Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Basic Principals and Practices in Nursing I HES501 Turkish Compulsory 4 + 6 7.0 12.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Graduate
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Doç. Dr. Ayşe DEMİRAY
Instructor(s)
Goals The Basic Principles and Practices in Nursing I course aims to learn nursing care by analyzing the principles and concepts for solving existing nursing problems in line with the physiological and psychological needs of an adult patient while practicing in the field of nursing.
Course Content -Introduction, introduction of the course, explanation of the program, Basic Concepts: Life cycle, ensuring health and well-being, family and community health, cultural difference, patient education, self-concept, stress, anxiety, adaptation and change, spirituality, loss and death, Basic Physiological Needs: Vital signs, factors affecting vital signs, measurement of vital signs, nursing process and vital signs, Basic Physiological Needs: Vital Signs (Continued), Basic Physiological Needs: Purpose of physical evaluation, preparation for physical evaluation, taking anamnesis, evaluation of systems, Basic Physiological Needs: Diagnostic tests, laboratory findings, radiological examinations, ultrasound, non-nuclear scanning tests, radioactive examinations, MRI, endoscopy, aspiration and biopsy, Basic Physiological Needs: Establishing a patient safety culture, infection control principles, hygiene, diagnosis, nursing process, Basic Physiological Needs: Drug administration standards and legal policy Drug administration, factors affecting drug administration, professional roles in drug management, Basic Physiological Needs: Oxygenation physiology, factors affecting oxygenation, fluid-electrolyte: Acid-base balance, factors affecting balance, reflection on nursing process, Basic Physiological Needs: Nutritional physiology, nutrients, adequate nutrition, factors affecting nutrition, excretion: Excretory physiology, factors affecting excretion, excretory practices, Basic Physiological Needs: Pain, sleep and rest, movement: Body mechanics, movement physiology, exercise, factors affecting movement, physiological effects of movement and immobility, Basic Physiological Needs: Skin integrity and wound care, Basic Physiological Needs: Physiology of sense, perception and cognition, influencing factors
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Comprehends the place and importance of care in nursing practice.
2 Understands the main topics of the Basic Principles and Practices in Nursing I course.
3 Prepares course topics in accordance with teaching principles and methods.
4 Presents the course prepared in accordance with the teaching principles and methods.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Introduction, introduction of the course, explanation of the program Interview
2. Week Basic Concepts: Life cycle, health and well-being, family and community health, cultural difference, patient education, self-concept, stress, anxiety, adaptation and change, spirituality, loss and death. Interview, Preparation, After Class Study
3. Week Basic Physiological Needs: Vital signs, factors affecting vital signs, measurement of vital signs, nursing process and vital signs Interview, Preparation, After Class Study
4. Week Basic Physiological Needs: Vital Signs (Continued) Preparation, After Class Study, Interview
5. Week Basic Physiological Needs: Purpose of physical evaluation, preparation for physical evaluation, taking anamnesis, evaluation of systems. Preparation, After Class Study, Interview
6. Week Basic Physiological Needs: Diagnostic tests, laboratory findings, radiological examinations, ultrasound, nonnuclear scanning tests, radioactive examinations, MRI, endoscopy, aspiration and biopsy Interview, Preparation, After Class Study
7. Week Midterm exam
8. Week Basic Physiological Needs: Establishing a patient safety culture, infection control principles, hygiene, diagnosis, nursing process Interview, Preparation, After Class Study
9. Week Basic Physiological Needs: Drug administration standards and legal principles, drug administration, factors affecting drug administration, professional roles in drug management. Preparation, After Class Study, Interview
10. Week Basic Physiological Needs: Oxygenation physiology, factors affecting oxygenation Fluid-electrolyte: Acid-base balance, factors affecting balance, reflection on nursing process Preparation, After Class Study, Interview
11. Week Basic Physiological Needs: Nutritional physiology, nutrients, adequate nutrition, factors affecting nutrition Excretion: Excretory physiology, factors affecting excretion, excretory practices Interview, Preparation, After Class Study
12. Week Basic Physiological Needs: Pain, sleep and rest Movement: Body mechanics, movement physiology, exercise, factors affecting movement, physiological effects of movement and inactivity Preparation, After Class Study, Interview
13. Week Basic Physiological Needs: Skin integrity and wound care Preparation, After Class Study, Interview
14. Week Basic Physiological Needs: Physiology of sense, perception and cognition, influencing factors Interview, Preparation, After Class Study
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Explains basic nursing concepts and their relationship.
2 Provides nursing care to the individual, family and society with a holistic approach.
3 Has expert knowledge and skills in diagnosing health/assessment of care needs.
4 Uses appropriate principles and methods in Fundamentals of Nursing education.
5 Acts according to professional values and ethical principles in the application of nursing skills.
6 Conducts and publishes research on nursing care.
7 Reflects theoretical knowledge and research results to nursing care.
8 Follows evidence-based practices.
9 Uses knowledge and skills specific to nursing principles in interprofessional studies.
10 Communicates verbally and in writing in at least one foreign language (European Language Portfolio General Level: B2 Level).
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4
PY1 5 5 5 5
PY2 5 5 5 5
PY3 5 5 5 5
PY4 5 5 5 5
PY5 5 5 5 5
PY6 5 5 5 5
PY7 5 5 5 5
PY8 5 5 5 5
PY9 5 5 5 5
PY10 2 2 2 2
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • 1- Potter, PA., Perry, AG. and Stockert, PA. (2021). Fundamentals of Nursing. Tenth Edition 7(42), pp; 3229. ISBN: 978-0- 323-67772-1
  • 2- Perry, AG., Potter, PA., (2015). Mosby’s Pocket Guide To Nursing Skills & Procedures Eighth Edition. International Standard Book Number 978-0-323-18741-1. Printed In China
  • 3- Berman, A., Frandsen, G., & Snyder, S. (2021). Kozier and Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing, EBook, Global Edition. Pearson Education, Limited.
  • 4- Treas, L. S., & Wilkinson, J. M. (2013). Basic nursing: concepts, skills, & reasoning. FA Davis.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 10 140
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 5 10 50
Research 6 10 60
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 2 2 4
Homework 1 5 10 50
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 306
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 12.0