Information Package / Course Catalogue
Management of Care of Bedridden Elderly
Course Code: YSB637
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: Yes
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

Teaching of fundamental principles of elderly health and elderly's health care, gaining a general perspective on spesific services and applications for the elderly in order to enhance the quality of life of the elderly

Course Content

Concepts of dependency and disability, oral care and positioning of functionally dependent elderly individuals, care requirements of system problems in the elderly and applications for care problems in the elderly

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Rahşan ÇEVİK AKYIL
Learning Outcomes
1.Being able to define bed dependency
2.Knowing the effects of inactivity on systems
3.Managing systems problems in bedridden elderly individuals
4.Knowing home safety in bedridden elderly individuals
5.Knowing the impact of bedriddenness on mental health
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Kapucu, S. Geriatri Hemşireliği. Hipokrat Kitpevi, Ankara, 2019
2.Duzgun G, Ustundag S ve Karadakovan A. (2021). Yaşlılarda kırılganlığın değerlendirilmesi. Florence Nightingale Journal of Nursing, 29(1), 2– 8. doi:10.5152/fnjn.2021.414736
3.Dedeli Ö. Olgun S. Geriatrik Bakım İlkeleri. (Edt. Gülten Kaplan) Nobel Tıp Kitapevi Ltd. Şti. İstanbul 2013.
4.Karadakovan A.(Çeviri Editörü), Yaşlı Bakımı Hemşireliği, Nobel Akademi Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2015
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Identification of bed dependency
Week 2 - Theoretical
The Effect of Inactivity on Systems
Week 3 - Theoretical
Bedridden Elderly Patient: Management of Musculoskeletal Problems
Week 4 - Theoretical
Bedridden Elderly Patient: Care Practices for Urinary and Fecal Incontinence
Week 5 - Theoretical
Nutrition in Bedridden Patients
Week 6 - Theoretical
Hygiene Practices for Bedridden Elderly Patients
Week 7 - Theoretical
Bedridden Elderly: Pressure Sore Management
Week 8 - Theoretical
Bedridden Elderly Patient: Management of Cardiovascular System Problems (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Bedridden Elderly: Common Infections and Ways to Prevent Infection
Week 10 - Theoretical
Bedridden Elderly: Common Infections and Ways to Prevent Infection
Week 11 - Theoretical
Bedridden Elderly: Management of Mental Health Problems
Week 12 - Theoretical
Home Care for the Bedridden Elderly
Week 13 - Theoretical
Home Safety for Bedridden Elderly Individuals
Week 14 - Theoretical
Care Burden of Caregivers of Bedridden Elderly Patients
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144284
Lecture - Practice144284
Midterm Examination113215
Final Examination115217
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
4
3
2
4
3
3
3
OÇ-2
4
3
2
4
3
3
3
OÇ-3
4
3
2
4
3
3
3
OÇ-4
4
3
2
4
3
3
3
OÇ-5
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026