Faculty of Health Sciences · Nursing · Undergraduate
Course Objective
The aim of this course is to provide nursing students with knowledge about the historical development, organization, and legal, ethical, and political aspects of home care services, and to support their understanding of the roles and responsibilities of nurses within the home care team. Within the scope of the course, students are expected to develop the ability to assess the home care needs of different patient groups (patients with cardiac diseases, oncology patients, older adults, and individuals in the prenatal and postnatal periods), to recognize the challenges experienced by caregivers, and to plan and evaluate home care services using a holistic, ethical, and evidence-based nursing approach.
Course Content
This course covers the concept and historical development of home care, the organization of home care services, the home care team, and the roles and responsibilities of nurses, as well as home care practices worldwide and in Türkiye and the institutions and organizations providing home care services. Within the scope of the course, legal, ethical, and political issues in home care practices and the challenges experienced by formal and informal caregivers are also addressed; home care approaches for patients with cardiac diseases, oncology patients, older adults, and individuals in the prenatal and postnatal periods are examined. The planning, implementation, and evaluation of home care services are discussed within the framework of evidence-based nursing care.
Required Resources
1. Yılmaz, M. (2019). Evde bakım hemşireliği. Ankara: Akademisyen Kitabevi.
2. Konak, Ş. (2016). Evde bakım. Ankara: Kongre Kitabevi.
3. Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Sağlık Bakanlığı. (2022). Evde sağlık hizmetleri uygulama rehberi.
4. Akyol, A. D. (Ed.). (2020). Geriatrik bakım ve evde bakım hemşireliği. Ankara: Akademisyen Kitabevi.
5. World Health Organization (WHO). (2021). Integrated care for older people: Guidelines on community-level interventions.
Recommended Resources
6. Mason, D. J., Gardner, D. B., Outlaw, F. H., & O’Grady, E. T. (2018). Policy & politics in nursing and health care (8th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier.
7. Stanhope, M., & Lancaster, J. (2020). Public health nursing: Population-centered health care in the community (10th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier.
Course Learning Outcomes
- It observes and evaluates the initiatives of the home care nurse.
- They work with home care team members to evaluate them,
- It provides education and counseling on issues that the patient / healthy individual and his / her family need.
- The patient / healthy individual and his / her family can make a health assessment and apply the nursing process
- Describe the physiological, psychological and social needs of the patient / healthy individual and their family (nursing care service) in the environment they live in
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Midterm | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Providing information about the course content and syllabus. | - |
| 2 | Home Care Services | Reading, researching |
| 3 | Home Care Services from a Health Law Perspective | Reading, researching |
| 4 | Transitional Care Services | Reading, researching |
| 5 | Home Visit | Reading, researching |
| 6 | Assessment Tools Used in Home Care | Reading, researching |
| 7 | Quality Standards and Quality Evaluation Methods in Home Care Services | Reading, researching |
| 8 | Mid-term Exam | Mid-term Exam |
| 9 | Home Care for Patients with Cerebrovascular Diseases | Reading, researching |
| 10 | Disability and Home Care | Reading, researching |
| 11 | Home Care for Patients with Dementia | Reading, researching |
| 12 | Home Care for Patients with Heart Failure | Reading, researching |
| 13 | Home Care for Oncology Patients | Reading, researching |
| 14 | Postpartum Care in High-Risk Pregnancies | Reading, researching |
| 15 | Atatürk'ü Anma Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı | - |
| 16 | final exam | final exam |