Information Package / Course Catalogue
Intensive Care Nursing-II
Course Code: HE616
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

This course aims at to provide students with the ability to give critical decisions in emergency when necessary and to provide care, rehabilitation and training to the patients requiring intensive care with a holistic approach.

Course Content

Intensive care nursing, intensive care unit for planning and management in intensive care nursing interventions, fluid-electrolyte balance, nutrition, evidence-based practices, the intensive care patient monitoring and care, infection control, ethics, legal issues.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to explain the ethical rules that must be followed when caring for patients in intensive care,
2.To be able to tell the drugs and the measures to be taken when using these drugs in intensive care
3.To be able to understand the importance of cooperation in all types treatment to the patient
4.To be able to evaluate the ICU patient in accordance with the scoring systems and to recognise the patients who are in need of advanced life support in the ICU.
5.To be able to explain the evidence-based practices in caring for patients in intensive care,
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Lewis SL, Dirksen SR, Heitkemper MM, Bucher L, Camera IM (2011) Medical Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems, Vol:1, Ed 8, Mosby, St Louis.
2.Phillips NF, Berry EC, Kohn ML (2007) Berry and Kohn’s Operating Room Technique, Ed 11, Mosby, St Louis.
3. Karadakovan, A., Aslan Eti, F (2010) Dahili ve Cerrahi Hastalıklarda Bakım, Nobel Kitabevi, Adana.
4.Aştı Atabek, T., Karadağ, A (2011) Klinik Uygulama Becerileri ve Yöntemleri, Nobel Kitabevi, Adana.
5.Ignatavicius DD., Workman ML (2006) Medical-surgical nursing : critical thinking for collaborative care, Mosby, Louis.
6.Woodrow P. (2006) Intensive Care Nursing Second Edition,Routledge, Newyork.Rothrock C.J., Alexander’s Care of the Patient in Surgery , twelfth edition, Mosby USA, 2005
7.Sayek İ., Çoker A., Sökmen S (2001) Cerrahi infeksiyon, Güneş Kitabevi, Ankara
8.Rothrock C.J (2005) Alexander’s Care of the Patient in Surgery , twelfth edition, Mosby USA
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Technological tools used in intensive care unit
Week 2 - Theoretical
Technological tools used in intensive care unit
Week 3 - Theoretical
Patient Scoring Systems
Week 4 - Theoretical
Patient Scoring Systems
Week 5 - Theoretical
Care of patient with mechanical ventilation
Week 6 - Theoretical
DIC, SIRS,ARDS, ALS, Sepsis, and Nursing Care
Week 7 - Theoretical
Advanced Life Support in Intensive Care Unit
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Intensive care unit stay in multiple trauma patients
Week 10 - Theoretical
Emergency drugs used and management in intensive care unit
Week 11 - Theoretical
Intensive Care Unit and communicatiion
Week 12 - Theoretical
Intensive Care Unit of Evidence-Based Practices Intensive Care Unit of Evidence-Based Practices Intensive Care Unit of Evidence-Based Practices
Week 13 - Theoretical
Facing Ethical Issues in Intensive Care Unit
Week 14 - Theoretical
Facing Ethical Issues in Intensive Care Unit
Week 15 - Theoretical
Facing Ethical Issues in Intensive Care Unit
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Midterm Examination130131
Final Examination138139
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)98
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
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PÇ-3
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PÇ-5
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PÇ-9
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OÇ-1
3
3
2
2
OÇ-2
4
3
2
3
3
2
OÇ-3
4
3
3
3
3
2
OÇ-4
3
3
3
3
2
OÇ-5
3
3
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026