NRS 4303 Topic 1 DQ 2 List three examples of plagiarism and discuss how plagiarizing as a student affects the integrity of a baccalaureate degree, the public perception of the nursing profession, and evidence-based practice. Describe two things you will do to ensure academic integrity in your work. Re: Topic 1 DQ 23

NRS 4303 Topic 1 DQ 2 List three examples of plagiarism and discuss how plagiarizing as a student affects the integrity of a baccalaureate degree, the public perception of the nursing profession, and evidence-based practice. Describe two things you will do to ensure academic integrity in your work. Re: Topic 1 DQ 23

Plagiarism is taking credit for other’s work (Falkner, 2018). Plagiarism is not a harmless act the authors whose work was used without giving them credit for their hard-earned work on the content affects them. The student who is caught doing this is then affected too and can lead to expulsion and even threaten their nursing license. In some cases, people have no understanding that at that time they are plagiarizing and they turn in what they think to be their hard work (Falkner, 2018). This selfish act is also a simple way to judge someone’s nursing skill and integrity.

One way that someone could plagiarize is to copy and paste the author’s original text. Another way plagiarism is seen is when the original idea or writing is paraphrased without including a citation of where the idea or writing was discovered. The third way one could plagiarize could be turning another student’s paper and portraying them as your own, even if you paid the other student. This is cheating as well as plagiarizing and carries with it many repercussions that are not worth the risk. Falkner has discussed and quoted another author, the type of nurse that is willing to plagiarize can be assimilated with risky behavior (Ganske, 2010). Within the rest of our readings, this implication is also reflected in nurses because we have been seen and voted as the most trustworthy professionals in the past and I hope to live up to this as long as I live. As a baccalaureate-prepared nurse, practicing evidence-based nursing depends upon the research and using the evidence to back up these claims and provide the highest-known level of care possible. While a student, plagiarism can be a lack of knowledge about plagiarism, the misunderstanding of the information being learned, or the inability to translate what is being learned correctly while citing correctly. In my opinion, I may say that it is each nurse’s duty to learn how to properly cite other’s ideas as well as help others to see where mistakes may have been made and how to avoid them. I aim to ask for help when I have questions on how to cite and overcite while limiting direct quotes.

References

Falkner, A. (2018). Effective writing and research. In Grand Canyon University (Eds.), Dynamics in Nursing: Art and       Science of Professional Practice. Retrieved from https://lc.gcumedia.com/nrs430v/dynamics-in-nursing-art-and-science-of-professionalpractice/v1.1/#/chapter/1

Ganske, K.M. (2010) Moral distress in academia. OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 15(3). doi:   10.3912/OJIN.Vol15No03Man06