CURRICULUM VITAE
Personal Information
Last Name :
Sex :
KARAÇAY
FEMALE
Place of Birth:
Employment
Address:
HATAY-TURKEY
E-mail:
pkaracay@ku.edu.tr
PELİN
15.09.1976
First Name :
Date of Birth
(Day/Month/Year) :
Country of Citizenship:
TURKEY
Koç University, School of Nursing
Güzel bahçe sok. No: 20
34365 Nisantasi, Istanbul-TURKEY
Office Phone:
Mobile Phone:
90-212-311 26 00 / 3607
90-0532 547 56 74
Office Fax :
90-212311 26 02
Educational Background
Institution
Degree
Date
PhD
Major
2012-Present
Fundamentals
of Nursing
2004
Emergency
Nursing
Istanbul University, Institute of
Health Sciences - Florence
Nightingale Faculty of Nursing
Master of Science (MSc)
Marmara University, Health
Sciences Institute
Thesis title: “The Determination of the Pain Relief
Approaches in Emergency Trauma Units”
Istanbul University Florence
Nightingale Faculty of Nursing
Bachelor's in Nursing (BSN)
1997
Nursing
Professional Experiences
Position
Organization
Clinical
Koç University School of Nursing, Istanbul
Date
2004-
InstructorResponsibility;
Charge
of
Simulation
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Laboratory-2012
Charge of Skill
Lab. (2005-2010)
Staff
Nurse- V.K.V.
Amerikan
Triage Nurse
Room, Istanbul
Staff Nurse,
Türkiye
Hospital,
Hospital,
Emergency 10.02.1999-5.09.2004
Emergency
Room, 1996-1999
Istanbul
Teaching Courses
CPR (Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation), SANERC
Basic ECG (Basic electrocardiography Course), SANERC
Physical Assessment Course, SANERC
Postoperative Care Course, SANERC
Critical Care Course, SANERC
Publications

Karaçay P., Eti Aslan F.,Şelimen D.: The Determation of the Pain Relief Approaches
in Emergency Trauma Units, Journal of Pain; 18:1-p-44-51, 2006

Karaçay P., Sevinç S.: Triage in emergency department. Journal of Education and
Research in Nursing 2007; 4(2), s.9-15
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Türkmen, E., Işık, I., Balcı, S., Akkus Topçu, S., Karaçay, P., Health Sciences
Students’ Expectations of Success and satisfaction with Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation Course. Journal of Critical Care Nursing, 2009; 13(2):55-62.
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Karaçay P: Emergency department crowding and possible solutions. Journal of
Education and Research in Nursing. Vol:7, number 2; p20-24, 2010.
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Karaçay P, Sevinç S: Clinical Performance Evaluation of the Nursing Students: Part I:
Data Sources of Clinical Evaluation. Journal of Education and Research in Nursing.
Vol: 7, number 2, p 6-9, 2010.
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Sevinç S, Karaçay P: Clinical performance evaluation of the Nursing Students: Part
II: Clinical evaluation process. Accepted for publication in Journal of Education and
Research in Nursing, vol: 7 (3),p 6-10, 2010.

Karaçay P., Göktepe N., Use of simulation method before first clinical application in
the training of nurse students. Conference of Clinical and Communication Skills
Trainings in Health Sciences Absract Book, p.25-26, 2011.

Karaçay P.; Caring for preoperative and postoperative patients for cervical spine
surgery. 9th Asian Congress of Neurological Surgery Surgeons and 2nd Asian
Neurosurgical Nursing Congress Absract Book, p. 61; 2-5 September 2012.
Book Chapters

Eti Aslan F., Karacay P. (2006) Pain in Trauma. In, Nature and Control of the Pain
Eti Aslan F, (ed), Europe Medicine Publication, 1st Edition, p. 191-203, Istanbul

Eti Aslan F., Karaçay P.(2010).Emergency Care, Ed. Karadakovan A., Eti Aslan F.
Care in Medical and Surgical Diseases, Adana, Nobel Kitapevi, Özyurt matbaacılık,
page-1381-1427.
National Attended Courses and Certification programs

Evidence Based Nursing Practice Workshop; Yıdırım Beyazıt University, 9 October
2012, Ankara.

