Information Package / Course Catalogue
Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practices in Nursing
Course Code: İHH505
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master'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 enable the student to acquire care skills by using theoretical knowledge about widely used traditional and complementary medicine practices and to plan care from a holistic perspective, and to increase students' awareness by researching the levels of scientific evidence that will support preventive health and disease treatment methods. To reveal new evidence regarding traditional and complementary medicine practices used in the field of nursing..

Course Content

This course covers traditional and complementary medicine practices used in the field of nursing, and topics related to the roles and responsibilities of the nurse in these approaches.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Ability to define Traditional and Complementary Medicine (GETAT) practices
2.Being aware of the regulations and regulations regarding GETAT applications used in nursing
3.Knowing the place of GETAT applications in nursing care
4.Ability to plan evidence-based training for individuals and families using GETAT applications used in nursing.
5.Ability 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.
10.Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, Comlementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) https://guides.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/CAM/home
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
What is Traditional and Complementary Practice? Overview of Alternative Treatment Methods in the World and Turkey
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 2 - Theoretical
Overview of Traditional and Complementary Practices, Legal Regulations, Ethical Dimension
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 3 - Theoretical
Complementary Therapies and Their Importance in the Nursing Care Process
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 4 - Theoretical
Manipulative-Body-Based Practices and Evidence-Based Nursing Approaches
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 5 - Theoretical
Manipulative-Body-Based Practices and Evidence-Based Nursing Approaches
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 6 - Theoretical
Biologically Based Practices and Evidence-Based Nursing Approaches
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 7 - Theoretical
Mind-Body Based Practices and Evidence-Based Nursing Approaches
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 8 - Theoretical
Mind-Body Based Practices and Evidence-Based Nursing Approaches (Midterm exam)
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 9 - Theoretical
Energy Therapies and Evidence-Based Nursing Approaches
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 10 - Theoretical
Other Therapies and Evidence-Based Nursing Approach
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 11 - Theoretical
Other Therapies and Evidence-Based Nursing Approach
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 12 - Theoretical
Usage of Medicinal Plants in the World and Turkey and Their Place in Nursing Care
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 13 - Theoretical
Article presentation on GETAT applications used in nursing care
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 14 - Theoretical
Article presentation on GETAT applications used in nursing care
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%15
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%10
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Presentation 114216
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination124226
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
2
3
3
1
4
4
5
OÇ-2
2
4
4
4
5
5
OÇ-3
2
5
5
4
5
5
5
OÇ-4
2
2
5
4
5
5
5
OÇ-5
2
2
5
4
5
5
5
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2026