| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aged Care at Home | YB4111 | Turkish | Compulsory | 4. Semester | 2 + 4 | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Associate |
| Mode of delivery | face to face |
| Course Coordinator | |
| Instructor(s) | |
| Goals | To make the students gain the basic knowledge about home care and elder care services. |
| Course Content | Organization and management of home care services for the elderly, case management at home care services, the place and importance of elderly care at home for family health care, psychological problems in elderly care at home and coping methods, Organizations that provide home care services in Turkey and worldwide and operating principles. |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | Define the basic knowledge about home care and elder care services at the end of this lesson. |
| 2 | Recognize the importance of home care for family health. |
| 3 | Define information about the problems that they may meet at elderly care at home and coping methods of them. |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Basic elder care services at home | |
| 2. Week | Taking and recording the vital signs | |
| 3. Week | Skin hygiene and care | |
| 4. Week | Mouth hygiene and care | |
| 5. Week | Uro-genital system hygiene and care | |
| 6. Week | Organization and management of home care services for the elderly | |
| 7. Week | Case management at home care services. | |
| 8. Week | Case management at home care services. | |
| 9. Week | Mild Exam | |
| 10. Week | The place and importance of the elderly care at home for family health care, psychological problems in elderly care at home and coping methods | |
| 11. Week | Organizations that provide home care services in Turkey and worldwide and operating principles. | |
| 12. Week | The maintenance and usage of tools used for cure at home | |
| 13. Week | Waste decontamination | |
| 14. Week | Care of wound, burnt and bed wounds |
| No | Program Requirements | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Have a sound knowledge of Turkish language, read and understand formal and technical documents in Turkish, and write documents in Turkish when necessary. | ||||||
| 2 | Be fluent in a foreign language, read and understand technical documents written in a foreign language required in their profession, and communicate in written or oral form using a foreign language at a level required in their profession. | ||||||
| 3 | Have proper knowledge about the history of the Republic of Turkey and Atatürkist ideology, and think in a modern and scientific way in line with Atatürk’s principles and Reforms. | ||||||
| 4 | Have a basic knowledge of computers and use professional software and hardware in health services, and use office applications to send and respond to e-mails, prepare basic spreadsheets and prepare presentations. | ||||||
| 5 | Practising health promotion, maintenance, treatment and rehabilitation of elderly persons. | ✔ | |||||
| 6 | Adopting humanistic and holistic care approaches. | ✔ | |||||
| 7 | Set up effective and successful interpersonal communication. | ✔ | |||||
| 8 | Using critical thinking and problem solving skills. | ✔ | |||||
| 9 | Be aware of social, scientific and professional ethical values. | ✔ | |||||
| 10 | Being compatible with teamwork. | ✔ | |||||
| 11 | Embracing the principles of lifelong learning. | ✔ | |||||
| 12 | Using advanced theoretical and practical knowledge skills in care giving, training and management roles. | ✔ | |||||
| 13 | Taking part in elderly health related projects by examining social, legal, economic and ecological dimensions of the issues for betterment. | ✔ | |||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PY2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PY3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PY4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PY5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY7 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| PY8 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| PY9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| PY10 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY11 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY12 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY13 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Ders Kitabı veya Notu | Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır. |
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| Diğer Kaynaklar |
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| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sınavlar |
Midterm 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Homework 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | |
| Homework 2 | 1 | 15 | 15 | |
| Final | 1 | 20 | 20 | |
| Practice | 14 | 4 | 56 | |
| Practice End-Of-Term | 1 | 10 | 10 | |
| Classroom Activities | 14 | 2 | 28 | |
| Total Workload | 159 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 6.0 | ||
