Prof. Dr. Emine TÜRKMEN
Head of Department
Dear Colleagues, Dear Students,
Nursing is an applied profession that combines science and art. It is a healthcare discipline that provides care to individuals, families, and communities in the protection and promotion of health, as well as in treatment and rehabilitation during illness. With each passing day, environmental threats and social changes such as migration, aging, and unemployment are increasing and diversifying health problems. To address these increasing and evolving health issues, nursing care must also evolve and develop.
The solution to these problems lies in the implementation of evidence-based nursing care by keeping up with rapidly changing scientific knowledge. Another essential aspect in solving these issues is having nurses who can collaborate effectively with other members of the healthcare team. Nursing care should be delivered safely, within the framework of ethical principles, with a human-centered approach that upholds human dignity.
The manifesto of Istinye University emphasizes leadership, teamwork, competitiveness, rationality and strategic thinking, valuing knowledge, living by universal ethical values, being hardworking, being socially responsible, engaging in sports, and living and spreading culture. The Nursing Department at Istinye University aims to educate its students in accordance with both the values of nursing and the core values of the university. The undergraduate program is conducted through a combination of high-quality theoretical education and laboratory practices, along with clinical/field applications carried out in well-established hospitals within the university and in public healthcare institutions.
Nursing students continue their education in cooperation with nurses and other healthcare team members working at Istinye University hospitals, under the guidance of clinical mentor nurses. In this way, students graduate from the Nursing Department equipped with the qualifications required to work both in their own institutions and in other healthcare organizations.
We have full confidence that our graduates, with the values and skills they have acquired, will contribute significantly to both national and global nursing.