Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS Credits
3HEM255Disaster Management And Disaster Nursing2+0+024

 
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 Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The aim of this course is; To provide nursing students with information about the importance of disasters, the classification of disasters, the precautions to be taken against disasters, the management of disasters, the effects of disasters on public health and the duties and responsibilities of the disaster nurse.
Course Content This course; Introduction of the Course, Definition of the Concept of Disaster, Epidemiology, Importance and Classification, Global Disasters and Complex Emergencies, Disasters Caused by Chemical, Biological, Radiological Agents, High-Risk Vulnerable Groups in Disasters, Mental Health in Disasters, Mass Injuries in Disasters, Disaster Triage, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Planning, Disaster Management, Nurses' roles in disaster management, Research and development in disaster nursing, General evaluation of the course; includes topics.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Tuğçe Atak Meriç
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources WHO (2006). The contribution of nursing and midwifery in emergencies. Geneva: World Health Organization.
Altıntaş KH, Bayraktar N, Erden Z, Koçer B, Demiröz F. HAMER Emergency and Health Management in Disaster Situations. Ankara: Hacettepe University Press; 2013.
AFAD, Annotated Dictionary of Disaster Management Terms https://aats.afad.gov.tr/
Koç A., Özen B. (2022). Afet Hemşireliği. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, Ankara.
Şimşek, P., & Gündüz, A. (2021). Türkiye’de afet hemşireliği. Uludağ Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 47(3), 469-476.
The grades for this course will be given by the lecturer giving 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 2 28
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 2 28
Mid-terms 1 15 15
Final examination 1 30 30
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 101

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Makes the definition of disaster and classifies disasters.
2 Defines the role of disaster nursing in disaster management and disasters.
3 Discusses the effects of disasters on health.
4 Turkey and World practices about disaster nursing practices evaluates.
5 Evaluates how to manage and organize the crisis situation of a possible disaster.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction to the course, definition and classification of disaster
2 Disasters in the world and in Turkey
3 Disaster epidemiology and disaster management
4 Disaster nursing
5 Triage in disasters
6 Effects of disasters on health
7 Effects of disaster on health
8 Ara sınav
9 Vulnerable and disadvantaged groups in disasters (Women and the elderly)
10 Disadvantaged groups vulnerable to disasters (Children)
11 CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear) events and nursing
12 Hospital disaster planning
13 Technology and information systems in disaster management
14 Technical Trip (Kadıköy Municipality Disaster Education and Awareness Park)
15 Course evaluation

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
All 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5
C1 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
C2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
C3 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
C4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4
C5 5 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4

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