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 students to perform basic physical assessment, use data collection methods, and develop care processes through system-specific case examples. It also aims to help students evaluate patients, identify nursing diagnoses, and determine care needs using a structured data collection form.

Course Content

This course includes the assessment of health status, explanation of data collection methods, physical examination techniques, evaluation of the patient's general condition, discussion of case examples by body systems, and application of structured data collection forms.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Ayşegül KAHRAMAN
Learning Outcomes
1.Explains at least three different data collection methods with examples and describes basic data collection techniques.
2.Accurately defines the stages of the nursing care process in the order presented in the course content.
3.Evaluates the general condition of the patient based on at least three criteria such as consciousness, vital signs, and communication, using a case scenario.
4.Identifies the patient’s care needs by following the initial steps of the nursing process in line with a given patient scenario.
5.Uses a structured data collection form to analyze the obtained information and makes inferences regarding at least two basic care needs.
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.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Maintenance Process
Week 2 - Theoretical
Maintenance Process Stages
Week 3 - Theoretical
Data Collection-1
Week 4 - Theoretical
Data Collection-2
Week 5 - Theoretical
Diagnostics-1
Week 6 - Theoretical
Diagnostics-2
Week 7 - Theoretical
Planning
Week 8 - Theoretical
Application (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Evaluation
Week 10 - Theoretical
Explanation of Data Collection Form-1
Week 11 - Theoretical
Explanation of Data Collection Form-2
Week 12 - Theoretical
Case Study-1
Week 13 - Theoretical
Case Study-2
Week 14 - Theoretical
Case Study-3
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)78
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
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
OÇ-2
5
3
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
5
2
OÇ-3
4
3
3
2
5
4
4
3
4
1
3
4
2
OÇ-4
5
3
4
2
5
3
4
3
4
1
3
5
2
OÇ-5
5
3
4
3
5
3
4
3
4
1
3
5
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026