About the Program
Master's Degree Program without thesis in Internal Medicine Nursing has been started its education in 2017 Fall Semester. The Program consists of 10 course and a master project study (total 90 ECTS). The normal duration of this program is 2 semesters and the maximum duration is 3 semesters.
Program Objectives & Goals
Objectives
- The purpose of this program to educate nurses who integrate up-to-date information at the level of expertise with information from different disciplines, analyze and synthesize and create new information
- to educate nurses who use research results to solve the problems in practice and share them at the national / international level by observing ethical principles
- to educate nurses who have adopted principles of personal development and lifelong learning
- to educate nurses who are sensitive to community health and professional problems with a critical perspective.
Program Learning Outcomes
KNOWLEDGE
- Has current theoretical and practical knowledge specific to the field of nursing.
- Has the knowledge and ability to reach the scientific and current information unique to the nursing field and to evaluate the authenticity, validity and reliability of the information.
- Provides culturally sensitive nursing care to individual, family and society with a holistic and systematic approach by using theoretical, evidence-based and practical knowledge in the field of nursing and evaluate and record the effect of care.
- Uses informatics and care technologies in nursing education, practice, research and management.
- Respects for human rights and dignity in nursing education, practice, research and management and act in accordance with related legislation, professional values and ethical principles.
- Works in cooperation with members of the health team and other disciplines.
- Leads innovation and change by taking responsibilities in activities contributing to the development of health care and nursing profession.
- Leads the organizational structures and systems in ensuring and developing safe and quality care.
- Adopts lifelong learning approach in personal and professional development.
- Be a model for society and role model for colleagues with professional identity.
- Uses critical thinking skills and scientific problem solving approach in her/his professional practices.
- Uses effective communication skills in her/his professional practice.
- Uses at least one foreign language at a level that can communicate effectively and reach scientific knowledge.
- use the evidence based nursing care to medical nursing practices. look critically to medical nursing practices. generate new ideas to improve medical nursing care quality in nursing services. explain sufficient statistics and research methodology to make scientific research in the field of medical nursing.
- Has current theoretical and practical knowledge specific to the field of nursing.
- Has the knowledge and ability to reach the scientific and current information unique to the nursing field and to evaluate the authenticity, validity and reliability of the information.
- Provides culturally sensitive nursing care to individual, family and society with a holistic and systematic approach by using theoretical, evidence-based and practical knowledge in the field of nursing and evaluate and record the effect of care.
- Uses informatics and care technologies in nursing education, practice, research and management.
- Respects for human rights and dignity in nursing education, practice, research and management and act in accordance with related legislation, professional values and ethical principles.
- Works in cooperation with members of the health team and other disciplines.
- Leads innovation and change by taking responsibilities in activities contributing to the development of health care and nursing profession.
- Leads the organizational structures and systems in ensuring and developing safe and quality care.
- Adopts lifelong learning approach in personal and professional development.
- Be a model for society and role model for colleagues with professional identity.
- Uses critical thinking skills and scientific problem solving approach in her/his professional practices.
- Uses effective communication skills in her/his professional practice.
- Uses at least one foreign language at a level that can communicate effectively and reach scientific knowledge.
- use the evidence based nursing care to medical nursing practices. look critically to medical nursing practices. generate new ideas to improve medical nursing care quality in nursing services. explain sufficient statistics and research methodology to make scientific research in the field of medical nursing.
