Graduate Education Institute · Internal Medicine Nursing · Master
Course Objective
This course aims to give knowledge and skills to nurses about obesity and management.
Course Content
Definition of obesity; obesity prevalence in the world and in the Turkey; classification of obesity; genetic, environmental and psychological causes of obesity; obesity and health relation; evaluation of obesity (medical, physical and eating behavior); obesity management (lifestyle modifications: exercise, diet); commercial diets; obesity psychotherapy; obesity surgery; drug treatment of obesity
Required Resources
Shils ME, Olson JA, Shihe M, Ross AC. Modern Nutrition in Healthy and Disease. 9th Edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 1999.
Mahan K., Arlin M. Krause's Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 10 th edition, 2000
Recommended Resources
Shils ME, Olson JA, Shihe M, Ross AC. Modern Nutrition in Healthy and Disease. 9th Edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 1999.
Mahan K., Arlin M. Krause's Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 10 th edition, 2000
Course Learning Outcomes
- 6- To be able to plan, implement and evaluate effective nursing care
- knows how to make an assessment of obesity, and make assessments.
- knows psychotherapy methods, surgical methods, and drugs used in obesity treatment.
- knows the prevalence of obesity in the world and in Turkey, classification of obesity, genetic, environmental and psychological causes of obesity, and relations obesity and health
- knows and applies lhow to manage obesity with lifestyle changes and diet
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 6 | 96 |
| Midterm | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Definition of obesity; obesity prevalence in the world and in the Turkey, Classification of obesity | Orhan Y. (2015). Obesity. Istanbul Medical Publishing. |
| 2 | Genetic, environmental and psychological causes of obesity | Orhan Y. (2015). Obesity. Istanbul Medical Publishing. |
| 3 | Genetic, environmental and psychological causes of obesity-cont | Orhan Y. (2015). Obesity. Istanbul Medical Publishing. |
| 4 | Obesity and health relation | Orhan Y. (2015). Obesity. Istanbul Medical Publishing. |
| 5 | Obesity and health relation-cont | Orhan Y. (2015). Obesity. Istanbul Medical Publishing. |
| 6 | Obesity and health relation-cont | Orhan Y. (2015). Obesity. Istanbul Medical Publishing. |
| 7 | Evaluation of obesity (medical, physical and eating behavior)-1 | Orhan Y. (2015). Obesity. Istanbul Medical Publishing. |
| 8 | Midterm | All references and course notes |
| 9 | Evaluation of obesity (medical, physical and eating behavior)-2 | Orhan Y. (2015). Obesity. Istanbul Medical Publishing. |
| 10 | Obesity management (lifestyle modifications: exercise, diet)-1 | Orhan Y. (2015). Obesity. Istanbul Medical Publishing. |
| 11 | Obesity management (lifestyle modifications: exercise, diet)-2 | Orhan Y. (2015). Obesity. Istanbul Medical Publishing. |
| 12 | Commercial diets-1 | Orhan Y. (2015). Obesity. Istanbul Medical Publishing. |
| 13 | Commercial diets-2 | Orhan Y. (2015). Obesity. Istanbul Medical Publishing. |
| 14 | Obesity psychotherapy | Orhan Y. (2015). Obesity. Istanbul Medical Publishing. |
| 15 | Obesity surgery Drug treatment of obesity | Orhan Y. (2015). Obesity. Istanbul Medical Publishing. |
| 16 | Final exam | All subject |