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HEM 601 - Advanced Internal Medicine Nursing I

Graduate Education Institute · Internal Medicine Nursing · Doctorate

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Doç. Dr. Zülfünaz ÖZER

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to provide the skills to access, analyze, synthesize and interpret evidence-based information that will provide care, education and rehabilitation practices with a holistic approach in accordance with the needs of the age and to ensure that the acquired knowledge is reflected in the nursing profession and public health.

Course Content

This course includes sustainable development goals and chronic diseases, social determinants of health, current approaches to adaptation to chronic diseases, social support systems in the management of chronic diseases, use of technology in the management of chronic diseases, health literacy and digital literacy in chronic diseases, home care nursing, basic principles of patient education, clinical decision making and clinical pathways, evidence-based nursing, leadership and change.

Required Resources

  1. Avdal EÜ. (2022). Kronik Hastalıkların Tedavi ve Bakımında Algoritmalar ve Klinik Karar Verme İç Hastalıkları Hemşireliği. Hipokrat Yayınevi
  2. Akdemir N. (2021) İç Hastalıkları Hemşireliği ve Hemşirelik Bakımı. Güncellenmiş 7. Baskı, Akademisyen Kitapevi.

Recommended Resources

Konuya ilişkin güncel makale ve kitaplar.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Depending on the nursing master's degree qualifications, they can develop and deepen their evidence-based knowledge in the field of internal medicine nursing at an expert level.
  2. Can create new knowledge by integrating information in the field of internal medicine nursing with information from different disciplinary areas.
  3. Being able to critically evaluate information related to the field of internal medicine nursing can guide learning.
  4. Can recognize and solve organizational problems that facilitate or hinder the care of chronic diseases.
  5. By introducing scientific, technological, social or cultural advances in the field of Internal Medicine Nursing, the patient can contribute to the process of the society in which they live becoming a knowledge society.

Core Area Distribution

(72) Health%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionGroup StudyCase StudySelf study

Assessment & Evaluation

Oral ExamPerformance 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)14342
Out of Class Study Period14342
Midterm12424
Quiz111
Assignment12424
Practice000
Final13030

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introducing the program, explaining the course content, and providing information about the evaluation of homework, presentations and exams.Articles on the subject
2Sustainable Development Goals and Chronic Diseaseshttps://www.sbb.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Surdurulebilir-Kalkinma-Amaclari-Degerlendirme-Raporu_13_12_2019-WEB.pdf
3Sustainable Development Goals and Chronic Diseaseshttps://www.sbb.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Surdurulebilir-Kalkinma-Amaclari-Degerlendirme-Raporu_13_12_2019-WEB.pdf
4Social Determinants of Health1,2
5Current Approaches to Adaptation to Chronic Diseases1,2
6Social Support Systems in the Management of Chronic Diseases1,2
7Use of Technology in the Management of Chronic Diseases1
8Mid TermMid Term
9Health Literacy and Digital Literacy in Chronic Diseases1
10Home Care: Basic Concepts, Basic Principles and Home Care Nursing1,2
11Basic Principles of Patient Education (Individual-Group-Peer Education)1,2
12Clinical Decision Making and Clinical Pathways1
13Evidence Based Nursing1,2
14Leadership and Change1
15Course EvaluationCourse Evaluation
16Final ExamFinal Exam