Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
6EMB061Education of Hospitalized Children2+0+02402.11.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Pre-School Teaching
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course In the course; It is aimed to introduce the hospital environment, which is one of the working areas of preschool education teacher candidates, to facilitate the process of acclimatization of children to the hospital environment and to ensure that they have the competencies to carry out play and educational activities.
Course Content Dear students, this course is for you to learn about the developmental characteristics of hospitalized children according to their age groups, their interests and needs, their mental states, the interaction between hospital staff, children and families. During the semester, you will learn about hospital preparatory education, diagnosis, treatment and preparation for surgery, preparing and implementing activity plans such as games, music, art, drama, math, stories, etc. for hospitalized children.
Course Methods and Techniques Each lesson will start with the lecturer introducing the weekly course content. In the teaching process, lecture, question-answer, drama, role playing, case study method will be used and group discussions will take place. For this reason, it is compulsory to do a preliminary study on the subject to be covered before the lesson.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Esra Akgül https://profil.hku.edu.tr/akademik/esra-akgul/ esra.akgul@hku.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Baykoç, Necate (2006). Hastanede Çocuk ve Genç. Gazi Kitabevi.
Santrock, J. W. (2015). Yaşam boyu gelişim: gelişim psikolojisi: Life-span development. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık: İstanbul.
Er, M. (2006). Çocuk, hastalık, anne-babalar ve kardeşler. Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Dergisi, 49(2), 155-168.
Beytut, D. Ş., Bolışık, B., Solak, U., & Seyfioğlu, U. (2009). Çocuklarda hastaneye yatma etkilerinin projektif yöntem olan resim çizme yoluyla incelenmesi. Maltepe Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Bilim ve Sanatı Dergisi, 2(3), 35-44.
Gökçen, C., & Çelik, Y. İ. (2011). Bir Eğitim Hastanesi`nde Yatan Hastalar İçin İstenen Çocuk Ve Ergen Psikiyatri Konsültasyonlarının Değerlendirilmesi. Sakarya Tıp Dergisi, 1(4), 140- 144.
Günay, O., Sevinç, N., & Arslantaş, E. E. (2017). Hastanede yatan çocukların annelerinde durumluk ve sürekli anksiyete düzeyi ve ilişkili faktörler. Türkiye Halk Sağlığı Dergisi, 15(3), 176-186.
Arıkan, D., Saban, F., & Gürarslan Baş, N. (2014). Çocuğu hastanede yatan ebeveynlerin hastaneye ve sağlık bakımına yönelik memnuniyet düzeyleri. İzmir Dr. Behçet Uz Çocuk Hastanesi Dergisi, 4(2), 109- 116.
Gündüz, S., Yüksel, S., Aydeniz, G. E., Aydoğan, R. N., Türksoy, H., Dikme, İ. B., ... & Pediatri, Ö. B. H. P. K. (2016). Çocuklarda hastane korkusunu etkileyen faktörler. Cocuk Sagligi ve Hastaliklari Dergisi, 59(4).
Meeting the educational needs of children and young people in hospital. https://www.education.gov.uk.
Commodari, Elena( 2010). Children staying in hospital: a research on pyschological stress of caregivers. Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2010, 36:40.
Işıktekiner, S. ve Akbaba Altun, S. ( 2011). Hastane Okullarındaki Sorunlar ve Yaşantılar. Eğitim ve Bilim. Vol. 36.
Güven, G. (2024). Hastanede yatan çocukların eğitimi. Eğiten Kitap. Hastanede Yatan Çocuklarda Görülen Psikososyal Semptomlar, Ebeveynlerin Sağlık Hizmet Sunumu Memnuniyet Durumları ve İlişkili Faktörler.
Course Notes Dear students, this course aims to inform you about the developmental characteristics, interests and needs, and psychological state of hospitalized children by age group, and about the interaction between hospital staff, the child and the family. The course notes cover chronic childhood illnesses, factors affecting growth and development, the developmental characteristics, needs and problems of hospitalized children, the effects of illness and hospitalization on the child and family, play and play areas, preparation for diagnosis, treatment and surgery, hospital schools, and play, music, art, drama, mathematics and story activity plans for hospitalized children.

Course Category
Social Sciences %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 4 56
Assignments 14 1 14
Presentation 1 1 1
Mid-terms 1 1 1
Project 1 1 1
Final examination 1 1 1
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 116

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 1. Explains chronic pediatric diseases and their characteristics and needs.
2 2. Explains the effects of illness and hospitalization on the child and family.
3 3. Knows the interaction between hospital staff, child and family.
4 4. Plans and implements activities for children to get used to the hospital environment.
5 5. Plans and implements activities for the development of hospitalized children.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Course Introduction Syllabus Syllabus
2 Chronic pediatric diseases and their characteristics Syllabus Syllabus
3 Developmental characteristics and evaluation of hospitalized children Syllabus Syllabus
4 Evaluation of the hospital, staff and clinics in terms of sick children Syllabus Syllabus
5 Identifying the needs of hospitalized children and the problems they face Syllabus Syllabus
6 The effects of illness and hospitalization on the child and family Syllabus Syllabus
7 Diagnosis of the child`s illness hospitalization of the child and preparation for treatment Syllabus Syllabus
8 midterm Syllabus Syllabus
9 Preparing the child for surgery and postoperative needs Syllabus Syllabus
10 Terminally ill children Syllabus Syllabus
11 Interaction between hospital staff, child and family Syllabus Syllabus
12 Activity plans for hospitalized children such as games, music, art, drama, math, stories, etc. Syllabus Syllabus
13 Activity plans for hospitalized children such as games, music, art, drama, math, stories, etc., Hospital schools Syllabus Syllabus
14 General Evaluation Syllabus Syllabus
15 Final Syllabus Syllabus

 
Sustainable Development Goals
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14
C1 5 3 4 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 3 2 1 4
C2 2 5 3 4 5 3 4 2 2 2 2 3 2 3
C3 4 2 5 4 3 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 3
C4 3 2 4 3 2 5 1 3 1 5 2 2 3 4
C5 2 4 3 5 5 3 4 2 5 2 1 3 2 3

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant