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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Name of the Course Unit Code Year Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
RATIONAL DRUG USE NRS412 4 8 2+0 2.0 2.0


General Information
Language of Instruction English
Level of the Course Unit Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course Programme Elective
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit Face-to-face
Work Placement(s) Requirement for the Course Unit No
Coordinator of the Course Unit
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit Dr. ÇİĞDEM MÜGE HAYLI
Assistant(s) of the Course Unit

Prerequisites and/or co-requisities of the course unit
CATEGORY OF THE COURSE UNIT
Category of the Course Unit Degree of Contribution (%)
Fundamental Course in the field -
Course providing specialised skills to the main field % 25
Course providing supportive skills to the main field % 25
Course providing humanistic, communication and management skills % 25
Course providing transferable skills % 25

Objectives and Contents
Objectives of the Course Unit The purpose of this course is to introduce students to understand the benefit/risk evaluation of drugs in order to ensure the rational use of medicines; the mechanism of adverse drug reactions and drug interactions; medication errors and their prevention and the management of substance abuse.
Contents of the Course Unit The primary objective of this course is to give an overview of the situation in the rational use of medicines and to advocate for education as a vital component in improving the use of medicines. Health professionals need to be trained to communicate effectively with patients on the proper use of medicines and the dangers of untoward effects. The dispenser needs to be knowledgeable in the indications of medicines, their side effects, contraindications and dosages for human use so that accurate information can be provided. This course also intends to create awareness of the challenges involved so as to motivate all relevant categories of people to find practical, realistic and innovative solutions and implement programs and activities that would ensure the rational use of medicines.
Contribution of the Course Intending to Provide the Professional Education This course enables students to become familiar with the efficient use of the drug, identifying the problems that are detected at any time in the environment of medicine including both therapeutic aspects and management of resources, and its impact on society.

No
 Key Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to:
1 Analyze and evaluate scientific data concerning the use of medicines in primary care and geriatric hospital and the problems involved in drug misuse.
2 Apply knowledge pharmacotherapy for appropriate choice / monitoring drug therapy at each level of care.
3 Contrast the information provided by clinical trials and pharmaco-economic studies for drug selection.
4 Identify the determinants of the prescription and assess prescribing quality indicators.
5 Prevent, identify and resolve medication-related problems and promote therapeutic reconciliation.
6 Understand and assess adherence to treatment as a factor contributing to the risk-benefit balance of drugs.

Learning Activities & Teaching Methods of the Course Unit
Learning Activities & Teaching Methods of the Course Unit

Weekly Course Contents and Study Materials for Preliminary & Further Study
Week Topics (Subjects) Preparatory & Further Activities
1 Introduction to Clinical Pharmacy No file found
2 Absorption, Distribution, Biotransformation, Metabolism and Secretion of Drugs No file found
3 Factors affecting Drug Action, Drug Interactions No file found
4 What is Rational Drug Use? No file found
5 Principles of Rational Drug Use No file found
6 Implementation of WHO-recommended policy to promote rational use of medicines No file found
7 Roles of Health Providers and Customers in Rational Drug Use No file found
8 How to Take a Medical-Drug History / Introduction to Guidelines No file found
9 Consequences of Irrational Drug Use No file found
10 Pharmaco-economics No file found
11 Rational Drug Use in Special Patient Groups No file found
12 Rational Antibiotic Use No file found
13 Training Health Professionals No file found
14 Promoting Rational Drug Use No file found

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
1- Joint Formulary Committee. (2019). BNF 77 (British National Formulary). The Pharmaceutical Press
2- Whittlesea, C. and Walker, R. (2011). Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. Churchill Livingstone
3- Kohn, L.T., Corrigan, J.M. and Donaldson, M.S. (2000). To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System. National Academies Press (US)
4- Online resources and articles as directed

MATERIAL SHARING
Course Notes No file found
Presentations No file found
Homework No file found
Exam Questions & Solutions No file found
Useful Links No file found
Video and Visual Materials No file found
Other No file found
Announcements No file found

CONTRIBUTION OF THE COURSE UNIT TO THE PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES
KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
No PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES LEVEL OF CONTRIBUTION*
0 1 2 3 4 5
1 Will use professional knowledge and skills managing health care issues par excellence. X
2 Will provide high quality person-centered health care in clinical practices. X
SKILLS
Cognitive
No PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES LEVEL OF CONTRIBUTION*
0 1 2 3 4 5
1 Will define nursing as a scientific discipline that takes a holistic approach in a competent, ethical, and caring manner to demonstrate humanism par excellence. X
2 Will protect and enhance the health of individuals, families, and groups of all ages. X
3 Will provide high quality person-centered health care by integrating knowledge of the multiple mechanisms underlying human health and disease. X
4 Will understand that health care is a human right, whether the goal is quality of life or dignity of death and dying. X
PERSONAL & OCCUPATIONAL COMPETENCES IN TERMS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS
Autonomy & Responsibility
No PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES LEVEL OF CONTRIBUTION*
0 1 2 3 4 5
1 Will determine the need for high quality patient-centered health care in accordance with the contemporary principles to apply a person-centered nursing framework. X
2 Will improve a good-quality therapeutic relationship in diverse environments. X
3 Will coordinate internal actions and promotes interdisciplinary cooperation using their leadership skills. X
Learning to Learn
No PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES LEVEL OF CONTRIBUTION*
0 1 2 3 4 5
1 Will provide essential skills needed for life-long learning. X
2 Will approach an evidence-based practice through a commitment to innovation and nursing research. X
3 Will encourage and support scholarly research and creative endeavor that seeks, creates, and explores universal values, and knowledge exchange in a professional framework. X
4 Will participate in the framework of the health policy development with national and international bodies by integrating knowledge of the multiple mechanisms. X
Communication & Social
No PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES LEVEL OF CONTRIBUTION*
0 1 2 3 4 5
1 Will fulfill the foreign language requirement at an intermediate level. X
2 Will use information and communication technologies to improve more efficiency and communicate more effectively. X
Occupational and/or Vocational
No PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES LEVEL OF CONTRIBUTION*
0 1 2 3 4 5
1 Will adhere to the codes of ethics that govern the psychological, medical, and health science professions at the provincial, national, and international levels. X
2 Will promote the fusion of critical thinking with creative thinking through a commitment to innovation and nursing research. X
*Level of Contribution (0-5): Empty-Null (0), 1- Very Low, 2- Low, 3- Medium, 4- High, 5- Very High