Introduction to SimMan Essential Product Training Course, 12th/13th April 2012,
Laerdal.
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Basic Epidemiology Course, Amerikan Hospital, 25 February 2012

Mentorship in Nursing, Dokuz Eylül University, 13-14 September 2011

Workshop on Assessment and Evaluation in Adult Education 20-27 January 2010
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Emergency Triage Course, 2009

Adult Education Course, 2009

Advanced Cardiac Life Support Course 2008
Turkish Resuscitation /Semahat Arsel Nursing Education and Research Center

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Course 2006
Semahat Arsel Nursing Education and Research Center

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Educator Course 2005
Semahat Arsel Nursing Education and Research Center

Stroke Nursing Course 2005

Basic ECG, 1999
Semahat Arsel Nursing Education and Research Center
International Attended Courses and Congress

9th Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons and 2nd Asian Neurosurgical Nursing
Congress, September 2-5 2012, Harbiye Cultural Center, Istanbul

11th Annual International Nursing Simulation/Learning Conference (INACSL), 20-23
June 2012, San Antonio TX.

V. Emergency Turkish Medicine Conference, 29 October- 1 November, 2009

3 rd International Patient Safety Conference, 11-13 June 2009, Istanbul

6 th Europe Trauma and Emergency Surgery Conference, 2004

Emergency Surgery Conference, Lütfi Kırdar Congress, 2002
National Attended Congress

Health IT Summit, 28-30 March 2013 Halic Congress Center

Conference of Clinical and Communication Skills Trainings in Health Sciences,
Ankara, 25-26 November 2011.

1. Symposium Simulation of Turkey, 20 October 2011

Informatics Submit, SABİYAP, 13-14 May 2011.
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Towards excellence in Nursing: Magnet's new model, VKV American Hospital, 16
May 2011.
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Humanism in Intensive Care Nursing, VKV American Hospital, 8 April 2011.
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Sedation and Pain Management in Intensive Care Unit, VKV Amerikan Hospital, 31
May 2010.

Palliative Cancer Care: Psychosocial Dimension Symposium, Amerikan Hospital, 13
May 2010

Health Information Security Seminar, Ministry of Health and Koc University School
of Nursing -SANERC, 17 March 2010.

Synergy Model in Nursing, VKV Amerikan Hospital, 2009

Evidence Based Nursing Practice: A Nursing Symposium on Preventing Pain and
Distress in Children, by Vehbi Koç Foundation American Hospital , Texas Children’s
Hospital, Koç University, School of Nursing , 2005

Magnet Hospital Accreditation, Special of Nursing, 2005

Management of Disaster in Hospitals , 2005

Infection Disease Conference, 2003

Emergency Surgery Conference, Cerrahpasa Medicine Faculty, 2002
Published Abstracts or Posters

Karaçay P: “The Determination of the Pain Relief Approaches in Emergency Trauma
Units” 6th Europe Trauma and Emergency Surgery Congress 2004, Poster
Presentation.
Oral Presentations
 Design and implementation of simulation in nursing education. Health IT Summit 2830 March 2013 Haliç Congress Center

Caring for preoperative and postoperative patients for cervical spine surgery. 9th Asian
Congress of Neurological Surgery Surgeons and 2nd Asian Neurosurgical Nursing
Congress, 2-5 September 2012.
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Use of simulation method before first clinical application in the training of nurse
students. Conference of Clinical and Communication Skills Trainings in Health
Sciences, Ankara, 25-26 November 2011.
Observations
1) Bentaub Trauma Center, Texas Women University School of Nursing, Texas Children
Hospital (total time: 2 months.) (Place: Texas Medical Center, Houston, US, 2007)
2) John Hopkins School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins Hospital Place: Baltimore, Maryland.
13- 21 July 2011 (Simulation Center of Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and the John
Hopkins Outpatient Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital Emergency Department)
Scientific Program Committee

2nd Asian Neurosurgical Nursing Congress, September 2-5 2012, Harbiye Cultural
Center, Istanbul.
Memberships
International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning –INACLS-2012
Turkish Nurses Association
Emergency Nurses Association
Turkish Emergency Medical Association
Turkish Heart Foundation
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