Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
20110060108NEWBORN NURSINGElective363
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To provide students with the knowledge and practices in neonatal health, diseases and nursing practices, and the ability to conduct research in this field, to create care protocols, to train professionals who can take part in neonatal practices and contribute to nursing services and health education.
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Learning Outcomes
1Evaluates the state of newborn health in our country and in the world.
2Explain the variables that affect newborn health
3Interpret the consequences of misconceptions about neonatal health
4Assumes an educational role in the protection of health by knowing the main concepts related to newborn health.
5By following the current developments in newborn health, it conducts research-examination-reporting.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
none
Recommended Optional Programme Components
none
Course Contents
To have information about the organization, execution and evaluation of health services for newborn health.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Maternal child health services
2Status of women in the world and in Turkey
3Causes of maternal mortality and morbidity
4Women's education and family health
5Nutritional problems of women
6Women in working life
7Mental problems of women
8Maternal health and family planning
9The situation of children in the world and in Turkey
10vaccine preventable diseases
11Acute respiratory infections and acute diarrheal diseases in children
12Nutritional problems related to child health
13Children in difficult conditions
14Course evaluation
Recommended or Required Reading
1- DağoğluT., Görak G, 2002., Basic Principles of Neonatology and Nursing, Nobel Medicine Bookstore, İstanbul. 2-Törner e., Büyükgönenç L.(2012), Child Health Basic Nursing Approaches 3-Taşkın L. (2009), Obstetrics and Women's Health Nursing
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
none
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures11515
Question-Answer11515
Self Study12020
Individual Study for Mid term Examination12020
Individual Study for Final Examination12020
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)92
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