Plagiarism in nursing education: an integrative review

Lynch, Joan; Everett, Bronwyn; Ramjan, Lucie M.; Callins, Renee; Glew, Paul J; Salamonson, Yenna

doi:10.1111/jocn.13629

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“…The culture of “publish or perish” has forced many into the unethical practices of plagiarism [ 2 ]. Scientific misconduct and plagiarism are global issues, plaguing not only developing countries but also technologically advanced nations, and are on the rise [ 3 - 4 ]. This is likely due to an increased awareness of scientific misconduct and the development of better software to detect plagiarism.…”

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Combating Scientific Misconduct: The Role of Focused Workshops in Changing Attitudes Towards Plagiarism

Rathore¹,

Fatima

Farooq

et al. 2018

Cureus

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IntroductionScientific misconduct is a global issue. There is low awareness among health professionals regarding plagiarism, particularly in developing countries, including Pakistan. There is no formal training in the ethical conduct of research or writing for under- and post-graduate students in the majority of medical schools in Pakistan. Internet access to published literature has made plagiarism easy. The aim of this study was to document the effectiveness of focused workshops on reducing scientific misconduct as measured using a modified version of the attitude towards plagiarism questionnaire (ATPQ) assessment tool.Materials and methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted with participants of workshops on scientific misconduct. Demographic data were recorded. A modified ATPQ was used as a pre- and post-test for workshop participants. Data were entered in SPSS v20 (IBM< Armonk, NY, US). Frequencies and descriptive statistics were analyzed. An independent sample t-test was run to analyze differences in mean scores on pre-workshop ATPQ and differences in mean scores on post-test scores.ResultsThere were 38 males and 42 females (mean age: 26.2 years) who participated in the workshops and completed the pre- and post-assessments. Most (59; 73.75%) were final-year medical students. One-third (33.8%) of the respondents had neither attended workshops related to ethics in medical research nor published manuscripts in medical journals (32.5%). More than half (55%) admitted witnessing unethical practices in research. There was a significant improvement in attitudes toward plagiarism after attending the workshop (mean difference = 7.18 (6.2), t = 10.32, P < .001).ConclusionsFocused workshops on how to detect and avoid scientific misconduct can help increase knowledge and improve attitudes towards plagiarism, as assessed by the modified ATPQ. Students, residents, and faculty members must be trained to conduct ethical medical research and avoid all forms of scientific misconduct.

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Combating Scientific Misconduct: The Role of Focused Workshops in Changing Attitudes Towards Plagiarism

Rathore¹,

Fatima

Farooq

et al. 2018

Cureus

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“…In an integrative review on plagiarism in nursing education, Lynch et al (2017) argued that it is important to address plagiarism in the academic setting because of potential links to professional misconduct. They identified self‐reported plagiarism rates among undergraduate nursing students as being between 38% to 60%, but caution that not all plagiarism is deliberate.…”

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Plagiarism Detection Software and Its Appropriate Use

Isenburg¹,

Oermann²,

Howard³

2019

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“…As Halliday and Martin point out (1993: 4), students may find scientific English "alienating", especially if the expectation about nursing was that it was just "commonsense" or "women's work" in the most pejorative sense, a perception shared by a substantial percentage of new entrants to the discipline (Brodie et al 2004). One tangible measure of the academic difficulties faced by nursing students is their higher rates of plagiarism as compared to those of their counterparts from other disciplines (Lynch et al 2017). Identifying the features of the language of nursing is a necessary first step in designing an academic support strategy for these students.…”

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An exploratory account of the register of nursing textbooks

García

2019

LangCT

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Given the pressing issues that affect nursing education (e.g. higher attrition and plagiarism rates), this study aims to obtain initial insight on whether nursing textbooks meet the demands of their context of situation. These demands could be listed as: construing biomedical knowledge, establishing a pattern of evidence-based nursing practice and promoting the values of person-centred care. For this analysis, I draw on aspects of parameters of context developed by Hasan (2004), Butt (2004) and Matthiessen (2015), and relate them to their semantic and lexicogrammatical realisation across different metafunctions using corpus-based techniques and detailed manual analysis of short extracts. The results may suggest that nursing textbooks may be meeting the demands of nursing as a research-based discipline but failing to model empathetic communication.

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Plagiarism in nursing education: an integrative review

Abstract: The importance of promoting honesty and academic integrity in nursing education is highlighted. Cheating within the academic setting has been associated with dishonesty in the clinical setting, which highlights the importance of nurturing a culture of honesty and integrity at university.

Cited by 40 publications

References 45 publications

Combating Scientific Misconduct: The Role of Focused Workshops in Changing Attitudes Towards Plagiarism

Combating Scientific Misconduct: The Role of Focused Workshops in Changing Attitudes Towards Plagiarism

Plagiarism Detection Software and Its Appropriate Use

An exploratory account of the register of nursing textbooks

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