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SEMRA & VEFA KÜÇÜK SCHOOL OF HEALTH / HEM305 - NURSING

Code: HEM305 Course Title: EPIDEMIOLOGY IN NURSING Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department NURSING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer RAHŞAN KOLUTEK (rahsan.kolutek@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) RAHŞAN KOLUTEK,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Determine the distribution of diseases that are required for the planning of health activities in the community and the factors that affecting, teach the characteristics of people, places and time of diseases and to gain skills for reviewing of these factors, make a measurable value of the concept of disease by getting help from different mathematical criteria, determine the health problems that threaten society in realistic and scientific way, improve social preventive health measures and gain skills of implementation during the students' education and professional activities by teaching the basic epidemiological information they will need

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Will be able to define the concepts related to Epidemiology PO-2 2. Solving the health problems by basing on scientific foundations and making investigations and bringing them out for vocational development.
PO-10 10. Being able to understand and speak a foreign language and analysing information on his/her realm.
Examination
LO-2 Will be able to explain the usage areas of epidemiology PO-8 8. Being able to organise social responsibility activities that will contribute community development and take part in it.
Examination
LO-3 Will be able to explain the research methods of epidemiology PO-2 2. Solving the health problems by basing on scientific foundations and making investigations and bringing them out for vocational development.
Examination
LO-4 Will be able to explain the characteristics of people, place and time of diseases 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-5 Wil be able to calculate the incidence and prevalence in the distribution of diseases PO-2 2. Solving the health problems by basing on scientific foundations and making investigations and bringing them out for vocational development.
PO-13 13. Using the critical thinking and problem solving ablility on protecting , developing or enhancing health of person/family/society health.
Examination
LO-6 Will be able to calculate the epidemiological speed and rates in the scientific evaluation and measure of health events PO-2 2. Solving the health problems by basing on scientific foundations and making investigations and bringing them out for vocational development.
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 take the primary, secondary and tertiary preventive measures to prevent from diseases 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-9 9. Being able to educate and consult through health care progress of person, family and society.
Examination
LO-8 Will be able to understand the causal relationships of the diseases 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-9 Will be able to explain the epidemiological characteristics of infectious diseases 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-9 9. Being able to educate and consult through health care progress of person, family and society.
PO-12 12. Being able to coordinate the required nursing service on protecting , developing or enhencing health of person/family/society health.
Examination
LO-10 Will be able to Implement the measures such as filiacion, quarantine, hygiene etc to protect society from infectious diseases 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-3 3. Knowing vocational ethics and legal values and performing a service according to them.
PO-5 5. Being an change agent on vocational and social sphere.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The general principles of epidemiology, health issues important to our country in the light of these principles and functions of the nurse in the war with them, epidemiological research methods
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction of the Course, How to Process, How to Evaluate the Course, Introduction to the Course Lecture Method, Question-Answer
2 Definition of Epidemiology, Historical Development. Lecture Method, Question-Answer
3 Uses of Epidemiological Methods Lecture Method, Question-Answer
4 Epidemiological data sources Lecture Method, Question-Answer
5 Classification of Epidemiological Studies, Descriptive Epidemiological Studies Lecture Method, Question-Answer
6 The Concept of Causality Lecture Method, Question-Answer
7 Case-Control Research Lecture Method, Question-Answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Cross-Sectional Research Lecture Method, Question-Answer
10 Cohort Research Lecture Method, Question-Answer
11 Experimental (Intervention) Research Lecture Method, Question-Answer
12 Methodological Research Lecture Method, Question-Answer
13 Surveillance Study Lecture Method, Question-Answer
14 Epidemiological Review of Outbreaks Lecture Method, Question-Answer
15 Epidemiological Criteria Determining Health Level Lecture Method, Question-Answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Epidemiyoloji, Kjelstrom;O.J., Nobel Tıp Kitabevi - Epidemiyoloji ve Halk Sağlığı, Prof.Dr. ETİZ;S., AÖF Yayını -Epidemiyoloji,Prof. Dr. Sabahat Tezcan,Hacettepe Halk Sağlığı Vakfı
2 1-Temel Epidemiyoloji, Sabahat Güven Tezcan, Güneş Kitabevi, ISBN:97860591605. 2017
Required Course instruments and materials
Computer, projection, written materials, writing Board, wood pen

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) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 6 12
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 8 16
       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 2 6 12
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 10 20
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 90