Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
22110050114	ADDICTION AND NURSING	Elective	3	5	3

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

Students should have knowledge about addiction, its etiology, epidemiology, addictive substances and their effects, addiction prevention, nursing approaches in addiction treatment and prevention, results of addiction and gain analysis skills.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	Learning about addiction and related concepts
2	Learning about addictive substances, their properties and effects
3	Learning addiction treatment stages, practices and nursing interventions
4	Learning the roles/functions of nurses in addiction and addiction treatment centers

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Ways for the individual to recognize and protect the harmful substances they encounters throughout their life will be explained.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Addiction phases
2	Diagnostic criteria in addiction
3	Theories related to addiction, its etiology
4	Causes of addiction, its epidemiology
5	Addictive substances, their effects, withdrawal
6	History, patient admission and evaluation in addiction
7	Treatment stages in addiction and the role of the nurse
8	Intervention and nursing interventions in emergency situations, intoxication and withdrawal
9	Psychotherapy and group therapy applications in addiction treatment
10	The role of family in treatment and family treatment
11	Therapeutic environment and rehabilitation applications in addiction treatment
12	Addiction self-help groups
13	Consequences of alcohol and substance use, effects on society
14	Legal and judicial issues in addiction

Recommended or Required Reading

Townsend MC. Essential Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing; Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice. Fourth Ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	1	1
Makeup Examination	1	1	1
Question-Answer	5	2	10
Report Preparation	3	2	6
Project Presentation	4	1.5	6
Self Study	5	3	15
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	5	2	10
Individual Study for Final Examination	3	3	9
Reading	5	3	15
Performance	3	2	6
Homework	5	2	10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			90

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14	PO 15
LO1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High