HCR602 - SURGICAL NURSING I
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SURGICAL NURSING I | HCR602 | 1st Semester | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Prequisites | NA | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Must | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Brain Storming | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assoc. Prof. Zeliha Özdemir Köken, Assoc. Prof. Melek Serpil Talas, Assist. Prof. Zahide Tunçbilek, Assist. Prof. Çiğdem Canbolat Seyman, Assist. Prof. Burcu Duluklu | |||||
| Course objective | This course provides to be able to plan and apply perioperative care comprehensively, to evaluate and record the effect of the care applied, by using up-to-date information and evidence-based practices related to the basic principles and concepts in the field of surgical nursing; to be able to interpret and evaluate their knowledge by integrating it with the current information in the national or international literature; It provides the skills and competencies to know the importance of ethical principles for the individual and society and to act ethically. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | The content of the course; historical development of surgery and surgical nursing, systematic approach and nursing, the effect of technology on surgical practices and nursing, evidence-based practices in perioperative care, care packages in nursing practice and its use in surgical nursing, homeostasis, surgical wound and nursing care, pain and nursing care, perioperative care in geriatric patients care, ethical issues in surgery and surgical nursing. | |||||
| References | 1. J. C. Rothrock. (2011) Alexander?s Care of The Patient in Surgery, Mosby. 2. Dirksen L., Bucher H., (2014) Medical Surgical Nursing, Mosby. 3. Brunner & Suddarths., Medical Surgical Nursing, (2010). Wolters Kluwer Health. Philadelphia. 4. Linton, A. D., & Matteson, M. A. (2022). Medical-Surgical Nursing E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences. 5. Ignatavicius, D. D., Workman, M. L., & Rebar, C. (2017). Medical-Surgical Nursing-E-Book: Concepts for Interprofessional Collaborative Care. Elsevier Health Sciences. 6. Hinkle, J. L., & Cheever, K. H. (2018). Brunner and Suddarth?s textbook of medical-surgical nursing. Wolters kluwer india Pvt Ltd. 7. Harding, M. M., Kwong, J., Roberts, D., Hagler, D., & Reinisch, C. (2020). Lewis?s medical-surgical nursing. Amsterdam, The Netherlands:Elsevier Health Sciences 8. Batchelor TJP, Rasburn NJ, Abdelnour-Berchtold E et al. Guidelines for enhanced recovery after lung surgery: recommendations of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS). Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Jan 1;55(1):91-115. 9. Engelman DT, Ben Ali W, Williams JB et al. Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Cardiac Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Society Recommendations. JAMA Surg. 2019 Aug 1;154(8):755-766. 10. Cupples S, Lerret S, McCalmont V, Ohler L, eds. Core Curriculum for Transplant Nurses. 2nd ed. China: Wolters Kluwer; 2017. p.617-59. 11. Hertz, K., & Santy-Tomlinson, J. (2024). Fragility Fracture and Orthogeriatric Nursing: Holistic Care and Management of the Fragility Fracture and Orthogeriatric Patient. Second Edition. Sprınger Book 12. Speth, J. (2024). Guidelines in Practice: Design and Maintenance of the Surgical Suite. AORN journal, 119(1), 72-80. 13. Erdil F., Özhan Elbaş N., (2008). Cerrahi Hastalıkları Hemşireliği. Ankara. 14. Karadağ, M., Bulut H., (2019) Cerrahi Hemşireliği Kavram Haritası ve Akış Şemalı, Vize Yay. 15. Aksoy, G., Kanan, N., Akyolcu, N. (2012), Cerrahi Hemşireliği 1,2. İstanbul: Nobel Yay. 16. Karadakovan A., Aslan F.E., (2014). Dahili ve Cerrahi Hastalıklarda Bakım. Ankara: Akademisyen Kitabevi. 17. Özhan Elbaş N. (2016), Cerrahi Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Akıl Notları, Güneş Yay. 18. https://erassociety.org/guidelines/ 19. Articles and books related to the topics suggested by the instructors. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to course |
| Week 2 | Preparation to course |
| Week 3 | Historical development of surgery and surgical nursing |
| Week 4 | Systematic approach and nursing |
| Week 5 | Effect of technology on surgical procedures and nursing |
| Week 6 | Evidence-based practices in perioperative care |
| Week 7 | Care bundles in nursing practice and its use in surgical nursing |
| Week 8 | 1st MIDTERM EXAM |
| Week 9 | Preparation to course |
| Week 10 | Homeostasis |
| Week 11 | Surgical wound and nursing care |
| Week 12 | Pain and nursing care |
| Week 13 | Perioperative care of geriatrics patients |
| Week 14 | Ethical issues in surgery and surgical nursing |
| Week 15 | Preparation for final exam |
| Week 16 | FINAL EXAM |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 5 | 25 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 25 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 6 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 5 | 6 | 30 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Workload | 35 | 18 | 120 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Has current knowledge in the expertise level in the field of Surgical Nursing based on the undergraduate level qualifications. | X | ||||
| 2. Has knowledge of basic concepts and principles in nursing care by evaluating at cellular level signs and symptoms occurring in case of illness of normal physiological process in the body. | |||||
| 3. Uses data processing and care technologies in nursing education, practices, research and management. | X | ||||
| 4. Plans, applies, assesses and records perioperative care of surgical patient with a holistic and systematic approach using evidence-based knowledge level of expertise in the field of Surgical Nursing. | X | ||||
| 5. Grasps and uses an interdisciplinary team approach. | |||||
| 6. Can plan and implement a scientific research, can analyzes and reports the data. | |||||
| 7. Comments to create combining information from different disciplines with information in the field of Surgical Nursing and makes analysis and synthesis using different research methods. | X | ||||
| 8. Publishes a scientific research in a national journal or presenting it in a scientific meeting. | |||||
| 9. Applies principles of professional development and lifelong learning related to the field of Surgical Nursing. | |||||
| 10. Communicates verbally and written by using at least one foreign language. | |||||
| 11. Knows the importance of ethical principles and acts ethically for the individual and society. | X | ||||
| 12. Has the responsibility to fulfill tasks in students clinical practice as a mentor. | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest