HEM597 Public Health Nursing I

6 ECTS - 2-4 Duration (T+A)- . Semester- 4 National Credit

Information

Unit INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
NURSING (MASTER) (WITH THESIS)
Code HEM597
Name Public Health Nursing I
Term 2026-2027 Academic Year
Term Fall and Spring
Duration (T+A) 2-4 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 6 ECTS
National Credit 4 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Belirsiz
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Hakan ÇELİK
Course Instructor
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.


Course Goal / Objective

The objective of this course is to enable students to identify and prioritize public health issues, plan public health nursing interventions for at-risk groups, develop community-based nursing approaches, and acquire skills in health education, counseling, follow-up, and evaluation.

Course Content

This course covers the identification and prioritization of public health issues, the prevention and control of infectious diseases, community-based management of chronic diseases, immunization services, public health nursing practices for women, children, adolescents, the elderly, and other vulnerable groups, health education, home care, and ethical and legal issues.

Course Precondition

It is not available.

Resources

• Erci, B. (Ed.). (2020). Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği. Anadolu Nobel Tıp Kitabevi. • Aylaz, R., & Hacıhasanoğlu Aşılar, R. (Ed.). (2023). Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği ve Uygulamaları. Akademi Basın ve Yayıncılık. • Çevirme, A. (Ed.). (2023). Birinci Basamak Sağlık Hizmetleri Kapsamında Riskli Gruplar ve Riskli Durumlar: Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği Yaklaşımı. Akademisyen Kitabevi. • Stanhope, M., & Lancaster, J. (2024). Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the Community. 11th ed. Elsevier. • Nies, M. A., & McEwen, M. (2024). Community/Public Health Nursing: Promoting the Health of Populations. 8th ed. Elsevier. • Anderson, E. T., & McFarlane, J. (2018). Community as Partner: Theory and Practice in Nursing. 8th ed. Wolters Kluwer.

Notes

• Erci, B. (Ed.). (2020). Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği. Anadolu Nobel Tıp Kitabevi. • Aylaz, R., & Hacıhasanoğlu Aşılar, R. (Ed.). (2023). Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği ve Uygulamaları. Akademi Basın ve Yayıncılık. • Çevirme, A. (Ed.). (2023). Birinci Basamak Sağlık Hizmetleri Kapsamında Riskli Gruplar ve Riskli Durumlar: Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği Yaklaşımı. Akademisyen Kitabevi. • Stanhope, M., & Lancaster, J. (2024). Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the Community. 11th ed. Elsevier. • Nies, M. A., & McEwen, M. (2024). Community/Public Health Nursing: Promoting the Health of Populations. 8th ed. Elsevier. • Anderson, E. T., & McFarlane, J. (2018). Community as Partner: Theory and Practice in Nursing. 8th ed. Wolters Kluwer.


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Identifies and prioritizes public health issues.
LO02 Explains nursing approaches to the prevention and control of infectious diseases.
LO03 Explains nursing interventions related to community-based management of chronic diseases.
LO04 Plans nursing care for women, children, adolescents, the elderly, and other vulnerable groups.
LO05 Evaluates immunization, early diagnosis, and screening programs.
LO06 Plans health education and counseling processes.
LO07 Evaluates home care and community-supported care services from a public health perspective.
LO08 Discusses ethical and legal responsibilities in the field of public health.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Benefit from evidence-based nursing in nursing practice
PLO02 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Uses new approaches in nursing to analyze the problems of healthy and sick individuals 3
PLO03 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Uses the basic information obtained from different disciplines and their fields in their fields of application and evaluates the service they provide 3
PLO04 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Reflects the results obtained from the research in nursing practice
PLO05 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik They can provide interdisciplinary communication and cooperation 4
PLO06 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal They look at nursing practices critically 3
PLO07 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Develop an attitude towards working in accordance with ethical principles in scientific researches and publications.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Description of the Course Objectives and Content Reading relevant sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
2 Identifying and Prioritizing Public Health Issues Reading relevant sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
3 Infectious Diseases and Prevention Strategies I Reading relevant sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
4 Infectious Diseases II: Immunization, Surveillance, and Monitoring Reading relevant sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
5 Chronic Diseases and Community-Based Care I Reading relevant sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
6 Chronic Diseases II: Monitoring, Education, and Care Coordination Reading relevant sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
7 Public health nursing practices focused on women’s health Reading relevant sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
8 Mid-Term Exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Child, adolescent, and school health services Reading relevant sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
10 Older adult health and long-term care needs Reading relevant sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
11 Migrants, the poor, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups I Reading relevant sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
12 Access Issues for Vulnerable Groups and Nursing Interventions Reading relevant sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
13 Home Care Services and Community-Supported Care Reading relevant sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
14 Health Education, Counseling, and Behavior Change Models Reading relevant sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
15 Ethical and Legal Issues, General Evaluation, and Seminar Presentations Reading relevant sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma
16 Term Exams Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 4 56
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 4 56
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 18 18
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 12 12
Final Exam 1 18 18
Total Workload (Hour) 160
Total Workload / 25 (h) 6,40
ECTS 6 ECTS

Update Time: 30.04.2026 07:49