Relationship Between Programme Learning Outcomes and Objectives
| KNOWLEDGE | OBJECTIVE | T | % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical / Conceptual | O1 | O2 | O3 | O4 | |||
| 1 | Has current theoretical and practical knowledge specific to the field of nursing. | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 20 | %100,00 |
| 2 | Has the knowledge and ability to reach the scientific and current information unique to the nursing field and to evaluate the authenticity, validity and reliability of the information. | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 18 | %90,00 |
| 3 | Provides culturally sensitive nursing care to individual, family and society with a holistic and systematic approach by using theoretical, evidence-based and practical knowledge in the field of nursing and evaluate and record the effect of care. | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 20 | %100,00 |
| 4 | Uses informatics and care technologies in nursing education, practice, research and management. | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 20 | %100,00 |
| 5 | Respects for human rights and dignity in nursing education, practice, research and management and act in accordance with related legislation, professional values and ethical principles. | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 19 | %95,00 |
| 6 | Works in cooperation with members of the health team and other disciplines. | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 18 | %90,00 |
| 7 | Leads innovation and change by taking responsibilities in activities contributing to the development of health care and nursing profession. | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 20 | %100,00 |
| 8 | Leads the organizational structures and systems in ensuring and developing safe and quality care. | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 20 | %100,00 |
| 9 | Adopts lifelong learning approach in personal and professional development. | 4 H ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 17 | %85,00 |
| 10 | Be a model for society and role model for colleagues with professional identity. | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 19 | %95,00 |
| 11 | Uses critical thinking skills and scientific problem solving approach in her/his professional practices. | 5 VH ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 19 | %95,00 |
| 12 | Uses effective communication skills in her/his professional practice. | 4 H ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 17 | %85,00 |
| 13 | Uses at least one foreign language at a level that can communicate effectively and reach scientific knowledge. | 4 H ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 18 | %90,00 |
| 14 | use the evidence based nursing care to medical nursing practices. look critically to medical nursing practices. generate new ideas to improve medical nursing care quality in nursing services. explain sufficient statistics and research methodology to make scientific research in the field of medical nursing. | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 19 | %95,00 |
| NUMBER OF PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES (14) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | - | - | |
| WEIGHT | 67 | 68 | 65 | 64 | - | - | |
| PERCENTAGE | %95,71 | %97,14 | %92,86 | %91,43 | - | - | |
| CONTRIBUTION LEVEL - HIGH [4] (H) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |||
| CONTRIBUTION LEVEL - VERY HIGH [5] (VH) | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | |||
* T: Total, %: Percentage
O1 — The purpose of this program to educate nurses who integrate up-to-date information at the level of expertise with information from different disciplines, analyze and synthesize and create new information
O2 — to educate nurses who use research results to solve the problems in practice and share them at the national / international level by observing ethical principles
O3 — to educate nurses who have adopted principles of personal development and lifelong learning
O4 — to educate nurses who are sensitive to community health and professional problems with a critical perspective.
Teaching Methods
It is evaluated according to the graduate education regulations of Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University.
Assessment Methods
It is evaluated according to the graduate education regulations of Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University.
Degree and Level Awarded
Master's Degree (without thesis)
Admission Requirements
To be a graduate of Nursing / Midwifery undergraduate programs of the Faculty of Nursing, School of Nursing, School of Health and Faculties of Health Sciences,
-ALES score requirement is not required.
- The courses of this program are given at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University Halkalı campus.Graduation Requirements
To obtain a master's degree without thesis; students must successfully complete of the courses, a master project study, and must have weighted GPA of 2.50 and above
Recognition of Prior Learning
Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University According to article 15 of the Graduate Education and Training Regulation, successful students who have completed at least one semester in a graduate program of a higher education institution can transfer to a graduate program opened at İSZÜ by horizontal transfer acceptable
Employment Opportunities
They work as responsible / nurse / manager nurse in Ministry of Health, University and Private hospitals.
Access to Further Studies
Graduates can apply for master's programs with thesis if they meet the necessary conditions.
