Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
20110040100SURGICAL DISEASES NURSING Compulsory2410
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
In line with the basic health services understanding of the Surgical Diseases Nursing course, the basic principles of surgery, the diseases of the systems that require surgical intervention and nursing care, the current and necessary updated and social needs of the individual in order to regain and maintain the health of the patient before, during and after the operation. It aims to provide knowledge and practice skills about evidence-based nursing care.
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Learning Outcomes
1Defines the concepts related to surgical nursing.
2Explain the causes, physiopathology, symptoms and treatment of conditions that affect various systems of the body and require surgical intervention.
3plans patient-centered perioperative care in cases that affect various systems of the body and require surgical intervention.
4Uses the knowledge acquired in the field of surgical nursing in the nursing process.
5Evaluates inpatients in surgical clinics physically, psychologically and socially.
6Plans the education of the patient and family specific to the surgical intervention to be/will be performed.
7Gains the ability to plan and implement the patient's discharge education in order to maintain home care after the surgery.
8Recognizes surgical team members and understands the importance of teamwork.
9Knows evidence-based practices and adapts them to surgical nursing.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Prerequisite of surgical diseases nursing course; To be successful in internal medicine nursing course.
Recommended Optional Programme Components
In the practice course, students are evaluated every week with case presentations, student professional skill evaluation forms, concept maps and surgical diseases nursing practice evaluation forms prepared in line with the nursing process.
Course Contents
The course covers surgical infections and infection control, wound healing and nursing care in burns, nursing care in shock and multiple organ failure syndrome, pre-, intra- and post-operative care, ERAS and Fast Track Protocols, nervous system surgery, cardiovascular surgery, thoracic surgery Interventions include nursing care in urinary system surgery, digestive system and digestive organs surgery, breast and endocrine system surgery, musculoskeletal system surgery, ear-nose-throat and eye surgery.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1History of Surgery and Surgical Nursing, Classification of Surgery, Conditions Requiring Surgery and Their Effects on the Patient
2Fluid Electrolyte Balances and Imbalances, Acid-base balance and imbalances and nursing care
3Homeostasis Trauma, Hemorrhagic Shock and Hemostasis concepts and nursing management
4- Inflammation, Surgical Wound Healing and Care - Burns - Surgical Process (Patient Evaluation, Preoperative and Intraoperative Care)
5- Surgical Process (Post-Operative Care - Day Surgery -Modern Techniques to Accelerate Surgical Recovery ERAS and Fast Track Protocols - Surgical Site Infections and Precautions
6Care and Evidence-Based Practices in Respiratory System Surgery
7-Care in Peripheral Vascular Diseases - Care in Cardiovascular System Surgery
8- Care in GIS Surgery - Care in Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery
9- Care and Evidence-Based Practices in Urinary System Surgery
10- Care in Nervous System Surgery
11- Care in Musculoskeletal Diseases
12- Care in Endocrine System Surgery (Thyroid) -Care in diseases of the breast that require surgery
13-Care in Organ and Tissue Transplantation
14Ear, nose, throat and eye surgery and nursing care
Recommended or Required Reading
- Dersin Kitabı: Aksoy G, Kanan N, Akyolcu N. (2017) Cerrahi Hemşireliği 2. Nobel Tıp Kitabevi 2. Eti Aslan F. (2016) Cerrahi Bakım Vaka Analizleri İle Birlikte. Akademisyen Tıp Kitapevi -Önerilen Kaynaklar: Aksoy G, Kanan N, Akyolcu N. (2012) Cerrahi Hemşireliği 1. Nobel Tıp Kitabevi 4. Karadakovan A. Eti Aslan F. (2014) Dahili ve Cerrahi Has-talıklarında Bakım. Nobel Tıp Kitabevi 5. Akyolcu N, Aksoy G, Kanan N. (2011) Cerrahi Hemşireliği Uygulama Rehberi. İstanbul Tıp Kitabevi 6. Erdil F. Cerrahi hemşireliği. Erdil F, Elbaş NÖ (Editörler). Cerrahi Hastalıkları Hemşire-liği Kitabı’nda. Ankara: Ay-doğdu Ofset Matbaacılık; 2016, 7. Elbaş NÖ. Cerrahi Has-talıkları Hemşireliği Akıl Not-ları. Güneş Tıp Kitabevi; 2016
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
There are 168 hours of practice lessons during the semester.
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Quiz5210
Attending Lectures12112
Practice1412168
Question-Answer616
Team/Group Work166
Case Study12112
Brain Storming10110
Report Presentation717
Project Preparation11212
Project Presentation122
Criticising Paper14114
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11515
Individual Study for Final Examination12020
Oral Examination122
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)300
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