Preventing Academic Dishonesty In Nursing School

There have been several reports of academic dishonesty, as it has developed into is bigger issue over time. There have been several reports of people of all professions being dishonest for financial and educational gain. Nurses are now using other people via websites to write their papers. Schools have tried to put things into place to prevent academic dishonesty such as safe assign however this growing issue still exist. One example was I school I witness students helping each other cheat on their nursing exams. I observed them sitting by each other during each exam to co-cheat while taking the exam. After they both finished their exams they would place their exams on the corners of their desk to allow each other to correct the questions they

It was a total waste of time and then I was reprimanded by the dean for accusing the instructor of allowing the students to cheat with no proof. While in the conference the dean she said to me “if a student is cheating it will eventually catch up to them because there will be no way they would be able to pass the exit HESI exam or their mandatory state nursing boards exams.” This response by my Dean of Students was not what I expected to hear. These students took up a space in this nursing programs when it was other students who were not accepted into the program. Then during the second year of my nursing program both students were inducted into the National Honors Society, something they truly didn't earn. During our final semester in nursing school, I had to work with one of these students on a group project. To say the least she lacked knowledge, participation in the project and the other students in our group had to carry the

I felt this was the case in both situations. However, I lost faith in the process of following the chain of command, because my concerns were not taken seriously. It is hospital policy that management is responsible to investigate any ethical issues that may occur. These issues were ethical issues that needed to be addressed. As nurses it is our responsibility of all patient to uphold our ethical principles and beliefs when providing patient care. Provision three of the ANA code states, “the nurse promotes, advocates for, and protects the rights, health and safety of patients” (ANA, 2015).

If I had not brought these issues to the forefront that nurse would still be on our unit practicing patient care. The unfortunate part of all of this is even with all I did, those managers who did not investigate in detail and those students who cheated their way through nursing school still exist in our profession of