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

The aim of the course is to provide students with basic knowledge of skin physiology, wound formation, wound classification, and the wound healing process. The course also aims to help students explain care principles for chronic wounds, diabetic wounds, and pressure injuries, and to recognize wound closure methods, wound healing support methods, and current wound care approaches.

Course Content

This course covers skin physiology, definition and classification of wounds, wound healing processes, infections in chronic wounds, diabetic wounds, pressure injuries, formation and prevention of bedsores, permanent and temporary wound closure methods, wound healing support methods, and current wound care approaches.

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Learning Outcomes
1.Explains the physiology of the skin, the definition of wounds, and wound classification.
2.Explains the wound healing process and the factors that cause infection development in chronic wounds.
3.Explains the causes, characteristics, and prevention principles of diabetic wounds, pressure injuries, and bedsores.
4.Explains wound closure methods and care approaches that support wound healing.
5.Evaluates current methods in wound care and recommends basic care approaches appropriate to the wound type.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Çelik Yılmaz A. Nursing Practices and Current Approaches in Wound Management. Aygin D, ed. Akademisyen Publishing House; 2022.
2.Akyolcu N, Kanan N, eds. Wound and Stoma Care. Nobel Medical Publishing House; 2015.
3.Doğan SD, Köse Tosunöz İ, Arslan S, eds. Wound Management Through Case Studies. Akademisyen Publishing House; 2024.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Physiology of the skin
Week 2 - Theoretical
Wound definition, wound classification, and wound assessment criteria
Week 3 - Theoretical
Wound healing process and factors affecting wound healing
Week 4 - Theoretical
Infection development, signs of infection, risk factors, and care approaches in chronic wounds
Week 5 - Theoretical
Formation, risk factors, and characteristics of diabetic wounds
Week 6 - Theoretical
Care principles for diabetic wounds, foot care, and patient education
Week 7 - Theoretical
Risk factors, stages, and assessment of pressure wounds
Week 8 - Theoretical
Formation and prevention of pressure wounds and midterm exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Care approaches for pressure wounds and case-based assessment
Week 10 - Theoretical
Permanent wound closure methods
Week 11 - Theoretical
Temporary wound closure and temporary wound closure methods
Week 12 - Theoretical
Supportive methods and care approaches in wound healing
Week 13 - Theoretical
Current products and methods in wound care
Week 14 - Theoretical
Case-based evaluation of current wound care methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Assignment1314
Individual Work141128
Quiz1314
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination113114
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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4
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5
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2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026