Discussion

Maintaining your own integrity as a professional nurse is an essential part of your career. Despite knowing the consequences for an academic integrity infraction, why do some students still falsify their work?

What are the most challenging APA formatting issues for you? Why do you find these areas so challenging? What resources will you use to overcome these challenges?

SOLUTION  

We are all here to earn our Bachelors degree in Nursing – an education that, according to the AACN (2008), includes “the development of professional values and value-based behavior”. Integrity is one of these professional values that we must learn and master, both for our journey as students, and in the future of our nursing practice. The AACN defines integrity as acting within our code of ethics and standards of practice by demonstrating honesty and providing care in an ethical manner.………$5