Study Plan
1th Semester
Number of Compulsory Courses: 2 Number of Elective Courses: 0
| Code | Course Name | Type | Language of Instruction | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEM 507 | Internal Nursing Course - I | Compulsory | Turkish | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7.5 | 4 |
| HEM 597 | Scientific Research Methods | Compulsory | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| Total: | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15,0 | 7,0 | |||
1th Semester Elective Courses
| Code | Course Name | Type | Language of Instruction | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEM 509 | Pathophysiology | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| HEM 511 | Complementary and Alternative Therapies | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| HEM 513 | Geriatric Nursing | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| HEM 515 | Home-Care Nursing | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| HEM 517 | Rehabilitation Nursing | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| HEM 519 | Health Promotion | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| HEM 521 | Current Issues in Health | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| HEM 522 | Management of Symptoms | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| HEM 523 | Improving Health | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| HEM 524 | Theory-Concepts | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| Total: | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 75,0 | 30,0 | |||
2nd Semester
Number of Compulsory Courses: 5 Number of Elective Courses: 0
| Code | Course Name | Type | Language of Instruction | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEM 506 | Biostatistics | Compulsory | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| HEM 508 | Internal Nursing Course - II | Compulsory | Turkish | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7.5 | 4 |
| BLS 001 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| BLS 002 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| BLS 003 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| Total: | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 37,5 | 16,0 | |||
2nd Semester Elective Courses
| Code | Course Name | Type | Language of Instruction | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEM 510 | Oncology Nursing | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| HEM 512 | Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolism Diseases Nursing | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| HEM 514 | Health Management and Nursing in Disasters | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| HEM 516 | Intensive Care Nursing | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| HEM 518 | Obesity and Its Management | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| HEM 520 | Dialysis Nursing | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| Total: | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 45,0 | 18,0 | |||
3rd Semester
Number of Compulsory Courses: 1 Number of Elective Courses: 0
| Code | Course Name | Type | Language of Instruction | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEM 503 | Master's Project | Project | Turkish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Total: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15,0 | 0,0 | |||
Course Load Summary
| Course Load Summary | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Total (Number of Courses: 8) | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 67,5 | 23,0 |
| Compulsory Course Total (Number of Courses: 4) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 30,0 | 14,0 |
| Elective Course Total (Number of Courses: 3) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22,5 | 9,0 |
| Course Type | Number of Courses | Ratio (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Zorunlu Ders | 4 | 50,00 |
| Seçmeli Ders | 3 | 37,50 |
| Bölüm Dışı Seçmeli Ders | 0 | 0,00 |
T: Theory, P: Practice, L: Laboratory, WCH: Weekly Course Hours, ECTS: European Credit Transfer System, Cr.: Credit
Core Area Distribution
| Core Area | Total ECTS | Ratio (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 132 | 80% |
| Health | 24.8 | 15% |
| Social and Behavioural Science | 3 | 1.8% |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 3 | 1.8% |
| Physical Sciences | 2.3 | 1.4% |
Course Category List
Compulsory Courses
| Course | ECTS | Ratio (%) |
|---|---|---|
| HEM 506 - Biostatistics | 7.5 | |
| 44 - Physical Sciences | %30 | |
| 46 - Mathematics and Statistics | %40 | |
| 72 - Health | %30 | |
| HEM 507 - Internal Nursing Course - I | 7.5 | |
| 72 - Health | %100 | |
| HEM 508 - Internal Nursing Course - II | 7.5 | |
| 72 - Health | %100 | |
| HEM 597 - Scientific Research Methods | 7.5 | |
| 72 - Health | %100 |
Elective Courses
| Course | ECTS | Ratio (%) |
|---|---|---|
| HEM 503 - Master's Project | 15 | |
| 72 - Health | %100 | |
| HEM 509 - Pathophysiology | 7.5 | |
| 72 - Health | %100 | |
| HEM 510 - Oncology Nursing | 7.5 | |
| 72 - Health | %100 | |
| HEM 511 - Complementary and Alternative Therapies | 7.5 | |
| 72 - Health | %100 | |
| HEM 512 - Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolism Diseases Nursing | 7.5 | |
| 72 - Health | %100 | |
| HEM 513 - Geriatric Nursing | 7.5 | |
| 31 - Social and Behavioural Science | %40 | |
| 72 - Health | %60 | |
| HEM 514 - Health Management and Nursing in Disasters | 7.5 | |
| 72 - Health | %100 | |
| HEM 515 - Home-Care Nursing | 7.5 | |
| 72 - Health | %100 | |
| HEM 516 - Intensive Care Nursing | 7.5 | |
| 72 - Health | %100 | |
| HEM 517 - Rehabilitation Nursing | 7.5 | |
| 72 - Health | %100 | |
| HEM 518 - Obesity and Its Management | 7.5 | |
| 72 - Health | %100 | |
| HEM 519 - Health Promotion | 7.5 | |
| 72 - Health | %100 | |
| HEM 520 - Dialysis Nursing | 7.5 | |
| 72 - Health | %100 | |
| HEM 521 - Current Issues in Health | 7.5 | |
| 72 - Health | %100 | |
| HEM 522 - Management of Symptoms | 7.5 | |
| 72 - Health | %100 | |
| HEM 523 - Improving Health | 7.5 | |
| 72 - Health | %100 | |
| HEM 524 - Theory-Concepts | 7.5 | |
| 72 - Health | %100 |



