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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Health Sciences
Programme of Nursing
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
02010102 Introduction to the Discipline of Health and Nursing 2023 Autumn 1 3+0+0 16 16
Course Type Compulsory
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Prof. Nurgün PLATİN
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Prof. Nurgün PLATİN B-133 [email protected] 7489 Thursday
13:00-14:00
Course Content
Throughout history, while the developments in the concept of health have been discussed in the world, the connection of external and internal factors, healthy and sick individuals and nursing has been established. characteristics of health services in Turkey in different periods and until today the TSH WHO understanding of changes in the health system are discussed Turkey.
Objectives of the Course
To provide the learners with the changes and developments in the nursing roles in parallel with the international and national developments in the concept of health and to constitute an important infrastructure for the later courses of the program.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses X
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P14 She/he continues her continuous professional and individual development by embracing lifelong learning. 5
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 To understand the development and change of the concept of health throughout history P.14.35 1
O2 Knowing the health system and services in Turkey throughout history P.14.36 1
O3 Understanding the relationship between biological, social, economic and cultural factors and health/disease P.14.37 1
O4 To be able to list the differences between paradigms related to health P.14.38 1
O5 Understanding the factors that affect and transform the health system P.14.39 1
O6 Define the roles of nursing within the health system P.14.40 1
O7 Understanding the purposes and functions of professional organizations in nursing P.14.41 1
O8 Understanding people and health with their psychological, sociological and cultural dimensions P.14.42 1
O9 Knowing how to effectively communicate ideas in writing and orally in defense of the right to a healthy life P.14.43 1
O10 To be able to list the ethical values ​​of nursing P.14.44 1
O11 Ability to work in a team P.14.45 5
O12 Ability to give oral presentations in front of a group P.14.46 5
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Worldviews/paradigms related to health
2 Interactionist worldview/paradigm (The evolution of theories regarding the development of diseases and their reflections in nursing. Health services in the Ottoman period.)
3 Health services during the Republican era. WHO definition of health and debates surrounding the definition, 1947.
4 Health services during the Republican era. WHO definition of health and debates surrounding the definition, 1947.
5 Epidemiological model. Developments in understanding disease and the concept of illness. Disease-related behaviors, the impact of illness on the patient and family, and its reflection in nursing (anger, anxiety, stress).
6 Peplau (1952), Orlando (1961) and Travelbee's (1966) patient-nurse interaction theories
7 Health in Türkiye during the 1960s, Multiple causes of health (1970), Orem's Theory of Self-Care and Self-Care Deficit (1973).
8 WHO Alma Ata Declaration 1978
9 WHO Alma Ata Declaration 1978
10 External and internal factors affecting health
11 Theories explaining health behaviors, Pender's Health Promotion Model (1975)
12 Lifestyle behaviors and strategies for changing these behaviors
13 Ways to influence public health through socio-political initiatives
14 The role of nurses in public health policies (political activity as a source of power, publishing, professional advancement, individual effectiveness, decision-making, and time management)
Textbook or Material
Resources Mc Even, M., Wills, E M. (2007),Theoretical Bases for Nursing (2nd Ed.), Lippincott & Wilkins, p. 328-337
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Laboratory - -
Practice - -
Seminar 1 20 (%)
Midterms 3 45 (%)
Final Exam 1 35 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 16 224
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 14 16 224
Midterms 4 6 24
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 1 4 4
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 6 6
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 482
Total Work Load / 30 16,07
Course ECTS Credits: 16
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P14
O1 To understand the development and change of the concept of health throughout history 5
O2 Knowing the health system and services in Turkey throughout history 5
O3 Understanding the relationship between biological, social, economic and cultural factors and health/disease 5
O4 To be able to list the differences between paradigms related to health 5
O5 Understanding the factors that affect and transform the health system 5
O6 Define the roles of nursing within the health system 5
O7 Understanding the purposes and functions of professional organizations in nursing 5
O8 Understanding people and health with their psychological, sociological and cultural dimensions 5
O9 Knowing how to effectively communicate ideas in writing and orally in defense of the right to a healthy life 5
O10 To be able to list the ethical values ​​of nursing 5
O11 Ability to work in a team 5
O12 Ability to give oral presentations in front of a group 5