Course AMG207 · Year II · Autumn 2026-2027

MEDICAL DEONTOLOGY. BIOETHICS

Compulsory course in Nursing, taught by Adrian Ghigolea.

Overview

Lecturer
Adrian Ghigolea
Seminar tutor
Adrian Ghigolea
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
English
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Health
Field of study
Nursing
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class / Seminary
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, Conversation, Video materials
Entry requirements
Ethics and Academic Integrity

Aims

Description of concepts, theories, and methodologies used in research in the field of general health care.

Explanation of research topics and interpretation of study hypotheses.

Development of specific study methodologies, monitoring the course of studies/projects, data collection.

Analysis of obtained data/results, integration with other studies on the same topic, identification of the practical applicability of results.

Knowledge of patients’ rights, rights and obligations of medical staff, responsibilities of the College of Physicians and the College of Nurses in Romania.

Course contents

  1. Medical ethics and deontology
  2. The moral dimensions of medical responsibility
  3. Ethical and legal principles of medical practice
  4. The right and duty to heal. The right to health
  5. Bioethics of conception and human sexuality
  6. The right to die – ethical dimensions of euthanasia
  7. Patients’ rights, consent, and confidentiality

Learning outcomes

Adequate preparation and sensitization of students regarding the constantly relevant issues of ethics and medical deontology.

Assessment

Exam

Recommended reading

The Rights of Psychiatric Patients
Boişteanu P., Pirozynski A.
Psihomnia, -, 1998 · -
Principles of Bioethics, Deontology and Medical Law
Scripcaru Gh., Astărăstoaie V.
Omnia, Iaşi, 1994 · -
Bioethical and Legal Aspects Regarding Patients’ Consent
Almos B., Triff L.
Psihomnia, Iaşi, 1995 · -