title: Creating environments that foster academic integrity.
abstract: A number of studies related to academic dishonesty within the nursing student population have been published; however, little has been written in the nursing literature regarding academic integrity and means of promoting this value. In addition to the many short-term solutions to prevent cheating and dissuade academic misconduct that are offered, solutions that promote long-term affective changes underlying the acquisition of academic integrity are needed. This article provides a context for discussions related to academic integrity, explores issues facing faculty when dealing with this challenge, and offers short-term and long-term strategies for creating environments that foster academic integrity.
authors.affiliation: Northwest Regional Medical Center, Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA. mimitippitt@wildblue.net
authors.forename: Michelle Pixley
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Tippitt
authors.forename: Nell
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ard
authors.forename: Juanita Reese
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kline
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tilghman
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chamberlain
authors.forename: P Gail
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Meagher
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D008192:Deception; D004506:Education, Nursing; D004989:Ethics; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D005607:Fraud; D006801:Humans; D009014:Morals; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015399:Nursing Research; D015714:Plagiarism; D028743:Professional Misconduct; D013338:Students, Nursing