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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Health Sciences
Programme of Midwifery
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
02261056 Atraumatic Care in the Newborn 3 Spring 6 2+0+0 5 5
Course Type Elective
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 Asst. Prof. Hediye KARAKOÇ
Instructor(s) -
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Content
In the course content, pharmacological and non-pharmacological care methods for newborns are explained.
Objectives of the Course
Informing the student about the concepts related to newborn health, the factors affecting the newborn health in the student and
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses X
Support Courses X
Transferable Skills Courses
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
P6 Provides holistic, culturally sensitive, evidence-based care for women and newborns during the postpartum period. 4
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Knows atraumatic care practices when caring for a newborn. P.6.17 1,6
** 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 The concept and principles of atraumatic care
2 Atraumatic care approaches
3 Atraumatic care approaches
4 Non-pharmacological approaches to care
5 Non-pharmacological approaches to care
6 Breast-feeding
7 Oral sucrose
8 Midterm exam
9 Kangaroo care
10 Massage
11 Divert attention
12 Therapeutic game
13 Mother voice
14 Pharmacological care approaches
Textbook or Material
Resources Erkal Aksoy, Y., Ekti Genç, R. (2019). Yenidoğanda Atravmatik Bakım. Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Health Sciences, 4(3).:375-380.
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Laboratory - -
Practice - -
Field Study - -
Course Specific Internship (If Any) - -
Homework 2 30 (%)
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 2 28
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 14 2 28
Midterms 1 16 16
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 2 24 48
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
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: 136
Total Work Load / 30 4,53
Course ECTS Credits: 5
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P6
O1 Knows atraumatic care practices when caring for a newborn. 4