COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CHRONIC DISEASE NURSING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HEF 4043 CHRONIC DISEASE NURSING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Nursing

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Nursing

Course Objective

In this course, it is aimed to enable the student to obtain the nursing knowledge and competences that would conduct the care of the individual and family with a chronic disease, on the basis of the information about the biopsychosocial effects of chronic diseases on the individual and family.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student can define the factors causing chronic diseases.
2   The student can explain the effects of chronic diseases upon the individual, family and society.
3   The student can explain the theories regarding the management of chronic diseases.
4   The student can explain the theories regarding the management of chronic diseases.
5   The student can explain the importance of self management of the individual with a chronic disease.
6   The student can plan the care of the individual with a chronic disease.
7   The student can apply the care of the individual with a chronic disease.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition, Epidemiology, Ethiology of the Chronic Disease Social Aspect of the Chronic Disease
2 Health 21: Targets about Chronic Diseases Role of the Nurse in the Management of Chronic Diseases
3 Adjustment Theory
4 Effect of Chronic Disease on the Patient and Families
5 Self Care Theory
6 Phases of the Chronic Disease
7 Process of Adjustment to the Chronic Disease
8 Stress threshold model
9 Ege Diabetes Days
10 Home Care
11 Care in the End of Life
12 Self Management Training

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, discussion, brainstorming, homework, question answer.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE*0.4+FIN*0.6
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE*0.4+RST*0.6

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The course will be assessed with a midterm exam (preparation of a report about the follow-up and care of an individual with a chronic disease and her/his family) and a final exam (presentation/written exam).

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam (preparation of a report about the follow-up and care of an individual with a chronic disease and her/his family) 40%
Final (presentation/written exam) 60%
Pass grade: 50

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Yrd. Doç.Dr. Sevgi KIZILCI e-mail: sevgi.kizilci@deu.edu.tr Tel: 4124777
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Hatice MERT e-mail: hatice.mert@deu.edu.tr Tel: 4124786
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Özlem KÜÇÜKGÜÇLÜ e-mail: ozlem.kguclu@deu.edu.tr Tel: 4124786

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 1 18 18
Preparing presentations 1 18 18
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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