Information Package / Course Catalogue
Palliative Care
Course Code: YB214
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

This course is aimed to understand the importance of end of life care.

Course Content

In this course, end of life care, palliative care situation in the world and in our country, symptom and pain management, empathy, ethics will be taught the concept of death and palliative care.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Perihan SARI
Learning Outcomes
1.Explain the importance of palliative care
2.Tell interventions to symptoms
3.Ethical dilemmas in the comments people close to death
4.Ethical dilemmas in the comments people close to death
5.Explain the importance of palliative care
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Cimete, G. Yaşam Sonu Bakım: Ölümcül Hastalarda Bütüncül Bakım
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Basic concepts of end of life care
Week 2 - Theoretical
palliative care in our country and the world
Week 3 - Theoretical
Symptom management
Week 4 - Theoretical
Pain management
Week 5 - Theoretical
The concept of death
Week 6 - Theoretical
watching a movie
Week 7 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm exam
Week 8 - Theoretical
Contact person close to death
Week 9 - Theoretical
Empathy
Week 10 - Theoretical
The concept of hope
Week 11 - Theoretical
Ethical dilemmas
Week 12 - Theoretical
Case report
Week 13 - Theoretical
Group case study
Week 14 - Theoretical
Group case study
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination1516
Final 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
3
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
OÇ-2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
OÇ-3
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026