Basic Information

Course Code:

HEM 227

Course Name:

Physical Evaluation for Nurses

Language of Instruction:

Turkish

Course Type:

Class

Course Level:

Bachelor

ECTS:

3.00

Instructor:

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Arife ALTIN ÇETİN

Course Objectives

With this course, it is aimed that the student will gain the knowledge, skills and behaviors that can perform the physical assessment of the patient / healthy individual in order to carry out planned nursing care in all nursing interventions.

Course Content

In this course, the basic principles of physical assessment, data collection methods, physical assessment skills, assessment of the head and neck, assessment of the skin and its appendages, and assessment of systems are discussed.

Prerequisites / Corequisites

None

Course Books / Materials / Recommended Resources

Görak G, Çına N. Çocukta Fiziksel Sağlığı Değerlendirme, Nobel Tip Kitabevi, 2018 Enç N, Uysal H, Tülek Z, Öz Alkan H. Sağlık Tanılaması ve Fiziksel Muayene, Nobel Tip Kitabevi, 2015 Görgülü RS. Hemşireler İçin Fiziksel Muayene Yöntemleri, İstanbul Tıp Kitabevleri, 2014 Sabuncu N., Ay A. Klinik Beceriler: Sağlığın Değerlendirilmesi Hasta Bakımı ve Takibi, Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, 2010

Learning Outcomes

Code	Description
LO1	Explains the basic principles of physical assessment.
LO2	Explains the relationship between physical assessment methods and nursing care.
LO3	Solves pathological findings obtained by systems-specific physical evaluation, using the nursing process and critical thinking skills.
LO4	Applies inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation.
LO5	Demonstrates good communication skills towards the individual and healthcare professionals in practice

Weekly Course Content

Week	Content
1	Introduction to the course, introduction to physical assessment and methods in nursing
2	Health diagnosis, data collection methods, physical assessment

Workload Calculation

Activity	Count	Duration (Hours)	Total
Attendance	14	2.00	28.00
Practice	14	1.00	14.00
Post-Prectice Individual Study	14	0.50	7.00
Midterm Exam/Preparation	7	1.00	7.00
Final Exam/Preparation	14	2.00	28.00
Other	1	6.00	6.00
Total Workload (Hours)			90
ECTS Credit (Workload / 25)			3

Assessment

#	Assessment Type	Contribution (%)
1	Midterm Exam	%40
2	Final Exam	%60
TOTAL		%100

PO - LO Matrix

PO \ LO	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
PO-1
PO-2
PO-3
PO-4
PO-5
PO-6
PO-7
PO-8
PO-9
PO-10

1

Low Contribution

2

Medium Contribution

3

High Contribution

Teaching and Learning Methods

#	Method Name	Description	Tools
1	Lecture (expository teaching), interactive discussion	Listening and taking notes.	Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools (projector, computer, digital presentations)
2	Demonstration	Listening and comprehension, processing observations/situations	Presentation content

Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence

Violations of scholastic honesty include, but are not limited to cheating, plagiarizing, fabricating information or citations, facilitating acts of dishonesty by others, having unauthorized possession of examinations, submitting work of another person or work previously used without informing the instructor, or tampering with the academic work of other students. Any for of scholastic dishonesty is a serious academic violation and will result in a disciplinary action. It is explained in Article 25 of the Directive on Associate and Undergraduate Programs of Antalya Bilim University.