Information Package / Course Catalogue
Surgical Diseases Physical Assessment II Course Content
Course Code: CHH530
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

Aims to give students the ability to evaluate the patient's physical examination and make.

Course Content

Health diagnose basic concepts, physical examination methods, diagnostics, identification of the nervous system, musculoskeletal system, Diagnosing.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Sultan ÖZKAN
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to apply the methods of the physical examination
2. To be able to evaluate the individual's abdomen, genitalia, gastorintestinal system and the neurological system
3.To be able to evaluate the results of the Physical examination individual
4.To evaluate the gastrointestinal system of the individual.
5.To evaluate the nervous system of the individual.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Görgülü R. S. Hemşireler İçin Fiziksel Muayene Yöntemleri. Ankara:72 tasarım ltd. Şti; 2002. ,
2.Bates, B. Fizik Muayene rehberi, Çeviri editörleri: Özsüt H, Tetikkurt C, Vatansever S., Nobel yayınları, İstanbul, 2004.,
3.Kansu, E., Oto, A., Oktay, A. (editör) Hikaye Alma ve Fizik Muayene, 2.ci bs., Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları A-60, 1995.,
4.Thompson JM., Wilson, SF. Health Assesment for Nursing Practice. Mosby- Year Book, St. Louis, 1996.,
5.Woodrow P. (2006) Intensive Care Nursing Second Edition,Routledge, Newyork.
6.Rothrock C.J., Alexander’s Care of the Patient in Surgery , twelfth edition, Mosby USA, 2005
7.Seidel M; H,. Ball W, J. Dains E.J., at all Mosby's Guide to Physical Examination, Seventh Edition, 2011
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Methods used in physical examination
Week 2 - Theoretical
Evaluation of the breast and axilla.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Evaluation of the abdomen.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Evaluation of the female genital organs.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Evaluation of male genital organs
Week 6 - Theoretical
evaluation of the gastrointestinal system
Week 7 - Theoretical
Evaluation of the gastrointestinal system
Week 8 - Theoretical
Evaluation of the arteries/ MIDTERM EXAM
Week 9 - Theoretical
Evaluation of the musculoskeletal system
Week 10 - Theoretical
Evaluation of the musculoskeletal system
Week 11 - Theoretical
Evaluation of the nervous system
Week 12 - Theoretical
Clinical decision-making
Week 13 - Theoretical
Registration information
Week 14 - Theoretical
Evaluation of life-threatening conditions
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment210224
Midterm Examination115217
Final Examination125227
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)96
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes