Information Package / Course Catalogue
Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
Course Code: BD310
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: 4
Objectives of the Course

To gain knowledge on the nutritional assessment methods, requirements, products and practices in different diseases in the field of enteral and parenteral nutrition in adults.

Course Content

Nutritional status assessment in adult patients, Enteral and parenteral nutrition methods, requirements, products in adult patients, Discussing in different approaches and methods in the field of enteral and parenteral nutrition therapy, Enteral and parenteral nutrition practices in adult patients.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Get knowledge on the nutritional status assessment methods in patients on enteral and parenteral nutrition.
2.Get knowledge on enteral and parenteral nutrition methods, requirements and products.
3.Get knowledge on the developing individual nutrition therapy according to clinical signs and symptoms of the diseases.
4.Gain teamwork ability on enteral and parenteral nutrition.
5.Access, analyse and present the knowledge related to enteral and parenteral nutrition.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Gottsschlich MM, Fuhrman MP, Hammond KA, Seidner DL. ASPEN. The Nutrition Support Practise, A Clinical science and practice of nutrition support- A case based core curriculum. American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2001.
2.Silberman H. Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Appleton and Lange, 1989.
3.Payne JJ, Grimble G, Silk D. Artificial Nutritional Support in Clinical Practice, MPG Books LTD, 2001.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Nutritional status assessment
Week 2 - Theoretical
Nutritional support methods
Week 3 - Theoretical
Parenteral nutrition methods
Week 4 - Theoretical
Parenteral nutrition products
Week 5 - Theoretical
Determination of requirment in parenteral nutririton and monitoring
Week 6 - Theoretical
Enteral nutrition methods
Week 7 - Theoretical
Enteral nutrition products
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Determination of requirment in enteral nutririton and monitoring
Week 10 - Theoretical
Transit to oral nutrition from parenteral-enteral nutrition
Week 11 - Theoretical
Multidisciplinary team in enteral-parenteral nutrition
Week 12 - Theoretical
Case reports
Week 13 - Theoretical
Case reports
Week 14 - Theoretical
Case reports
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory131239
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)61
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes