Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
20110030108PAIN MANAGEMENT Elective233
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to enable nurses to understand the mechanism of pain formation, appropriate assessment methods, ethical approaches to pain, and to think about the situations related to opioid use.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Eda GÜLBETEKİN
Learning Outcomes
1Knows the definition of pain.
2Knows pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods in pain management.
3Knows pain management.
4Comprehends the basic theoretical concepts of pain and its nature.
5Define the effects of pain on the general health status of the individual and its relationship with diseases.
6Knows the types of pain, plans and implements the necessary education for the individual with pain and her family.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
The importance of nursing approaches in pain takes place.
Course Contents
It includes information about the definition of pain, perception and physiology of pain, factors that affect pain perception, and pain management.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction to the topic of pain and definition of painNoneNone
2Pain in the Historical Process, Factors Affecting Pain Perception and Control, Epidemiology of PainNoneNone
3Pain perception and physiologyNoneNone
4Pain theories and pain classificationNoneNone
5Factors affecting pain perceptionNoneNone
6Assessment of painNoneNone
7Classification of PainNoneNone
8MidtermNoneNone
9Effects of pain on activities of daily livingNoneNone
10Pharmacological approaches in pain managementNoneNone
11Non-pharmacological approaches to pain managementNoneNone
12Postoperative pain managementNoneNone
13Pain management in the cancer patientNoneNone
14Pain Management in NursingNoneNone
Recommended or Required Reading
Eti Aslan F. Pain Nature and Control.
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
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Attending Lectures11414
Discussion11414
Question-Answer11414
Case Study11414
Brain Storming11010
Self Study12020
Homework11010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)97
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