In this course the student will develop the skills to apply nursing theories into practice, learn the epistemology and ontology of nursing, conduct literature reviews, and prepare critiques.

In this course the student will discuss the effects of the nature of knowledge underlying epistemological and ontological assumptions, laws, culture and gender roles on the old, current and future theories of pediatric nursing based on scientific research. The students are expected to develop their own points of view in line with the theory.

In this course the student will examine the historical development and administative functions in school health nursing, theoretical models and health promotion in school health nursing, primary, secondary, tertiary prevention in the school, evidence-based approach in school health nursing, environmental and health related risks and risk management in the school, health education, technology, communication with students, teachers and families, counselling, emergency planning and policy making.

In this course the student will discuss the effects of the nature of knowledge underlying epistemological and ontological assumptions, laws, culture and gender roles on the old, current and future theories of psychiatric nursing based on scientific research. The students are expected to develop their own points of view in line with the theory.

In this course the student willdiscuss the scientific evolution of nursing, philosophies of nursing theorists, nursing models, and explain the state of nursing over time.

In this course the students will assess the status of child workers, children living in the street, abused children, disabled children, delinquent children, and chronically-ill children.

In this course the student will discuss the effects of the nature of knowledge underlying epistemological and ontological assumptions, laws, culture and gender roles on the old, current and future theories of women?s health nursing based on scientific research. In this course the students are expected to develop their own points of view in line with the theory.

This course aims to provide proper conditions to prepare the student as a psychiatric nurse in future to give effective, productive and high quality care. Students are expected to gain the skills and knowledge to assess patients with mental disorders, discuss practice reports, identify the ethical and legal issues encountered in practice, evaluate the solutions, assess mental health problems in patients with physical disorders and administer nursing care plans in accordance with the principles and standards of psychiatric nursing.

The topics discussed in the course are the protection and promotion of health i.e. risk assessment, early diagnosis and prevention for chronic diseases in individuals, families and communities, treatment and care of chronic diseases and its acute and chronic complications i.e. acute pulmonary edema, gastrointestinal bleeding, hypertensive crisis, stroke, acute coronary syndromes, organization of nursing care to provide optimum care in diseases, basic principles of patient and family-centered care, concepts of elderly and fragility, health problems and priorities in elderly people, chronic disease management models, strategies to improve the adherence for disease management, palliative care, complementary therapies, care of individuals who need advanced care and treatment and home care. The aim of this course is to improve the knowledge and skills of the students on improving health-promoting behaviours and the application of individual and community-based interventions for decreasing major biological risk factors i.e hypertension, high blood glucose, obesity as well as planning and implementing nursing care in the areas of medical nursing i.e.emergency unit, internal medicine departments, outpatient settings, home-care settings.