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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
ETHICS IN NURSING HSH330 - 2 + 0 5

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Professor Hatice Nalan Özhan Elbaş
Assistant Professor Fatma Şeyda Ökdem
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Will be able to define the basic ethical concepts.
2) Will be able to be sensitive to the personal and professional values.
3) Will be able to identify and analyze ethical issues that arise in professional applications.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTThere is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
COURSE DEFINITIONEthics concept and philosophical foundations; basic ethical principles; reflection of moral and ethics issues to health care practice and research; situations that is leads to ethical dilemmas, risk groups and decision-making models for ethics dillemmas are content of this course.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Concept of Ethics and Philosophy of Ethics
2nd Week Nursing Professional Values and Responsibility
3rd Week Human Rights, Rights of patients
4th Week Health Subject Screening and Discussion with the Media Reflected Ethics Violation
5th Week Universal Principles of Medical Ethics
6th Week Professional Ethical Codes, Ethical Decision Making
7th Week MID-TERM EXAM 1
8th Week Common Ethical Issues in Clinical Applications / Examples Discussion I(Euthanasia, Abortion, Malpractice, Risk Groups, Organ Transplantation, Ethical Issues Facing the end of life)
9th Week Common Ethical Issues in Clinical Applications / Examples Discussion II, Euthanasia, Abortion, Malpractice, Risk Groups, Organ Transplantation, Ethical Issues Facing the end of life)
10th Week Common Ethical Issues in Clinical Applications / Examples Discussion III, Euthanasia, Abortion, Malpractice, Risk Groups, Organ Transplantation, Ethical Issues Facing the end of life)
11th Week The concept of privacy
12th Week Research ethics and ethics committees
13th Week Triage Application in Emergency Department And Ethical Dimension
14th Week Overall Rating
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING1.Edwards ST.Nursing Ethics.A Principle-Based Approach.London: Macmillan Press Ltd.,1996
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSCase Study,Presentation,Lecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term140
Assignment110
Total(%)50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)50
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam122
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work20480
Preparation for Final exam11616
Course hours14228
Preparation for Midterm exam11212
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam122
Homework11010
Total Workload150
Total Workload / 305
ECTS Credits of the Course5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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