Information Package / Course Catalogue
Critical Thinking in Health
Course Code: HF365
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

The purpose of this course is to provide students with the ability to use high level of critical thinking aptitude and skills such as identifying, classifying, application, analysis, evaluation, association, abstraction on any issue or problem.

Course Content

Know what it is thinking , understand critical thinking , Problem-solving knowledge , knowledge of decision-making , knowledge of ethical decision making , Ability to set priorities , Apply the nursing process , the transfer of authority know , Patient education to know , Evidence-based nursing knowledge

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To know the contents of critical thinking in nursing.
2.To have knowledge of problem-solving in nursing.
3.To be able to decide ethically in nursing
4.To be able to apply the nursing process
5.To be able to use the effective communication features in the education process.
6.To be able to choose apropriate implementation methods for his/her training plans
7.To have knowledge of evidence-based practice
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Kökdemir, D. (1999a). Üniversitede Bir Eleştirel Düşünme Yöntemi., Cumhuriyet Bilim Teknik, 632: 4-5.
2.Kazancı, O. (1989). Eğitimde Eleştirici Düşünme ve Öğretimi., Kazancı Matbaacılık, İstanbul, 5-15.
3.Yıldırım, Ö.B. (2011). Sağlık profesyonellerinde eleştirel düşünme. F.A. Ay, (Eds), Sağlık uygulamalarında temel kavramlar ve beceriler, Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, İstanbul, 106-115.
4.Yıldırım, Ö.B. (2010). Hemşirelikte eleştirel düşünme uygulamalı yaklaşım. Özsoy, S.A. (Eds), Tuna Matbaacılık, Aydın. 41-53.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Learning
Week 2 - Theoretical
Thinking
Week 3 - Theoretical
Critical Thinking
Week 4 - Theoretical
Critical Thinking
Week 5 - Theoretical
Problem Solving
Week 6 - Theoretical
Problem Solving
Week 7 - Theoretical
Decision Making
Week 8 - Theoretical
Setting Priorities (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Case Study
Week 10 - Theoretical
Nursing Process
Week 11 - Theoretical
Communication
Week 12 - Theoretical
Patient Education
Week 13 - Theoretical
Delegation of Authority
Week 14 - Theoretical
Evidence Based Nursing
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Midterm Examination128230
Final Examination140242
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes