Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
HEM724NEWBORN NURSINGElective355
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to gain knowledge and skills related to the professional care and follow-up of risky and normal newborns in the hospital and at home.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Knows nursing care of newborn
2Knows the care of normal and risky newborns; Plans and implements care.
3Identify the problems related to neonatal nursing care.
4can follow current approaches regarding newborn care.
5Can produce evidence-based solutions for problems encountered in newborns.
6Provides discharge education of the newborn, can plan the care at home.
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
none
Recommended Optional Programme Components
none
Course Contents
This course includes features of neonatal units, neonatal nursing principles, neonatal transport and advanced life support principles, patient safety, patient and family care needs, and innovations in neonatal care.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Neonatal nursing in the world and in Turkey
2Organization of neonatal intensive care units
3Transport of the newborn
4Pain assessment in the newborn
5Genetic evaluation
6Nursing care in newborn respiratory problems
7Nursing care in newborn cardiac problems
8Nursing care in newborn gastrointestinal system problems
9Nutrition and approach to feeding problems in the newborn
10Neonatal infections
11Nursing care regarding endocrine-metabolic problems in the newborn
12Nursing care regarding hematological-neurological problems in the newborn
13Developmental care
14Planning for discharge and home care
Recommended or Required Reading
1-Dagoglu T, Gorak G (2002). Basic Neonatology and Nursing Principles. 2- Törüner E.K, Büyükgönenç L.(2012). Child Health Basic Nursing Approaches. Goktug Publishing. 3-Yiğit R. (2009). Growth and Development in Childhood. Sistem Offset, Ankara. 4- Cavusoglu H (2015). Child Health and Diseases Nursing. 1-2 volumes. System Offset, Ankara. 5.Savaşer S, Yıldız S (2009). Child Health and Diseases Learning Guide for Nurses. Istanbul Medical Publishing., Istanbul 6. Marilyn J Hockenberry, David Wilson, Catherine Jackson (Editor). Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children (Mosby) – Hardcover (2006). 7- Conk Z, Başbakkal Z, Bal Yılmaz H, Bolışık B. editors. (2013). Pediatric Nursing. Academician Bookstore.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination140
Case Study120
Report Preparation120
Homework120
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
none
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14228
Discussion14114
Case Study717
Report Preparation717
Report Presentation14114
Individual Study for Homework Problems14114
Individual Study for Mid term Examination5210
Individual Study for Final Examination7214
Homework414
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)114
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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