Information Package / Course Catalogue
Intercultural Approaches in Nursing
Course Code: HF128
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 podividing students with the cultural characteristics of the society and cultural changes, it is aimed to teach them the patient / individual, family and community health promotion and protection of the cultural differences and the effects of stressing the importance of nursing care, nursing care and to get knowledge about cross-cultural approaches.

Course Content

The concept of nursing care within the framework of culture and maintenance models related with culture

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.The concept of Culture and to gain knowledge about theories
2.Traditions, customs and existing cultural structures, cultural attitudes, prejudices and discrimination have the information
3.The importance of Culture in care, ability to understand the impact of cultural values
4.Maintenance requirements of individual/family/community to be met specific to the culture of care giving position with consideration of intercultural knowledge and skills to gain
5.To gain the knowledge and skills to use intercultural care models in caregiving.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Burk M, Wieser P, Keegan L (1995). Cultural beliefs and health behaviors of pregnant Mexican-American women: implications for primary care. ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 17(4):37-52.
2.Kongar E. (2003). Kültür Üzerine Remzi Kitapevi. 7.baskı, İstanbul.
3.Tortumluoğlu G. (2004). Transkültürel Hemşirelik ve Kültürel Bakım Modeli Örnekleri. C.Ü. Hemşirelik Yüksekokulu Dergisi. 8(2): 47-57.
4.Bayık A (2004). Araştırma Kültürü. Hemşirelik ve Kuramsal Araştırma Kültürü. II. Ulusal Hemşirelik Araştırma Sempozyumu, Semp. Programı ve Kitabı. Araştırma Kültürü ve Hemşirelik Neredeyiz, Hemşirelikte Araştırma ve Geliştirme Derneği. 39-54.
5.Tortumluoğlu G, Okanlı A, Özer N. (2004). Hemşirelik bakımında kültürel yaklaşım ve önemi. Uluslararası İnsan Bilimleri Dergisi. 1-12.
6.Bolsoy N, Sevil Ü. (2006). Sağlık, Hastalık ve Kültür Etkileşimi. Atatürk Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Yüksekokulu Dergisi, 9(3):72-87.
7.Bayık Temel A. (2008). Kültürlerarası Hemşirelik Eğitimi. Atatürk Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Yüksekokulu Dergisi,11(2):92-101.
8.S Tschudin, D Huang, H Mor-Gültekin, J Alder, J Bitzer, S Tercanli. (2011). Prenatal counseling-implications of the cultural background of pregnant women on information processing, emotional response and acceptance. Comparative Study Ultraschall Med. 32:Suppl 2:E100-7.
9.Seviğ Ü, Tanrıverdi G. (2014). Kültürlerarası Hemşirelik. Akademi Yayıncılık. Ankara.
10.Taşcı S. (2015). Kültürlerarası Hemşirelik ve Tamamlayıcı-Alternatif Tedavi. Turkiye Klinikleri J Public Health Nurs-Special Topics. 1(3):34-40.
11.Gözüm S, Kırca N (2015). Kültürlerarası Hemşirelik; Uluslararası Hasta Yönetimi. Turkiye Klinikleri J Public Health Nurs-Special Topics. 1(3):99-104
12.Yaman Aktaş Y, Gök Uğur H, Orak OS. (2016). Hemşirelerin kültürlerarası hemşirelik bakımına ilişkin görüşlerinin incelenmesi. Uluslararası Hakemli Hemşirelik Araştırmaları Dergisi, 8: 120-135.
13.Karalar BC, Yildirim Y, Aykar FS, Fadiloglu ZC (2022) After Death Care According to Transcultural Nursing Model, Journal of Health Sciences Institute, 7(3): 244-250
14.Tanrıverdi G, Birkök MC. (2023). Ülkelerarası Kültürel Farklılıklar ve Kültürlerarası Hemşirelik Yaklaşımları. Holistence Publications, Çanakkale.
15.Savaş, M, Ödek, Ö, Özen, B. (2024). Hemşirelerin Kültürel Duyarlılık Düzeyleri Bakım Davranışları ile İlişkili Mi?: Kesitsel Bir Araştırma. YBH Dergisi. 4(1): 94-117
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction, Course Objectives, and examination of the concept of Culture
Week 2 - Theoretical
Health effects of Culture, the role of the intercultural approach in nursing care
Week 3 - Theoretical
Traditions and customs, cultural structures, attitudes, prejudices and discrimination
Week 4 - Theoretical
Human and cultural structures, cultural differences and similarities
Week 5 - Theoretical
The influence of Culture and the use of power in health care
Week 6 - Theoretical
Culture and health beliefs
Week 7 - Theoretical
Relationship between culture and change
Week 8 - Theoretical
In different cultures, the relationship between the individual and the nurse (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Use of intercultural and health care models care model based on culture-I
Week 10 - Theoretical
Use of intercultural and health care models care model based on culture-II
Week 11 - Theoretical
Use of intercultural and health care models care model based on culture-III
Week 12 - Theoretical
Use of intercultural and health care models care model based on culture-IV
Week 13 - Theoretical
Use of intercultural and health care models care model based on culture-V
Week 14 - Theoretical
Use of intercultural and health care models care model based on culture-VI
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Midterm Examination130232
Final Examination138240
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
3
2
1
2
5
5
1
3
1
3
OÇ-2
3
2
4
1
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1
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1
4
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3
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4
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1
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1
4
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3
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4
1
4
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1
4
OÇ-5
3
3
4
2
2
2
1
3
1
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026