EMERGENCY NURSING

Course Description

This course includes students' consideration of ethical principles and patient safety principles, basic concepts of first aid, awareness of their powers and responsibilities, difference between first aid and emergency treatment, the necessary treatment and care to the emergency patient; duties, authorities and responsibilities of emergency nursing. In this course, general rules (triage) about determining the priorities in case of emergency are listed. In the scope of the course, how to identify emergencies that require basic life support, system (cardiovascular, respiratory, ureagenital, endocrine) and trauma emergencies, bleeding, foreign body entry into the respiratory tract, burns and animal bites, foreign bodies in the eyes, ears and nose, fractures, consciousness disorders, diagnosis, treatment and care, traumas are taught.

EMERGENCY NURSING

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Course outcomes

No course outcomes have been defined yet.

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Hammond, B. B., Zimmermann, P. G. (2013). Sheehy’s Manual of Emergency Care Seventh Edition. Elseiver.
2. 02 Solheim, J. (2016). Emergency Nursing The Profession / The Pathway / The Practice. Sigma Theta Tau International.
3. 03 Holbery, N., Newcombe, P. (2016). Emergency Nursing at a Glance. Wiley Blackwell.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Can transfer the updated information about emergency care to the individual, family and society. SOLO 4
2. L02 Can classify patients requiring emergency intervention according to national and international triage scoring systems. SOLO 4
3. L03 In cases requiring emergency intervention, he/she can make the first and second evaluation of the patient or injured. SOLO 4
4. L04 Provide emergency care services to the patient or injured in line with the nursing process and standards. SOLO 4
5. L05 Gains the ability to evaluate quickly and give judgment. SOLO 4
6. L06 Can apply the stages of basic and advanced life support correctly. SOLO 4

Program Outcomes

1. P01 PO1: Become knowledge workers who whose focus will be on continuous learning as their competitive advantage by learning new methods and skills which they can use both in their lives and workplace, especially in health sector.
2. P02 PO2: Developed various skills and acquired the necessary knowledge which are required to keep improving themselves by working independently.
3. P03 PO3: Become among the best professionals in the health care industry due to their developed skills and gathered knowledge which will set them apart from the competition.
4. P04 PO4: Been able to apply appropriate methods and analytical procedures to analyze health-related issues faced by the organizations and empirically investigate and propose creative and valid solutions based on this analysis.
5. P05 PO5: Learnt to use technology in class and research in an ethical and secured manner by implementing these skills in their professional and private lives.
6. P06 PO6: Gained the ability to apply theories and use appropriate management tools and methods collaboratively in order to develop strategic decisions which are specific to unique health management contexts.
7. P07 PO7: Practiced and mastered communicating effectively, both verbally and in writing, with individuals from different cultures within and outside the academia and organizations.
8. P08 PO8: Been able to implement the learnt skills and knowledge, by developing research-based solutions to current regional and global health issues.
9. P09 PO9: Developed enthusiasm and awareness about the environment by associating health and management theories with ethical and environmental approaches in order to further study and investigate critical health managerial issues.

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