BASIC CONCEPTS IN ONCOLOGY NURSING

NRG517

Course Code: NRG517
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;

1. Will be able to discuss basic concepts and issues in oncology nursing according to current advances.
2. Will be able to explain the baisc concepts and issues in oncology nursing with different dimmensions.
3. Will be able to choose and apply evidence based nursing applications in clinical area.
4. Will be able to present the basic concepts of oncology nursing with different dimensions on a clinical case.

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 oncology nursing, preventive, caring, educational and counseling roles of oncology nursing; epidemiology of cancer, risk factors, carcinogenesis, prevention, screening, early diagnosis, classification and staging of cancer, treatment methods, caring of cancer patients and their families, symptom management, teaching, self-care, quality of life, palliative care, alternative therapies, home and hospice 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	Midterm
8^th Week	Assessment of individual with cancer and their families
9^th Week	Communication issues, Breaking the bad news, Providing phychosocial support
10^th Week	Symptom Management,GI toxicities,Oncologic emergencies,Skin toxicities, Organ toxicities, Sexual Dysfunction
11^th Week	Palliative and end of life care
12^th Week	Case presentation

Recommended or Required Reading

Recommended Journals:American Journal of Nursing - British Journal of Nursing -Cancer Nursing - Journal of Advanced Nursing - Journal of Clinical Nursing - Medical Surgical Nursing - Nephrology Nursing Journal -The Nursing Clinics of North America - Oncology Nursing Forum - Rehabilitation Nursing -Supportive Care in Cancer- Seminars in Oncology Nursing Data Bases:PuBMED - Science Direct -Proquest Ovid NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) www.nccn.org
Books
1. Brown CG (Ed) (2010). A Guide to Oncology Symptom Management. Oncology Nursing Society, Pittsburgh
2. 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
3. Can G (Editör) Onkoloji Hemşireliği. İstanbul: Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri; 2015.
4. Carpenito L.(2010) Çeviren: Erdemir F. Hemşirelik Tanıları El Kitabı. Ankara: 2012 Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri
5. Itano JK, Brant J, Conde F, Saria M (2015). Core Cirruculum for Oncology Nursing, (5th Ed.) Philadelphia, Elsevier Saunders
6. Karadakovan A, Eti Aslan F (Eds). Dahili ve Cerrahi Hastalıklarda Bakım. (3. Baskı) Akademisyen Kitabevi, Ankara, 2014
7. Kearney N, Richardson A (Eds). Nursing Patients with Cancer, Elsevier- Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, 2006
8. Polovich, M., Olsen M, Lefebvre M (2014). Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Guidelines and Recommendations for Practice. (4th Ed) Oncology Nursing Society Pittsburgh, PA
9. Porth, M.C (2011). Essentials of Pathophysiology Concepts of Altered Health States, Third Edition, Lippincott Williams- Wilkins.
10. The EONS Cancer Nursing Education Framework (2018). http://www.cancernurse.eu/documents/EONSCancerNursingFramework2018.pdf
11. Yarbro, C.H., Wujcik, D., Gobel, BH (Editors). Cancer Nursing Principles and Practice (7th Ed). Sudbury: Jones and Bartlett, 2011
12. Yıldırım Y.K., Fadıloğlu Ç (editors). Palyatif Bakım- Semptom Yönetimi ve Yaşam Sonu Bakım. Ankara: Ankara Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri; 2017

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Case Study
Discussion

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Assignment	1	35
Project	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)

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