AMERICAN CULTURE AND LITERATURE
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
DYZ2005 Principles of Patient Care Fall 2 0 2 3
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: Turkish
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Instructor ZEYNEP GÜL
Course Lecturer(s): Instructor GAZİ KARAKURT
Recommended Optional Program Components: Dialysis Centers
Course Objectives: The aim of this lesson is to teach basic concepts of health, disease and care in diseases.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students passing this lesson;

1- Describe vital symptoms of dialysis patients.
2- Describe the concepts of health and disease.
3- Explain care of the patients' hair, face and hygiene.

Course Content

This lesson contains the basic needs of human, concepts of health and disease, health team, confident hospital environment, hospital infections, individual hygiene.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Human and Basic Needs, Concepts of Health and Disease
2) Communication and communication principles
3) Vital symptoms
4) Hospital Infections, Izolation, Asepsis, Sterilization, Disinfection
5) Individual Hygiene and Care, Hair-Face Care
6) Use of Sterile Forceps
7) Bed Rest, Advantages and Disadvantages of Bed Rest, Massage and Applications of Massage, Decubitus and Treatment of Decubitus
8) Bed Preparation of Patients, Massages
9) Stomach intubation, Urinary system
10) Methods of Drug Administration,
11) Solutions and Devices Used In Intravenous Fluid Treatment
12) Repiratory System Physiology, Sleep and Relaxation
13) Urinary System and Applications
14) End of Life Care

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Weekly distributed by the course lecturer.
References: AŞTI, Prof. Dr. Türkinaz Atabek, Babadağ, K., (2013) Hemşirelik Esasları Uygulama Rehberi, İstanbul Medikal Yayıncılık.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Quizzes 1 % 10
Homework Assignments 1 % 10
Midterms 1 % 20
Final 1 % 60
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 2 28
Study Hours Out of Class 14 2 28
Homework Assignments 3 5 15
Quizzes 1 1 1
Midterms 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Upon graduation, students will acquire key skills and attributes to conduct research to use research tools, to solve problems, to communicate effectively and to transfer skills to the workplace.
2) Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to discuss key issues in fluent English.
3) Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to compose written documents in English with a mature prose style. 4
4) Upon graduation, students will have gained broad knowledge of the American and English literary canons. 4
5) Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to analyze, synthesize and criticize sophisticated works of American and English literature. 4
6) Upon graduation, students will have achieved in depth the understanding of contemporary American culture. 3
7) Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to draw links among diverse literary texts and documents and establish critical connections and adopt an interdisciplinary attitude. 3
8) Upon graduation, students will be able to develop new projects individually or in teams. 3
9) Upon graduation, students will be able to apply their knowledge into their lives for interdisciplinary problem-solving and solutions. 4