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| HEM6007 | Symptom Management | 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 | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | Doç.Dr. Sevilay HİNTİSTAN | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | It is aimed to teach the basic information and ability about common symptoms in acute and/or chronic diseases and etiology, physiopathology and nursing management of these symptoms. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | To be able to transfer theoretical knowledge gained into application. | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 | 5 | | PO - 2 : | Implement nursing interventions for reduce of symptoms in acute and chronic diseases. | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 | 3 | | PO - 3 : | To be able to implementation of patient care by analysing these symptoms and able to evaluation of outcomes of care. | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 | 5,6 | | 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 includes common symptoms in acute or chronic diseases and nursing approaches of these symptomes (pain,nausea and vomitting, fatigue etc. ) |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Attending lectures | | | Week 2 | Identification of symptom and symptom management | | | Week 3 | Assessment of pain and pain management | | | Week 4 | Assessment of fatigue and fatigue management | | | Week 5 | Assessment of dyspnea and cyanosis and management of these symptoms' | | | Week 6 | Assessment of cough and hemoptysis and management of these symptoms' | | | Week 7 | Assessment of edema, dehydrataion, and assit and management of these symptoms' | | | Week 8 | Homework | | | Week 9 | Assessment of anuria, oliguria, polyuria, and pollakuria and management of these symptoms' | | | Week 10 | Assessment of nausea and vomitting and management of these symptoms | | | Week 11 | Assessment of diarrhea and constipation and management of these symptoms | | | Week 12 | Assessment of icterus and itching and management of these symptoms | | | Week 13 | Assessment of melena, haemetemesis, and hematuria and management of these symptoms | | | Week 14 | Assessment of petechia, ecchymosis, and purpura and management of these symptoms | | | Week 15 | Creation a care plan for symptoms | | | Week 16 | Term paper | | | |
| 1 | Guyton, AC, Hall, JE. 2006; Medical Physiology, WB Saunders Company, 975-411-082-4. | | | 2 | Karadakovan, A., Eti Aslan, F. 2010; Adana Nobel Kitabevi. | | | |
| 1 | Black, JM, Hawks, JH, 2009; Medical Surgical Nursing, 8 Edition, Saunders, | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | | | | | | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 5 | 14 | 70 | | Ödev | 6 | 14 | 84 | | Total work load | | | 154 |
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