Nursing

Lesson plan / PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING

Lesson Information

Course Credit 8.0
Course ECTS Credit 10.0
Teaching Language of Instruction Türkçe
Level of Course Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of Course Compulsory
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience? Z
Course Coordinator
Instructor (s)
Course Assistant

Purpose and Content

The aim of the course Making the students consider the public health in their practices and behave in accordance with this consideration, and teaching them the health organization and health regulations in Turkey, the protective health practices, the environmental health practices, the immunizing practices, the public health practices in non-contagious diseases, old-age health practices, mothers health and family planning practices and the childrens health practices.
Course Content The course deals with the functions and the basic principles of the public health nurse regarding the protection, improvement of the health of the society, the family and regarding the individual, and the services of early diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. In this context, the historical development, definition and the roles of the public health nursing; the place of the public health nursing in the special fields such as the evaluation of the health, family structure, culture, work, school, health of the aged people, mothers and childrens health, adolescent health, environmental health and genetics; and health services, organizations and policies.

Weekly Course Subjects

1Definition of public health, historical development of public health
2Definition of public health nursing, position, role and functions
3Family health process
4Evaluation of community
5School health
6Maternal and infant health
7Home care
8Women's health
9Elderly health
10Risk groups in society
11Health education
12Health promotion and protection
13Immunization
14Public health nursing in emergency situations

Resources

1.Stanhope M, Lancester J, 1996, Community Health Nursing, Mosby

2.Bertan, M. Güler Ç, 1995, Halk Sağlığı Temel Bilgiler, Güneş, Erci Behice Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği.

3.Concepts and Practice, Fifth Edition, Lippincott, Philadelphia- New York- Baltimore

4.Eren N, Öztek Z (2002), Sağlık Ocağı Yönetimi, Genişletilmiş Baskı Palme Yayınları, Ankara.

5.Öztek Z, Akdur R, Aycan S (ed), Herkese Sağlık, Türkiyenin Hedef ve Stratejileri (2001), Ankara, Barok Matbaacılık
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