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Associate TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 QF-EHEA: Short Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 5

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: SHM041
Course Name: Health Assessment
Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
2
Language of instruction: Turkish
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Associate TR-NQF-HE:5. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:Short Cycle EQF-LLL:5. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Course Coordinator: Öğr. Gör. ABDULLAH GERGİN
Course Lecturer(s): Lecturer Abdullah Gergin
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The aim of this course is to provide students with;
1. Assess all body systems from head to toe and detect abnormal conditions and make clinical decisions
2. Taking the health history of healthy/sick individuals and interpreting it
3. Knowing and applying physical examination methods
4. Knowing and diagnosing subjective and objective findings
5. Ability to detect and record data on activity, sleep, rest, mental health, child and elderly health promotion, and health
6. To gain necessary knowledge and skills related to ethnic and cultural evaluation.
Course Content: This course includes teaching physical examination methods on the basis of requests and general evaluation of health.

The content of this course; Basic Concepts, Evaluation of Subjective and Objective Data, Taking History; Physical Examination Methods/Tools: Examination, Palpation, Auscultation, Smell; Vital Signs, Pain and Anthropometric Measurements; Evaluation of Skin and Its Attachments; Head and Neck Assessment; Abdominal Gastrointestinal System Evaluation; Evaluation of Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular System; Evaluation of Thorax and Lungs; Evaluation of Genito-urinary Organs; Evaluation of Activity, Sleep and Rest; Evaluation of Child Health; Covers the topics of Evaluation of Mental Health.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Adopts the importance of health assessment for health care.
2) Knows the concepts of health and disease.
3) Knows the necessary preparations for physical assessment.
4) Gains the ability to take the health history of sick/healthy individuals.
5) Knows, applies and interprets physical examination methods and instruments.
6) Assesses the patient's vital signs.
7) Gains the ability to make a systemic assessment of the individual with a holistic approach.
8) Gains the ability to determine the patient's care needs and interpret abnormal situations.
9) Knows the role of cultural differences in health assessment.
10) Assesses of the data obtained from physical examination.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Course Description, Introduction to Health Assessment, Purpose and Learning Objectives Students are expected to come to class prepared by reading these documents.
2) Basic Concepts, Assessing Subjective and Objective Data, Taking Health History Students are expected to come to class prepared by reading these documents.
3) Physical Examination Methods/Tools: Inspection, Palpation, Auscultation, Olfaction Students are expected to come to class prepared by reading these documents.
4) Assessment of Vital Signs, Pain and Anthropometric Measurements Students are expected to come to class prepared by reading these documents.
5) Assessment of Skin and Its Attachments Students are expected to come to class prepared by reading these documents.
6) Assessment of Head and Neck Students are expected to come to class prepared by reading these documents.
7) Assessment of the Abdominal Gastro-Intestinal System Students are expected to come to class prepared by reading these documents.
8) MIDTERM
9) Assessment of Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular System Students are expected to come to class prepared by reading these documents.
10) Assessment of Thorax and Lungs Students are expected to come to class prepared by reading these documents.
11) Assessment of the Genitourinary System Students are expected to come to class prepared by reading these documents.
12) Assessment of Activity, Sleep and Rest Students are expected to come to class prepared by reading these documents.
13) Assessment of Child Health Students are expected to come to class prepared by reading these documents.
14) Assessment of the Mental Health Students are expected to come to class prepared by reading these documents.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: 1. Eti Aslan F. (2017) Sağlığın Değerlendirilmesi ve Klinik Karar Verme. Akademisyen Kitabevi, Ankara.
2. Görgülü S (2014) Hemşireler için fiziksel muayene yöntemleri, İstanbul Tıp Kitapevi.
3. Weber JR, Kelley JH (2014). Health Assessment in Nursing. Fifth Edition. Wolters Kluwer Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
4. Weber JR (2014). Nurses, Handbook of Health Assessment. Ninth Edition. Wolters Kluwer Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
5. Konu ile ilgili ulusal/uluslararası güncel makaleler
References: 1. Eti Aslan F. (2017) Evaluation of Health and Clinical Decision Making. Academician Bookstore, Ankara.
2. Görgülü S (2014) Physical examination methods for nurses, İstanbul Medicine Bookstore
3. Weber JR, Kelley JH (2014). Health Assessment in Nursing. Fifth Edition. Wolters Kluwer Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
4. Weber JR (2014). Nurses, Handbook of Health Assessment. Ninth Edition. Wolters Kluwer Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
5. Current national/international articles on the subject

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) Anesthesia technician has professional consciousness.
2) He/She knows the duties, authorities and responsibilities of the anesthesia technician and exhibits ethical behaviors that will carry out harmonious teamwork in the operating room.
3) He/She has the basic knowledge, skills and equipment suitable to the contemporary health technician approach, to be able to carry out communication with the patient, to take responsibility and to develop solutions when faced with an unforeseen situation related to the field.
4) Without giving any harm to patients,he/she gives importance to hygiene asepsis-antisepsis, sterilization, contamination and infection with the basic knowledge about the health care work environment.
5) He/She recognizes and uses the medical terms used in anesthesia applications.
6) He/She knows the basic structure and functions of human body and biochemical mechanisms and uses them in their professional studies.
7) He/She has information about basic anatomy and diseases related to systems.
8) While applying his / her profession, he / she can benefit from appropriate information sources and information technologies.
9) He/She has awareness of lifelong learning.
10) He/She follows information in the field by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio A2 General Level.
11) He/She has knowledge about ethical principles and rules in the field.
12) He/She uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of at least European Computer Driving License required by the field.
13) He/She has internalized team work, has the knowledge of basic anesthetic pharmacology and performs anesthetic and analgesic applications together with anesthesia physician.
14) To have general first aid knowledge and to show proper approach and correct application skills in emergency situations.
15) He/She has the necessary discipline for team work and carries out activities for the development of employees under its responsibility.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Anesthesia technician has professional consciousness.
2) He/She knows the duties, authorities and responsibilities of the anesthesia technician and exhibits ethical behaviors that will carry out harmonious teamwork in the operating room.
3) He/She has the basic knowledge, skills and equipment suitable to the contemporary health technician approach, to be able to carry out communication with the patient, to take responsibility and to develop solutions when faced with an unforeseen situation related to the field.
4) Without giving any harm to patients,he/she gives importance to hygiene asepsis-antisepsis, sterilization, contamination and infection with the basic knowledge about the health care work environment.
5) He/She recognizes and uses the medical terms used in anesthesia applications.
6) He/She knows the basic structure and functions of human body and biochemical mechanisms and uses them in their professional studies.
7) He/She has information about basic anatomy and diseases related to systems.
8) While applying his / her profession, he / she can benefit from appropriate information sources and information technologies.
9) He/She has awareness of lifelong learning.
10) He/She follows information in the field by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio A2 General Level.
11) He/She has knowledge about ethical principles and rules in the field.
12) He/She uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of at least European Computer Driving License required by the field.
13) He/She has internalized team work, has the knowledge of basic anesthetic pharmacology and performs anesthetic and analgesic applications together with anesthesia physician.
14) To have general first aid knowledge and to show proper approach and correct application skills in emergency situations.
15) He/She has the necessary discipline for team work and carries out activities for the development of employees under its responsibility.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 60
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Preparation for the Activity Spent for the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements Workload
Course Hours 14 0 0
Midterms 1 0 0
Final 1 0 0
Total Workload 0