Information Package / Course Catalogue
Wound Care Nursing I
Course Code: YBH501
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

This course aims to have knowledge about diagnosis of wounds, assessment of wounds, stages of wound healing, complications of wound healing, wound care products, developments in wound care. This course also aims to apply methods of wound care nursing management.

Course Content

Wound care types and nursing care, general wound care principles, new technologies in wound care, wound care types and nursing care, wound care procedures, factors affecting wound healing, wound care nursing's place, priority, world and turkish status, texture of skin and physiology, definition of wound

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Serap GÖKÇE ESKİN
Lec. Süreyya BULUT
Learning Outcomes
1.To make the student more knowledgeable and competent in the field of wound care nursing
2.To provide knowledge and skills that can provide student wound care nursing services
3.To develop and deepen knowledge of the level of expertise in wound care nursing in protecting and improving the health of individuals in the field of wound care of the subject
4.Ensure that the student gives an integrated care to the patient / individual in the acute wounds in the direction of the nursing process.
5.Ensure that the student gives an integrated care to the patient / individual in the chronic wounds in the direction of the nursing process.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Karadakovan A, Eti-Aslan, F (2010) Dahili ve Cerrahi Hastalıklarda Bakım, Nobel Kitabevi, Adana. 7) Süreli Yayınlar
2.Özgüven T (çeviren) (2014) Vander İnsan Fizyolojisi. 13. Basım, Güneş Tıp Kiatbevleri, Ankara
3.Çavuşoğlu H, Çağlayan-Yeğen B (Çeviri editörleri) (2007). Tıbbi Fizyoloji. 11. Basım
4.Baktıroğlu S, Aktaş Ş (2013) Kronik Yarada Güncel Yaklaşımlar, İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi, İstanbul.
5.Association of Stoma Care Nurses UK. (2016, January). National Clinical Guidelines. ASCN UK. https://ascnuk.com/_userfiles/pages/files/ national_guidelines.pdf
6.Haesler, E., Cuddigan, J., Carville, K., Moore, Z., Kottner, J., Ayello, E. A., Berlowitz, D., Carruth, A., Yee, C. Y., Cox, J., Creehan, S., Nixon, J., Ngan, H. L., & Balzer, K. (2024). Protocol for the Development of the Fourth Edition of the Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers/Injuries: Clinical Practice Guideline Using GRADE Methods. Advances in skin & wound care, 37(3), 136–146.
7.Nagle, S. M., Stevens, K. A., & Wilbraham, S. C. (2023). Wound Assessment. In StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing.
8.Zelia Kifer RN BSN CWS. Fast facts for wound care nursing : practical wound management in a nutshell.(2012).Elseiver
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition Of Wound Care Nursing, History, Situation In Turkey And In The World
Week 2 - Theoretical
Deep Structue And Physiology of Skin
Week 3 - Theoretical
Definition And Classification Of Wound
Week 4 - Theoretical
Wound Healing Process, Types Of Wound Healing
Week 5 - Theoretical
Factors Affecting Wound Healing
Week 6 - Theoretical
Basic Principles In Wound Care
Week 7 - Theoretical
Wound Healing Complications (Midterm Exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Wound Healing Complications
Week 9 - Theoretical
Wound Care Products
Week 10 - Theoretical
Current Approaches To Wound Care
Week 11 - Theoretical
Pressure Wound And Nursing Care
Week 12 - Theoretical
Diabetic Foot And Nursing Care
Week 13 - Theoretical
Surgical Injuries And Nursing Care
Week 14 - Theoretical
Burn Injury And Nursing Care
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Assignment64024
Midterm Examination118119
Final Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
5
4
3
3
2
OÇ-2
5
4
3
3
3
OÇ-3
5
4
3
5
3
3
5
1
OÇ-4
5
5
OÇ-5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026