COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ONCOLOGY NURSING I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ONH 5003 ONCOLOGY NURSING I COMPULSORY 2 8 0 12

Offered By

Oncology Nursing

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÖZLEM UĞUR

Offered to

Oncology Nursing

Course Objective

This course aims that the student shall know cancer presence mechanism, etiology, frequency in Turkey and in the world, protection and early diagnosis methods, treatment methods, physical symptoms seen as a reaction to treatment, the problem that cancer patient and patient s family experience and shall plan nursing interventions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows historical development, role, responsibilities standard and working areas of oncology nursing
2   Explains cancer biology and affecting factors
3   Explains cancer protection and early diagnosis methods
4   Explains methods used in cancer treatment
5   Explains physiopathology of symptoms that can be seen in cancer patient
6   Nursing care for symptoms seen in cancer patient by using evidence-based knowledge

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 History of Oncology Nursing Role and Responsibilities of oncology nurse Oncology Nursing Standards Institutions About Oncology Nursing Evaluation of the lesson
2 Cancer Etiology and Epidemiology in Turrkey and in the world
3 Cancer biology (Oncogenesis)
4 Protection from Cancer and Early Diagnosis Methods
5 Treatment Methods-1 ( Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Surgıcal treatment, Biotherapies, Bone marrow and root cell transplantation)
6 Treatment Methods-2 ( Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Surgical teatmants, Biotherapies, Bone marrow and root cell transplantation) Radio therapy Immunotherapy
7 Symptom control in cancer patients Fatique in cancer patients and nursing care
8 Exam
9 Pain and nursing care in cancer patient
10 Patient with neutropenia and nursing care (last developments, evidence-based practices, supplementary medical approaches)
11 Mucositis in cancer patient and nursing care (last developments, evidence-based practices, supplementary medical approaches)
12 Patient with diarrhea and constipation and nursing care (last developments, evidence-based practices, supplementary medical approaches)
13 Patient with anemia and nutrition problem and nursing care
14 Body images changes and sexuel problems
15 Patient with nausea and throwing up and nursing care
16 Cancer prevention and early diagnosis

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Mccorkle R, Grant M, Frank- Stromborg M, Baird SB Cancer Nursing :A Comprehensive Textbook, W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 1996.
2. Payne, Sheila Seymour, Jane Ingleton, Christine , Palliative Care Nursing,
3. McGrawHill Education, 2004 . http://site.ebrary.com/lib/deulibrary
5. Matzo, Marianne LaPorte Sherman, Deborah Witt , Palliative Care Nursing
6. Quality Care to the End of Life, Springer Publishing Company, 2005.
7. Reader, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2008. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/deulibrary
8. Barcley V.( Ed. ) Kanser Hemşireliğinde Temel Kavramlar, Platin N, ( Çev. Ed.),
9. Can G. (Editör) Onkoloji Hemşireliğinde Kanıta Dayalı Bakım, 2010 Istanbul Konsensusu, Nobel Tıp Kitapevleri Ltd. Şti, Istanbul 2010.
10. Can G. ( Editör) . Onkoloji Hemşireliğinde Kanıta Dayalı Semptom Yönetimi, 2007.




Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, discussion, question-answer, concept, literature review, self learning

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 +PAR * 0.30 +FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 +PAR * 0.30 +RST* 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Through exams, the skills of being able to interpret, remember, decide, explain and combine the knowledge are assessed.

In the assignments of the students; defining the conditions, analyzing them, planning, deciding and conducting interventions and assessing them are assessed.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)


Asst. Prof. Dr. Özlem Uğur Tel: 4124771
Asst. Prof. Dr. Ezgi Karadağ: 4124762

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Application 14 8 112
Lectures 14 4 56
Active Participation 14 4 56
Preparation before/after weekly lectures (reading course materials, essays etc.) 14 3 42
Preparing assignment/presentation 2 12 24
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Fınal Exam 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 300

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.15555
LO.25555
LO.355555
LO.4555
LO.5555
LO.655555555555