| Course Name | Fundamentals of Health IV |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEM 208 | Spring | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | Turkish | |||||
| Course Type | Required | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | face to face | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionGroup WorkCase StudyQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
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| Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | This course aims to teach the ethical problems students may encounter in their professional lives and the ways to solve these problems. Increasing awareness of patient safety, identifying risk factors, legal dimension of patient safety and root cause analysis skills are taught. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course covers the basic human and patient rights, legal responsibilities of healthcare professionals, ethical problems and solutions, risky and priority areas in patient safety, communication and teamwork, medical errors, root cause analysis, employee health, ethical and legal aspects in patient safety. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals |    |
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| Core Courses | X |
| Major Area Courses | ||
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction, description of the course | |
| 2 | Introduction to ethics Patient Safety | Yıldız N. Etik ile Ahlak Ayırımı. Felsefe Arkivi, 35. Sayı, 2008-2010, 23-36 -AORN Guidelines for perioperative practice 2021. https://www.aorn.org/guidelines/purchase-guidelines -2020 National Patient Safety Goals. The Joint Commission. https://www.jointcommission.org/-/media/tjc/documents/standards/national-patient-safety-goals/2020/2020-hap-npsg-goals-final.pdf?db=web&hash=17AB9546CAD521158182BC25A8387B2E |
| 3 | Ethical Dilemmas in Health Care Practices-I Patient safety in the world and in Turkey | -Utlu N. Nurses' Ethical Approach and Ethical Dilemmas in the Hospital Environment. March 2016. Journal of Istanbul Aydin University 8(29):17-35 -AORN Guidelines for perioperative practice 2021. https://www.aorn.org/guidelines/purchase-guidelines -2020 National Patient Safety Goals. The Joint Commission. https://www.jointcommission.org/-/media/tjc/documents/standards/national-patient-safety-goals/2020/2020-hap-npsg-goals-final.pdf?db=web&hash=17AB9546CAD521158182BC25A8387B2E |
| 4 | Ethical Dilemmas in Health Care Practices-II Medical Error Concept and Dimensions, Medical Error Reporting Systems | -Utlu N. Nurses' Ethical Approach and Ethical Dilemmas in the Hospital Environment. March 2016. Journal of Istanbul Aydin University 8(29):17-35 https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/319470 -AORN Guidelines for perioperative practice 2021. https://www.aorn.org/guidelines/purchase-guidelines -2020 National Patient Safety Goals. The Joint Commission. https://www.jointcommission.org/-/media/tjc/documents/standards/national-patient-safety-goals/2020/2020-hap-npsg-goals-final.pdf?db=web&hash=17AB9546CAD521158182BC25A8387B2E |
| 5 | Human Rights Child Rights. Medical Errors and Undesirable Events, Learning From Errors and Reports | - Universal Declaration of Human Rights https://www.tbmm.gov.tr/komisyon/insanhaklari/pdf01/203-208.pdf -Unicef. Convention on the Rights of the Child https://www.unicef.org/turkey/%C3%A7ocuk-haklar%C4%B1na-dair-s%C3%B6zle%C5%9Fme -AORN Guidelines for perioperative practice 2021. https://www.aorn.org/guidelines/purchase-guidelines -2020 National Patient Safety Goals. The Joint Commission. https://www.jointcommission.org/-/media/tjc/documents/standards/national-patient-safety-goals/2020/2020-hap-npsg-goals-final.pdf?db=web&hash=17AB9546CAD521158182BC25A8387B2E |
| 6 | Patient Rights and Informed Consent. Root Cause Analysis and Methods Used | Republic of Turkey. Patient Rights Regulation. - https://shgmgetatdb.saglik.gov.tr/TR-8468/hasta-haklari-yonetmeligi.html -AORN Guidelines for perioperative practice 2021. https://www.aorn.org/guidelines/purchase-guidelines -2020 National Patient Safety Goals. The Joint Commission. https://www.jointcommission.org/-/media/tjc/documents/standards/national-patient-safety-goals/2020/2020-hap-npsg-goals-final.pdf?db=web&hash=17AB9546CAD521158182BC25A8387B2E |
| 7 | Nursing Ethical Codes Medical Device Safety, Blood Safety and Safe Hospital Environment | Karadakovan A. Ethical Codes and Ethical Problems in Nursing. Journal of Nephrology Nursing. September - December 2007, January - April 2008, Pages 61-65. -AORN Guidelines for perioperative practice 2021. https://www.aorn.org/guidelines/purchase-guidelines -2020 National Patient Safety Goals. The Joint Commission. https://www.jointcommission.org/-/media/tjc/documents/standards/national-patient-safety-goals/2020/2020-hap-npsg-goals-final.pdf?db=web&hash=17AB9546CAD521158182BC25A8387B2E |
| 8 | Nursing Law Protection of Patient Data | -Hemşirelik Yönetmeliği. https://www.saglik.gov.tr/TR,10533/hemsirelik-yonetmeligi.html -2020 National Patient Safety Goals. The Joint Commission. https://www.jointcommission.org/-/media/tjc/documents/standards/national-patient-safety-goals/2020/2020-hap-npsg-goals-final.pdf?db=web&hash=17AB9546CAD521158182BC25A8387B2E |
| 9 | Midterm | |
