Fostering Ethical Integrity in Nursing Education

Ruth A Eby¹, Patricia Lynn Hartley, Patricia J Hodges+1

• ¹Ruth 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.