title: Foreign-Educated Graduate Nursing Students and Plagiarism.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Plagiarism is a concern related to students educated in countries other than the United States, where English is not the first language spoken. The authors' experience with plagiarism by a foreign-educated nursing student prompted an investigation into this topic.
  
  
  METHODS
  This article focuses on the occurrence of unintentional plagiarism, a common focus with foreign-educated students, addressing linguistic, as well as cultural, viewpoints.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The findings from the literature on plagiarism among foreign-educated students are elicited and the article discusses strategies to help foreign-educated students learn about plagiarism and how to properly cite and reference sources.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A variety of proactive strategies exist that can be used by both faculty and students to mitigate the occurrence of plagiarism by foreign-educated nursing students in higher education, starting with a clearer understanding of some of the antecedents to the problem of plagiarism. [J Nurs Educ. 2017;56(4):211-214.].
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Knowlton
authors.forename: Shawn Bryant
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D008192:Deception; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education*; D015714:Plagiarism; D011361:Professional Competence; D013338:Students, Nursing