Table 1: Characteristics of ethics courses in the curriculum.

Type of Undergraduate Nursing Programs (n = 124)			Frequency	Percentage
Faculty of Health Sciences			68	54.8
School of Health			37	29.8
Faculty of Nursing			9	7.3
School of Health Sciences			6	4.8
School of Nursing			4	3.3
Ethics Course Title (n = 121)
Nursing History and Deontology			41	33.9
Ethics in Nursing			28	23.1
Other			52	43
Semester of Ethics Course (n = 121)
1^st semester			4	3.3
2^nd semester			10	8.3
3^rd semester			25	20.7
4^th semester			20	16.5
5^th semester			29	24
6^th semester			23	19
7^th semester			2	1.6
8^th semester			5	4.1
Other^*			3	2.5
Ethics Course ECTS (n = 121)
1 ECTS			1	0.8
2 ECTS			55	45.5
3 ECTS			36	29.8
4 ECTS			18	14.8
5 ECTS			5	4.1
6 ECTS			3	2.5
Other^*			3	2.5
Ethics Course Type (n = 121)
Obligatory			102	84.3
Elective			16	13.2
Other^*			3	2.5
Hours Per Week Ethics Course (Theoretical) (n = 121)
1 hour			4	3.3
2 hours			103	85.1
3 hours			9	7.4
4 hours			2	1.8
Other^*			3	2.4
Duration of Ethics Course (Weeks) (n = 121)
14 weeks			59	57.3
13 weeks			27	26.2
12 weeks			7	6.8
15 weeks			7	6.8
Other^*			3	2.9
Clinical Practice Before Ethics Course (n = 121)
Yes			110	90.9
No			11	9.1
Assesment Methods of Ethics Course (n = 100)
Midterm + final exam			81	81
Midterm + task + final exam			19	19
Teaching Methods and Techniques of Ethics Course (n = 64)	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
	Yes		No
Formal lectures	57	89.1	7	10.9
Case analyses	43	67.2	21	32.8
Classroom discussion	24	37.5	40	62.5
Question and answer	19	29.7	45	70.3
Brainstorming	6	9.4	58	90.6
Roll play	4	6.3	60	93.8
Seminars	4	6.3	60	93.8
Using movies	2	3.1	62	96.9

^*There was no seperate ethics course.