Information Package / Course Catalogue
Newborn Nursing
Course Code: HF356
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

To gain knowledge to student about normal newborn's needs and care

Course Content

The lesson examines the newborn; properties, normal ones, health problems and nursing care.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Seher SARIKAYA KARABUDAK
Prof. Hüsniye ÇALIŞIR
Res. Assist. Tuğba YAPAR
Learning Outcomes
1. To be able to identify concepts related newborn
2.To be able to explain the factors affecting the health of newborn
3.To be able to tell newborn properties
4.To be able to explain specific applications of the newborn
5.To be able to explain normal newborn care in the birth room and outside
6.To be able to recognize issues of newborn and or abnormal ones
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Okumuş, N., Zenciroğlu, A (Çev.). Tom, L., Avroy, A. F. (Ed.) (2013). Bir Bakışta Neonatoloji. Ankara: Akademisyen Kitabevi.
2.Arpacı, T., Altay, N. (2017). Yenidoğan yoğun bakım ünitelerinde bireyselleştirilmiş gelişimsel bakım: Güncel yaklaşımlar. Türkiye Klinikleri Journal of Nursing Sciences, 9(3), 245-254
3.Durham, C., Chapman, R., Miller, L. (2018). Maternal-Newborn Nursing: The Critical Components of Nursing Care. Third Edition. F.A. Davis Company.
4.Görgülü S. (2004). Hemşireler için Fiziksel Muayene Yöntemleri. Odak Ofset, Ankara.
5.Conk, Z., Baibakkal, Z., Bal Yılmaz, H., Bolışık, B (Ed.).(2021). Pediatri Hemşireliği. İzmir: Akademisyen Tıp Kitabevi.
6.Acunaş, B., Uslu, S., Baş, A. Y. (2018). Türk Neonatoloji Derneği yüksek riskli bebek izlem rehberi. Türk Pediatri Arşivi, 53(1), 180-195.
7.Acunaş, B., Baş, A.Y., Uslu, S., Dilli, D., Özbaş, S., Tezel, B., Aydın, Ş. (2015). Yüksek Riskli Bebek İzlem Rehberi. Türkiye Halk Sağlığı Kurumu.
8.Ekti Genç, R., Özkan., H. (2016) Ebeler için Yenidoğan Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları. İzmir: Anadolu Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri.
9.Ladewig PAW, London ML, Davidson MR. (2006) Contemporary Maternal-Newborn Nursing Care. 6. ed., Pearson Education Inc., New Jersey.
10.Yurdakök M(2012).Yenidoğan Hemşireliği.Rota Tıp Yayıncılık,Ankara.
11.Okumuş N, Zenciroğlu A. (2013). Bir bakışta Neonatoloji. Akademisyen Tıp Kitabevi, Ankara.
12.Güner Başara, S., & Ateş, B. (2013). Yenidoğan Hemşirelik Tanıları, Birinci Basım, Medya Bilişim Teknolojileri Yayıncıık, Ankara.
13.Terzioğlu, F. (2020). Maternal-Yenidoğan Hemşirelik Bakım Planları, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, 2. Basımdan Çeviri, Ankara.
14.Arslan S. (2025). Neonatal Nursing- 1-2. Educating Book, 2025
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Factors affecting the health of newborn
Week 2 - Theoretical
General evaluation of the newborn
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Literature sesarch; General evaluation of the newborn
Week 3 - Theoretical
Bonding/ Infant -parent interaction and Kangarro mother care
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Literature search; Bonding/ Infant -parent interaction and mother care
Week 4 - Theoretical
Normal newborn's needs and care of the hospital
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Literature search, research topics; Normal newborn's needs and care in the hospital
Week 5 - Theoretical
Parent and Infant Bonding/Attachment
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Literature search, research topics; Parent and Infant Bonding/Attachment
Week 6 - Theoretical
Specific applications for the neonate
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Literature search; Specific applications for the neonate
Week 7 - Theoretical
Specific applications for the neonate (cont.)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Normal Newborn Screenings
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Literature research; Normal Newborn's Screenings
Week 9 - Theoretical
Newborn's needs ,and care at home
Week 10 - Theoretical
Newborn's needs, and care at home
Week 11 - Theoretical
Newborn Ethic
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Literature search, research topics;Problems and care in the newborn (continued)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Newborn with special needs and care
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Literature search, research topics;Newborn with special needs and care
Week 13 - Theoretical
Newborn with special needs and care (continued)
Week 14 - Theoretical
Newborn with special needs and care (continued)
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination116117
Final Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)94
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026