ONCOLOGY NURSING

NRG512

Course Code: NRG512
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Sultan Kav

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Will be able to analyze the importance of caring in oncology nursing practice
Will be able to discuss evidence based practice to patient who have any oncological disorders in critical care
Will be able to construct nursing intervention to asist patients in adaptation to cancer illness
Will be able to determine personal strenghts and weaknesses in dealing with dying patients and their families

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

Course Description

History of the oncology nursing, oncology nursing roles such as preventive, caregiver, educator, researcher and consultant roles; cancer epidemiology, risk factors, carcinogenesis, prevention and early detection, classification of cancer and staging, treatment modalities, care of the patient with cancer and their families, symptom management and teaching, self-care, quality of life, palliative care, supportive care, home care, hospice care and end of life care

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction
2^nd Week	Cancer nursing: Development in Turkey and in the World, Role and responsibilities
3^rd Week	Biology of cancer: Carsinogenesis, Cancer etiology and epidemiology Prevention, early detection and diagnosis, Diagnostic assessment and staging
4^th Week	Cancer treatments and care: Surgery , Radiation therapy, Chemotherapy,Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Biotherapy and Targeted Therapies, Complimenatary and Alternative Therapies
5^th Week	Common Cancers: Breast cancer, Lung Cancer, Gynecologic cancers
6^th Week	Heamatologic malignancies,Colon& rectum cancers, Urinary cancers
7^th Week	Assessment of individual with cancer and their families
8^th Week	Communication issues: Breaking the bad news, Providing phychosocial support
9^th Week	Symptom Management
10^th Week	GI toxicities
11^th Week	Oncologic emergencies
12^th Week	Skin toxicities,Organ toxicities, Sexual Dysfunction
13^th Week	Palliative and end of life care ,Ethical issues , Rehabilitation and Survivorship
14^th Week	Case presentations

Recommended or Required Reading

Önerilen Dergiler:American Journal of Nursing - British Journal of Nursing - Cancer Nursing - European Journal of Oncology Nursing-Journal of Advanced Nursing - Journal of Clinical Nursing -Medical Surgical Nursing -The Nursing Clinics of North America - Oncology Nursing Forum - Rehabilitation Nursing -Supportive Care in Cancer - Seminars in Oncology Nursing - Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing -Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing
Veri Tabanları:PuBMED,Science Direct,Proquest Ovid NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines).
1. Bulechek GM, Butcher HK, Dochterman JM, Wagner C(2014). Çeviri Editörleri: Erdemir F, Kav S, Yılmaz A. Hemşirelik Girişimleri Sınıflaması (NIC). Istanbul: Nobel tıp kitabevleri; 2017
2. Can G (2015). Onkoloji Hemşireliği. Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri
3. Bedük T(2016). İç Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Akıl Notları.Ankara: Güneş Tıp Kitapevleri
4. Carpenito L.(2010) Çeviren: Erdemir F. Hemşirelik Tanıları El Kitabı. Ankara: 2012 Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri
5. Çelik S., Yeşilbalkan ÖU (Çev. edt.). Dahili ve Cerrahi Hastalıklarda Hemşirelik. Nobel Akademi, Ankara, 2015.
6. Karadakovan A, Eti Aslan F (2014). Dahili ve Cerrahi Hastalıklarda Bakım. (3. Baskı) Akademisyen Kitabevi, Ankara,
7. Polovich, M., Olsen M, Lefebvre M (2014). Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Guidelines and Recommendations for Practice. (4th Ed) Oncology Nursing Society Pittsburgh, PA
8. Porth, M.C (2011). Essentials of Pathophysiology Concepts of Altered Health States, Third Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
9. Yarbro, C.H., Wujcik, D., Gobel, BH (2011). Cancer Nursing Principles and Practice (7th Ed). Sudbury: Jones and Bartlett
10. The EONS Cancer Nursing Education Framework (2018). http://www.cancernurse.eu/documents/EONSCancerNursingFramework2018.pdf

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Practice
Case Study
Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Assignment	1	35
Other	1	15
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	0	0	0
Preparation for Quiz	14	2	28
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	0	0	0
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	0	0	0
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	3	10	30
Total Work Load			145
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.83
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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