Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
1HEM119Basic Concepts and Principles of Nursing Philosophy4+0+25808.01.2026

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program NURSERY
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The aim of this course; To enable the student to acquire and develop knowledge, attitudes, and skills related to nursing roles aimed at developing, protecting and improving individual, family and community health with a scientific, holistic and ethical approach.
Course Content Historical development of nursing, professionalization process, contemporary roles of nursing, ethics in nursing, development of patient and human rights, basic concepts of nursing (human, environment, health/disease, nursing/care), conceptual framework of nursing, nursing process, basic human needs, safe environment. ensuring patient safety principles and infection control
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof. Emir AVŞAR emir.avsar@gedik.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Sabuncu.N, Akça Ay F. (2010).Klinik Beceriler Sağlığın Değerlendirilmesi, Hasta Bakım ve Takibi. Nobel Tıp Kitapevleri İstanbul.
Akca Ay F. (2016). Basic Concepts and Skills in Health Practices, Ay Akça F., Ed., Istanbul, Nobel Medicine Bookstores, Istanbul.
Kozier B, Erb G, Berman AJ & Burke K (2012) Fundamentals of Nuring Concepts, Process and Practice. 9th ed. Prentice Hall Health, New Jersey.
Karagözoğlu Ş., Demiray A., Doğan P. (2022). Temel Hemşirelik Uygulama İçin Esaslar. Doğan.Nobel Kitabevi.Ankara.
Atabek Aşti T, Karadağ A (2012). Hemşirelik Esasları, Hemşirelik Bilim ve Sanatı. Ed. Atabek Aşti T, Karadağ A., Akademi Basın ve Yayıncılık, İstanbul.
Course Notes Course notes will be given to the students by the lecturer who teaches the course.

Course Category
Health %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 4 56
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 6 84
Mid-terms 1 16 16
Laboratory 14 2 28
Final examination 1 20 20
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 8 204

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Explains the historical development and contemporary roles of the nursing profession
2 It explains the fundamental concepts of nursing (human, environment, health, illness, care).
3 Establishes a safe nurse-patient relationship using effective communication skills with the patient
4 Discuss the importance of sleep, rest, movement and exercise for a healthy life
5 Apply current nursing interventions for pain management and infection control
6 They can plan patient admission, transfer, and discharge processes appropriately
7 Nursing care in pre/intra/post-operative surgical processes can be maintained with evidence-based approaches.
8 It performs procedures for assessing body temperature and heart rate.
9 It performs procedures to assess arterial blood pressure and respiratory rate.
10 Provide psychosocial support to patients and their families during the loss and death process

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Historical Perspective on Nursing
2 Contemporary Nursing Roles and Legal Responsibilities in Nursing
3 Fundamental Concepts of Nursing (Human, Environment, Health/Illness, Nursing/Care)
4 Communication in Nursing
5 Sleep and Rest
6 Pain and its Management
7 Patient Admission, Transfer and Discharge
8 Movement and Exercise
9 Infection Prevention and Control
10 Pre-, Intra-, and Post-Operative Nursing Care
11 Vital Signs-1
12 Vital Signs-2
13 Death and the Care of a Dying Patient
14 End-of-Term Assessment and General Review

 
Sustainable Development Goals
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
C1 4 5 4 5 3 3 2 4 3 3 4 3
C2 5 4 3 4 4 3 2 4 4 4 3 4
C3 4 3 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
C4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 4 3 4 3 5
C5 4 4 4 3 4 5 2 4 5 4 4 5
C6 3 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 5
C7 4 4 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 5
C8
C9
C10 3 3 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 3 5 5

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