Midwifery
Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Health Sciences
Programme of Midwifery
Course Details
Faculty of Health Sciences
Programme of Midwifery
Course Details
| Course Code | Course Name | Year | Period | Semester | T+A+L | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02220004 | Basic Principles and Practices in Midwifery | 2025 | Spring | 2 | 4+8+2 | 8 | 8 |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Cycle | Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6) |
| Course Language | Turkish |
| Methods and Techniques | - |
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face |
| Prerequisites | - |
| Coordinator | - |
| Instructor(s) | Lect. Büşra DURAN |
| Instructor Assistant(s) | - |
Course Instructor(s)
| Name and Surname | Room | E-Mail Address | Internal | Meeting Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assoc. Prof. Serap SAYAR | B-Z31 | [email protected] | 7629 | Monday 10:00 - 14:00 |
| Lect. Büşra DURAN | B-128 | [email protected] | 7921 | Monday 13:00 - 14:00 |
Course Content
Fundamentals of midwifery; activities of daily living model; the midwifery process: midwifery assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, documentation, and reporting; vital signs; laboratory procedures; medication management; phlebotomy; parenteral medication administration; intravenous fluid therapy; medication errors; activities to ensure and maintain a safe environment; patient admission, transfer, and discharge process; patient safety; infection control, maintaining tissue integrity, and wound care; maintaining respiration and related practices; nutrition care; urinary system and related procedures; body temperature management and hot/cold applications; pain management; mobility, body mechanics, and patient repositioning; ensuring sleep and rest; personal hygiene and dressing; blood transfusion procedures; preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care; sexuality and sleep; and the process of loss and death.
Objectives of the Course
It aims to provide basic knowledge and skills of midwifery to give care to women and family.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
| Basic Vocational Courses | X |
| Specialization / Field Courses | |
| Support Courses | |
| Transferable Skills Courses | X |
| Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses |
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
| Relationship Levels | ||||
| Lowest | Low | Medium | High | Highest |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| # | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|
| P2 | Has the ability to identify, define, interpret, formulate and solve the process, case, problems in the field and in this direction, selects and applies appropriate midwifery interventions for the maintenance and improvement of health. | 5 |
Course Learning Outcomes
| Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No | Learning Outcomes | Outcome Relationship | Measurement Method ** |
| O1 | Knows the model and evaluation of daily living activities in midwifery. | P.2.2 | 1,7 |
| O2 | Applies basic skills in midwifery. | P.2.3 | 1,7 |
| O3 | Makes a midwifery care plan. | P.2.4 | 1,7 |
| ** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7 | |||
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Topics |
|---|---|
| 1 | Meeting, presentation of the semester course execution plan, basic concepts, human and basic human needs, health, disease, environment concept, homeostasis and care concept |
| 2 | Midwifery process: midwifery diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation, recording and reporting |
| 3 | Vital signs |
| 4 | Drug applications (Oral, Eye, Nose, Ear, Rectal, Vaginal, Inhalation, Intradermal) |
| 5 | Drug applications (Subcutaneous, Intramuscular, Intravenous) |
| 6 | Personal cleaning and dressing activity: hygiene practices, infection control, asepsis, antisepsis, isolation types and rules, tissue integrity and wound care |
| 7 | Activity of providing and maintaining a safe environment: patient admission-transport and discharge process, patient safety |
| 8 | Ara sınav |
| 9 | Respiratory activity: maintenance and applications of respiration |
| 10 | Nutritional activity: nutrition, excretory activity: excretory system and applications |
| 11 | Body temperature activity, hot-cold applications, management of pain |
| 12 | Mobility activity: movement, body mechanics and moving the patient |
| 13 | Sleep activity: providing sleep and rest, sexuality, loss and death process |
| 14 | Blood transfusion administration, pre-, intra- and post-operative care |
Textbook or Material
| Resources | Karaçam, Z., Çoban, A., Taşğınar, A. (2019). Basic Midwifery Practices Guides and Evaluation. Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri: Ankara. |
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
| In-Term Studies | Quantity | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Practice | 1 | 30 (%) |
| Field Study | - | - |
| Course Specific Internship (If Any) | - | - |
| Homework | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Projects | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Quiz | - | - |
| Listening | - | - |
| Midterms | 1 | 30 (%) |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 (%) |
| Total | 100 (%) | |
ECTS / Working Load Table
| Quantity | Duration | Total Work Load | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Week Number and Time | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Midterms | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 7 | 8 | 56 |
| Laboratory | 7 | 10 | 70 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Workshop | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation/Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fieldwork | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Work Load: | 248 | ||
| Total Work Load / 30 | 8,27 | ||
| Course ECTS Credits: | 8 | ||
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
| Relationship Levels | ||||
| Lowest | Low | Medium | High | Highest |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| # | Learning Outcomes | P2 |
|---|---|---|
| O1 | Knows the model and evaluation of daily living activities in midwifery. | 5 |
| O2 | Applies basic skills in midwifery. | 5 |
| O3 | Makes a midwifery care plan. | 5 |