Encouraging academic honesty: a nursing imperative

Academic dishonesty, whether intentional cheating or plagiarism, or unintentional sharing of work or confusion about referencing, is nothing new to the college environment but is especially disturbing within nursing. The integrity of the nursing profession may, in fact, be jeopardized as students wi...

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Published inJournal of Christian nursing Vol. 27; no. 3; p. 267
Main Author Johanson, Linda S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.2010
Subjects
Christianity
Education, Nursing - standards
Ethics, Nursing
Humans
Morals
Plagiarism
Students, Nursing - psychology
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Summary:Academic dishonesty, whether intentional cheating or plagiarism, or unintentional sharing of work or confusion about referencing, is nothing new to the college environment but is especially disturbing within nursing. The integrity of the nursing profession may, in fact, be jeopardized as students with the habit of cheating graduate and enter the field. This article discusses how educators, students, university administration, and nurses in practice can discourage cheating and plagiarism and promote honesty.
ISSN:0743-2550
DOI:10.1097/CNJ.0b013e3181dd7989