Information Package / Course Catalogue
Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing
Course Code: ÇSH623
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: yes
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

Aims of this course to have information about on the advanced nursing management of high risk newborn patient in NICU.

Course Content

This course includes the characteristics of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the importance of intensive care nursing principles , the basic principles of high risk newborn patient transport, advanced life support, patient safety in NICU, care requirements of patient and family, innovations in neonatal intensive care.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To define the high risk newborn care needs
2.To manage the advanced newborn patient care as needed
3.To follow the new approach to high newborn care.
4.To produce the evidence based approaches for solutions of the problems in the neonatal intensive care issues.
5.To evaluation the new approach to high newborn care.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Curley MAQ, Moloney-Harmon PA, Critical Care Nursing of Infants and Children, Second Edition, W.B. Saunders Company, 2001
2.Karaböcüoğlu M, Köroğlu TF, Çocuk Yoğun Bakım Esaslar Ve Uygulamalar, 1. Baskı, İstanbul Medikal Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2008.
3.Şahinoğlu AH, Yoğun Bakım Sorunları ve Tedavileri, 3. Baskı, Nobel Tıp Kitapevleri, 2011.
4.Karaböcüoğlu M, Köroğlu TF, Pediatrik Mekanik Ventilasyon, 1. Baskı, Çağdaş Medikal Kitapevi, Ankara, 2003
5.Temel Neonatoloji ve Hemşirelik İlkeleri (2008), Editörler: T. Dağoğlu, G. Görak, Yenilenmiş 2. Baskı, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul.
6.McKinney ES, James SR, Murray SS, Ashwill JW. (2009). Maternal-Child Nursing. Saunders, Philadelphia.
7.Dağoğlu T, Görak G, (eds). Temel Neonatoloji ve Hemşirelik İlkeleri. Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri Ltd. Şti, 2008.
8.Wong DL, et al. (2012). Wong’s Essentials of Pediatric Nursing. Mosby, 9th ed., St. Louis.
9.Çavuşoğlu, H., Çocuk Sağlığı Hemşireliği II., Sistem Ofset, Ankara, 2013.
10.Hockenberry, M.J., Wilson, D. Wong’s Nursing Care of Infant and Children, 8th Edition, Mosby Elsevier Inc., St. Louis-Missouri, 2007.
11.Törüner, E.K., Büyükgönenç, L. Çocuk Sağlığı Temel Hemşirelik Yaklaşımları. Göktuğ Yayıncılık, Amasya, 2012.
12.Yurdakök M, (çeviri editörü). Yenidoğan Hemşireliği, 2. Baskı, Ankara, Rotatıp Kitabevi, 2012.
13.Watson RL. (2012) Certification and core review for neonatal intensive care nursing. 4th ed., St. Louis: Elsevier Saunders
15.Adams ED, Towle MA. (2009). Pediatric Nursing Care. Pearson Ed. Inc., New Jersey.
16.Ricci SS. (2007). Essentials of Maternity, Newborn, and Women's Health Nursing. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia
17.İbiş M, Özbaş S, Günay İ (Eds). Yenidoğan Canlandırması. Anıl Reklam Matbbacılık Ltd. Şti., Ankara, 2013.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Intraduction: In Turkey and World newborn health, and neonatal intensive care nursing
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Characteristics of high risk newborn infants and the characteristics of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) design
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Resuscitation of high risk newborn
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Resuscitation of high risk newborn, and transport
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Problems of high risk newborn, and nursing care
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Problems of high risk newborn, and nursing care (continued)
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Problems of high risk newborn, and nursing care (continued)
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Problems of high risk newborn, and nursing care (continued)
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Emergencies in NICU
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Emergencies in NICU
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Family members' presence and participation
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Family-infant relationship
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Patient safety (eg.infection control, falls, malpractice) in NICU
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Ethic problems in NICU
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%10
Assignment1%10
Midterm Examination1%10
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Lecture - Practice141242
Assignment28220
Presentation 18210
Midterm Examination18210
Final Examination18210
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)148
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
OÇ-1
2
2
1
1
2
OÇ-2
1
1
2
3
OÇ-3
2
1
2
3
1
1
OÇ-4
2
3
3
2
3
2
OÇ-5
2
1
2
1
2
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