability
2 Use of theories/models in internal medicine nursing Constitution and presentation of a clinical care form according to a model and theory.
3 Clinical practice
4 Clinical practice Making diagnosis, planning, practice, assessment and writing and presenting a report based on a theory/model.

Recomended or Required Reading

Alligood M. R. & Tomey, A M., (Eds) (2006)., Nursing theorist and their work (6 th ed, pp:267-274). USA. Mosby.
Fawcett, J.(Ed.) (2005). Contemporary Nursing Knowledge: Analysis and Evaluation of Conceptual Models of Nursing (2 nd Ed, pp:223-319). USA, FA Davis Comp.
Orem, D. E. (Ed.) (1995). Nursing: Concepts of Practice. (5th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby-Year Books.
Renpenning, M. K, & Taylor, SG. (Ed) (2003). Self-Care Theory in Nursing. Selected Papers of Dorothea Orem. Springer, Newyork. Publishing Company.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, discussion, questions-answers, clinical practice.

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

Homeworks: Planning, practicing, assessing and reporting the patient care according to a theory/model.

Assessment Criteria

Student s; awareness of problems regarding the application field, skill of using the specialty knowledge, making decisions and sharing her/his views about cooperation with team members and recruitment of nursing practices are assessed.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

It is compulsory to participate in 70% of courses.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Ass. Prof. Dr. Sevgi Kızılcı, Tel: 0232 412 47 77, e-posta: sevgi.kizilci@deu.edu.tr
Ass. Prof. Dr. Hatice Mert, Tel: 0232 412 47 86, e-posta: hatice.mert@deu.edu.tr
Ass. Prof. Dr. Özlem Küçükgüçlü, Tel: 0232 412 47 86, e-posta: ozlem.kguclu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 10 3 30
Pracrice 2 40 80
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 10 140
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 3 10 30
Final 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 300

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.155
LO.25
LO.355
LO.45
LO.5
LO.6