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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES |
| NURSING (PhD) | |
| Code | HEM712 |
| Name | Nursing Process and Critical Thinking |
| Term | 2025-2026 Academic Year |
| Term | Fall and Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. ZEHRA ESKİMEZ |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
In this course, it is aimed that students understand the place and importance of critical thinking in nursing and develop solutions for problem areas in education, management, clinical practices and quality by using critical thinking.
Course Content
Basic concepts of Critical thinking; elements of critical thinking disposition and skills; ways to improve critical thinking, decision making, problem solving; critical thinking in nursing and the nursing process , critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical Judgment, clinical reasoning skills in application of the nursing process, critical thinking and ethical reasoning; evidence-based nursing and quality; administrative problems solving, and critical thinking; critical reading and writing
Course Precondition
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Resources
1. Paul R., Elder L. Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Professional & Personal Life – 2 nd Edition. Pearson Education Inc. New Jersey, 2014. 2. Alfaro-LeFevre R. Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment: A practical Approach, 6th Edition. Elsevier Inc. Philadelphia, 2017. 3. Wilkinson JM., Nursing Process in Action: A Critical Thinking Approach. Addison-Wesley Nursing, California, 1992. 4. Castillo SLM., strategies, Techniques and Approaches to Thinking, 4th Edition, 5. Paul R., Elder L. Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your 6.Professional & Personal Life – 2 nd Edition. Pearson Education Inc. New Jersey, 2014
Notes
lecture notes
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Define critical thinking and related concepts. |
| LO02 | Explain the use of critical thinking in nursing. |
| LO03 | Discuss ways to develop critical thinking. |
| LO04 | create awareness of their own critical thinking tendencies and skills and plan to develop them. |
| LO05 | Develop a care plan for patient problems that require advanced nursing care decisions, in line with the nursing process, |
| LO06 | Identify problematic areas in nursing education, management, clinical practices and quality and propose solutions using critical thinking. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Develop and deepen the current and advanced knowledge in the field of expertise and reach original definitions that will bring innovation to the field. | 4 |
| PLO02 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | He / she achieves original results by using his / her knowledge in analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating new ideas about nursing. | 4 |
| PLO03 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Understand interdisciplinary interaction. | 3 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Has an advanced level of knowledge about other technological tools including the computer required for the field of nursing. | |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Knows the importance of ethical principles and ethics committees for individuals and society. | |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Has a high level of skills in using research methods in nursing field and has knowledge about statistical methods. | |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Evaluate the new knowledge in the field of nursing with a systematic approach. | 4 |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | To be able to write the report of the research he / she made and publish it in a national / internationally accepted refereed journal and present it in scientific meetings | |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | They follow evidence-based practices and conduct research to establish evidence in their field of professional practice. | 2 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction of the course, expectations, introduction to critical thinking | Literature review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 2 | Critical thinking * Basic concepts about critical thinking, critical thinking and its elements, Critical thinking tendency and ability, ways to develop critical thinking | Literature review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 3 | Critical thinking and problem solving (case study) * Brainstorming Six hat technique | Literature review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 4 | Critical thinking and nursing process in nursing * Necessity of critical thinking Problem solving and nursing process | Literature review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 5 | Critical thinking, clinical reasoning and clinical judgment | Literature review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 6 | Concept Maps | Literature review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 7 | Application of clinical reasoning skills to nursing process (Case Study) 1 | Literature review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | study of literature and lecture notes | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev, Performans Değerlendirmesi |
| 9 | Application of clinical reasoning skills to nursing process (Case Study) 2 | Literature review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 10 | Application of clinical reasoning skills to nursing process (Case Study) 3 | Literature review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 11 | Critical thinking and ethical reasoning (Case Study) 1 | Literature review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 12 | Critical thinking and ethical reasoning (Case Study) 2 | Literature review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 13 | Critical thinking and ethical reasoning (Case Study) 3 | Literature review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 14 | Evidence-Based Nursing and quality | Literature review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 15 | Solving managerial problems and critical thinking | Literature review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | study of literature and lecture notes | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev, Performans Değerlendirmesi |
| 17 | Term Exams | study of literature and lecture notes | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev, Performans Değerlendirmesi |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 7 | 5 | 35 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 139 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 5,56 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||