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SEMRA & VEFA KÜÇÜK SCHOOL OF HEALTH / HEM402 - NURSING

Code: HEM402 Course Title: COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING Theoretical+Practice: 6+12 ECTS: 15
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department NURSING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGICAL NURSING, PEDIATRIC NURSING, MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHIATRIC NURSING,
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer AYŞEGÜL ÖZCAN (aysegulozcan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) NİMET KARATAŞ,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) Yes
Objectives of the Course
This course considers and provides practice of nursing service process through the basic health approach, which is necessary to protect and improve the health of individual, family and society with physical, psychological and social aspects; to look after patients at home and to cure them; to eliminate bad conditions for health.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Will be able to identify their working environment features PO-1 1. Using the knowledge , abilities and behaviours that has been gained during the employment in the circumtances of health to illness professionally according to vocational standards from birth till death.
Examination
LO-2 Will be able to comprehend the importance rights, duties and responsibilities of their profession. PO-3 3. Knowing vocational ethics and legal values and performing a service according to them.
Examination
LO-3 Will be ableto follow the scientific and technological development related to their working environment. PO-4 4. Using the developing technology on nursing care.
Examination
LO-4 Will be able to cooperate with the related institutions to solve the health problems of society. PO-7 7. Being able to make group work on indisciplinary and interdisciplinary.
Examination
LO-5 Will be able to comprehend and explain the importance of team work PO-7 7. Being able to make group work on indisciplinary and interdisciplinary.
Examination
LO-6 Will be able to have the knowledge and skills to solve the health problems of the society. PO-13 13. Using the critical thinking and problem solving ablility on protecting , developing or enhancing health of person/family/society health.
Examination
LO-7 Will be able to adapt the problem solving approach to the solutions of the health problems in society PO-13 13. Using the critical thinking and problem solving ablility on protecting , developing or enhancing health of person/family/society health.
Examination
LO-8 Will be able to make a statistical calculation and record in his/her field PO-2 2. Solving the health problems by basing on scientific foundations and making investigations and bringing them out for vocational development.
PO-3 3. Knowing vocational ethics and legal values and performing a service according to them.
Examination
LO-9 Will be able to benefit from statistics and records hold to improve the health level of society PO-2 2. Solving the health problems by basing on scientific foundations and making investigations and bringing them out for vocational development.
Examination
LO-10 Will be able to provide participation of society to solve health issues PO-7 7. Being able to make group work on indisciplinary and interdisciplinary.
PO-8 8. Being able to organise social responsibility activities that will contribute community development and take part in it.
PO-12 12. Being able to coordinate the required nursing service on protecting , developing or enhencing health of person/family/society health.
Examination
LO-11 Will be able to identify risk groups in society PO-1 1. Using the knowledge , abilities and behaviours that has been gained during the employment in the circumtances of health to illness professionally according to vocational standards from birth till death.
Examination
LO-12 Will be able to identify the problems of risk groups of society PO-1 1. Using the knowledge , abilities and behaviours that has been gained during the employment in the circumtances of health to illness professionally according to vocational standards from birth till death.
PO-12 12. Being able to coordinate the required nursing service on protecting , developing or enhencing health of person/family/society health.
Examination
LO-13 Will be able to organize training programs for Individuals, families and communities PO-9 9. Being able to educate and consult through health care progress of person, family and society.
Examination
LO-14 Will be able to determine the level of efficiency of applied training programs PO-9 9. Being able to educate and consult through health care progress of person, family and society.
PO-13 13. Using the critical thinking and problem solving ablility on protecting , developing or enhancing health of person/family/society health.
Examination
LO-15 Will be able to explain the importance of carefully planned home visits to the contribution to human health PO-1 1. Using the knowledge , abilities and behaviours that has been gained during the employment in the circumtances of health to illness professionally according to vocational standards from birth till death.
PO-13 13. Using the critical thinking and problem solving ablility on protecting , developing or enhancing health of person/family/society health.
Examination
LO-16 Will be willing to serve in the field of public health PO-13 13. Using the critical thinking and problem solving ablility on protecting , developing or enhancing health of person/family/society health.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Health nursing history and medicine history, Antenatal care Neonatal–postnatal care School-age children Adult children problems Alternative Medical Methods Elderly Care Chronic disease care , early diagnosis Mid exam Epidemiological Approach Occupational health nursing Communitiy health nursing ethic Nursing politics, Health organization
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Explanation of the curriculum Description and discussion
2 Evolution of medicine Description and discussion
3 History of Public Health Nursing Description and discussion
4 Family Structure in Turkey Description and discussion
5 Antenatal care Description and discussion
6 Newborn and Child Health Description and discussion
7 School Health Description and discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 Elderly Health Description and discussion
10 Chronic Diseases Description and discussion
11 Early diagnosis Description and discussion
12 An Epidemiological Approach to Determine Health Problems Description and discussion
13 Animal Transmitted Diseases Description and discussion
14 Occupational Health Nursing Description and discussion
15 Nursing Policies and Laws Description and discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Tc. Sağlık Bakanlığı Hıfzıssıhha Mektebi Müdürlüğü, Başkent Üniversitesi. Ulusal Hastalık Yükü Ve Maliyet Etkinlik Araştırması, Hastalık Yükü Final Raporu, Ankara, 2005.
2 Kris P, Hecker K, Bioactive Compounds in Food: Their Role in The Preventıon of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer, American Journal of Medicine.
3 Cumhur N, Kronik Hastalığı olan Bireylerin Umutsuzluk Durumlarının İncelenmesi, 1. Ulusal Geriatri Kongresi 2002, Antalya.
4 Ünsar T, ‘Trakya Üniversitesi Hastenesi Hipertansiyon Arasındaki İlişkinin Saptanması, Türk Hemşireler Dergisi, 2000.
5 Tüzün EH, Eker L. Sağlık Değerlendirme Ölçütler ve Yaşam kalitesi. Sağlık ve Toplum Dergisi 2003; 13: 3-8.
6 The Whoqol Group. The World Health Organization quality of life assessment (WHOQOL): development and general psychometric properties. Soc Sci Med 1998 ; 46: 1569-85.
7 Bilir N, Değişen sağlık örüntülerinde halk sağlığı çalışanlarının rolü: Kronik hastalıklar ve yaşlılık sorunları, Toplum Hekimliği Bülteni,Eylül-Aralık 2006.
8 THE POWER OF PREVENTION, CDC Chronıc Diease Preventıon, 2003; // www. Healtierus. gov./ steps/summit/Power of Preventıon. Pdf. Erişim Tarihi:Aralık 2007.
9 Yaşlanma 2002 Uluslararsı Eylem Planı, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Geriatrik Bilimler Araştırma Ve Uygulama Merkezi, Ankara, 2002
10 Erci B. ve ark. Halk sağlığı hemşireliği. Göktuğ yayıncılık. Ankara. 2009
Required Course instruments and materials
Computer, Projection, Blackboard

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 18 14 252
Outside Class
       a) Reading 5 14 70
       b) Search in internet/Library 4 14 56
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 4 7 28
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 3 13 39
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 449