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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
HEF 4085	HOME CARE	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2

Offered By

Nursing

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

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
2	Home Care, history, Team, roles and responsibilites of home care, Organization of home care services in Turkey and the world
3	Home care of patients with dementia
4	Home care of patients with COPD
5	Wound and Stome care at home
6	Home care of paralytic patients
7	Difficulties of caregivers in home care process
8	Mid Term Exam
9	Rehabilitation in home care
10	Home care of surgical patient
11	Home care of patients with cardiovascular disease
12	Organization of home care services in Turkey
13	Home care of patients with cancer
14	Evalution of lesson

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

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	VZ	Ara Sınav
2	FN	Final
3	FSB	Final Sonu Başarı Değerlendirmesi	VZ 0.50 +FN 0.50
4	BUT	Bütünleme
5	BSB	Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Değerlendirmesi	VZ 0.50 +BUT 0.50

*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

In the assessment of the course, 50% of the midterm grade and 50% of the final grade shall determine the semester grade.
Course Success Grade: 50% of the midterm exam + 50% of the final exam

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Özlem Küçükgüçlü ozlemkguclu@deu.edu.tr
Assoc. Prof. Hatice Mert hatice.mert@deu.edu.tr
Assoc. Prof.. Özlem Uğur ozlem.ugur@deu.edu.tr
Assist. Prof.. Fatma Vural fatma.vural@deu.edu.tr
Dr. Nurten Alan nurten.alan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	2	26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	1	13
Preparation for midterm exam	1	5	5
Preparation for final exam	1	5	5
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			53

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.11	PO.13	PO.15
LO.1	5	5			5		5		5
LO.2	5	5					5		5
LO.3	5	5	5	5	5	5	5		5
LO.4			5	5	5	5	5		5
LO.5			5	5			5	5	5
LO.6			5	5		5		5	5
LO.7	5	5	5	5					5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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