Information Package / Course Catalogue
Gynaecological Diseases and Care
Course Code: HB208
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

To gain the necessary knowledge and skills for health protection and promote of family, fetus and newborn.

Course Content

Female and male reproductive organs, mammary glands, reproductive system physiology, human embryology, pregnancy and nursing care, changes in pregnant women, signs of pregnancy, family planning, birth and nursing care, nurses approach at the childbirth, risk situations in the childbirth, the postpartum period and pregnancy, the postpartum period problems, gynecological examinations and tests, abnormalities of the reproductive organs, benign and malignant tumors of the genital organs and the approach to nursing care, surgery of the reproductive organs.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Aslı ÇAYAN GÜLER
Learning Outcomes
1.Saying nursing approaches aimed at women's health
2.Explain the definition, purpose and extent of safe motherhood services
3.Having information about the physiology of the reproductive organs.
4.Evaluate the physical and psychosocial aspects to the mother during pregnancy
5.Gain skills to meet the needs of the woman's pregnancy care
6.Explain the signs and symptoms and complications of sexually transmissible diseases
7.Counting the signs and symptoms of female reproductive system cancers
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Taşkın L,Birth and women's health nursing , 13th Edition - NOBEL Publisher , İstanbul
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Basic concepts related to women's health, anatomy and physiology of the male and female reproductive organs
Week 2 - Theoretical
Physiology of pregnancy, the mother's physiology during pregnancy
Week 3 - Theoretical
The mother assessment during pregnancy , pre-natal care
Week 4 - Theoretical
Complications of Pregnancy, health issues affecting pregnancy
Week 5 - Theoretical
Fetal health assessment, The Labor
Week 6 - Theoretical
Monitoring and care in labor (Midterm)
Week 7 - Theoretical
Risky labor, Postpartum Period
Week 8 - Theoretical
Postpartum Period
Week 9 - Theoretical
Physiology and Care of the normal newborn, newborn baby who needs special care, Regulation of Fertility and Nursing
Week 10 - Theoretical
Genital tract infections, sexually transmitted infections and nursing
Week 11 - Theoretical
Pregnancy and Nursing diagnosis and treatment of Reproductive System common problems, Climacteric-term reproductive health problems
Week 12 - Theoretical
Structural and functional disorders of the organs of the reproductive system
Week 13 - Theoretical
Benign changes in the reproductive organs,
Week 14 - Theoretical
women-specific cancers, and nursing
Week 15 - Theoretical
Evaluation of the Course
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory150345
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)72
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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4
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3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026