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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course General Introduction Information

Course Code:

HEM401

Course Name:

Public Health Nursing

Course Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Course Requirement:

HEM102 - Hemşirelik Esasları

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Necessary

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator :

Ar.Gör. NİLGÜL BACAK

Course Lecturer(s):

Course Assistants:

Course Purpose and Content

Course Objectives:

The aim of the course is to help students understand and specialize in the field of Public Health Nursing and to develop students' nursing initiatives and skills in public health fields.

Course Content:

Course content: protection and promotion of health, population and health, the concept of public health and its historical development, organization of health services in Turkey, definition, roles and responsibilities of public health nursing, community diagnoses, factors affecting health, health protection and promotion, early diagnosis and screening, social role of the health nurse in school health services, home visits, purpose and importance, health education and consultancy, monitoring of healthy children and adolescents, monitoring of women and pregnant women aged 15-49, accidents and their importance, monitoring of the elderly and chronic diseases, occupational health nursing. It consists of occupational health and safety, infectious disease control and immunization issues.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Knows the basic philosophy of public health nursing.
2) Be aware of the areas in which the public health nurse serves.
3) Understands the responsibility of the public health nurse in environmental health services.
4) Understands the responsibility of the public health nurse in school health services.
5) Understands the responsibility of the public health nurse in health education.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction of the Course, Sharing Purposes and Expectations, Sharing Information on Clinical Practice The Concept of Public Health and Its Historical Development Organization of Health Services in Turkey Definition, Roles and Responsibilities of Public Health Nursing Community Diagnostics	-
2)	Factors Affecting Health, Protection and Promotion of Health	-
3)	Roles and Responsibilities of Public Health Nurses in School Health Services	-
4)	Home Visits, Purpose and Importance	-
5)	Health Education and Consultancy	-
6)	Healthy Child and Adolescent Follow-up	-
7)	15-49 Years Old Women and Pregnant Tracking	-
8)	Follow-up and Importance of Accidents in Elderly and Chronically Diseased Individuals	-
9)	Occupational Health Nursing Occupational health and Safety	-
10)	Infectious Disease Control and Immunization	-
11)	Group Presentations Home Care Services Unemployment, Homelessness	-
12)	Group Presentations Physical Environment Transcultural Nursing	-
13)	Group Presentations Health Services in Disasters Epidemic Diseases and Control	-
14)	An overview	-

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Allender , J., Rector, C., Rector, C., & Warner, K. (2021). Toplum ve halk sağlığı hemşireliği: Halkın sağlığını geliştirmek. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Erkin , Ö., Kalkım , A., Göl , İ. (Ed.) (2021). Halk Sağlık Hemşireliği. Çukurova Nobel Tıp Kitabevi.
Nies, MA ve McEwen, M. (2014). Toplum/halk sağlığı hemşireliği-E-kitap: toplumların sağlığını teşvik etmek. Elsevier Sağlık Bilimleri.
Kökçü, AT (2014). Türkiye'de Cumhuriyet dönemi sağlık politikaları.

References:

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Medium	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To have the knowledge and skills to access scientific and current information specific to the field of nursing, and to evaluate the accuracy, validity and reliability of the information.
2)	To be able to provide culturally sensitive nursing care to the individual, family and society with a holistic and systematic approach by using theoretical, evidence-based and applied knowledge in the field of nursing, to evaluate and record the effect of the care given.
3)	To be able to use information and care technologies in nursing education, practices, research and management.
4)	To be able to respect human rights and dignity in nursing education, practice, research and management and to act in accordance with relevant legislation, professional values and ethical principles.
5)	Ability to work collaboratively with members of the healthcare team and other disciplines.	3
6)	To be able to fulfill the responsibility of producing scientific knowledge specific to nursing by taking part in research.
7)	To be able to use at least one foreign language at a level to reach scientific information and communicate effectively.	1
8)	To be able to adopt a lifelong learning approach in personal and professional development.
9)	Being an example to his colleagues and society with his professional identity.
10)	To be able to use critical thinking skills, effective communication techniques and scientific problem solving approach in their professional practice.

Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Alan Çalışması
Bireysel çalışma ve ödevi
Course
Grup çalışması ve ödevi

Measurement and Evaluation Methods and Criteria

Yazılı Sınav (Açık uçlu sorular, çoktan seçmeli, doğru yanlış, eşleştirme, boşluk doldurma, sıralama)
Sözlü sınav
Uygulama

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Application	1	% 20
Midterms	1	% 20
Final	1	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100

İş Yükü ve AKTS Kredisi Hesaplaması

Activities	Number of Activities	Aktiviteye Hazırlık	Aktivitede Harçanan Süre	Aktivite Gereksinimi İçin Süre	Workload
Course Hours	14	5			70
Laboratory	14	2			28
Application	14	8			112
Study Hours Out of Class	14	6			84
Presentations / Seminar	2	5			10
Homework Assignments	2	10			20
Quizzes	3	6			18
Midterms	1	2			2
Final	1	2			2
Total Workload					346