Information Package / Course Catalogue
Ethics in Nursing
Course Code: HSH531
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 adopt and using ethical principles and values of professional nursing in the student's professional life

Course Content

Knowing the history and the deontology of nursing, Knowing the process of professionalization, to adopt ethical principles

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to inform about the job description , the vocational process and the profession
2.To be able to understand the contemporary roles and responsibilities of nurses
3.To be able to know scientific research in medicine and basic ethical principles in publication ethics
4.To be able to understand the human right and patient’s rights
5.To be able to make ethical decision about contemporary medical interventions and ethical issues related to care
6.To be able to gain the ability to apply professional ethics
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Eren N., Uyer G., Sağlık Meslek Tarihi ve Ahlakı, Hatiboğlu Yayınları, Ankara, 1993
2.Demirhan A.E ve Ark., Çağdaş Tıp Etiği, Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, İstanbul, 2003
3.Velioğlu P., Babadağ K., Hemşirelik Tarihi ve Deontolojisi, Açıköğretim Fakültesi Yayınları No:260, Eskişehir, 1998
4.Bulut H., Kişilik Hakları ve Kişilik Haklarına Saldırıdan Kaynaklanan Hukuk Davaları, Beta Yayınları,İstanbul, 2006
5.Sütlaş M., Hasta ve Hasta Yakını Hakları, Berdan Matbaacılık, İstanbul, 2000
6.Demirhan A.E ve Ark.Klinik Etik. Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, İstanbul, 2003
7.Seviğ Ü, Tanrıverdi G. Kültürlerarası Hemşirelik Güneş tıp kitabevi.2012
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Ethic in nursing/ deontology
Week 2 - Theoretical
The historical development of nursing in the world and in Turkey, and the factors affecting the development
Week 3 - Theoretical
The roles and responsibilities of nurses in the health care system
Week 4 - Theoretical
Patients’ rights and the rights of nurses
Week 5 - Theoretical
The roles and responsibilities of nurses in the health care system
Week 6 - Theoretical
Medical applications relating to gene technology and production function and the importance of these applications in medical ethics
Week 7 - Theoretical
Nursing care for patients with terminal stage and elderly patients, and ethic
Week 8 - Theoretical
Examples of Ethical Dilemmas (Mid-Term Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Approaches to ethical dilemmas in nursing
Week 10 - Theoretical
Transfer of organs and deontology
Week 11 - Theoretical
Medical trials and ethics
Week 12 - Theoretical
The place of human habit in medical deontology psychiatry and ethical issues
Week 13 - Theoretical
Euthanasia and deontology
Week 14 - Theoretical
Incorrect drug applications/ malpractice
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%5
Assignment1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Assignment1022
Presentation 1022
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination120222
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)103
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
5
3
4
4
5
4
3
OÇ-2
5
4
5
5
5
4
3
4
OÇ-3
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
OÇ-4
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
OÇ-5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
5
OÇ-6
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026