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HEM 523 - Improving Health

Graduate Education Institute · Internal Medicine Nursing · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ümmühan KILIÇ

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to enable the student to understand the health assessment during the life cycle, the relationship between the nursing process and the prevention and early diagnosis of the disease. 

Course Content

This course provides students to understand health assessment, interview, story taking, physical examination processes.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. understand the components of health diagnostics
  2. Identify the necessary tools and skills for health diagnostics,
  3. demonstrates developmental and cultural awareness while diagnosing health
  4. Defines the relationship between health diagnosis and nursing process
  5. Students will be aware of ethical and legal processes during health diagnostics

Core Area Distribution

(72) Health%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionGuided Practice

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)16348
Out of Class Study Period16348
Midterm12525
Quiz000
Assignment12525
Practice000
Final14040

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Course aims and objectives; course information package, learning outcomes, evaluation, description of resources, course outcomes, and description of responsibilities1,2,3,4
2Interviewing Skills in Diagnosis, General Situation Diagnosis, Health Diagnosis1,2,3,4
3Health Diagnosis, Physical Examination1,2,3,4
4Pain Assessment and Diagnosis1,2,3,4,5
5Skin, Hair and Nail Diagnosis, Head, Neck, Nose and Mouth Diagnosis, Eye and Ear, Axilla and Breast Diagnosis1,2,3,4,5
6Cardiovascular System Diagnosis and Physical Examination1,2,3,4
7Respiratory System Diagnosis and Physical Examination1,2,3,4,5
8Exam1,2,3,4,5
9Diagnosis of the Hematological System and Physical Examination1,2,3,4,5
10Diagnosis and Physical Examination of the Gastrointestinal System1,2,3,4,5
11Urinary System Diagnosis and Physical Examination1,2,3,4,5
12Endocrine System Diagnosis and Physical Examination1,2,3,4,5
13Neurological System Diagnosis and Physical Examination1,2,3,4,5
14Diagnosis of the Musculoskeletal System and Physical Examination1,2,3,4,5
15Evaluation of the Elderly1,2,3,4,5
16Exam1,2,3,4,5