COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION IN NURSING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CHH 7009 HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION IN NURSING COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Surgical Nursing ( Non-Thesis-Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÖZLEM BILIK

Offered to

Surgical Nursing ( Non-Thesis-Evening)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to enable students gain current knowledge and skills about health assessment, health history, observation, interview and physical assessment, and improvement the knowledge and skills, and able to describe relationship between health assessment and nursing process.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student discusses aims of physical examination
2   Individuals can prepare for the examination as physical and psychosocial
3   Methods of physical examination may explain
4   The students can discuss the importance of cultural differences affecting physical examination approach
5   The students can recognize abnormal findings in the structure and function of the systems
6   The students can make systematic physical examination and interpret the findings

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduce to Health Assessment
2 Importance of Culture on Health Assessment Effects of Cultural Differences on Health Assessment
3 Relationships Between Health Assessment and Nursing Process
4 Assessment of Physical, Mental, Social Factors Affecting Health During Lifelong Assessment of Stress and Stress Response Assessment of Sleep and Relaxation Assessment of Nutrition Assessment of Sexual and Reproductive Function Assessment of Self-Concept, Roles and Social Relations, Values and Beliefs
5 Psychosocial and general readiness for Physical Assessment Examination Gathering Data Methods Related Health Assessment 'Health History, Observation, Apperance'
6 Physical Assessment Techniques 'Inspection, Auscultation, Percussion, Palpation'
7 'Assessment of Vital Signs for Infants, Childs, Adults and Elders'
8 Physical Assessment Examination of Skin, Ears, Nose, Mouth, Throat, Head, Neck and Eyes
9 Physical Assessment Examination of Central Nervious System 'Neurologic Examination (Mental Status, Cranial Nerves, Motor, Coordination and Gait, Reflexes, Sensory, Special Tests)'
10 Midterm
11 Physical Assessment Examination of Cardiovascular System ' Assessment of Edema and Pulses, Oscultation of Heart Sounds' Physical Assessment Examination of Peripheral Vascular System
12 Physical Assessment Examination of Respiratuary System 'Oscultation of Lung Sounds'
13 Physical Assessment Examination of Gastrointestinal System 'Examination of the Abdomen'
14 Physical Assessment Examination of Musculoskeletal System 'Neurovascular assessment, Range of Motion, Muscle Tone, Muscle Strength, Coordination and Gait, Reflexes'
15 Physical Assessment Examination of Genito-Urinary System Male (Prostate screening, Testicular Self-exam) Female (Mammogram, Breast Self Exam, Pap smear)

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Barbara Bates A Quide To Physical ExaminationAnd History Taking 6.th. Ed. J.B. Lipincott Company Phidelphia 1995.
2. Arıcı M. Mosby fizik muayene el kitabı, güneş tıp kitabevi, 2012
3. Seidel HM., Ball JW., Dains JE., Benedict William G., Mosby's Guide to Physical Examination, 4th, 1999
4. Talley N J., O'Connor S., Clinical Examination: A Systematic Guide to Physical Diagnosis, 6th, Elsevier, 2010
5. Güldal D., Aydın A., Özçakar N., Kliniğe giriş öykü ve fizik muayene, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Izmir, 2010
6. Bickley L.S., Hoekelman R.A., Bates fizik muayene rehberi; çev.ed. Özsüt H, Tetikkurt C, Vatansever S, Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, Istanbul, 2004
7. Görgülü R.S., Fiziksel muayene yöntemleri: hemşireler için, Hacettepe Üniversitesi,Ankara, 2002.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Visually supported presentation
Questions-Answers
Group discussion
Brainstorming
Case discussion
Clinical Practice
Video/ animations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PAR PARTICIPATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 +ODV * 0.25 + PAR* 0.20 + FIN*0.30
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 +ODV * 0.25 + PAR* 0.20 + RST*0.30


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Each student is responsible for preparing, presenting, and reporting her/his topic in accordance with evidence based guide and up-to-date literature
It is expected that homeworks and reports are prepared in APA format in computer.

Assessment Criteria

In the exams, the abilities of interpreting, remembering, taking a decision, explaining, classifying and combining the information will be evalauted.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç Dr. Özgül Karayurt. Tel: 0232 412 4790 ozgul.kyurt@deu.edu.tr
Yard. Doç. Dr. Özlem Bilik Tel: 0232 412 6962 ozlem.bilik@deu.edu.tr
Yard. Doç. Dr. Fatma Vural Tel: 0232 412 4780 fatma.vural@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.15
LO.25
LO.355
LO.45
LO.555
LO.655

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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