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Emergency Nursing (Surgical Nursing)

Course Code	: CHH526
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 2
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 4

Objectives of the Course

It aims to ensure rapid assessment of patients in emergency situations or presenting to the emergency service due to acute and chronic diseases, achievement of triage by adhering to professional ethics and values, the importance of teamwork in emergency interventions and understanding of evidence-based care in accordance with the nursing process.

Course Content

Presentation of emergency service, communication, legal and ethical issues, triage, physical assessment, basic and advanced life support, infection control, evaluation of criminal cases, polytrauma patients, some of the acute medical emergencies.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Lec. Büşra ŞAHİN

Learning Outcomes

1.	To be able to state the secondary evaluation of patients presenting to the emergency room
2.	To be able to list the principles of emergency interventions in emergency injuries
3.	To be able to comprehend emergency situations of chronic diseases and the importance of implementing evidence based individual nursing care of a patient who presents to the emergency service due to acute diseases
4.	To be able to state the primary evaluation of patients presenting to the emergency room
5.	To be able to evaluate the patient quickly

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Sheehy's Emergency Nursing (2003) Principles and Practice. sixth edition. Mosby. ENA
2.	Proehl, Jean A (2004) Emergency Nursing Procedures. Third Edition. Saunders
3.	Kuğuoğlu S, Eti Aslan F, Olgun N (2004) Acil Bakım. Ed: D. Şelimen, 3. Baskı, Yüce Yayım, İstanbul
4.	Swearingen P (2008) All-in-one care planning resource : medical-surgical, pediatric, maternity, & psychiatric nursing care plans, Mosby, Louis
5.	Rothrock C.J (2005) Alexander’s Care of the Patient in Surgery , twelfth edition, Mosby USA
6.	Editör] Şahinoğlu H (2003) Yoğun bakım : sorunları ve tedavileri, Türkiye Klinikleri, Ankara.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

General Information on Emergency Service

Week 2 - Theoretical

Emergency Duty Team-Powers and Responsibilities

Week 3 - Theoretical

Legal and Ethical Responsibilities in emergency

Week 4 - Theoretical

Comunication at Emergency care

Week 5 - Theoretical

Triage: Determining priorities in emergency care

Week 6 - Theoretical

Physical Diagnostics

Week 7 - Theoretical

Used in the Emergency Department Trauma Scores

Week 8 - Theoretical

Infection Control for Emergency Department /Midterm Exam

Week 9 - Theoretical

Frequently used drugs in the Emergency Department

Week 10 - Theoretical

Ensuring Basic and Advanced Life Support

Week 11 - Theoretical

Shock and Emergency Care

Week 12 - Theoretical

Politrauma Patient Emergency Care

Week 13 - Theoretical

Approach to Pain in Trauma

Week 14 - Theoretical

Duties, Authorities and Responsibilities of Emergency Nurses

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	0	2	28
Assignment	2	15	2	34
Midterm Examination	1	15	1	16
Final Examination	1	20	2	22
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				100

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