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HEM 456 - Obstetric and Gynecological Nursing Internship

Faculty of Health Sciences · Nursing · Undergraduate

ECTS: 18 T+P+L: 3+27+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Şenay DEMİRBAŞ MEYDAN
Prerequisites: HEM 118 - Fundamentals of Nursing, HEM 335 - Nursing Education, HEM 451 - Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing, HEM 455 - Public Health Nursing, HEM 120 - Fundamentals of Nursing Practice, HEM 241 - Internal Diseases Nursing, HEM 243 - Internal Medicine Nursing Application, HEM 231 - Assessment of Health, HEM 236 - Surgical Nursing, HEM 238 - Cerrahi Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Uygulaması, HEM 339 - Obstetrics and Gynocology Nursing, HEM 341 - Obstetrics and Gynocology Nursing Practicing, HEM 343 - Teaching in Nursing Practise, HEM 350 - Child Health and Disease Nursing, HEM 352 - Child Health and Disease Nursing Practice, HEM 449 - Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing Practice, HEM 447 - Public Health Nursing Application

Course Objective

This course aims to educate nurses who can think critically, solve problems effectively, and communicate efficiently by integrating evidence-based theoretical knowledge with clinical skills in obstetrics and gynecology nursing care.

Course Content

This course covers nursing knowledge and practices related to the protection and promotion of women’s, newborn, family, and community health, as well as early diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, care, and rehabilitation processes in conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, the postpartum period, and gynecological disorders.

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerExercise and PracticeBrain StormingSelf 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)1600
Out of Class Study Period16348
Midterm14040
Quiz000
Assignment12020
Practice158120
Final15050

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1The Role of the Intern Nurse in Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing1,2,3,4,5
2Holistic Assessment of Women’s, Newborn and Family Health1,2,3,4,5
3Evidence-Based Monitoring in the Antenatal Period1,2,3,4,5
4Physiological Changes in Pregnancy and Nursing Monitoring1,2,3,4,5
5Introduction to High-Risk Pregnancies1,2,3,4,5
6Nursing Care in High-Risk Pregnancies: Clinical Decision-Making1,2,3,4,5
7Evidence-Based Management of Labor1,2,3,4,5
8Midterm Exam-
9Pain Management During Labor1,2,3,4,5
10Nursing Care in Vaginal and Cesarean Birth1,2,3,4,5
11Evidence-Based Nursing Care in the Postpartum Period1,2,3,4,5
12Postpartum Complications and Early Intervention1,2,3,4,5
13Assessment and Care of the Newborn1,2,3,4,5
14Nursing Care in Gynecological Disorders1,2,3,4,5
15Clinical Case Presentations Based on Evidence-Based Practice1,2,3,4,5
16Final SınavıFinal Sınavı