HCR707 - INTENSIVE CARE and OPERATING ROOM NURSING

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)
Application
(hours/week)
Credit ECTS
INTENSIVE CARE and OPERATING ROOM NURSING HCR707 1st Semester 2 4 4 12
PrequisitesNA
Course languageTurkish
Course typeElective 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesLecture
Discussion
Question and Answer
Observation
Preparing and/or Presenting Reports
Drill and Practice
Case Study
Problem Solving
Brain Storming
 
Instructor (s)Assoc. Prof. Zeliha Özdemir Köken, Assoc. Prof. Melek Serpil Talas, Assist. Prof. Zahide Tunçbilek, Assist. Prof. ÇiÄŸdem Canbolat Seyman, Assist. Prof. Burcu Duluklu 
Course objectiveStudent received this course gains knowledge of how to reach scientific and current knowledge, to follow literature, to assess the accuracy, validity and reliability of the knowledge, and to apply the knowledge related to intencive care and operating room nursing, the main concepts and principles used in nursing care by using scientific and current knowledge to assess the signs and symptoms occur in diseases in cell level; gains skills and competences to plan and give nursing care to critical patient with holistic and systematic approach, to evaluate and report the effects of given nursing care; to plan and carry out a scientific study, and to report the results by analyzing them; to publish at least one scientific article related to intencive care and operating room nursing in national or international journal with reviewer; to advocate his/her original opinions and to communicate effectively. 
Learning outcomes
  1. Explains how to reach scientific and current knowledge, to follow literature, to assess the accuracy, validity and reliability of the knowledge, and to apply the knowledge related to intencive care and operating room nursing.
  2. Explains the main concepts and principles used in nursing care by using scientific and current knowledge to assess the signs and symptoms occur in diseases in cell level.
  3. Plans and gives comprehensive nursing care to critical patient with holistic and systematic approach by using hypothetic, evidence-based and practical knowledge in expert level gained in intencive care and operating room nursing field, evaluates and reports the effects of given nursing care.
  4. Plans and carries out scientific studies in intencive care and operating room nursing field, and reports the results by analyzing them.
  5. Publishes at least one scientific article related to intencive care and operating room nursing in national or international journal with reviewer.
  6. Advocates his/her original opinions while discussing with experts on issues related to his/her field and communicates effectively to shows his/her competence.
Course ContentThe course includes topics as physiological and psychological problems related to surgery, critical diseases and critical care enviorenment, ethics and surgical nursing, perioperative nursing care in critical patients, physiological and psychosocial problems in critical patients and care and treatments related to these problems, case studies and intensive care and operating room practices.  
ReferencesBooks, publications suggested by the faculty
Books, publications reached by student from library and electronic resource 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1Physiological and psychological problems related to surgery, intensive care and operating room practices
Week 2Physiological and psychological problems related to surgery, intensive care and operating room practices
Week 3Physiological and psychological problems related to surgery, intensive care and operating room practices
Week 4Critical diseases and critical care enviorenment, intensive care and operating room practices
Week 5Critical diseases and critical care enviorenment, intensive care and operating room practices
Week 6Critical diseases and critical care enviorenment, intensive care and operating room practice,1st MIDTERM EXAM
Week 7Critical diseases and critical care enviorenment, intensive care and operating room practices
Week 8Ethics and surgical nursing, perioperative nursing care in critical patients, case study, intensive care and operating room practices
Week 9Midterm exam
Week 10Perioperative nursing care in critical patients, case study, intensive care and operating room practices
Week 11Physiological and psychosocial problems in critical patients and care and treatments related to these problems, case study, intensive care and operating room practices
Week 12Physiological and psychosocial problems in critical patients and care and treatments related to these problems, case study, intensive care and operating room practices
Week 13Physiological and psychosocial problems in critical patients and care and treatments related to these problems, case study, intensive care and operating room practices, 2nd MIDTERM EXAM
Week 14Physiological and psychosocial problems in critical patients and care and treatments related to these problems, case study, intensive care and operating room practices
Week 15Preparation for final exam
Week 16FINAL EXAM

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance00
Laboratory00
Application125
Field activities00
Specific practical training00
Assignments00
Presentation00
Project00
Seminar00
Midterms125
Final exam150
Total100
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes250
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes150
Total100

WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 14 2 28
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application14456
Specific practical training000
Field activities000
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)1415210
Presentation / Seminar Preparation9654
Project000
Homework assignment000
Midterms (Study duration)166
Final Exam (Study duration) 166
Total Workload5339360

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

D.9. Key Learning OutcomesContrubition level*
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1. Knows how to reach and use the scientific and current literature related to surgical nursing.    X
2. Knows the normal physiologic process of the body, the signs and symptoms occur in diseases and uses them in nursing care.    X
3. Gives, evaluates and reports perioperative nursing care to the patient with holistic and systematic approach by using evidence-based knowledge.    X
4. Uses informatics and care thecnologies in nursing education, practice, research and management.     
5. Analyzes and synthesizes new and complex ideas related to field with systematic approach.     
6. Plans and carries out studies related to surgical nursing, presents the study results in a national or an international conference.    X
7. Publishes at least one scientific paper in national or international journal.    X
8. Developes new ideas and methods related to surgical nursing by using critical thinking, problem solving skills.     
9. Does statistical analyze at level of evaluation of scientific paper.     
10. Uses at least one foreign language to reach scientific knowledge, to communicate written and verbally.     
11. Advocates his/her original opinions while discussing with experts on issues related to his/her field and communicates effectively to show his/her competence.     X
12. Contributes for scientific and ethical problem solving and promotes developments of these worths.     
13. Gets responsibility to fulfil the duties during clinical practices of the undergraduate students.     

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