Information Package / Course Catalogue
Care and Management of Surgical Nursing I
Course Code: CHH601
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

This course, the system allows the use of the nursing process in diseases and surgery of evidence-based nursing practice

Course Content

Patient safety in surgery, perioperative patient care, wound healing and care, pain applications, digestive system diseases, urinary tract diseases, movement system diseases, endocrine system diseases, ear-nose-throat diseases, eye diseases and nursing cares

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Be able to apply perioperative patient care in accordance with the patient safety plan and nursing process
2.Be able to meet patient care needs before, during and after surgery in line with the nursing process
3.Be able to discuss national and international scientific studies related to surgical diseases nursing in diseases requiring surgery and apply them to patient care
4.To be able to comprehend the use of wound healing concept in nursing process.
5.To be able to plan and apply nursing practices in patients with pain.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Lewis SL, Dirksen SR, Heitkemper MM, Bucher L, Camera IM (2011) Medical Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems, Vol:1, Ed 8, Mosby, St Louis
2.Phillips NF, Berry EC, Kohn ML (2007) Berry and Kohn’s Operating Room Technique, Ed 11, Mosby, St Louis
3.AORN (2011) Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices, Recommended Practices for Product Selection in Perioperative Practice Setting
4.Girard N.J. (2005) Clients Having Surgery Medical Surgical Nursing
5.Ignatavicius DD., Workman ML (2006) Medical-surgical nursing : critical thinking for collaborative care, Mosby, Louis
6.Rothrock C.J (2005) Alexander’s Care of the Patient in Surgery , twelfth edition, Mosby USA
7.Ignatavicius DD., Workman ML (2006) Medical-surgical nursing : critical thinking for collaborative care, Mosby, Louis
8.Edited by] (2005) Punder R., Nursing the Surgical Patient, Second Edition, Elsevier Science, China
9.Karadakovan, A., Aslan Eti, F (2014) Dahili ve Cerrahi Hastalıklarda Bakım, III. Baskı, Nobel Kitabevi, Adana
10.Aştı Atabek, T., Karadağ, A (2011) Klinik Uygulama Becerileri ve Yöntemleri, Nobel Kitabevi, Adana
11.Erdil F., Özhan Elbaş N. (2008) Cerrahi Hastalıklar Hemşireliği Genişletilmiş V. Baskı, Ankara : Aydoğdu Ofset Matbacılık
12.Aksoy G. Kanan N., Akyolcu N. (2012) Cerrahi Hemşireliği I. İstanbul: Nobel Tıp Kitabevi
13.Dramalı, A.,Erdil, F., Hatipoğlu, S., Aksoy, G., Kanan, N., Elbaş, N., Şelimen, D., Akyolcu, N., Güler, Ü., Atay, M (1998) Cerrahi Hastalıkları Hemşireliği El Kitabı.Vehbi Koç Vakfı yayınları, Birlik Ofset, İstanbul
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Basic concepts in surgery
Week 2 - Theoretical
Liquid Electrolyte Balance
Week 3 - Theoretical
Wound Healing And Care
Week 4 - Theoretical
Pain Postoperative Patient Care
Week 5 - Theoretical
Preperative Patient Care
Week 6 - Theoretical
Intraoperative Patient Care
Week 7 - Theoretical
Postoperative Patient Care
Week 8 - Theoretical
Early Complications in Surgery (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Late Complications in Surgery
Week 10 - Theoretical
Infection Control in Surgery
Week 11 - Theoretical
Care of the Surgical Patient with Special Needs
Week 12 - Theoretical
Evidence-Based Practices in Surgical Nursing
Week 13 - Theoretical
Ethics in Surgical Nursing
Week 14 - Theoretical
Duties, Authorities and Responsibilities of Surgical Nurses
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Presentation1%5
Assignment1%5
Midterm Examination1%15
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory122248
Midterm Examination1112
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)56
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
3
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1
1
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4
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4
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5
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3
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5
OÇ-5
3
2
1
2
3
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2
3
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026