Information Package / Course Catalogue
Home Care Nursing
Course Code: HF451
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 evaluate specific requirements of individuals and patients who need home care services and to make them comprehend the importance of required care planning.

Course Content

To be able to comprehend roles and responsibilities of home care team, the importance of communicating with patients, families and other health professionals effectively, behaving in accordance with ethical principles and patients' rights while planning individuals’ and families’ care, and the planning of appropriate care for patients with an acute or chronic disease or in the terminal phase

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.01. To be able to define the place of home care services in the health care system, roles and responsibilities of home care professionals, and the importance of teamwork while providing service
2.02. To be able to comprehend the stages and principles of home visits, and the importance of behaving in accordance with ethical principles and patients' rights while planning ways to communicate effectively with other health professionals, and individuals’ and families’ care
3.03. To be able to identify interventions regarding nutrition, excretion, activity / exercise, and circulatory and respiratory function of patients with acute or chronic disease or in the terminal stage in a way appropriate for individuals’ developmental characteristics
4.04. To be able to express the principles of health education and counseling at home care
5.05. To be able to express the principles of the importance of record keeping at home
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The place of home-care services in the health care system
Week 2 - Theoretical
Roles and responsibilities of home care professionals.
Week 3 - Theoretical
The importance of team work in home care service delivery.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Stages of the process and principles of a home visit.
Week 5 - Theoretical
ways to communicate effectively with other health professionals, patients and families when providing care at home
Week 6 - Theoretical
patients' rights and ethical principles to be followed when assessing individuals’ and families’ health
Week 7 - Theoretical
The equipment used in the service of home care.
Week 8 - Theoretical
providing safe environment at home for individuals, families and health care workers (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
providing safe environment at home for individuals, families and health care workers
Week 10 - Theoretical
nutrition of patients with acute or chronic disease or in the terminal stage appropriate for their developmental characteristics
Week 11 - Theoretical
Discharge period at acute, chronic and terminal illnesses
Week 12 - Theoretical
positioning, activity and exercise of patients with acute or chronic disease or in the terminal stage
Week 13 - Theoretical
Helping circulatory and respiratory functions of patients with acute or chronic disease or in the terminal stage
Week 14 - Theoretical
Home health education and counseling guidelines, Home health education and record keeping
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory154256
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination122123
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes