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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

NUR201

Course Name:

Internal Medicine Nursing

Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Compulsory Courses

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. SERPİL TOPÇU

Course Lecturer(s):

Gizem Yağmur Yalçın

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

The aim of this course is to integrate the knowledge, attitudes, and skills acquired by the student during their education with the fundamental roles and functions of nursing. Within the scope of medical-surgical nursing, the course aims to equip students with the necessary knowledge, attitudes, and skills to protect and promote the health of adult individuals and to provide evidence-based care in situations where health is compromised.

Course Content:

The course covers common chronic diseases, fluid and electrolyte balance, pain management, elderly health, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal, neurological, neoplastic, endocrine, hematological, and infectious diseases, as well as the nursing care associated with these conditions, both globally and in our country.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) To be able to know the concepts, principles and rules related to internal medicine nursing
2) To be able to synthesize the knowledge gained in other courses along with the theoretical knowledge gained in the field of Internal Medicine Nursing
3) To be able to see the individual with internal diseases as a whole as a physical, psychological and social whole
4) To be able to use the nursing process effectively in the care of the individual with internal diseases problem
5) To be able to use problem solving skill effectively in cases requiring nursing care in internal diseases

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to Internal Medicine Nursing and Basic Concepts Health approaches and health system in our country Anamnesis and Physical Diagnosis	-
2)	Homeostasis Liquid - Electrolyte Acid-Base Balance Shock and nursing care	-
3)	Chronic Diseases	-
4)	Oncological Diseases and Nursing Care	-
5)	Respiratory System Diseases and Nursing Care	-
6)	Cardiovascular System Diseases and Nursing Care	-
7)	Hematological Diseases and Nursing Care	-
8)	Midterm	-
9)	Urinary System Diseases and Nursing Care	-
10)	Gastrointestinal System Diseases and Nursing Care	-
11)	Endocrine System Diseases and Nursing Care	-
12)	Neurological System Diseases and Nursing Care	-
13)	Joint-Connective Tissue Diseases and Nursing Care	-
14)	Immune System Diseases and Nursing Care	-
15)	Final exam	-

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

References:

• Harding MM, Kwong J, Roberts D, Hagler D, Reinisch C. Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing E-Book:
• Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems. Canada: Mosby, 2020.
• Akdemir N, Birol L. İç Hastalıkları ve Hemşirelik Bakımı. Güncellenmiş 8. Baskı. Ankara: Akademisyen Kitabevi, 2023
• Honan L. Focus on Adult Health: Medical-Surgical Nursing. 2nd Edition. USA: Wolters Kluwer, 2018.
• Nurten A, Anğ Ö. Basitleştirilmiş klinik patofizyoloji İstanbul, Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, 2016.
• Durna Z. Kronik Hastalıklar ve Bakım. Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, İstanbul, 2012.
• Smeltzer SC, Bare BG, Hinkle JL, Cheever KH (Eds). Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of
• Medical-Surgical Nursing. 12th Edition. China: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010.
• World Health Organization (WHO). Noncommunicable Diseases. Access:https://www.who.int/health-topics/noncommunicable-diseases#tab=tab_1
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP). Access: https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/index.htm
• Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses. Access: https://www.amsn.org/
• American Medical Association. Access https://www.ama-assn.org/

7. Arıoğlu S. Geriatri ve Gerontoloji. Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, Ankara, 2010.
8. Durna Z. İç Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Uygulama Rehberi. Cinius Yayınları, İstanbul, 2009.
9. Akbayrak N, İlhan Erkal S, Ançel G, Albayrak A. Hemşirelik Bakım Planları (Dahiliye, Cerrahi Hemşireliği ve Psiko-Sosyal Boyut), Alter Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2007.
10. Can G. Onkoloji Hemşireliğinde Kanıta Dayalı Semptom Yönetimi, 3P-Pharma Publication Planning, Mavi İletişim Danışmanlık, Ankara, 2007.
11. Birol L. Hemşirelik Süreci. Etki Matbaacılık, İzmir, 2007.
Erdemir F. Hemşirelik Tanıları El Kitabı. Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, Ankara, 2005.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
Program Outcomes
1) Possesses the necessary knowledge and skills to fulfill nursing roles and functions.
2) Fulfills the health care needs of individuals, families, and society by utilizing professional roles through a holistic and evidence-based approach, in accordance with the nursing process, ethical principles, patient safety, and quality standards.
3) Uses care and informatics technologies in nursing practice, research, education, and management.
4) Establishes effective communication and collaboration with individuals, families, society, colleagues, other healthcare team members, and organizations for the development and delivery of healthcare services.
5) Accesses international nursing literature through the use of a foreign language.
6) Adheres to the relevant legislation in professional nursing practices.
7) Applies lifelong learning, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills in personal and professional life.
8) Determines protection and nursing care priorities in situations that impact public health on a large scale, such as natural disasters and pandemics, and demonstrates responsiveness in crisis management.
9) Contributes to the development, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of health policies and organizational quality systems.
10) Takes an active role in research, projects, and activities with a sense of social responsibility.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Possesses the necessary knowledge and skills to fulfill nursing roles and functions.
2)	Fulfills the health care needs of individuals, families, and society by utilizing professional roles through a holistic and evidence-based approach, in accordance with the nursing process, ethical principles, patient safety, and quality standards.
3)	Uses care and informatics technologies in nursing practice, research, education, and management.
4)	Establishes effective communication and collaboration with individuals, families, society, colleagues, other healthcare team members, and organizations for the development and delivery of healthcare services.
5)	Accesses international nursing literature through the use of a foreign language.
6)	Adheres to the relevant legislation in professional nursing practices.
7)	Applies lifelong learning, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills in personal and professional life.
8)	Determines protection and nursing care priorities in situations that impact public health on a large scale, such as natural disasters and pandemics, and demonstrates responsiveness in crisis management.
9)	Contributes to the development, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of health policies and organizational quality systems.
10)	Takes an active role in research, projects, and activities with a sense of social responsibility.

Assessment & Grading

Değerlendirme Yöntemleri ve Kriterleri	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Application	1	% 20
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 50
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	12	48
Application	12	96
Study Hours Out of Class	6	72
Homework Assignments	5	60
Midterms	2	24
Final	1	12
Total Workload		312