COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GYNECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY NURSING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DKH 6043 GYNECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY NURSING COMPULSORY 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR HANDE YAĞCAN

Offered to

Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide knowledge and skills to the students about nursing care which applied for the prevention of female reproductive cancers, early diagnosis and treatment, rehabilitation, home care services. And also, developing innovative care strategies for women with gynecological cancer is aimed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know risk factors, prevention and screening methods in gynecologic cancers.
2   To determine nursing care priorities of women have gynecological cancer and use them while preparing a case report.
3   To discuss the importance of early diagnosis, treatment and home care services in gynecologic cancers.
4   To provide evidence-based information about nursing approaches and solutions of the health problems of women with gynecological cancer.
5   To develop innovative health care strategies for caring environments by using scientific research methods according to health problems of women with gynecological cancer.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Bening changes in female reproductive system - Ovarian and Uterine Tumors - Uterine and Cervical Polyps - Vulva- Vaginal Cysts - Endometriosis Gynecological Cancers (Endometrium, Cervical, Ovarian, Vaginal, Vulva Cancer - Pregnancy and Cancer) - Risk factors - Early Diagnosis - Protective Preventions
2 Methods used in gynecological cancer treatment and nursing care - Approaches to Fertility Preservation - Palliative-Home Care (radiotherapy, chemotherapy, brachytherapy, etc.)
3 Presentation and discussion of case reports prepared for female reproductive system cancers Presentation and discussion of innovative health care strategies prepared for female reproductive system cancers

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Bekar M. (2016). Kadın Genital Sisteminin Iyi ve Kötü Huylu Tümörleri. Ed: Şirin A., Kavlak O. Kadın Sağlığı. Genişletilmiş 2. Baskı, Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, Ss: 256.
2. Karaca Saydam, B. (2015). Olgularla Jinekolojik Hastalıklarda Bakım. Birinci Baskı. Ankara Nobel Tıp Bitabevleri, Ss: 49-255.
3. O Conner V, Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women s Health Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2002.
4. I. Ray-Coquard, P. Morice, D. Lorusso, J. Prat, A. Oaknin, P. Pautier & N. Colombo (2018). Non-epithelial ovarian cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. On behalf of the ESMO Guidelines Committee. Ann Oncol (2018) 29 (Suppl 4): iv1 iv18.
5. C. Marth, F. Landoni, S. Mahner, M. McCormack, A. Gonzalez-Martin and N. Colombo (2017). Cervical cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. Ann Oncol (2017) 28 (suppl 4): iv72 iv83

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentations,
Discussion on case examples,
Projects- homework presentations,
Role play,
Brainstorming

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ODV * 0.20 + DKL * 0.10 + FN* 0.70
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ODV * 0.20 + DKL * 0.10 + FCGR* 0.70


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Projects or homework assignments will be presented by the student and the content, skills and performance of the presentation will be evaluated.
It is expected that the presentation contents will be prepared in accordance with the most up-to-date international care guidelines and the information obtained will be linked to professional nursing.
The students are expected to make clinical observations related to subject of the course and brought a case example and participate in discussion, brain storming and role play according to this case.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Hulya Okumus Tel: 24776, E-Mail: hulya3.okumus@gmail.com
Assoc. Dr. Merlinda Alus Tokat Tel: 24770, E-Mail: merlinda_alus@yahoo.com
Assist. Dr. Dilek Bilgiç . Tel: 26968, E-Mail: bilgicdilek@gmail.com
Assist. Dr. Hande Yağcan Tel: 24775, E-Mail: hande.yagcan@gmail.com

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 10 4 40
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 5 12 60
Preparing presentations 5 3 15
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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