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Graduate Education Institute · Women's Health and Diseases Nursing · Master

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

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide the student with sufficient knowledge about the steps that must be followed in the protection and development of public health and to gain the student's health protection and development behaviors.

Course Content

This course aims to provide the students with the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors necessary for the protection and development of the individual, family and community health, basic concepts in health and disease, psychosocial aspects of health, health promotion behaviors, health promotion models, health promotion strategies, health promotion and nursing process, life-specific health-promoting practices.

Required Resources

 Fertman, C.I., Işıtman, N.M.,  Allensworth, D.D. (2012). Sağlığı Geliştirme Programları: Teoriden Pratiğe. Sağlık Bakanlığı, Ankara.

Recommended Resources

  1. Fertman, C.I., Işıtman, N.M.,  Allensworth, D.D. (2012). Sağlığı Geliştirme Programları: Teoriden Pratiğe. Sağlık Bakanlığı, Ankara.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Explain the concepts of health promotion
  2. Identify risky groups in society
  3. Be aware of individual health behaviors and take responsibilities related to health
  4. Learns healthy lifestyle behaviors and apply these behaviors in their own lives
  5. Define health promotion practices according to life periods
  6. Explain the importance of behavior change process in gaining positive health behavior

Core Area Distribution

(72) Health%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussion

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkTesting (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
Midterm12020
Quiz000
Assignment144
Practice000
Final14040

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introduction of the course, Learning Objectives Concepts related to health and health (health, disease, well-being, health education, health inequality, health protection and development)1,2,3,4
2Factors affecting health promotion: Individual characteristics (age, gender, education level, curriculum vitae, habits gb)1,2,3,4
3The role of the nurse in health promotion Holistic approach in health promotion1,2,3,4
4Factors affecting health development: Environment, Media and Culture1,2,3,4
5Health literacy, health communication and health promotion1,2,3,4
6Nutrition and health promotion Improving physical activity, sleep and health1,2,3,4
7obesity problems and management in the world and Turkey1,2,3,4
8midtermmidterm
9Tobacco, alcohol and substance use and health promotion1,2,3,4
10Health promotion and rational drug use1,2,3,4
11Development of newborn and infant health Health promotion during play1,2,3,4
12Improving the health of pre-school and school children Improving adolescent and young health1,2,3,4
13Improving adult health, improving women's health1,2,3,4
14Improving Elderly Health1,2,3,4
15Health Promotion models1,2,3,4
16FINAL EXAMFINAL EXAM