NURSING (ENGLISH) PROGRAMME
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Name of the Course Unit Code Year Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
CLINICAL PRACTICE FOR HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING NRS205 2 4 0+8 4.0 5.0


General Information
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of the Course Unit Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course Compulsory
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit Face-to-face
Work Placement(s) Requirement for the Course Unit Yes
Coordinator of the Course Unit Dr. ÇİĞDEM MÜGE HAYLI
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit Instructor RASİHA GÜLER
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 % 50
Course providing specialised skills to the main field % 50
Course providing supportive skills to the main field -
Course providing humanistic, communication and management skills -
Course providing transferable skills -

Objectives and Contents
Objectives of the Course Unit This course is the clinical component of NRS201 and NRS203. Clinical experience focuses on the clinical aspects of primary care. Students will participate in taking dates, performing physical examinations, developing differential diagnoses, formulating diagnoses, designing prevention and management plans, and documenting common medical conditions observed in clinical settings. Students will be exposed to various primary care procedures where learning outcomes, learning activities and assessments create a coherent learning process.
Contents of the Course Unit This course is the clinical component of NRS201 and NRS203. Clinical experience focuses on the clinical aspects of primary care. Students will participate in history taking, performing physical exams, developing differential diagnoses, formulating diagnoses, designing prevention and management plans, and documenting common medical conditions observed in clinical settings. Students will have exposure to a variety of primary care procedures in which the learning outcomes, learning activities and assessments form a cohesive learning process.
Contribution of the Course Intending to Provide the Professional Education Provides to increase the quality of nursing care patient care patient care

No
Key Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to:
1 It applies its roles and responsibilities within the framework of ethical principles, professional values ​​and legal regulations
2 Establishes an effective and therapeutic relationship with individuals and groups in different application environments.
3 Provides safe and quality care based on national and international standards and evidence using information, communication and maintenance technologies.
4 Adopts lifelong learning approach in personal and professional development.
5 Generates new and creative ideas by questioning the existing information.
6 Uses leadership skills in disciplinary and interdisciplinary studies.

Learning Activities & Teaching Methods of the Course Unit
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Weekly Course Contents and Study Materials for Preliminary & Further Study
Week Topics (Subjects) Preparatory & Further Activities
1 Course Requirements
The Nursing Process
Laboratory/Clinical Simulation Placement Assessment Document
No file found
2 The Health Care Delivery System
Health, Illness and Disease
Health Promotion
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3 Physical Assessment No file found
4 Vital Signs No file found
5 Hygiene No file found
6 Hygiene No file found
7 Mobility, Rest and Sleep
Nutrition (Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-base Balance)
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8 Mobility, Rest and Sleep
Nutrition (Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-base Balance)
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9 Urinary Elimination
Fecal Elimination
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10 Infection Prevention and Control
Skin Integrity and Wound Care
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11 Oxygenation
Hydration
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12 Medication and Drug Administration No file found
13 Pain Management (Heat and Cold Application)
Diagnostic Testing
No file found
14 Stress and Coping/Loss, Grieving and Death No file found

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Turley SM (2014) Medical Language, Third Edition, Pearson
NANDA, Nursing Diagnosis: Definitions and Classifications 2015-2017, Tenth Edition, Wiley Blackwell
Doenges ME, Moorhouse MF and Murr AC (2006) Nurse’s Pocket Guide: Diagnoses, Prioritized Interventions and Rationales, Tenth Edition, F. A. Davis Company
Doenges ME, Moorhouse MF and Murr AC (2010) Nursing Care Plans: Guidelines for Individualizing Client Care across the Life Span, Eighth Edition, F. A. Davis Company
Davis MH, Harden RM, Laidlaw JM and Romney-Alexander D (1993) The Wound Handbook, University of Dundee
Ogden J (2007) Health Psychology, Fourth Edition McGraw-Hill

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

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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 It applies its roles and responsibilities within the framework of ethical principles, professional values ​​and legal regulations1 (5), 2 (5), 3 (4), 4 (5), 5 (5), 6 (5), 7 (5), 8 (4), 9 (5), 10 (5), 11 (4), 12 (5), 13 (5), 14 (5), 15 (5), 16 (4), 17 (5)
2 Establishes an effective and therapeutic relationship with individuals and groups in different application environments.1 (5), 2 (5), 3 (5), 4 (5), 5 (5), 6 (5), 7 (5), 8 (4), 9 (5), 10 (5), 11 (5), 12 (5), 13 (5), 14 (5), 15 (5), 16 (5), 17 (5)
3 Provides safe and quality care based on national and international standards and evidence using information, communication and maintenance technologies.1 (5), 2 (5), 3 (5), 4 (5), 5 (5), 6 (5), 7 (5), 8 (4), 9 (4), 10 (5), 11 (4), 12 (5), 13 (5), 14 (5), 15 (5), 16 (5), 17 (5)
4 Adopts lifelong learning approach in personal and professional development.1 (5), 2 (4), 3 (5), 4 (5), 5 (5), 6 (5), 7 (5), 8 (5), 10 (5), 11 (5), 12 (5), 13 (5), 14 (5), 15 (5), 16 (5), 17 (4)
5 Generates new and creative ideas by questioning the existing information.1 (5), 2 (4), 3 (5), 4 (4), 5 (4), 6 (4), 7 (4), 8 (4), 9 (4), 10 (5), 11 (5), 12 (5), 13 (5), 14 (5), 15 (5), 16 (5), 17 (5)
6 Uses leadership skills in disciplinary and interdisciplinary studies.1 (5), 2 (5), 3 (5), 4 (4), 5 (5), 6 (3), 7 (5), 8 (5), 9 (4), 10 (5), 11 (5), 12 (5), 13 (5), 14 (5), 15 (5), 16 (5), 17 (4)

Assessment
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities Number of
Activities
Degree of Contribution (%)
Mid-Term Exam 1 % 50
Computer Based Presentation 0 -
Short Exam 0 -
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 2 % 50
Internship Exam 0 -
TOTAL 3 %100
Contribution of In-Term Assessments to Overall Grade 3 %0
Contribution of Final Exam to Overall Grade 1 %100
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 0 0 0
Land Surveying 0 0 0
Group Work 14 3 42
Laboratory 14 1 14
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 14 2 28
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 - - 84
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 26 26
Mid-Term Exam 1 1 1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam 1 14 14
Short Exam 0 0 0
Preparation for the Short Exam 0 0 0
Total Workload for Assessment Activities - - 42
Total Workload of the Course Unit - - 126
Workload (h) / 25.5 4.9
ECTS Credits allocated for the Course Unit 5.0