HÄ°H701 - INTERNAL MEDICINE NURSING I

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)
Application
(hours/week)
Credit ECTS
INTERNAL MEDICINE NURSING I HÄ°H701 1st Semester 3 0 3 9
Prequisites-
Course languageTurkish
Course typeMust 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesLecture
Discussion
Question and Answer
Preparing and/or Presenting Reports
Brain Storming
 
Instructor (s)Prof. Dr. Leyla Özdemir, Prof. Dr. Sevgisun Kapucu, Assoc. Prof. Ä°matullah Akyar, Assoc. Prof. Zehra Gok Metin 
Course objectiveThis course aims to train specialist nurses who develops knowledge basis and theory about health organizations and internal medicine nursing, integrates the knowledge and analyzes it deeply and widely, has the capability of determining the steps for creating new synthesis, carries out researches creating evidences, follows policies, legislations and regulations about profession, reflects the knowledge to nursing professions? development and community health and leads changes.  
Learning outcomes
  1. 1. Develops knowledge basis and theory about nursing care models, health organizations and internal medicine nursing and combines, reviews, analysis and synthesis nursing knowledge with different disciplines? knowledge to generate new knowledge.
  2. 2. Integrates the basic internal medicine nursing knowledge and analyzes it deeply and widely, has the capability of determining the steps for creating new synthesis.
  3. 3. Deeply and widely analyzes the knowledge and information about health policies and organizations, reflects this knowledge to nursing professions? development and community health and leads changes of these processes.
  4. 4. Carries out researches for creating evidences, and contributes to profession by developing original ideas and methods.
  5. 5. Uses strategic decision making processes in nursing and health care problems by following policies, legislations and regulations about profession.
Course ContentThis course teaches in-depth knowledge about nursing care and the position, importance, roles of internal medicine nursing in nursing care models, health organizations and policy, legislation, regulations of profession issues.  
References1. Akdemir N, Birol L. Internal Medicine and Nursing Care- İç Hastalıkları ve Hemşirelik Bakımı. 3. Baskı, Sistem Ofset, Ankara, 2010.
2. Guyton A, Hall J. Physiology- Tıbbi Fizyoloji. 11. Basım, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, 2007.
3. Sözen T. Clinical Exmanination, Taking Health History- Klinik Tanıda İlk Adım, Hikaye Alma ve Klinik Muayene. Semih Ofset, Ankara, 2003.
4. Aliksanyan V. From Symptom to Diagnose- Semptomdan TeÅŸhise. Filiz Kitapevi, Ä°stanbul, 2000.
5. Current articles and books about the subject.
 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1Nursing Care Models
Week 2Occupational Risks and Safety
Week 3Human and Patient's Rights
Week 4Nurse's Rights
Week 5Ethical Principles
Week 6Home Care Organizations
Week 7MIDTERM EXAM
Week 8Strategy Development and Leadership for Internal Medicine Nursing
Week 9Chronic Diseases and Quality of Life
Week 10Rehabilitation Nursing
Week 11Health Problems of Turkey and Nurses Role of Health Protection-Promotion and Disease Prevention
Week 12Turkey's Health Organization and Health Policies-I
Week 13Turkey's Health Organization and Health Policies-II
Week 14Laws and Regulations of Nursing Profession
Week 15Final exam preparation
Week 16Final Exam

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance00
Laboratory00
Application00
Field activities00
Specific practical training00
Assignments00
Presentation520
Project00
Seminar00
Midterms130
Final exam150
Total100
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes650
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes150
Total100

WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application000
Specific practical training000
Field activities000
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)1413182
Presentation / Seminar Preparation5630
Project000
Homework assignment000
Midterms (Study duration)188
Final Exam (Study duration) 188
Total Workload3538270

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

D.9. Key Learning OutcomesContrubition level*
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1. Expands expertise in advanced and current medical nursing knowledge with original research and ideas    X
2. Conducts avant-garde, independent research with employing medical nursing expertise     X
3. Understands relevant disciplines and team interactions, leads disciplinary studies    X
4. Knows the importance of ethical principles&committees for individual and society, acts ethically     
5. Promotes the development of scientific, cultural, ethical values, addresses issues, contributes resolution      
6. Applies statistics to write/analyze articles, runs proper methods, analyzes and synthesizes data      
7. Utilizes advanced critical and creative thinking to interpret complex concepts and generates original ideas&method     X
8. Reports research, publishes in national/international journals, presents in written/oral/visual format     
9. Has the knowledge on medical nursing education and care technology, uses technology effectively     
10. Adopts advanced lifelong learning, personal and professional development principles in studies     
11. Conducts research to create evidence and contributes to profession with original ideas&methods    X
12. Creates interactions in nursing and health care problems via strategic decision making, leads solutions    X
13. Advocates own original ideas in professional discussions, criticizes, contributes and originates the issue      
14. Uses medical nursing knowledge to enhance the quality of life of society, promote community health    X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest