Information Package / Course Catalogue
Maintenance Process
Course Code: YB134
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to enable home care and elderly care technician students to apply the care process systematically and to develop skills in collecting data from patients, identifying care needs, planning, implementing, and evaluating appropriate care practices. The course focuses on meeting the daily living care needs of patients and older adults through safe and effective care interventions.

Course Content

This course covers the basic stages of the care process, including data collection, assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The course is supported by case studies following theoretical instruction to help students apply their knowledge in practice.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Ayşegül KAHRAMAN
Learning Outcomes
1.Collect data from patients and older adults using appropriate methods.
2.Identify the basic care needs of patients and older adults based on collected data.
3.Plan and implement appropriate care practices according to identified care needs.
4.Evaluate the outcomes of the implemented care practices.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Şenol Çelik, S., Karadağ, A. (2019). Hemşirelik Bakım Planları: Tanılar, Girişimler ve Sonuçlar. İstanbul: Akademi Basın ve Yayıncılık.
2.Görgülü, R. S. (2014). Hemşireler için Fiziksel Muayene Yöntemleri. 1. Baskı. İstanbul: İstanbul Medikal Sağlık ve Yayıncılık Hiz. Tic. Ltd. Şti.
3.Atabek Aştı, T., Karadağ, A. (2018). Hemşirelik Esasları: Hemşirelik Bilim ve Sanatı. 1. Cilt. İstanbul: Akademi Basın ve Yayıncılık.
4.Kaya N. Hemşirelik süreci, hemşirelik tanılaması. In: Atabek Aştı T, Karadağ A, editors. Hemşirelik Esasları. 1. İstanbul: Akademi basın ve yayın; 2014. p. 137-76.
5.Velioğlu P. Hemşirleikte kavram ve kuramlar. 2. Baskı ed. İstanbul Esen ofset; 2012.
6.Özer, N., & Balcı Akpınar, R. (Ed.). (2024). Vakalarla hemşirelik: NANDA–NIC–NOC, hedef CS. Hedefcs Yayınları.
7.Carpenito, L. J. (2024). Hemşirelik tanıları el kitabı (F. Erdemir & G. Türk, Çev.). Yayınevi.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Maintenance Process
Week 2 - Theoretical
Data Collection Phase
Week 3 - Theoretical
Functional Health Patterns Assessment Model (Gordon’s Model)
Week 4 - Theoretical
Explanation of the Data Collection Form
Week 5 - Theoretical
Diagnosis Phase-1
Week 6 - Theoretical
Diagnosis Phase-2
Week 7 - Theoretical
Planning Phase
Week 8 - Theoretical
Implementation Phase-Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Midterm Exam Evaluation-Evaluation Phase
Week 10 - Theoretical
Case Study-1
Week 11 - Theoretical
Case Study-2
Week 12 - Theoretical
Case Study-3
Week 13 - Theoretical
Case Study-4
Week 14 - Theoretical
Case Study-5
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%35
Attending Lectures1%15
Term Assignment1%50
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory92236
Term Project110111
Individual Work51215
Midterm Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)73
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
OÇ-1
4
2
4
1
5
4
3
1
5
1
5
3
1
OÇ-2
4
2
3
1
4
2
3
1
5
1
5
5
1
OÇ-3
3
2
3
2
4
3
3
1
5
1
2
4
4
OÇ-4
4
1
3
1
4
3
3
4
2
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026