HEM 208 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of Nursing

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	Discussion Group Work Case Study Q&A Lecture / Presentation
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	Dr.Öğretim Üyesi Emine SEZGÜNSAY
Course Lecturer(s)	Dr.Öğretim Üyesi Bahise AYDIN Dr.Öğretim Üyesi Ebru Dığrak Dr.Öğretim Üyesi Emine SEZGÜNSAY Dr.Öğretim Üyesi Kutluhan Erol Öğr.Gör. Nil BRUK OY Öğr.Gör.Dr. Adile SAVSAR Öğr.Gör.Dr. Nehir Demirel Prof. Dr. Filiz ÖĞCE Prof. Dr. GÜLSÜM NİHAL ÇÜRÜK Prof. Dr. ÖZGÜL KARAYURT Prof. Dr. Tülay YAVAN
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; define patient rights. explain the legal responsibilities of health workers. discuss ethical codes related to his / her profession define the ethical problem and propose solutions. explain patient safety. define the medical errors. discuss the causes of medical errors by root cause analysis. discuss the legal dimension of patient safety.
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

Course Category	Core Courses	X
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction, description of the course
2	Nursing Ethical Codes Patient Safety	-Karadakovan A. Ethical Codes and Ethical Problems in Nursing. Journal of Nephrology Nursing. September - December 2007, January - April 2008, Pages 61-65. -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
3	Nursing Law Patient safety in the world and in Turkey	-Hemşirelik Yönetmeliği. https://www.saglik.gov.tr/TR,10533/hemsirelik-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
4	Human Rights and the Right to Health Medical Error Concept and Dimensions, Medical Error Reporting Systems	-Universal Declaration of Human Rights https://www.tbmm.gov.tr/komisyon/insanhaklari/pdf01/203-208.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
5	Patient Rights and Informed Consent. Medical Errors and Undesirable Events, Learning From Errors and Reports	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
6	Ethical Issues in Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing Root Cause Analysis and Methods Used	-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
7	Children's Rights and Ethical Issues Concerning Children Medical Device Safety, Blood Safety and Safe Hospital Environment Protection of Patient Data	- Children’s version of the Convention on the Rights of the Child https://www.unicef.org/child-rights-convention/convention-text-childrens-version - Çeltik, C., Beker, M., & Müslümanoğlu, A. Y. (2021). Çocuklar ve etik kurallar. Ümraniye Pediatri Dergisi, 1(2). - Gözen, D., & Özakar, S. (2013). Çocuk hemşiresinin savunucu rolü. Florence Nightingale Journal of Nursing, 21(3), 213-218. -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	Midterm
9	Criminal Liabilities Arising from a Nurse's Medical Practices Medication Errors and Medication Safety	- Özkaya N., Elbüken B. Sağlık profesyonellerinin hatalı tıbbi uygulamalarından doğan yasal sorumlulukları: Hekim haricindeki sağlık meslekleri özelinde. Sağlık ve Sosyal Politikalara Bakış Dergisi, 2018, 2.2: 109-128. -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
10	Ethics in Reproductive Health Patient Falls and The Injury 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
11	Infectious Diseases and Ethics Pressure Injuries Infections and Prevention Strategies	-Örnek Büken N. AIDS ve Etik. http://www.hatam.hacettepe.edu.tr/AIDSTipEtigi160115.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
12	Artificial Intelligence and Ethics Quality and Patient Safety Improvement Tools	--Güvercin CH. Tıpta yapay zeka ve etik. Yapay zeka ve tıp etiği. 2020;1:7-13. -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	Intensive Care Units and Ethical Issues Working Conditions and Employee Health	-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
14	Organ Transplantation and Ethics Ethical and Legal Aspects of Patient Safety	--Türkiye Biyoetik Derneği. Türkiye Biyoetik Derneği Organ Nakli ve Etik İlkeler Görüşü. 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
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

- Hasta Güvenliği. Haydar Sur. 1. Baskı. Palme Yayıncılık. 2019. ISBN:978-605-282-296-8

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	Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	1	20
Presentation / Jury	1	10
Project	1	10
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
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
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	2	32
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16	2	32
Study Hours Out of Class	8	1	8
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	1	5	5
Presentation / Jury	1	2	2
Project	1	2	2
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	3	3
Final Exam	1	6	6
		Total	90

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	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.	-	-	-	-	-
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.	-	-	X	-	-
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.	-	-	-	-	-