Academic integrity in nursing: What nurse leaders and faculty need to know now

Barbara Jared; Kimberly Hanna; Susan Piras

doi:10.1016/j.profnurs.2023.07.002

Academic integrity in nursing: What nurse leaders and faculty need to know now

J Prof Nurs. 2023 Sep-Oct:48:107-111. doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2023.07.002. Epub 2023 Jul 6.

Authors

Barbara Jared¹, Kimberly Hanna², Susan Piras³

Affiliations

¹ Tennessee Technological University, P.O. Box 5001, Cookeville, TN 38505, USA. Electronic address: bjared@tntech.edu.
² Tennessee Technological University, P.O. Box 5001, Cookeville, TN 38505, USA. Electronic address: khanna@tntech.edu.
³ Tennessee Technological University, P.O. Box 5001, Cookeville, TN 38505, USA. Electronic address: spiras@tntech.edu.

PMID: 37775224
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2023.07.002

Abstract

Integrity is a foundational characteristic of the nursing profession. Ensuring academic integrity in nursing education is critical. The responsibility for academic integrity is shared among students, faculty, and administrators. Using a case scenario, the purpose of this manuscript is to identify and suggest administrative practices that create, maintain, and sustain a climate of academic integrity. This case scenario exposes some points of the inconsistencies in the policies and practices related to academic integrity while identifying best practices for administrators to employ and promote academic integrity at their respective institution. The authors address the inherent complexities of student due process, procedural fairness, faculty role confusion and confidentiality when working through academic integrity violations. As nurse leaders in an academic setting, the authors also share suggestions on how to improve the academic integrity process.

Keywords: Academic integrity; Faculty role confusion; Procedural fairness.