Information Package / Course Catalogue
Professional Communication Skills in Nursing
Course Code: HE206
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor'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 aims at to teach nursing student to use effective professional communication skills. during clinical and field applications when dealing with both healthy and sick individuals. In addition to this, it is aimed to provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills that will allow students to recognise their communication problems and develop ways to solve them effectively.

Course Content

This course includes: self-awareness, time management, crisis management, to be sociable, communication barriers, conflict resolution, communication in special cases, pain, anger, anxiety, information about the contact with the patient.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To know essential concepts in proffessional communication
2.To have knowledge of the followings: self awareness, time management, crisis management, to be sociable, communication barriers, conflict resolution, communication with patients be aware of the special circumstances and the pain, anger, anxiety, learning and definitions of communication with the patient.
3.To know essential concepts in proffessional communication
4.To know essential concepts in proffessional communication
5.To know essential concepts in proffessional communication
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Üstün B., Akgün E., Partlak N. (2005) Hemşirelikte İletişim Becerileri Öğretimi, Okullar Yayınevi, İzmir.
2.Terakye G. (1998) Hasta Hemşire İlişkileri, Zirve Ofset, Ankara,.
3.Voltan-Acar N. (1998) Terapötik İletişim Kişiler Arası İlişkiler, Onur Ofset, Ankara,.
4.Tschudın V. (1998) Counselling Skills For Nurses, Fourth Edition, An İmprint Of Harcourt And Company Limited, London,.
5.Hisli Şahin N. (1994) Stresle Başa Çıkma Olumlu bir Yaklaşım., Türk Psikologlar Derneği Yayınları:2, Ankara.
6.Akdolun Balkaya N, Çalışır H.(Ed). (2004) Ebelik Beceri Öğrenim Rehberleri, Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Aydın Sağlık Yüksekokulu, Aydın.
7.Tabak R.S. (1999) Sağlık İletişimi, Literatür Yayınevi
8.Cüceloğlu D. (2002) Keşke’siz Bir Yaşam İçin İletişim Donanımları, Remzi Kitabevi.
9.Demiray U. (2006) Genel İletişim, Pegem Yayıncılık.
10.Doğan O. (2007) Sağlık Hizmetlerinde İletişim, Ankara, Songür Yayıncılık.
11.Dökmen Ü. (2002) İletişim Çatışmaları ve Empati, Sistem Yayıncılık.
12.Özcan A (1996) Hemşire-Hasta İlişkisi Ve İletişim, İzmir, Saray Tıp Kitabevi.
13.Hortaçsu, N. (1991) İnsan ilişkileri. İmge Kitabevi.
14.Dwyer, D. (2000) Interpersonal Relationships. Routledge.
15.Hinde, R. A. (1997) Relationships: A Dialectical Perspective. Psychology Press.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Self-disclosure
Week 2 - Theoretical
Time management
Week 3 - Theoretical
Crisis management
Week 4 - Theoretical
Assertiveness
Week 5 - Theoretical
Communication barriers
Week 6 - Theoretical
Communication barriers
Week 7 - Theoretical
Conflicit and Solution
Week 8 - Theoretical
Communicating with Specific Stiuations
Week 9 - Theoretical
MIDTERMS
Week 9 - Preparation Work
schudın V. (1998) Counselling Skills For Nurses, Fourth Edition, An İmprint Of Harcourt And Company Limited, London,. Dwyer, D. (2000) Interpersonal Relationships. Routledge. Hinde, R. A. (1997) Relationships: A Dialectical Perspective. Psychology Press.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Painful Person and Care
Week 11 - Theoretical
Angry Person and Care
Week 12 - Theoretical
Crying Person and Care
Week 13 - Theoretical
Anxious person and Care
Week 14 - Theoretical
To inform bad news
Week 15 - Theoretical
To inform bad news
Week 16 - Preparation Work
schudın V. (1998) Counselling Skills For Nurses, Fourth Edition, An İmprint Of Harcourt And Company Limited, London,. Dwyer, D. (2000) Interpersonal Relationships. Routledge. Hinde, R. A. (1997) Relationships: A Dialectical Perspective. Psychology Press.
Week 16 - Final Exam
FİNAL EXAM
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
3
3
3
1
1
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2
2
3
2
1
2
5
1
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3
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1
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1
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3
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1
2
5
1
1
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3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
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