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HEM 516 - Intensive Care Nursing

Graduate Education Institute · Internal Medicine Nursing · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Doç. Dr. Zülfünaz ÖZER

Course Objective

To provide the knowledge, skills and practices to provide decision-making, systematic and holistic approach to nursing care for patients in need of intensive care, to make decisions about the care of the patients about the close monitoring, application and evaluation process, to apply and to ensure interdisciplinary coordination

Course Content

Characteristics of ICU, ICU patient and family characteristics and approach, legal and ethical issues in ICU, evaluation of ICU patient, follow-up parameters and values of ICU patient, ICU patient transfers, ICU frequently used drugs, effect, side effect, physiological and psychological changes in the patient and intensive care infections.

Required Resources

  1. Akyol A.D. (2017). Yoğun Bakım Hemşireliği. İstanbul Tıp Kitabevi.  1. Baskı, İstanbul.
  2. Çelik S. (2014). Erişkin Yoğun Bakım Hastalarında Temel Sorunlar Ve Hemşirelik Bakımı. Nobel Tıp Kitapevi. Çapa İstanbul.
  3. Sezen A, Temiz G., Güngör MD., (2015) Yoğun Bakım Hemşireliği. Nobel Tıp Kitapevi. Ankara
  4. Şahinoğlu H., dilek A., Kaya A. (2011) Yoğun Bakım Sorunları ve Tedavileri. Nobel tıp Kitabevi. Çapa İstanbul

Recommended Resources

TC Sağlık Bakanlığı Yoğun Bakım Hemşireliği sertifika programları standartları

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. They describe the roles and responsibilities of the intensive care unit.
  2. Know basic care techniques in acute and critical patient follow-up in intensive care unit
  3. know the safe care management in acute and critical patient in intensive care unit
  4. Analyzes acute and critical patient data in intensive care unit and identifies problems
  5. Evaluates system in acute and chronic patients in intensive care unit and plans, applies and evaluates nursing care
  6. aware of the psychosocial needs of the patient and his / her family in intensive care

Core Area Distribution

(72) Health%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionCase Study

Assessment & Evaluation

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

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16348
Out of Class Study Period16348
Midterm12020
Quiz000
Assignment155
Practice000
Final14545

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1The history of intensive care units in the world and in Turkey, Intensive care, nurse's task, authority and responsibilities1,2,3
2Planning and classification of intensive care units Occupational organizations in intensive care nursing1,2,3
3Basic care techniques in intensive care patients1,2,3
4Monitoring in intensive care unit (hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, ECG and arrhythmia monitoring)1,2,3
5Follow-up in intensive care unit (acid-base and arterial blood gas monitoring, fever and neurological evaluation) Intensive care scoring systems1,2,3
6Nutrition and sleep disorders in intensive care unit and nursing care1,2,3
7Intensive care patient pain, agitation / sedation and delium management1,2,3
8Midterm
9Cardiovascular system problems in intensive care unit and nursing management1,2,3
10Respiratory system problems in intensive care unit and nursing management1,2,3
11Renal system problems in intensive care unit and nursing management1,2,3
12Gastrointestinal system problems in intensive care unit and nursing management1,2,3
13Endocrine system problems in intensive care unit and nursing management1,2,3
14Course Evaluation1,2,3
15Course Evaluation1,2,3
16Final exam