Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
SURGICAL NURSING AHE220 4. Semester 4 + 12 10.0 13.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
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Goals To provide knowledge, skills, attitudes and experience regarding the principles of surgical disease nursing, diseases of body systems requiring surgical intervention and nursing care, preparation for discharge and rehabilitation with a holistic and humanistic approach.
Course Content Basic concepts and principles in surgical nursing, perioperative care (pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative) and anesthesia, day surgery, pain and nursing care, patient safety in surgery, evidence-based practices in surgery, surgical asepsis, surgical infections, wound healing and nursing care, pressure injury, surgical diseases and nursing of the cardiovascular system, surgical diseases and nursing of the respiratory system, surgical diseases and nursing of the digestive system, surgical diseases and nursing of the nervous system, surgical diseases and nursing of the kidneys, urinary tract and male reproductive organs, transplantation and nursing care, diseases and nursing of the musculoskeletal system, nursing care in breast diseases and surgery, surgical diseases and nursing of the endocrine system, diseases and nursing of the ear, nose, throat and eye, conditions requiring plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery and nursing care, burn treatment and nursing care, innovations in surgery and nursing care.
Learning Outcomes 1) Acquires knowledge and skills regarding basic concepts in surgical nursing
2) Can use basic nursing knowledge in the care of surgical patients.
3) Can collect data regarding the care needs of the surgical patient, determine a nursing diagnosis, apply appropriate nursing interventions and evaluate the results.
4) Can provide care to surgical patients and their families in accordance with ethical principles, with an ethical, holistic and humanistic approach.
5) Acquires knowledge and skills about diagnostic methods for diseases requiring surgical intervention, surgical interventions and patient care in surgical nursing.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Course Description, Introduction to Surgical Nursing (Definition of Surgery, Historical Development, Surgical Methods, Effects on the Patient, Situations Requiring Surgery, Surgical Nursing), Patient Safety in Surgery Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Perioperative Care and Anesthesia Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Surgical Asepsis, Nursing Care in Surgical Infections Day Surgery and Nursing Care Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Tissue Damage and Wound Healing and Nursing Care (Wound healing, Pressure Injury, Burn and Nursing Care) Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Pain and Nursing Care,Respiratory System Surgery and Nursing Care Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Gastrointestinal System Surgery and Nursing Care Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Cardiovascular Surgery and Nursing Care Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Midterm exam

9. Week Endocrine System Surgery and Nursing Care Breast Surgery and Nursing Care Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Urogenital System Surgery and Nursing Care Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Neurosurgery and Nursing Care Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Nursing Care Organ Transplantation and Nursing Care Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Musculoskeletal Surgery and Nursing Care Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Ear, Nose, Throat Surgery and Nursing Care Eye Diseases and Nursing Care Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Akyolcu N. Kanan N, Aksoy G. Cerrahi Hemşirleiği I. Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, 4. Baskı, Ankara 2021
Akyolcu N. Kanan N, Aksoy G. Cerrahi Hemşirleiği II. Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, 2. Baskı, Ankara 2019
Akyolcu N., Aksoy G., Kanan N., Cerrahi hemşireliği Uygulama Rehberi. İstanbul Tıp Kitabevi, I. Baskı, İstanbul, 2011
Çelik, S. Cerrahi Hemşireliğinde Güncel Uygulamalar. Çukurova Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, I. Baskı, 2021.
Çelik, S.,Taşdemir N. Güncel Yöntemlerle Cerrahi Hastalıklarda Bakım. Çukurova Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, 2019
Erdil F, Özbaş N., Cerrahi Hastalıkları Hemşireliği, Aydoğdu Ofset Matbaacılık, V. Baskı, Ankara, 2008.
Erkal İlhan S, Ançel G, Hakverdioğlu Yönt G. Hemşirelik Tanıları Girişimleri Sonuçları. Andaç Yayınları, 1. Baskı, Ankara,2017.
Eti Aslan F. Cerrahi Bakım:Vaka Analizleri ile Birlikte.Akademisyen Tıp Kitabevi, 2. Baskı,Ankara, 2017.
Gürkan A, Özbaş A, Çavdar İ. Ameliyathane Hemşireliği, Atlas Akademik Basım Yayın Dağıtım Tic. Ltd. Şti., Ankara, 2024
Karadakovan A., Eti A. F. Dahili ve Cerrahi Hastalıklarda Bakım. Cilt (1-2). V. Baskı. Nobel kitabevi, 2020
Sabuncu N, Erkal İlhan S, Koç Z. Hemşirelik Bakımının Temelleri Kavramlar - İlkeler – Uygulamalar. Alter Yayıncılık Ltd Şti (Alter Publishing House), 1. Basım,Ankara, 2021.
Smeltzer C.S., Bare G.B.,Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing, ElevethEdition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, USA 2008
Yavuz van Giersbergen M. Ameliyathane Hemşireliği, Meta Basım Matbaacılık Hizmetleri, 1. Baskı, İzmir, 2015
Yavuz van Giersbergen M. Cerrahi Hemşireliği. Ankara Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri 1. Baskı, Ankara, 2023.
Yazıcı Sayın Y, Öner Cengiz H. Yoğun Bakım Hemşireliği Erişkin Temel Sorunları ve Kanıta Dayalı Bakım. Alter Yayıncılık Ltd Şti (Alter Publishing House), 1. Basım,Ankara, 2022.
Yılmaz M, Seki Z. Patofizyolojinin Esasları. İstanbul Medikal Sağlık ve Yayıncılık Hiz. Tic. Ltd. Şti., 1. Baskı, İstanbul, 2018

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 4
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 4
Homework 2 15
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice , Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice) 14 12
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 30
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 60
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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