Oral and Dental Health
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:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Turkish

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Program Outcomes
1) He/ She has a basic level of theoretical and practical knowledge about oral and dental health.
2) He/ She knows and applies the ethical principles and rules in the field.
3) He/ She participate in sterilization and disinfection studies.
4) He/ She carries out the assigned task independently by using its basic knowledge about oral and dental health field and when it encounters an unpredictable situation, he/she takes responsibility and develops solutions.
5) He/ She has the awareness of lifelong learning and directs his/her education to an advanced level of education in the same field or to a profession at the same level.
6) He/ She evaluates the basic knowledge and skills acquired in the field of Oral and Dental Health with a critical approach; determine learning needs and direct their learning.
7) He/ She is sensitive to the events on the agenda of the community and the world about Oral and Dental Health and follows the developments, informs the related persons and institutions by using the basic knowledge and skills in these subjects.
8) He/ She communicates effectively,
9) He/ She follows information in the field by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio A2 General Level.
10) He/ She use computer software and information and communication technologies at the basic level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.
11) He/ She contributes to social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the data related to Oral and Dental Health field.
12) He/ She behaves and participates in the quality management and processes.
13) He/ She has enough awareness about individual and public health, environmental protection and occupational safety.
14) He/ She develops himself/ herself by following the developments in science and technology related to his field with the awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning.
15) His/ Her appearance, attitude, attitude and behavior make it an example for society.
16) Has basic theoretical and applied knowledge about Oral and Dental Health. Knows the ethical principles and rules of oral and dental health.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	He/ She has a basic level of theoretical and practical knowledge about oral and dental health.
2)	He/ She knows and applies the ethical principles and rules in the field.
3)	He/ She participate in sterilization and disinfection studies.
4)	He/ She carries out the assigned task independently by using its basic knowledge about oral and dental health field and when it encounters an unpredictable situation, he/she takes responsibility and develops solutions.
5)	He/ She has the awareness of lifelong learning and directs his/her education to an advanced level of education in the same field or to a profession at the same level.
6)	He/ She evaluates the basic knowledge and skills acquired in the field of Oral and Dental Health with a critical approach; determine learning needs and direct their learning.
7)	He/ She is sensitive to the events on the agenda of the community and the world about Oral and Dental Health and follows the developments, informs the related persons and institutions by using the basic knowledge and skills in these subjects.
8)	He/ She communicates effectively,
9)	He/ She follows information in the field by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio A2 General Level.
10)	He/ She use computer software and information and communication technologies at the basic level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.
11)	He/ She contributes to social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the data related to Oral and Dental Health field.
12)	He/ She behaves and participates in the quality management and processes.
13)	He/ She has enough awareness about individual and public health, environmental protection and occupational safety.
14)	He/ She develops himself/ herself by following the developments in science and technology related to his field with the awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning.
15)	His/ Her appearance, attitude, attitude and behavior make it an example for society.
16)	Has basic theoretical and applied knowledge about Oral and Dental Health. Knows the ethical principles and rules of oral and dental health.

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