No
 Key Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to: 		PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES
1 Analyze and evaluate scientific data concerning the use of medicines in primary care and geriatric hospital and the problems involved in drug misuse.1 (5), 2 (4), 3 (5), 4 (5), 5 (5), 6 (5), 7 (5), 8 (4), 9 (4), 10 (5), 11 (4), 12 (3), 13 (3), 14 (5), 15 (5), 16 (5), 17 (5)
2 Apply knowledge pharmacotherapy for appropriate choice / monitoring drug therapy at each level of care.1 (5), 2 (4), 3 (5), 4 (5), 5 (5), 6 (5), 7 (5), 8 (4), 9 (4), 10 (5), 11 (4), 12 (3), 13 (3), 14 (5), 15 (5), 16 (5), 17 (5)
3 Contrast the information provided by clinical trials and pharmaco-economic studies for drug selection.1 (4), 2 (3), 3 (4), 4 (4), 5 (4), 6 (4), 7 (4), 8 (3), 9 (3), 10 (4), 11 (3), 12 (2), 13 (2), 14 (5), 15 (5), 16 (5), 17 (5)
4 Identify the determinants of the prescription and assess prescribing quality indicators.1 (4), 2 (3), 3 (4), 4 (4), 5 (4), 6 (4), 7 (4), 8 (3), 9 (3), 10 (4), 11 (3), 12 (2), 13 (2), 14 (5), 15 (5), 16 (5), 17 (5)
5 Prevent, identify and resolve medication-related problems and promote therapeutic reconciliation.1 (5), 2 (4), 3 (5), 4 (5), 5 (5), 6 (5), 7 (5), 8 (4), 9 (4), 10 (5), 11 (4), 12 (3), 13 (3), 14 (5), 15 (5), 16 (5), 17 (5)
6 Understand and assess adherence to treatment as a factor contributing to the risk-benefit balance of drugs.1 (4), 2 (3), 3 (4), 4 (4), 5 (4), 6 (4), 7 (4), 8 (3), 9 (3), 10 (4), 11 (3), 12 (2), 13 (2), 14 (5), 15 (5), 16 (5), 17 (5)

Assessment
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities Number of
Activities		 Degree of Contribution (%)
Mid-Term Exam 1 % 40
Computer Based Presentation 0 -
Short Exam 1 % 20
Presentation of Report 0 -
Homework Assessment 0 -
Oral Exam 0 -
Presentation of Thesis 0 -
Presentation of Document 0 -
Expert Assessment 0 -
Board Exam 0 -
Practice Exam 0 -
Year-End Final Exam 1 % 40
Internship Exam 0 -
TOTAL 3 %100
Contribution of In-Term Assessments to Overall Grade 3 %50
Contribution of Final Exam to Overall Grade 1 %50
TOTAL 4 %100


WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
Type of the Learning Activites Learning Activities
(# of week)		 Duration
(hours, h)		 Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities 14 2 28
Preliminary & Further Study 14 1 14
Land Surveying 0 0 0
Group Work 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Reading 0 0 0
Assignment (Homework) 0 0 0
Project Work 0 0 0
Seminar 0 0 0
Internship 0 0 0
Technical Visit 0 0 0
Web Based Learning 0 0 0
Implementation/Application/Practice 0 0 0
Practice at a workplace 0 0 0
Occupational Activity 0 0 0
Social Activity 0 0 0
Thesis Work 0 0 0
Field Study 0 0 0
Report Writing 0 0 0
Total Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities - - 42
Workload for Assessment Activities
Type of the Assessment Activites # of Assessment Activities
 Duration
(hours, h)		 Workload (h)
Final Exam 1 1 1
Preparation for the Final Exam 1 2 2
Mid-Term Exam 1 1 1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam 1 2 2
Short Exam 1 1 1
Preparation for the Short Exam 1 1 1
Total Workload for Assessment Activities - - 8
Total Workload of the Course Unit - - 50
Workload (h) / 25.5 2.0
ECTS Credits allocated for the Course Unit 2.0

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