Envision yourself as a new nurse educator. You have discovered that one of your students plagiarized a final paper for your course.
- Discuss the ethical principles involved with this situation.
- Identify sources of information you will consider in taking action in response to academic dishonesty.
- Discuss possible consequences (actions) for the student and why one course of action would be better than another.
This final paper should be 7-10 pages in length, cited and referenced using APA guidelines.
This activity is tied to:
- Differentiate between personal ethical decision making and professional ethical decision making.
- Evaluate existing ethical decision-making practices and processes in health care systems, as compared to newer models of ethical decision making.
- Demonstrate the ability to resolve complex bioethical dilemmas, using a practice- based ethical decision making model.