Course Detail

Course Description Course Outline Course Contribution to Program Qualifications Assessment Methods ECTS-Workload Detail Informations of the Course Numerical Data

Course Description

Course	Code	Semester	T+P (Hour)	Credit	ECTS
NURSING and ADDICTION	YHEM2214376	Spring Semester	2+0	2	2

Course Program

Prerequisites Courses
Recommended Elective Courses

Language of Course	Turkish
Course Level	First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Course Type	Elective
Course Coordinator	Assist.Prof. Merve GEYLANİ
Name of Lecturer(s)	Assist.Prof. Merve GEYLANİ
Assistant(s)
Aim	The primary objective of this course is to ensure that nursing students conceptualize addiction as a chronic brain disease and to equip them with the ability to fully identify the physical, psychological, and social needs of individuals with addiction in clinical and community settings. It aims to provide students with the fundamental knowledge and clinical application skills necessary to develop evidence-based nursing interventions for individuals with substance use disorders, manage withdrawal and intoxication states, and maintain an ethical/anti-stigmatizing professional attitude throughout this process.
Course Content	This course contains; Introduction: Addiction Paradigm and Definitions,Neurobiology of Addiction and Street Language,Tobacco, Nicotine, and Next-Generation Threats,Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and Nursing Management,Opioids and Prescription Drug Misuse,Stimulants (Meth/Cocaine) and Crisis Management,Synthetic Cannabinoids (Bonzai) and Cannabis,Midterm Exam,The Nursing Process: Assessment and Screening,Ethics, Laws, and Stigma in Addiction,Special Groups in Addiction: Pregnancy, Adolescents, and the Elderly,Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Stages of Change,Behavioral Addictions and Harm Reduction,The AMATEM System and Nurse Self-Care,Dependent patient care, general summary.

Course Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
Express the importance of communication and empathic approach in addiction	10, 13, 20, 9	A
1. Defining the neurobiological foundations of addiction and core concepts (tolerance/withdrawal).	16, 19, 9	A
2. Explaining the clinical and psychosocial assessment processes of the addicted individual and their family.	10, 14, 16, 19, 4, 9	A
3. Understanding anti-stigma language and mastering Motivational Interviewing (MI) are the cornerstones of therapeutic nursing in addiction. These tools shift the focus from "judging the person" to "treating the illness."	10, 12, 14, 16, 19, 37, 4, 9	A, E
4. Planning nursing interventions based on objective assessment tools like CIWA-Ar (for alcohol) and COWS (for opioids) is a cornerstone of evidence-based addiction nursing.	10, 16, 37, 9	A

Teaching Methods:	10: Discussion Method, 12: Problem Solving Method, 13: Case Study Method, 14: Self Study Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 19: Brainstorming Technique, 20: Reverse Brainstorming Technique, 37: Computer-Internet Supported Instruction, 4: Inquiry-Based Learning, 9: Lecture Method
Assessment Methods:	A: Traditional Written Exam, E: Homework

Course Outline

Order	Subjects	Preliminary Work
1	Introduction: Addiction Paradigm and Definitions	Ref 2, Ref 8, Ref 10
2	Neurobiology of Addiction and Street Language	Ref 2, Ref 9, Ref 8
3	Tobacco, Nicotine, and Next-Generation Threats	Ref 3, Ref 7, Ref 10
4	Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and Nursing Management	Ref 1, Ref 3, Ref 8
5	Opioids and Prescription Drug Misuse	Ref 1, Ref 2, Ref 3
6	Stimulants (Meth/Cocaine) and Crisis Management	Ref 1, Ref 2, Ref 8
7	Synthetic Cannabinoids (Bonzai) and Cannabis	Ref 3, Ref 8, Ref 10
8	Midterm Exam
9	The Nursing Process: Assessment and Screening	Ref 4, Ref 7, Ref 8
10	Ethics, Laws, and Stigma in Addiction	Ref 2, Ref 6
11	Special Groups in Addiction: Pregnancy, Adolescents, and the Elderly	Ref 1, Ref 2, Ref 10
12	Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Stages of Change	Ref 2, Ref 5
13	Behavioral Addictions and Harm Reduction	Ref 1, Ref 2, Ref 8
14	The AMATEM System and Nurse Self-Care	Ref 3, Ref 8
15	Dependent patient care, general summary	all ref.

