ANTALYA BİLİM UNIVERSITY
Course Information Package

HEM 326 - Deontology and Ethics in Nursing

Basic Information

Course Code:
HEM 326
Course Name:
Deontology and Ethics in Nursing
Language of Instruction:
Turkish
Course Type:
Class
Course Level:
Bachelor
ECTS:
2.00
Instructor:
Prof. Dr. Ayla GÜRSOY

Course Objectives

The course aims to enable nursing students to comprehend the historical development of the nursing profession; to acquire knowledge of nursing-related laws, regulations, and ethical concepts; to develop awareness and sensitivity towards ethical issues they will encounter in professional practice; and to analyse ethical problems and explain ethical decision-making processes.

Course Content

The philosophy and historical foundations of the nursing profession, the roles and responsibilities of nurses, the legal responsibilities of nurses, malpractice, ethical principles, ethical values, nursing codes of ethics, human/child and patient rights, ethical decision-making processes, ethical dimensions in new treatment interventions, and the interdisciplinary team approach.

Prerequisites / Corequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course Books / Materials / Recommended Resources

1.     Akdur, R., & Aydın, E. (2003). Tıbbi etik ve meslek tarihi (2. baskı). Feryal Matbaacılık.2.     Alpar, Ş. E., Bahçecik, N., & Karabacak, Ü. (Çeviri Ed.). (2013). Çağdaş hemşirelikte etik. İstanbul Tıp Kitabevi.3.     Erdemir Demirhan, A., Oğuz, Y., Elçioğlu, Ö., & Doğan, H. (2001). Klinik etik. Nobel Tıp Kitabevi.4.     Fry, T. S. (2000). Hemşirelik uygulamalarında etik (B. Bağ, Çev.). Aktif Yayınevi.5.     Karadağ, A., Çalışkan, N., & Baykara, Z. G. (Ed.). (2017). Hemşirelik teorileri ve modelleri. Akademi Basım ve Yayıncılık. 6.     Sucu, G., Dicle, A., & Saka, O. (2012). Hemşirelikte klinik karar vermeyi etkileyen etmenler ve karar verme modelleri. Hemşirelikte Eğitim ve Araştırma Dergisi, 9(1), 52-60.7.     7. Terakye, G., & Ocakçı, F. (2013). Etik konulardan seçmeler. İstanbul Tıp Kitabevi. 8. Türk Hemşireler Derneği. (2015). Hemşireler için etik ilke ve sorumluluklar. http://www.turkhemsirelerdernegi.org.tr/Upload/hemsire%20brosur.pdf

Learning Outcomes

Code Description
LO1 Defines the historical development of the nursing profession, fundamental ethical theories, and deontological concepts.
LO2 Explains the principles of autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice in nursing practice.
LO3 Analyses ethical dilemmas encountered in clinical settings within the framework of relevant laws, regulations, and nursing codes of ethics.
LO4 Evaluates ethical issues arising in the context of human rights, patient rights, and professional responsibilities.
LO5 Develop justified solutions using ethical decision-making models in real clinical case scenarios.

Weekly Course Content

Week Content
1 Nursing as a profession, nursing philosophy
2 History of Nursing
3 The role and responsibilities of a nurse
4 Legal responsibilities of a nurse, malpractice and the responsibilities of nursing, protection of personal data in nursing
5 Concepts and values related to ethics
6 Ethical principles and codes in nursing
7 The concept of rights - Human rights
8 Midterm Exam Week
9 The concept of rights - Human rights
10 The concept of rights - Children rights, patient rights
11 Ethical decision-making process
12 Treatment interventions and ethics-1
13 Treatment interventions and ethics-1
14 Treatment interventions and ethics-1
15 Final Exam

Workload Calculation

Activity Count Duration (Hours) Total
Attendance 14 2.00 28.00
Post-Class Individual Study 14 1.00 14.00
Midterm Exam/Preparation 7 1.00 7.00
Final Exam/Preparation 7 1.00 7.00
Research Presentation 4 1.00 4.00
Total Workload (Hours) 60
ECTS Credit (Workload / 25) 2

Assessment

# Assessment Type Contribution (%)
1 Midterm Exam %40
2 Final Exam %60
TOTAL %100

PO - LO Matrix

PO \ LO
LO1
LO2
LO3
LO4
LO5
PO-1
PO-2
PO-3
PO-4
PO-5
PO-6
PO-7
PO-8
PO-9
PO-10
1
Low Contribution
2
Medium Contribution
3
High Contribution

Teaching and Learning Methods

# Method Name Description Tools
1 Lecture (expository teaching), interactive discussion Listening and taking notes. Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools (projector, computer, digital presentations)
2 Controversial Course Listening and comprehension, critical thinking Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector
3 Role-Playing / Drama Pre-planned specific skills Standard classroom technologies, special equipment
4 Problem Solving * Analyzing physical and physiological problems using problem-solving techniques and developing appropriate solutions.
5 Technical Trip They participate in a pre-planned technical field trip and report on what they learned during the trip. Equipment located at the MGM station
6 Brainstorming The purpose of forming pairs is to ensure that they are open to innovation during the idea generation phase Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector
7 Small Group Discussion Listening and comprehension, processing observations/situations, critical thinking, question development Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector
8 Group Work Students determine the slope and cross-sectional geometric characteristics of a parabolic irrigation canal on campus, plot the flow rate curve at different sections of the canal, and submit a report. Land surveying instruments

Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence

Academic integrity violations are not limited to cheating. They also include unauthorised citation, fabricating information, assisting others in acts of academic dishonesty, submitting a previously used work without the instructor's knowledge, and interfering with other students' academic work. Any of the actions listed above constitutes a serious academic violation and will result in disciplinary action.In addition, submitting content generated by artificial intelligence tools (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) as assignments, case analyses, or examination work without proper attribution is considered academic fraud. When AI tools are utilised, this must be explicitly stated in the work, specifying at which stage and in what manner the AI was used. Since the development of ethical reasoning and critical thinking — which are core learning outcomes of the nursing ethics course — requires the production of original work, excessive reliance on artificial intelligence also poses a serious risk to professional competence.

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 4
SDG 5
SDG 10