COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ETHICAL DECISION MAKING IN NURSING CARE APPLICATIONS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HEH 6004 ETHICAL DECISION MAKING IN NURSING CARE APPLICATIONS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Fundamentals of Nursing

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DILEK ÖZDEN

Offered to

Fundamentals of Nursing

Course Objective

It is aimed to enable students to comprehend the basic concepts regarding ethics and ethical approaches, associate the process of ethical decision making with ethical principles and codes concerning ethical problems being encountered during the nursing care (ethical issues in oncological, terminal and intensive care patients, euthanasia and informed consent) and acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes regarding the functioning order of ethical committees.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Analyze the concepts of ethics and morality, as well as the relationship between these concepts,
2   Discuss the moral dimension of nursing care in accordance with ethical principles,
3   Analyze the ethical problems experienced by nurses providing care for oncological, terminal and intensive care patients,
4   Analyze the possible ethical violations and ethical dilemmas in the nursing care of patients without a cognitive sufficiency (pediatric, psychiatric and unconscious patients),
5   Apprehend and discuss the functioning order of ethical committees,
6   Follow the studies and developments regarding the care ethics in nursing,
7   Plan studies by drawing attention to a research subject on ethics in the field of nursing.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Ethics and Related Concepts: Ethics, Morality, Values and Deontology Prof. Dr. Dilek Özden
2 Ethical Theories Prof. Dr. Dilek Özden
3 Basic Medical Ethics Principles Prof. Dr. Dilek Özden
4 Rights and Patient Rights Prof. Dr. Dilek Özden
5 Professional Values and Ethics Prof. Dr. Dilek Özden
6 Professional Autonomy and Nursing Prof. Dr. Dilek Özden
7 Research and Publication Ethics Prof. Dr. Dilek Özden
8 MIDTERM EXAM WEEK Midterm Exam (Homework- Use of Artificial Intelligence and Robots in Healthcare and Ethical Dimension) Prof. Dr. Dilek Özden
9 Ethical Issues and Decision Making Process in Nursing Prof. Dr. Dilek Özden
10 Frequently Encountered Ethical Issues and Ethical Assessment in the Scope of Informed Consent Case Analysis Prof. Dr. Dilek Özden
11 Frequently Encountered Ethical Issues and Ethical Assessment in Emergency Patients Prof. Dr. Dilek Özden
12 Frequently Encountered Ethical Issues and Ethical Assessment in Intensive Care Patients Prof. Dr. Dilek Özden
13 Frequently Encountered Ethical Issues and Ethical Assessment in Oncology Patients Prof. Dr. Dilek Özden
14 Frequently Encountered Ethical Issues and Ethical Assessment in Infectious Diseases Prof. Dr. Dilek Özden
15 Course Evaluation Prof. Dr. Dilek Özden

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Alpar ŞE, Bağçecik N., Karabacak Ü. Çağdaş Hemşirelikte Etik. Istanbul Tıp Kitabevi, Istanbul, 2013.
2. Aydın E. (2001) Tıp Etiğine Giriş. Pegem A Yayınevi Tic. Ltd. Şti. Ankara.
3. Arda B., Oğuz Y., Şahinoğlu-Pelin S. (1999) Deontoloji Kitabı. Genişletilmiş 2. Baskı, Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Antıp A.Ş. Yayınları. Ankara.
4. Arda B., Kahya E., Gül B.T. (2004) Bilim Etiği ve Bilim Tarihi, Ankara Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Ankara.
5. Fry, ST. Hemşirelik Uygulamalarında Etik,(Çev: Bağ, B), Aktif Yayınevi, 2000, Erzurum
6. Atabek Aştı T, Karadağ A (Ed). Hemşirelik Esasları Hemşirelik Bilimi ve Sanatı. Akademi Basın ve Yayıncılık, Istanbul, 2014.p:114-122.
7. Kuçuradi I., Etik. Meteksan Anonim Şti., 1. Baskı, Ankara, 1988.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Visually supported presentation
Case discussion
Brain storming
Questions-Answers

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PAR PARTICIPATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 +ODV * 0.25 + PAR* 0.20 + FIN*0.30
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 +ODV * 0.25 + PAR* 0.20 + RST*0.30


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

In the exams, the abilities of interpreting, remembering, taking a decision,
explaining, classifying and combining the information will be evalauted.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Dilek Özden
e-mail: dozden2002@yahoo.com
tel: 0-232-412 47 78

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 3 15 45
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 3 15 45
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Project Preparation 3 5 15
Preparing presentations 3 3 9
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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