Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
7HEM407Public Health Nursing4+2+05631.10.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Nursing
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The aim of this course is to enable students to understand human-environment interactions, analyze the effects of global and local environmental problems on human health (climate change, pollution, waste, etc.), and internalize the nursing roles of advocacy, education, and care in protecting environmental health and ensuring sustainability.
Course Content Basic concepts related to environmental health and ecology; global warming, climate change and health impacts; air, water, soil and noise pollution; water and food safety; waste management and sanitation; occupational health and environmental hazards; environmental health policies and the role of public health nursing in these issues constitute the scope of this course.
Course Methods and Techniques Lecture, discussion, question-answer, case study, group work and homework.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Aslı GÜLEŞEN https://profil.hku.edu.tr/akademik/dr-ogr-uyesi-asli-gulesen/ asli.gulesen@hku.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources 1. Erkin, Ö. Ve ark. (2021). Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği. Çukurova Nobel Tıp Kitapevi, Ankara.
2. Güler Ç., Akın L. (2015). Halk Sağlığı Temel Bilgiler, Cilt:1,2,3, Baskı:3- Tıpkı Basım, Hacettepe Yayınları, Ankara.
3. Özcebe H., Ulukol B., Mollahaliloğlu S., Yardım N., ve Kahraman F.(2008). Sağlık Hizmetlerinde Okul Sağlığı Kitabı. T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Refik Saydam Hıfzısıhha Merkezi Başkanlığı Hıfzısıhha Mektebi Müdürlüğü. Yücel Ofset, Ankara.
Öztürk Y., Günay O. (2011). Halk Sağlığı Genel Bilgiler, Erciyes Üniversitesi Yayınları No:172, yseri.
Özvarış, Ş.B. (2016). Sağlığı Geliştirme ve Sağlık Eğitimi. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları, Ankara.
Erci, B. (2020). Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği. Anadolu Nobel Tıp Kitapevleri, 3. Baskı.
Allender A J., Rector C., Warner D K. (2010). Community Health Nursing, Promoting @Protecting the Public’s Health,7 th Edition, Philadelphia, USA.
Murray R.B., Zentner J.P., Yakimo R.(2009). Health Promotion Strategies Through The Life Span. Eighth Edi-tion Pearson Prentice Hall.
Course Notes Course notes are provided to students through the class representative.

Course Category
Health %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 % 30
Assignment 1 % 10
Practice 1 % 10
Final examination 1 % 50
Total
4
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 4 56
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 4 56
Assignments 1 12 12
Mid-terms 1 13 13
Practice 14 2 28
Final examination 1 15 15
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 6 180

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Explains the basic concepts, principles, and development process of public health, public health nursing, and epidemiology
2 Identifies risk groups by using epidemiological data and community assessment methods to evaluate the health status of the community.
3 Plans, implements, and evaluates evidence-based health education and care programs in order to promote the health of individuals, families, and the community and to prevent diseases
4 Analyzes the health problems of vulnerable groups (the elderly, migrants, the disabled, etc.) in the context of the social determinants of health and the principle of equity.
5 Sağlık politikaları, okul/iş sağlığı, çevre sağlığı ve afet yönetimi süreçlerinde hemşirenin savunucu, lider ve eğitici rollerini etik ilkelere uygun olarak yerine getirir

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Course introduction; Historical development of public health, historical development of public health nursing, its definition and roles Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
2 Primary Health Care, Health policies and health transformation, Primary care services Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
3 Community assessment, Health and Demography, TDHS (Turkey Demographic and Health Survey), Transcultural Nursing Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
4 Definition of family, family health, Family Health Nursing, Home visits, Home care services Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
5 Maternal and child health, Women ` s health, Men ` s health Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
6 School health nursing, Adolescent health nursing Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
7 Health Literacy, Health protection and promotion, Health education Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
8 Early diagnosis and screening tests, Cancer epidemiology Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
9 Global Health, Health Inequalities, Public Health Nursing in Disadvantaged Groups Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
10 Occupational health nursing, Occupational diseases Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
11 Geriatrics and elderly care at home/institutions, Community mental health and preventive mental health services Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
12 Environmental health, Public health nursing in emergencies/disasters Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
13 Control of communicable diseases and Immunization services, Epidemiology of chronic diseases Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
14 General course review Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11
C1 5 3 5 3 2 3 3 4 3 2 3
C2 5 4 5 3 4 3 3 5 4 3 4
C3 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 5
C4 4 4 4 5 5 3 4 5 4 2 5
C5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 4

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