Information Package / Course Catalogue
Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practices and Nursing
Course Code: HF378
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

The aim of this course is to gain theoretical knowledge and care skills related to traditional and complementary medicine practices used in the field of nursing; With a holistic nursing approach, students can more confidently recommend complementary medicine treatments to their patients and increase awareness by researching the levels of scientific evidence to support preventive health and disease treatment methods.

Course Content

In this course, traditional and complementary medicine practices used in the field of nursing and the roles and responsibilities of the nurse in these approaches are included.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to define the concept of Traditional and Complementary Medicine (GETAT)
2.To be able to list GETAT applications used in nursing
3.To be able to explain the responsibilities of the nurse in GETAT applications used in nursing
4.Being able to plan evidence-based education for individuals and families using GETAT applications used in nursing.
5.Being able to plan evidence-based research for individuals and families using GETAT applications used in nursing.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Avcı,N.(2023) Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tedavi (Getat) Güncel yaklaşımlar. İstanbul tıp kitabevi, İstanbul
2.Haspolat, YK., Ertuğrul, S. (2022). Tamamlayıcı ve Geleneksel Tıp. Orient Yayınları, Ankara.
3.Khorshid, L. (2010). Yapucu Ü. Tamamlayıcı Tedavilerde Hemşirenin Rolü. Anadolu Hemşirelik ve Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 8(2): 124-130.
4.Mikozzi., MS. (2018). Fundamentals of Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine, 6th Edition, Elsevier.
5.Öntürk Akyüz, H. & Dilmen Kalı, S. (2023). Hemşirelikte Tamamlayıcı Ve Destekleyici Tedaviler Konulu Yayınlara Global Bakış . Sağlık Akademisyenleri Dergisi , 10 (1) , 73-81 . DOI: 10.52880/sagakaderg.1188807
6.Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tıp Uygulamaları Yönetmeliği. Resmi Gazete Sayı No:29158. (27.10.2014)
7.NCCIH, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. https://www.nccih.nih.gov/
8.World Health Organization. (2019). WHO global report on traditional and complementary medicine 2019.
9.Özdemir H, Öztunç G. Hemşirelik uygulamalarında aromaterapi. Türkiye Klinikleri Hemşirelik Bilimleri Dergisi. 2013;5(2):98-104.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, Its Place in Nursing Care and the Role of the Nurse
Week 2 - Theoretical
Traditional and Complementary Medicine Development in the World and in Our Country, Legal Regulations, Ethical Dimension
Week 3 - Theoretical
Biologically based applications (phytotherapy, vitamins, preobiotics, aroma therapy)
Week 4 - Theoretical
Manipulative-Body Based Practices and Nursing Approaches (Therapeutic touch, massage)
Week 5 - Theoretical
Manipulative-Body-Based Practices and Nursing Approaches chiropractic medicine and osteopathic manipulation-cup).
Week 6 - Theoretical
Manipulative-Body Based Practices and Nursing Approaches (hot-cold application).
Week 7 - Theoretical
Mind-body based approaches: Nursing Approaches (hypnotherapy)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Mind-body based approaches: Nursing Approaches (meditation) (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Mind-body based approaches: Nursing Approaches (conscious awareness mindfulnes)
Week 10 - Theoretical
Energy therapies and Nursing Approaches (reiki)
Week 11 - Theoretical
Other therapies and nursing approach(functional medicine)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Other therapies and nursing approach (animal assisted therapy)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Other therapies and nursing approach (music therapy)
Week 14 - Theoretical
Other therapies and nursing approach (Leech Application/Hirudotherapy)- Apitherapy
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination111112
Final Examination130232
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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4
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026