COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SYSTEMATIC APPROACH AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS IN NURSING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HEH 6003 SYSTEMATIC APPROACH AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS IN NURSING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Fundamentals of Nursing

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÜLŞAH GÜROL ARSLAN

Offered to

Fundamentals of Nursing

Course Objective

This course aims to enable students to collect the data about the health condition of patients / individuals, determine the problems, plan and apply nursing applications aimed at solution, evaluate the results and consequently develop their knowledge and skills of scientific problem-solving by considering the similarities and differences in the taxonomic structure of classification systems being used in nursing.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Apprehend the importance of using a common language and a systematic approach in nursing care
2   Develop a perspective aimed at classification systems in nursing
3   Explain the importance of terminology and language unity in efficiently using the process of nursing
4   Explain the similarities and differences in the taxonomic structure of classification systems being used in nursing
5   Determine the care needs of individuals, collect data, make classifications, analyses and evaluations
6   Apply the process of nursing system on the basis of sample cases

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Skills of Problem Solving in Nursing
2 Critical Thinking and Nursing
3 Evidence-Based Nursing
4 Common Language and Classification Systems in Nursing
5 Nursing Classification Systems: NANDA
6 Nursing Classification Systems: OMAHA
7 Nursing Classification Systems: NIC and NOC
8 Nursing Classification Systems: ICNP
9 I. Midterm
10 A Systematic Approach in Nursing Care: Its Historical Development, Benefits and Constituents
11 A Systematic Approach in Nursing Care: Its Benefits and Constituents
12 Data about the Clinical Case and Data Analysis
13 Presentation of Problems about Cases
14 Presentation of Care Plans
15 Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Birol, L. (2005) Hemşirelik Süreci. 7. baskı. Etki Matbaacılık Yayıncılık Ltd. Şti. Izmir.
2. Erdemir F. Yılmaz E. (2003) Hemşirelik Sınıflandırma Sistemleri, Hemşirelik Sınıflandırma Sistemleri Sempozyum Kitabı, Başkent Üniversitesi, Ankara.
3. International Classification for Nursing Practice (2005) Version 1. International Council of Nurses, Switzerland. http://www.icn.ch/icnp.htm.
4. Johnson M., Bulechek G., Butcher H. et.al. (2006) NANDA, NOC, and NIC Linkages. 2nd edition. Mosby, USA.
5. Moyet L.J.C. (2005) Hemşirelik Tanıları El Kitabı. Çev: Erdemir F. Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, Ankara.
6. McCloskey J., Bulechek G.M. (2004) Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC). Fourth Edition. Mosby, St. Louis, USA.
7. Moorhead S, Johnson M, Maas M. (2004) Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC). Third Edition. Mosby, St. Louis, USA

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Visually supported presentation
Case discussion
Brain storming
Questions-Answers

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PAR PARTICIPATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 +ODV * 0.25 + PAR* 0.20 + FIN*0.30
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 +ODV * 0.25 + PAR* 0.20 + RST*0.30


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Each student prepares the topics related to the thesis field comprehensively in the first block of the course and submits a report after determining the data that should be integrated into the thesis.
2. Each student submits a report by summarizing the latest literature and evidencebased guides concerning the thesis field in the second block of the course. Besides, students review their preparation and planning for the thesis suggestion based on new information obtained in this process.
Homeworks and reports will be prepared in APA format in computer.

Assessment Criteria

- In the exams, the abilities of interpreting, remembering, taking a decision, explaining, classifying and combining the information will be evalauted.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Participation in course is compulsory for 70%.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Dilek Özden
e-posta: dozden2002@yahoo.com
Tel:02324124778

Assist.Prof.Dr. Gülşah Gürol Arslan
e-posta: gulsah.arslan@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 02324124772

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 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 13 2 26
Midterm 1 7 7
Final 1 8 8
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.1
LO.25
LO.35
LO.4
LO.5555
LO.655