Department of Pediatric Health and Diseases Nursing
About the Department of Pediatric Health and Diseases Nursing
The course of Pediatric Health and Diseases Nursing was included among the applied professional courses of the Associate Degree Nursing Program at the Vocational School of Health Services between 1990–1997, and in the Undergraduate Nursing Program of Samsun School of Health between 1997–2016. The Department of Pediatric Health and Diseases Nursing, established within the Nursing Department on 14.02.2014, continues its educational activities with three academic staff members: one assistant professor, one lecturer with an MSc degree, and two research assistants.
The Pediatric Health and Diseases Nursing course is included in the nursing curriculum in the 6th semester of the 3rd year. In addition, the Pediatric Health and Diseases Nursing Internship course, which is part of our department curriculum, is also conducted by our department.
Since 2017, the Department of Pediatric Health and Diseases Nursing has been conducting the Master’s Program with Thesis within the Graduate School of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing.
Educational Philosophy and Infrastructure of the Department
Education within our department aims to provide nursing care that assesses, protects, improves, and treats the health of the child and the family within the framework of family-centered care. For this purpose, knowledge enriched with up-to-date resources is delivered through various educational methods (brainstorming, case discussions, role play) and supportive materials (videos, practice models, etc.). The practical components of the undergraduate and graduate courses are carried out under the supervision of responsible faculty members and clinical mentor nurses in the relevant clinics of the Ondokuz Mayıs University Health Practice and Research Center Children's Hospital and the Samsun Maternity and Children's Hospital.
Academic Staff
Assoc. Prof. Esra TURAL BÜYÜK