The Western Black Sea Career Fair (BATIKAF), organized under the auspices of the Presidency Human Resources Office and hosted by Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, welcomed its visitors with the theme of “Talent is Everywhere” this year. The Health Street attracted great attention with hundreds of people visiting during the two-day fair.

Under the leadership of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Makbule Tokur Kesgin and Lecturer Hacer Alpteker, who were the organizers of the event; Melike Köse, Zülal Gülten Çeşme, Gamze Çalıkoğlu, Dilyaferuz Turakulova, Nur Elhusen, Ebrar Beyza Ayhan, Pınar Sert, Eslem Sena Kaplan, Simge Çıldır, Merve Yeter Yılmaz, Elif Ağırbaş, Yunus Akbaba, Ahmet Serhat Arslan stood shoulder to shoulder in this event.

During the fair, for two days, Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing students provided information to the participants about; Blood pressure measurement, Hypertension awareness, Post-disaster aid organization (Infectious diseases after disasters, What can be done to provide clean drinking water, Protection from typhoid and digestive diseases, Field toilet, Protection from scabies after disasters, etc.), Addiction and Passive Stimulation. The departments of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation and Nutrition and Dietetics, which are departments of the same faculty, accompanied the stand with their stands. In this context, the blood pressure of 379 people was measured and 390 people were trained.

Faculty of Health Sciences Dean Prof. Dr. Nazmiye Kocaman Yıldırım, Vice Dean Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nevin Çıtak Bilgin, Department of Nursing Head Assoc. Prof. Dr. Birgül Cerit, Department Head Assistant Assist. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Karakaş, Prof. Dr. Yasemin Yıldırım Usta, Lecturer Dr. Seher Zengin, Lecturer Dr. Ebru Çelebi, Dr. Lecturer Çiğdem Ceylan, Res. Asst. Dr. Elif Gençer Şendur, administrative staff and many guests visited our stand.

Nursing students stated that nursing is not only in the hospital but also everywhere at all times and that they try to provide education and care to individuals with a holistic approach.