Nursing (English)
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: NUR012
Course Name: Health Assessment
Semester: Fall
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: English
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Course Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üy. TUĞBA PEHLİVAN SARIBUDAK
Course Lecturer(s): TUĞBA PEHLİVAN
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The aim of this course is to provide a patient/healthy individual with the necessary knowledge and skills to conduct a comprehensive health assessment by using the principles of interview, taking a history, and using inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation skills. With this course, the student learns how to take and document a comprehensive history in the clinical field and evaluation of skin, hair and nails, eyes ear, nose, mouth and throat, thorax and lungs, cardiovascular system, breast, abdominal and neurological system. Learns how to classify and interpret the data obtained from head-to-toe examination as normal or deviation from normal, and also how to relate it to the patient care plan.
Course Content: Health assessment and the role of the nurse, physical examination methods, history taking with a holistic approach, psychosocial and physical assessment, analyzing data, interpreting and recording normal and abnormal findings.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) 1) To discuss the importance of comprehensive evaluation of the adult individual in terms of physical, cognitive and psychosocial aspects.
2) 2) To create the appropriate environment for comprehensive physical assessment.
3) 3) To collect extensive data using interview principles.
4) 4) To learn physical assessment techniques (inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation) correctly.
5) 5) To learn the evaluation of a comprehensive health assessment from head to toe (skin, head, neck, eyes, nose, mouth, throat, chest and lungs, heart and peripheral vessels, abdomen, extremities, neurological system).
6) 6) To interprets normal and abnormal findings

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to health evaluation -
2) Health story collection -
3) Physical examination -
4) General survey, vital signs, and pain assessment & nutritional assessment -
5) Evaluation of skin, hair and nails -
6) Evaluation of the eyes -
7) Evaluation of the ear, nose, mouth and throat -
8) Midterm -
9) Evaluation of the thorax and lungs -
10) Evaluation of the cardiovascular system -
11) Abdominal evaluation -
12) Examination of breast -
13) Neurological Evaluation -
14) Head-to-toe Evaluation -
15) Final -

