Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Obstetric And Women's Health Nursing HMF301 5. Semester 6 + 10 11.0 12.0
Prerequisites HMF201 - Internal Medicine Nursing
HMF203 - Surgical Nursing
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Lecture, Question & Answer, Discussion, Demostration, Simülation, Clinical Practice, Case Discussion,
Course Coordinator Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayşe AKALIN
Assist. Prof. Dr. Hacer GÜLEN SAVAŞ
Assist. Prof. Dr. Filiz SÜZER ÖZKAN
Instructor(s) Hacer GÜLEN SAVAŞ
Assistants Filiz SÜZER ÖZKAN
Hilal KARADENİZ
Kaan KURNAZ
Goals Individual, family and comunity physical,mental and social helth protection, development and fort he correction of conditions adversely affecting the health of students in primary health care approach reproductive system,pregnancy, with prenatal and postnatal periods gives the basicknowledge and skills related to women’s health and diseaes.
Course Content Introduction to Obstetric Health and Diseases Nursing, Anatomy and Physiology of Reproductive System, Physiology of Pregnancy Mother's Physiology in Pregnancy, Prenatal Care and Risky Pregnancies, Evaluation of Fetal Health, Labor, Postpartum Care and Lactation, Risky Conditions in Birth, Postpartum Complications and Neonatal Physiology and Care, Family Planning, Reproductive System Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Infertility, Reproductive Cycle Anomalies, Gynecological Examination, Diagnosis and Treatment Methods, Nursing Care, Reproductive System Cancer and Nursing Care, Climacteric and Advanced Age Reproductive Health
Learning Outcomes - Birth, Women’s Health and Nursing role and importance of diseas
- Woman to take the family and the environment as a whole
- Woman, fetus and newborn health to gain knowledge and skills necessary to maintain and develop
- Obstetrics practice of passing on information available in the field of health and nursing
- The mother, fetus and newborn health and normal deviates from normal conditions to evaluate
- Each kind of application in the analysis of the health problems of women’s ability to develop training and consulting
- Learner to solve the problems of reproduction and recognition of the needs of their own personal
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Introduction to Women's Health and Diseases Nursing, Concept of Sexual and Reproductive Health, Stages of Women's Life Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Practice
2. Week Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive System Preparation, After Class Study Practice Course Hours Verbal Expression
3. Week Formation of Pregnancy and Physiology of the Fetus, Physiology of the Mother During Pregnancy Course Hours Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Practice
4. Week Preparing for Parenthood and Prenatal Care, Assessment of Fetal Health Preparation, After Class Study Practice Verbal Expression Course Hours
5. Week Risky Pregnancies Verbal Expression Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study
6. Week Labor, Monitoring and Care in Labor Verbal Expression Course Hours Practice Preparation, After Class Study
7. Week Postpartum Care and Risky Situations in the Postpartum Period, Lactation Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Practice
8. Week Midterm Exam
9. Week Risky Labor, Supporting the Mother in Complicated Labor Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Practice Verbal Expression
10. Week Newborn Physiology and Care, Reproductive System Infections/Sexually Transmitted Diseases Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Practice Verbal Expression
11. Week Family planning Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Practice
12. Week Infertility Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Practice Verbal Expression
13. Week Diagnosis, Treatment and Care in Gynecology, Structural and Functional Disorders of Reproductive Organs Verbal Expression Course Hours Practice Preparation, After Class Study
14. Week Reproductive Cycle Anomalies, Reproductive System Cancersy Practice Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Course Hours
Recommended Sources
Demirci N., Beji, N., (2017). Infertility Nursing Handbook. Istanbul: Nobel Medical Bookstore.
Akalın, A., Şahin, S. (2018). Preeclampsia: Current Approaches in Diagnosis and Nursing Management. Journal of Human Rhythm, 4(2), 88-97.
Demirci, N., Karadeniz, H. (2021). Urogynecology nursing in the world and in our country. In Nurdan Demirci (ed.), Current Perspective on Urogynecology Nursing (p.70-78). 1st Edition. Ankara: Türkiye Clinics.
Aydin, D., Aba, Y.A. (2019). Maternal and Child Health. 1st Edition. Istanbul: Istanbul Medical Bookstores.
Duran, E., T., Gerçek, E. (2020). High Risk Pregnancies and Management. 1st Edition. Ankara: Nobel Academic Publishing.
Başar F. (2020). Gender. 1st Edition. Ankara: Academician Bookstore.
Taskin L. (2020). Obstetrics and Women's Health Nursing. 16th Edition, Ankara: Academician Bookstore.
Taşkın L, Eroğlu K, Terzioğlu F, Vural G. (2019). Birth and Women's Health Practice Guide for Nurses and Midwives. Ankara: Palme Publishing.
Çınar, N., Şahin, S. (2020). Maternal and Child Health The First 1000 Days. Ankara: Academician Bookstore.
Demirel, G., Sayıner, F.D. (2020). Preconceptional Care and Counseling. Ankara: Academician Bookstore.
Erenel Şentürk, A., Vural, G., Kutlu Ö. (2021). Perinatal Care for Nurses and Midwives. Istanbul: Medical Bookstores.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 DK7 Measurement Method
PY1 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
PY2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
PY3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
PY4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
PY5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
PY6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
PY7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 40,60
PY8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 40,60
PY9 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 40,60
PY10 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 40,60
PY11 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 40,60
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 14 16 224
Preparation, After Class Study 14 2 28
Research 14 1 14
Other Activities 14 1 14
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Homework 1 15 1 15
Homework 2 8 1 8
Final 2 1 2
Total Workload 306
ECTS Credit of the Course 12.0