Resources

1. American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Mental bozuklukların tanısal ve sayımsal el kitabı (5. baskı, Metin revizyonu; E. Köroğlu, Çev. Ed.). Hekimler Yayın Birliği. 2. International Society of Nurses in Addictions. (2015). Core curriculum of addictions nursing (3. baskı). Wolters Kluwer. 3. T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı. (2023). Alkol ve madde bağımlılığı tedavi uygulama rehberi. Sağlık Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü. https://shgm.saglik.gov.tr/ 4. Herdman, T. H., Kamitsuru, S., & Lopes, C. T. (Eds.). (2024). NANDA International nursing diagnoses: Definitions and classification, 2024-2026 (13. baskı). Thieme. 5. Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. (2023). Motivational interviewing: Helping people change and grow (4. baskı). Guilford Press. 6. International Council of Nurses. (2021). The ICN code of ethics for nurses (Gözden geçirilmiş baskı). ICN. 7. World Health Organization. (2010). The ASSIST-linked brief intervention for hazardous and harmful substance use: Manual for use in primary care. WHO Press. 8. Ögel, K. (2017). Bağımlılık ve tedavisi temel kitabı. IQ Kültür Sanat Yayıncılık. 9. Stahl, S. M. (2021). Stahl’s essential psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific basis and practical applications (5. baskı). Cambridge University Press. 10. Yeşilay. (2024). Türkiye bağımlılıkla mücadele eğitim programı (TBM) hemşirelik yaklaşımları modülü. Yeşilay Yayınları

Course Contribution to Program Qualifications

Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
No	Program Qualification	Contribution Level
No	Program Qualification	1	2	3	4	5
1	1. He/she has sufficient knowledge that allows meeting the health needs of person, family and community by individual and holistic approach and toward nursing process.
2	2. He/she has abilities related to carrying out nursing care in order to protect and improve the health and when health is destroyed.
3	3. He/she has general culture knowledge because of as being required contemporary person and vocation member.
4	4. He/she conducts the nursing care in accordance with scientific researches, evidence, improving technology and current health policies.
5	5. He/she carries out nursing practices in accordance with vocational essentials and standards.
6	6. He/she uses critical thinking, problem solving and decision making abilities in nursing care.
7	7. He/she give health education to the person, family and community and consultation.
8	8. He/she follows management activities in accordance with executive role as in individual and team member.
9	9. He/she takes roles in research, project and other activities as in collaboration with health team and other disciplines by consciousness for social responsibilities.
10	10. He/she reaches international literature by using a foreign language in nursing domain and communicates as written and verbal.
11	11. He/she improves a behavior that internalizes lifespan learning and open for improvement.
12	12. He/she communicates as written and verbal, effectively.
13	13. He/She is a model for colleagues and society by behaving as consonant with vocational essentials and values.

Assessment Methods

Contribution Level	Absolute Evaluation
Rate of Midterm Exam to Success		40
Rate of Final Exam to Success		60
Total		100

ECTS / Workload Table
Activities	Number of	Duration(Hour)	Total Workload(Hour)
Course Hours	14	2	28
Guided Problem Solving	1	5	5
Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report	0	0	0
Term Project	1	4	4
Presentation of Project / Seminar	1	2	2
Quiz	0	0	0
Midterm Exam	1	10	10
General Exam	1	20	20
Performance Task, Maintenance Plan	0	0	0
Total Workload(Hour)			69
*Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30=(69/30)**			2
ECTS of the course: 30 hours of work is counted as 1 ECTS credit.

Detail Informations of the Course