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| HEM6051 | Oncology Nursing and Current Approaches | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of NURSING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | - | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Basic concepts in oncology nursing, oncology nurse roles and responsibilities, cancer risk factors, early diagnostic methods and the cancer patient's diagnosis, the use of different treatment methods and effective management of side-effects of nursing interventions aimed to gain theoretical knowledge and practical skills.
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| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Be able to define the basic concepts of oncology nursing
| 1,7,9,14 | | | PO - 2 : | To comprehend the importance of risk factors, prevention and early diagnosis of cancer. | 1,7,9,14 | | | PO - 3 : | To comprehend the importance of cancer diagnosis approaches. | 1,7,9,14 | | | PO - 4 : | Be skilled in providing care/education of cancer patients in accordance with their requirements.
| 1,7,9,14 | | | PO - 5 : | Be skilled in convenient preparation and applications of chemotherapeutic agents. | 1,7,9,14 | | | PO - 6 : | Knows and understands the importance of communication and psychological support with cancer patients and their families.
| 1,7,9,14 | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| It covers important theoretical knowledge, practical skills and current approaches in oncology nursing.
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | History of Oncology Nursing, Role of the oncology nurse and the areas of intervention, Oncology Nursing Standards The aims of the European Oncology Nurses Association (ONS), the American Oncology Nurses Association, the Turkish Oncology Nurses Association | | | Week 2 | Importance and Epidemiology, Etiology and Risk Factors of Cancer in the World and in Turkey | | | Week 3 | Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Protection From Cancer, Early Diagnosis | | | Week 4 | Cancer Formation - Carcinogenesis | | | Week 5 | Classification of Cancer and Diagnostic Methods in Cancer | | | Week 6 | Classical and Current Treatment Methods in Cancer and Nursing Care (Surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, biotherapy, brachytherapy, gene therapy, vaccine, bone marrow and stem cell transplantation) | | | Week 7 | Midterm exam | | | Week 8 | Evidence Based Symptom Management and Nursing Care in Cancer-1 Clustering of symptoms: Fatigue, Hematological Toxicities, Alopecia | | | Week 9 | Evidence Based Symptom Management and Nursing Care in Cancer-2 Gastrointestinal Toxicities: Nausea-Vomiting, Mucositis, Anorexia, Diarrhea, Constipation | | | Week 10 | Nursing Approaches in Pain and Case Management in Oncology | | | Week 11 | Integrative Approaches Used in Oncology and the Role of the Nurse (Recent Developments, Evidence-Based Practices) | | | Week 12 | Effects and Doses of Drugs Used in Oncology, Reactions Against Drugs and Responsibilities of Nurses | | | Week 13 | Oncological Emergencies and Responsibilities of the Nurse | | | Week 14 | Communication with Cancer Patients and Their Families / Relatives, Psychosocial Support | | | Week 15 | End of Life Care and Palliative Care, Hospice in Oncology Patients | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Can G. 2020; Onkoloji Hemşireliği, Nobel Tıp Kitapevleri, 2. Baskı | | | |
| 1 | Black JM, Hawks JH; 2009, Medical Surgical Nursing, 8 edition, Saunders | | | 2 | Brown CG; 2010, A Guide to Oncology Symptom Management, 2 edition, Oncology Nursing Society | | | 3 | Polovich M, Olsen M, Lefebvre M; 2014, Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Guidelines and Recommendations for Practice. (4th Ed), Oncology Nursing Society
| | | 4 | Kav S; 2015, Onkoloji Hemşireliği. In:Tülin Bedük editors. İç Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Akıl Notları, Güneş Tıp Kitapevleri | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 1 | 23/11/2021 | 1 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 1 | 20/12/2021 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 1 | 14/01/2022 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav | 1 | 7 | 7 | | Ödev | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Total work load | | | 203 |
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