Information Package / Course Catalogue
School Health Nursing
Course Code: HF452
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

By periods of growth-childhood development, school health services within the scope of problem-solving steps of the nursing patient / health care of children and their families be able to use an effective way to teach

Course Content

School health services, school nursing role, duties and responsibilities, healthy school environment

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To grasp the basic principles and the importance of school health services
2.Grasp of School Nursing Practice Standards
3.School Nursing Roles to Know
4.Knowing that the school health services
5.Schoolchildren in the spirit of the team as a whole to assess the family and the environment
6.Applications and understand the importance of school health nursing in the world and Turkey
7.School year to identify the factors that influence the child's growth and development process
8.Impair the health of children learning to work in a healthy school environment, understand the importance of prevention of common problems
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Akgül, E., & Ergün, A. (2021). Toplum sağlığının geliştirilmesinde okul sağlığı hemşireliği. Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği Dergisi, 3(2), 141-153.
2.Çavuşoğlu H., Çocuk Sağlığı Hemşireliği, Cilt 1-2, Sistem Ofset Basım Yayın San. Tic. Ltd. Şti. Ankara, 2008.
3.Yeşilfidan, D. (2023) Hemşirelik ve Ebelik Alanında Akademik Araştırma ve Derlemeler, Bölüm Adı: Okul Sağlığı Hemşireliği ve Okulda Sağlık Taramaları, (Ed. Doç.Dr. Dilek Atik), Platanus Publishing, p.363-371, Ankara.
4.Akgül, E., Ergün, A., & Gür, K. (2024). Güncel Yasal Düzenlemeler Doğrultusunda Okul Sağlığı Hemşireliği. Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, 11(2), 337-343.
5.McKinney, E. S., James, S. R., Murray, S. S., Nelson, K., & Ashwill, J. (2021). Maternal-child nursing-e-book. Elsevier Health Sciences.
6.Selekman, J., Shannon, R. A., & Yonkaitis, C. F. (2019). School nursing: A comprehensive text. FA Davis.
7.Costante, C. C. (2001). School health nursing: Framework for the future part II. The Journal of School Nursing, 17(2), 64-72.
8.Smith C., Maurer F. (2000) Community Health Nursing Theory and Practice. Second Edition, WB Saunders, Philedelphia
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition and Importance of School Health Services
Week 2 - Theoretical
Historical Development of School Health in the World and Turkey
Week 3 - Theoretical
School Health Team
Week 4 - Theoretical
School Health Nurse Practices
Week 5 - Theoretical
School Health Nurse Roles
Week 6 - Theoretical
School Health Services
Week 7 - Theoretical
School Health Services
Week 8 - Theoretical
Scans (Interview, length-weight, hearing, vision, scoliosis, Noise) (Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Scans (hearing, vision, scoliosis, Noise)
Week 10 - Theoretical
First aid and accident prevention at school
Week 11 - Theoretical
Follow-up of children with chronic diseases at school
Week 12 - Theoretical
Mental Health Services at School, Disaster Plan at School
Week 13 - Theoretical
School Health Education
Week 14 - Theoretical
Healthy School Environment Studies
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination115217
Final Examination125227
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes