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HEM 447 - Public Health Nursing Application

Faculty of Health Sciences · Nursing · Undergraduate

ECTS: 6 T+P+L: 0+9+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Özlem METREŞ
Instructors: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Özlem METREŞ
Prerequisites: HEM 118 - Fundamentals of Nursing, HEM 120 - Fundamentals of Nursing Practice

Course Objective

Public health nursing aims to train nurses who can apply the fundamental knowledge, concepts and principles of nursing science in line with the health needs of the community and the country's healthcare system, who can assume professional nursing roles at every stage of health and illness, and who develop, maintain and protect the health of individuals, community groups and the community as a whole.

Course Content

This course focuses on protecting and improving the health of individuals, families and community groups in line with the fundamental concepts and theories of public health and public health nursing science. It covers the roles and functions specific to the main areas of practice for public health nurses (family, school, elderly care).

Core Area Distribution

(72) Health%100

Teaching Methods

Question-AnswerDiscussionExperiment - Test / Lab/ Workshop / Field PracticeSelf study

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkPerformance Assignment ( Lab / Workshop / Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / ThesisTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)159135
Out of Class Study Period818
Midterm111
Quiz000
Assignment224
Practice000
Final111

Course Schedule

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