| 10 | Ethical Issues in Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing Medication Errors and Medication Safety, Patient Falls and The Injury Prevention Strategies | -Arslantaş H. Ethical Issues, Codes and Standards in Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing. Journal of Psychiatric Nursing - Journal of Psychiatric Nursing 2015;6(1):47-56 https://jag.journalagent.com/phd/pdfs/PHD-18209-REVIEW-ARSLANTAS.pdf -AORN Guidelines for perioperative practice 2021. https://www.aorn.org/guidelines/purchase-guidelines -2020 National Patient Safety Goals. The Joint Commission. https://www.jointcommission.org/-/media/tjc/documents/standards/national-patient-safety-goals/2020/2020-hap-npsg-goals-final.pdf?db=web&hash=17AB9546CAD521158182BC25A8387B2E |
| 11 | Ethics in Reproductive Health Pressure Injuries Infections and Prevention Strategies | -Abiç A. Guncel Kadin Sagligi Konuları Etik ve Yasal Durum Nedir. April 2019. Researcher Social Science Studies 7(Cilt 7 Sayı 1). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332112232 -AORN Guidelines for perioperative practice 2021. https://www.aorn.org/guidelines/purchase-guidelines -2020 National Patient Safety Goals. The Joint Commission. https://www.jointcommission.org/-/media/tjc/documents/standards/national-patient-safety-goals/2020/2020-hap-npsg-goals-final.pdf?db=web&hash=17AB9546CAD521158182BC25A8387B2E |
| 12 | Organ Transplant and ethics Quality and Patient Safety Improvement Tools | -Turkish Bioethics Association. Turkish Bioethics Association Organ Transplantation and Ethical Principles Opinion. https://biyoetik.org.tr/gorusler/turkiye-biyoetik-dernegi-organ-nakli-ve-etik-ilkeler-gorusu/ -AORN Guidelines for perioperative practice 2021. https://www.aorn.org/guidelines/purchase-guidelines -2020 National Patient Safety Goals. The Joint Commission. https://www.jointcommission.org/-/media/tjc/documents/standards/national-patient-safety-goals/2020/2020-hap-npsg-goals-final.pdf?db=web&hash=17AB9546CAD521158182BC25A8387B2E. |
| 13 | Artificial Intelligence and Ethics Asst. Prof. Kutluhan Erol Working Conditions and Employee Health | -AORN Guidelines for perioperative practice 2021. https://www.aorn.org/guidelines/purchase-guidelines -2020 National Patient Safety Goals. The Joint Commission. https://www.jointcommission.org/-/media/tjc/documents/standards/national-patient-safety-goals/2020/2020-hap-npsg-goals-final.pdf?db=web&hash=17AB9546CAD521158182BC25A8387B2E |
| 14 | Intensive Care Units and Ethical Issues Ethical and Legal Aspects of Patient Safety | - Akpir K.Ethics of Intensive Care. Journal of the Turkish Intensive Care Association / Journal of the Turkish Society of Intensive Care 2010; 8: 77-84. http://cms.galenos.com.tr/Uploads/Article_4444/77-84.pdf -AORN Guidelines for perioperative practice 2021. https://www.aorn.org/guidelines/purchase-guidelines -2020 National Patient Safety Goals. The Joint Commission. https://www.jointcommission.org/-/media/tjc/documents/standards/national-patient-safety-goals/2020/2020-hap-npsg-goals-final.pdf?db=web&hash=17AB9546CAD521158182BC25A8387B2E |
| 15 | Semester Review | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Burkhardt MA, Nathaniel AK (Çev.Ed) Ecevit Alpar Ş, Bahçecik N, Karabacak Ü. Margaret A. Çağdaş hemşirelikte etik. İstanbul Tıp Kitabevi, 2013. ISBN: 9786054499687 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | -Tschudin V. Ethics in Nursing. Elsevier Science. Edinburgh, 2003 ISBN: 9780750652650 -Çobanoğlu N. Theoretical and Applied Medical Ethics. Eflatun Publishing House 2009, Ankara. ISBN : 9786054160181 -Hatemi H, Doğan H. Medical Ethics (Principles and Issues). Istanbul: Yüce Publications. ISBN-10 : 9754112800. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 1 | 10 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 20 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 4 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 2 | 3 | |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 3 | |
| Project | 1 | 3 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 3 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 6 | |
| Total | 90 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Has the fundamental theoretical and practical knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours in nursing and health science for the health and well-being of the individual, family, and public. | X | ||||
| 2 | Uses nursing skills with a holistic approach to meet the health care needs of the individual, family, and public. | X | ||||
| 3 | Follows evidence-based practices and current approaches while performing nursing practices. | |||||
| 4 | Follows scientific and technological improvements by adopting the importance of lifelong learning. | X | ||||
| 5 | Communicates effectively with individuals, families, communities and healthcare teams in practice setting. | |||||
| 6 | Makes multidisciplinary teamwork. | |||||
| 7 | Participates in scientific research, projects, and activities in the field of nursing. | |||||
| 8 | Uses problem-solving and critical thinking skills in nursing practice. | |||||
| 9 | Acts in accordance with legal and ethical values in nursing practice. | X | ||||
| 10 | Communicate with colleagues, patients, and their relatives using at least one foreign language. | |||||
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