Information Package / Course Catalogue
Intensive Care Nursing-II
Course Code: HF266
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, Structuring and Management of Intensive Care Unit, Physiological Problems in Intensive Care Patients, Psychological Problems in Intensive Care Patients, Intensive Care Infections and Prevention, Patient Care in Mechanical Ventilators, Nutrition in Intensive Care Patients, Medications Used in Intensive Care and Management, Ethical and Legal Problems Encountered in Intensive Care, Evidence-Based Practices in Intensive Care, Crush Syndrom

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 say the principles of care in intensive care
4.To be able to tell nursing interventions for the intensive care patient's physiological and psychological problems
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.Ignatavicius DD., Workman ML (2006) Medical-surgical nursing : critical thinking for collaborative care, Mosby, Louis.
5.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.
6.Sayek İ., Çoker A., Sökmen S (2001) Cerrahi infeksiyon, Güneş Kitabevi, Ankara.
7.Rothrock C.J (2005) Alexander’s Care of the Patient in Surgery , twelfth edition, Mosby USA.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
ntensive Care Nursing Introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
Structure and Management of Intensive Care Unit
Week 3 - Theoretical
Physiological Problems in Intensive Care Patients Observed
Week 4 - Theoretical
Psychological Problems in Intensive Care Patients Observed
Week 5 - Theoretical
Intensive Care Infections and Prevention
Week 6 - Theoretical
Care of the Patient on a Mechanical Ventilator
Week 7 - Theoretical
ECG and Hemodynamic Monitoring
Week 8 - Theoretical
Advanced Life Support in Intensive Care (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Emergency drugs used and management in intensive care unit
Week 10 - Theoretical
Nutrition in Intensive Care Patient
Week 11 - Theoretical
Intensive Care Unit of Evidence-Based Practices
Week 12 - Theoretical
Intensive Care Unit of Evidence-Based Practices
Week 13 - Theoretical
Intensive Care Unit of Evidence-Based Practices
Week 14 - Theoretical
Crush Syndrome and Nursing Care
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Midterm Examination130131
Final Examination140141
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes