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Christine Ann Devine1, Elizabeth Danells Chin, Kristen A Sethares
1About the Authors Christine Ann Devine, PhD, RN, an assistant professor in the Department of Nursing, Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, was a doctoral student at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, when this research was conducted. Elizabeth Danells Chin, PhD, RN, is an associate professor, Department of Adult Nursing, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Kristen A. Sethares, PhD, RN, CNE, FAHA, FHFSA, is a professor, Department of Adult Nursing, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Marilyn E Asselin, PhD, RN, is an adjunct associate professor, College of Nursing, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island. Dr. Devine was a recipient of the National League for Nursing/Eastern Nursing Research Society Doctoral Research Award and a Sigma Theta Tau Iota Phi-at-Large Chapter PhD Dissertation Research Award. This research study was funded by these two awards. For more information, contact Dr. Devine at cdevine@fitchburgstate.edu.
Aim:
This study aimed to explore how nursing students define and describe academic and clinical integrity and to identify social and psychological influences on student decisions to act with integrity.
Backgroud:
Nursing students are exhibiting a decline in academic and clinical integrity. Academic dishonesty often correlates to clinical dishonesty, subsequently impacting patient care quality and safety. Student perceptions and understanding of integrity are unknown.
Method:
A qualitative descriptive approach guided this study. A purposive sample of 19 traditional baccalaureate nursing students was recruited to participate in one-hour face-to-face interviews.
Results:
All participants defined academic and clinical integrity as honest, ethical, and accountable behavior. Additional subthemes of characteristics, facilitators and barriers, and outcomes of acting with integrity emerged.
Conclusion:
Students recognize the positive characteristics of integrity and their effects on personal growth and optimal patient outcomes. These findings can inform faculty in developing and supporting a culture of integrity.
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