EMERGENCY NURSING
- Course
- NURS511 - EMERGENCY NURSING
- Department
- Nursing - English - Master
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 7
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Serap KORKMAZ
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
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
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
| Item | Type | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sözlü sunum | Presentation | 40 |
| Final | Final | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
Course outcomes
No course outcomes have been defined yet.
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to the course, determination of requirements |
| Week 2 | Duties, authorities and responsibilities of the emergency nurse, Triage, ABCDE approach, pain |
| Week 3 | Airway assessment and management |
| Week 4 | Emergency situations (abdominal pain, GIS bleeding, genitourinary conditions, acute kidney injury, diabetic emergencies) |
| Week 5 | Circulation (evaluation, interventions, non-traumatic shock, ECG, arrythmias, acute coronary syndromes, heart failure) |
| Week 6 | BLS, ALS and AED for adults |
| Week 7 | BLS, ALS and AED for pediatrics |
| Week 8 | MIDTERM EXAMS (NOVEMBER 09-20) |
| Week 9 | Infectious diseases (infection control, notifiable diseases, STDs) |
| Week 10 | Major traumas – 01 (first evaluation, head and spinal injuries, chest trauma, extremity injuries) |
| Week 11 | Major traumas – 02 (abdominal and pelvic injuries, bleeding, burns, special cases) |
| Week 12 | Insufficiency (neurological assesment, unconcious patient, stroke, seizure, headache) |
| Week 13 | Poisonings (evaluation, management, overdose drugs, substances, alcohol abuse) |
| Week 14 | Laws about the emergency nursing |
| Week 15 | FINAL EXAMS (JANUARY 04-14) |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Hammond, B. B., Zimmermann, P. G. (2013). Sheehy’s Manual of Emergency Care Seventh Edition. Elseiver.
- 02 Solheim, J. (2016). Emergency Nursing The Profession / The Pathway / The Practice. Sigma Theta Tau International.
- 03 Holbery, N., Newcombe, P. (2016). Emergency Nursing at a Glance. Wiley Blackwell.
Learning Outcomes
- L01 Can transfer the updated information about emergency care to the individual, family and society. SOLO 4
- L02 Can classify patients requiring emergency intervention according to national and international triage scoring systems. SOLO 4
- L03 In cases requiring emergency intervention, he/she can make the first and second evaluation of the patient or injured. SOLO 4
- L04 Provide emergency care services to the patient or injured in line with the nursing process and standards. SOLO 4
- L05 Gains the ability to evaluate quickly and give judgment. SOLO 4
- L06 Can apply the stages of basic and advanced life support correctly. SOLO 4
Program Outcomes
- P01 Identify the health needs of the individual, family, and community that can be met by nursing interventions,
- P02 Plans nursing care within the framework of requirements determined within the scope of the nursing diagnostic process
- P03 Determines the educational needs of patients and healthy individuals related to the health field
- P04 Apply individual nursing care
- P05 Explore current knowledge about nursing care
- P06 Conducts a scientific research in accordance with the steps
Po-Lo Matrix
| LO | P01 | P02 | P03 | P04 | P05 | P06 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L01 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| L02 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| L03 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| L04 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| L05 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| L06 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |