COURSE SYLLABUS

NEUROLOGY NURSING

1	Course Title:	NEUROLOGY NURSING
2	Course Code:	SHE5052
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	2
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	none
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. Seda Pehlivan
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	e-posta: pehlivans@uludag.edu.tr Telefon: 02242942462 Adres: Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Görükle Kampüsü-Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To train specialist nurses with sufficient knowledge about neurology nursing.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	It will enable graduate nurses to provide a more conscious and safe patient care to individuals with neurological diseases.

Learning Outcomes:

1	To raise awareness about neurological diseases;
2	To know the concepts related to the nervous system;
3	To know the physiopathology of neurological diseases;
4	To know the management of neurological diseases;
5	To know the symptom management of neurological diseases;
6	To know rehabilitation practices in neurological diseases;
7	To be able to know and psychosocial problems and recommend solutions in neurological diseases;
8	Having the competence to take an active role in the care and management of the neurology patient;
9	Ability to take an educational role to ensure the participation of the patient and her family in care;
10	To follow evidence-based practices in the field of neurology nursing and to plan researches that will create evidence;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Structure and Functions of the Nervous System	Clinical Practice
2	Evaluation of the Individual with Neurological Impairment	Clinical Practice
3	Nursing Care of a Patient with Consciousness Disorder	Clinical Practice
4	Cerebrovascular Disease and Nursing Care	Clinical Practice
5	Intracranial Pressure Increase Syndrome and Nursing Management	Clinical Practice
6	Infectious Diseases of the Nervous System and Nursing Care	Clinical Practice
7	Epilepsy and Nursing Care	Clinical Practice
8	Multiple Sclerosis and Nursing Care	Clinical Practice
9	Myasthenia Gravis / Guillain-Barre Syndrome and Nursing Care	Clinical Practice
10	Alzheimer's and Nursing Care	Clinical Practice
11	Parkinson's and Nursing Care	Clinical Practice
12	Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Nursing Care	Clinical Practice
13	Headache / Cranial Nerve Diseases and Nursing Care	Clinical Practice
14	Symptom management and rehabilitation in neurological diseases	Clinical Practice

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Nörolojik Bilimler Hemşireliği Dahili ve Cerrahi Hastalıklarda Bakım
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	100
Total	1	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		100
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	It is evaluated by the student's performance in classes, participation in the course and a final exam.
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High