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Treas, L. S., & Wilkinson, J. M. (2014). Basic nursing: concepts, skills, & reasoning. Philadelphia, PA : F.A. Davis Company.
Swartz, M.H. (2006). Textbook of physical diagnosis and examination. Ünal, S. (çev. ed) (2006). Fiziksel tanı: hikaye alma ve muayene. 4. baskı, Ankara: Güneş Kitabevi.
Carpenito-Moyet, L.J. (2004). Handbook of nursing diagnosis. 10th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Erdemir, F. (çeviri) (2005). Hemşirelik tanıları el kitabı. Türkçeleştirilmiş ikinci baskı. İstanbul: Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri.
Sevinç, S. (2007).Abdominal değerlendirme. Hemşirelikte Eğitim ve Araştırma Dergisi 4(1):10-20.
Sevinç, S. (2006). Kardiyovasküler değerlendirme. Hemşirelikte Eğitim ve Araştırma Dergisi 3(1):12-21.
Sepit, D. (2005). Solunum sisteminin değerlendirilmesi. Hemşirelikte Eğitim ve Araştırma Dergisi 2(2):16-19.
Sepit, D. (2005). Bilinç durumunun değerlendirilmesi ve Glaskow koma skalası. Hemşirelikte Eğitim ve Araştırma Dergisi 2(1):12-16.
Carolyn, J. (2012). Pocket companion for physical examination and health assessment. 6th ed. St. Louis: Elsevier/Saunders.
Carolyn, J. (2012). Physical examination and health assessment. 6th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders.
References: Treas, L. S., & Wilkinson, J. M. (2014). Basic nursing: concepts, skills, & reasoning. Philadelphia, PA : F.A. Davis Company.
Swartz, M.H. (2006). Textbook of physical diagnosis and examination. Ünal, S. (çev. ed) (2006). Fiziksel tanı: hikaye alma ve muayene. 4. baskı, Ankara: Güneş Kitabevi.
Carpenito-Moyet, L.J. (2004). Handbook of nursing diagnosis. 10th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Erdemir, F. (çeviri) (2005). Hemşirelik tanıları el kitabı. Türkçeleştirilmiş ikinci baskı. İstanbul: Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri.
Sevinç, S. (2007).Abdominal değerlendirme. Hemşirelikte Eğitim ve Araştırma Dergisi 4(1):10-20.
Sevinç, S. (2006). Kardiyovasküler değerlendirme. Hemşirelikte Eğitim ve Araştırma Dergisi 3(1):12-21.
Sepit, D. (2005). Solunum sisteminin değerlendirilmesi. Hemşirelikte Eğitim ve Araştırma Dergisi 2(2):16-19.
Sepit, D. (2005). Bilinç durumunun değerlendirilmesi ve Glaskow koma skalası. Hemşirelikte Eğitim ve Araştırma Dergisi 2(1):12-16.
Carolyn, J. (2012). Pocket companion for physical examination and health assessment. 6th ed. St. Louis: Elsevier/Saunders.
Carolyn, J. (2012). Physical examination and health assessment. 6th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) Understand the concepts and concepts related to the field of health at the undergraduate level, and have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other sources of current information in the field of health. 2
2) Knowledge of nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of knowledge.
3) Uses advanced theoretical and factual knowledge acquired at the undergraduate level. 1
4) Interprets, evaluates, identifies, analyzes, shares information and makes teamwork with scientifically proven data by using the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health. 2 1
5) Uses computer programs, related technologies and educational tools in the field of health.
6) Carries out a study independently by using its advanced knowledge in the field of health and takes responsibility as a team member in cooperation with other professional groups working in this field. 1
7) Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to solve unforeseen complex problems encountered in the practices related to the field of health.
8) Plans, manages, and monitors and evaluates the activities for the development of employees in a project.
9) Evaluates the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health with a critical approach.
10) Determines learning needs and learning resources, directs learning function by using resources effectively.
11) Develops a positive attitude towards life-long learning and turns it into behavior.
12) Informs the related persons and institutions about the health field; conveys his / her thoughts and solution suggestions in writing and orally, and receives the opinions, requests and expectations of the relevant persons and institutions.
13) With the awareness of social responsibility, organizes and implements projects and activities in cooperation with other professional groups for the social environment in which he lives.
14) Follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at B1 General Level of European Language Portfolio.
15) Express themselves effectively in verbal and written.
16) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software required by the field at least at the Advanced Level of European Computer Driving License.
17) Monitors and evaluates the events / developments on the agenda of the society and the world in the field of health.
18) Acts and participates in accordance with Quality Management and Processes.
19) They cooperate with people from related disciplines and acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values ​​in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results related to health field.
20) Have enough consciousness about individual and community health, environmental protection and occupational safety.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Understand the concepts and concepts related to the field of health at the undergraduate level, and have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other sources of current information in the field of health.
2) Knowledge of nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of knowledge.
3) Uses advanced theoretical and factual knowledge acquired at the undergraduate level. 1
4) Interprets, evaluates, identifies, analyzes, shares information and makes teamwork with scientifically proven data by using the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health.
5) Uses computer programs, related technologies and educational tools in the field of health.
6) Carries out a study independently by using its advanced knowledge in the field of health and takes responsibility as a team member in cooperation with other professional groups working in this field.
7) Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to solve unforeseen complex problems encountered in the practices related to the field of health. 2
8) Plans, manages, and monitors and evaluates the activities for the development of employees in a project.
9) Evaluates the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health with a critical approach.
10) Determines learning needs and learning resources, directs learning function by using resources effectively.
11) Develops a positive attitude towards life-long learning and turns it into behavior. 1
12) Informs the related persons and institutions about the health field; conveys his / her thoughts and solution suggestions in writing and orally, and receives the opinions, requests and expectations of the relevant persons and institutions.
13) With the awareness of social responsibility, organizes and implements projects and activities in cooperation with other professional groups for the social environment in which he lives. 1
14) Follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at B1 General Level of European Language Portfolio.
15) Express themselves effectively in verbal and written.
16) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software required by the field at least at the Advanced Level of European Computer Driving License.
17) Monitors and evaluates the events / developments on the agenda of the society and the world in the field of health. 1
18) Acts and participates in accordance with Quality Management and Processes. 2
19) They cooperate with people from related disciplines and acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values ​​in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results related to health field.
20) Have enough consciousness about individual and community health, environmental protection and occupational safety.

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 Workload
Course Hours 12 36
Study Hours Out of Class 8 24
Midterms 1 3
Final 1 3
Total Workload 66