COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HOME CARE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HEF 4063 HOME CARE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Nursing

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÖZLEM KÜÇÜKGÜÇLÜ

Offered to

Nursing

Course Objective

In this course, it is aimed to enable the student to focus on the subjects of home care concept, home care team, roles and responsibilities, organization of services, condition of national and international home care services, home care service fields, process of home care service.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   the student can explain the concepts regarding home care services.
2   the student can explain the features of national and international home care services.
3   the student can explain the organizational features of home care services.
4   the student can determine the needs of the individual, family and society regarding home care services.
5   the student can plan home care services according to needs.
6   the student can present application samples of home care.
7   the student can discuss about the home care roles of nurses.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Publicity of the Course Home Care, history
2 Team, roles and responsibilites of home care
3 Organization of home care services
4 World examples in home care
5 Mid Term Exam
6 Condition in our country
7 Home management of chronic diseases, cancer, diabetes heart diseases
8 Cont.
9 Stome care at home
10 Home care of patients with dementia
11 Home care of paralytic patients
12 Assessment of of home care services
13 Cont.
14 Mid term exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1.Erdoğan S. (2001). Process of Home Care. Training Program of Home Care Nursing, Cooperation of I.U.Florence Nightingale NHS and Eczacıbaşı health services, 1-28 January 2001, Istanbul.
2. Home Care Foundation (2008). Final Declaration of the II. National Home Care Congress,
3.Harris MD. (1994). Handbook of Home Health Care Administration, Gaithersburg: Md. Aspen Publication.
4.Rice R. (2006). Home Care Nursing Practice:Concepts and Application. Fourth Ed., Mosby&Elsevier, St. Louis.
5.WHO (2002).Community/Home-Based Care in Resorce-Limited Settings:a Framework for Action. Geneva.

Other course materials: Power point presentations, sample booklets, turntables, health education CDs.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Straight narration, question answer, group study, discussion activity, problem solving

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

(Assessment method shall correspond to learning outputs and teaching techniques being used during the course)

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özlem Küçükgüçlü
ozlemkguclu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 2 10 20
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.155555
LO.25555
LO.355555555
LO.4555555
LO.55555
LO.655555
LO.755555

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