title: Fostering Ethical Integrity in Nursing Education.
abstract: Nursing students bring an array of morals, values, and ethics that may be inconsistent with ethical integrity. This study explored nurse educator perceptions of student ethical integrity and how educators can foster an ethical foundation in students and novice educators. Four major themes influencing ethical integrity emerged: the learning environment, behaviors, ethical principles, and a toolbox of strategies. Strategies for fostering ethical integrity included: modeling ethical integrity, effective communication, grading accuracy, faculty perceptions, and faculty peer mentoring.
authors.affiliation: Ruth A. Eby, DNP, RNC, is the associate dean of nursing at Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU), Marion, Indiana. She collaborates with faculty and students in promoting integrity in nursing education. She has published research on academic integrity and is active in her church. Patricia J. Hodges, MSN, RN, is an assistant professor at IWU. She teaches baccalaureate nursing, focused on ethics. Her research on ethics is published in professional literature, and she has presented at numerous national conferences. She is active on church committees. Patricia Lynn Hartley, MSN, RN, is an assistant professor in the postlicensure nursing program at IWU. As a nurse educator for 10 years, she engages in research projects, publishes, and presents on moral courage and academic integrity. She is a church lay speaker. Rebecca Baldwin Hoffpauir, PhD, RN, is an associate professor in the postlicensure nursing program at IWU. She focused her doctoral dissertation on academic integrity and has engaged in additional published research and podium presentations on the topic. She serves on the ministry team of her church.
authors.forename: Ruth A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Eby
authors.forename: Patricia Lynn
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Hartley
authors.forename: Patricia J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Hodges
authors.forename: Rebecca Baldwin
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Hoffpauir
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002835:Christianity; D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004993:Ethics, Nursing / Q000193:education*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009014:Morals; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult