Information Package / Course Catalogue
Wound Care
Course Code: EHB209
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

It is aimed to gain knowledge and skills about wound and wound care, care and prevention of bedsores in patients who have been in bed for a long time.

Course Content

Entry, purpose and learning objectives Wound and open wound care Burn wounds and treatment Burn wound care (continued) Diabetic wound Treatment of venous ulcers Crisis and crisis prevention-intervention Other injuries Permanent wound closure methods Temporary covering of wound Methods of providing support in wound healing Acute radiation injuries Bite injuries Firearm injuries - Chemical injuries and intervention methods

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Ayça BALMUMCU
Learning Outcomes
1.Has information about wound and wound types.
2.Evaluates wound care.
3.Categorize injuries.
4.Makes plans for the prevention of wounds.
5.Can apply wound care.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.İlhan Erkal, S. (2017). Wound Care Nursing. Alter Publishing
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Physiology of the skin
Week 2 - Theoretical
Wound definition and classification
Week 3 - Theoretical
Wound healing process
Week 4 - Theoretical
Infections in chronic wounds and their causes
Week 5 - Theoretical
Diabetic wound
Week 6 - Theoretical
Diabetic wound
Week 7 - Theoretical
Pressure wound
Week 8 - Theoretical
Bed sore formation and prevention/MİDTERM
Week 9 - Theoretical
Pressure wound
Week 10 - Theoretical
Permanent wound closure methods
Week 11 - Theoretical
Temporary wound closure
Week 12 - Theoretical
Support methods in wound healing
Week 13 - Theoretical
Current Methods in Wound Care
Week 14 - Theoretical
Current Methods in Wound Care
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144284
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination1718
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
2
2
2
2
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3
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2
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2
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3
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3
2
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3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026