Information Package / Course Catalogue
Health and Informatics
Course Code: HSH528
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to understand the relationship between health services and informatics for professional life.

Course Content

Protection of bio-psycho-social health, diagnosing diseases, the technological products which are used in nursing practice that includes treatment, care and rehabilitation, the properties and use of the technological products

Name of Lecturer(s)
Res. Assist. Duygu YEŞİLFİDAN
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to express fundamental concepts related to health information technology
2.To be able to evaluate information systems which are used in health care
3.To be able to express the effect and importance of the use of technology in the field of health
4.To be able to express the importance of nursing roles and responsibilities related to the health care technology
5.To be able to define health and nursing informatics
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Computers Informatics Nursing http://journals.lww.com/cinjournal/pages/default.aspx
2.http://nursing-informatics.com/
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
People, technology, information systems and maintenance
Week 2 - Theoretical
Human-computer interaction: asepsis, ergonomics, patient safety
Week 3 - Theoretical
Nursing and information technology
Week 4 - Theoretical
Data systems in nursing
Week 5 - Theoretical
Classification of data systems
Week 6 - Theoretical
The data systems used in nursing and computer applications
Week 7 - Theoretical
Electronic records research: literature and nursing
Week 8 - Theoretical
Information Systems Used in Nursing (Mid-Term Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Electronic health records used in nursing
Week 10 - Theoretical
Patient education and information
Week 11 - Theoretical
The use of internet for maintaining and developing of health impact on patients and nursing
Week 12 - Theoretical
The information systems in nursing: telephone and internet applications
Week 13 - Theoretical
Information technology and ethic
Week 14 - Theoretical
Information technology and ethic
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination122224
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)101
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
5
4
4
5
4
5
3
OÇ-2
5
4
4
4
5
5
3
3
3
OÇ-3
5
3
4
4
4
4
3
OÇ-4
5
4
5
4
4
5
3
3
OÇ-5
5
4
4
5
4
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026