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HEM 225 - Nursing Care Technologies

Faculty of Health Sciences · Nursing · Undergraduate

ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Arş. Gör. İrem ÖZBAY

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to gain the knowledge and skills to follow the technological developments in the field of health and to use the technological products with proven efficacy in nursing care.

Course Content

This course includes the characteristics, use, protection and development (design) knowledge and applications of technological products used in nursing applications including protection of bio-psychosocial health, diagnosis of diseases, treatment, care and rehabilitation.

Required Resources

1. Aştı TA. Karadağ A. (2011)(Ed.) Klinik Uygulama Becerileri ve Yöntemleri. Adana: Nobel Tıp Kitabevi.
2. Potter PA. Perry AG.(2009).Fundamentals of Nursing. 7th Ed., Philedelphia: Mosby Year Book Inc.
3. Barnard A. Locsin R.C. (2007). Technology and Nursing Practice: Practice, Concepts And İssues. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
4. Tomey AM. Alligood MR (2006). Nursing Theorists and Their Work. 6th Edition, St. Louis, Missouri: Mosby Elsevier.

Recommended Resources

Güler Ç. (2004). Sağlık Boyutuyla Ergonomi, Hekimler ve Mühendisler için. Ankara: Palme Yayıncılık.
Taylor C. Lillis C. Le Mone P.(2001). Fundamentals of Nursing The Art & Science of Nursing Care. Philadelphia: Lippincott Co.

 Craven RF. Hirnle CJ.(2000).Fundamentals of Nursing Human Health and Function. 3rd Ed., Lippincott Co., Philadelphia.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. 1. express the basic concepts of health technology.
  2. 2. Evaluate the technology to be used in health and nursing care.
  3. 3. express the effect and importance of the use of technology in the field of health.
  4. 4. Chooses new developing care products and uses them in practice.
  5. 5. expresses the importance of nursing roles and responsibilities related to health care technology.
  6. 6. Define health and nursing informatics.

Core Area Distribution

(72) Health%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussion

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16232
Out of Class Study Period16116
Midterm11515
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final11515

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1The place of technological development in nursing education and applicationsReading the relevant parts of the textbook in advance, re-analysis of the topics covered in the course and researching the related Web sites.
2Nursing education and computerReading the relevant parts of the textbook in advance, re-analysis of the topics covered in the course and researching the related Web sites.
3Wound care nursing care technologiesReading the relevant parts of the textbook in advance, re-analysis of the topics covered in the course and researching the related Web sites.
4Nursing care technologies related to parenteral interventionsReading the relevant parts of the textbook in advance, re-analysis of the topics covered in the course and researching the related Web sites.
5Nursing care technologies related to respiratory systemReading the relevant parts of the textbook in advance, re-analysis of the topics covered in the course and researching the related Web sites.
6Nursing care technologies related to the digestive systemReading the relevant parts of the textbook in advance, re-analysis of the topics covered in the course and researching the related Web sites.
7Nursing care technologies related to excretory systemReading the relevant parts of the textbook in advance, re-analysis of the topics covered in the course and researching the related Web sites.
8MIDTERM EXAM WEEKReading from all sources, research
9Nursing care technologies related to excretory system IReading the relevant parts of the textbook in advance, re-analysis of the topics covered in the course and researching the related Web sites.
10Nursing care technologies related to excretory system IIReading the relevant parts of the textbook in advance, re-analysis of the topics covered in the course and researching the related Web sites.
11Nursing care technologies related to movement activitiesReading the relevant parts of the textbook in advance, re-analysis of the topics covered in the course and researching the related Web sites.
12Nursing care technologies related to first aid and emergency recovery IReading the relevant parts of the textbook in advance, re-analysis of the topics covered in the course and researching the related Web sites.
13Nursing care technologies related to first aid and emergency recovery IIReading the relevant parts of the textbook in advance, re-analysis of the topics covered in the course and researching the related Web sites.
14Reading the relevant parts of the textbook in advance, re-analysis of the topics covered in the course and researching the related Web sites.Reading the relevant parts of the textbook in advance, re-analysis of the topics covered in the course and researching the related Web sites.
15Nursing care technologies for providing and maintaining personal hygieneReading the relevant parts of the textbook in advance, re-analysis of the topics covered in the course and researching the related Web sites.
16Nursing care technologies for providing and maintaining a safe environmentReading the relevant parts of the textbook in advance, re-analysis of the topics covered in the course and researching the related Web sites.