Information Package / Course Catalogue
Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Course Code: HE508
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 teach the history of complementary and alternative treatment methods, their use in history and their effects on treatment

Course Content

To teach complementary and alternative treatment methods

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To learn about complementary and alternative treatment methods
2.Complementary and alternative treatment methods used in nursing areas to learn
3.To learn the mechanisms of action of complementary and alternative treatment methods.
4.Complementary and alternative treatment methods to learn theoretically.
5.To learn the applications of complementary and alternative treatment methods.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Cassileth, Barrie R. The alternative medicine handbook: the complete reference guide to alternative and complementary therapies. New York: WW Norton, 1998.
2.Lindquist, Ruth, Mary Fran Tracy, and Mariah Snyder, eds. Complementary & alternative therapies in nursing. Springer Publishing Company, 2018.
3.Micozzi, Marc S. Fundamentals of Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine-E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences, 2018.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
History of Complementary and Alternative Therapy Methods
Week 2 - Theoretical
Complementary and alternative treatment methods in nursing
Week 3 - Theoretical
Should complementary and alternative treatment methods be used in nursing?
Week 4 - Theoretical
To explain the mechanisms of action of complementary and alternative treatment methods.
Week 5 - Theoretical
To explain the mechanisms of action of complementary and alternative treatment methods
Week 6 - Theoretical
Treatment methods
Week 7 - Theoretical
Treatment methods
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
midterm exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Treatment methods
Week 10 - Theoretical
Treatment methods
Week 11 - Theoretical
Complementary and alternative treatment methods in the literature.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Complementary and alternative treatment methods in the literature.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Complementary and alternative treatment methods in the literature.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Complementary and alternative treatment methods in the literature.
Week 15 - Final Exam
final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Midterm Examination130232
Final Examination136238
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)98
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026