NRS 430 Discussion: Effects of Plagiarism on the Nursing Profession

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Topic 1 DQ 2

 Description:

 List three examples of plagiarism and discuss how plagiarizing as a student affects the integrity of a baccalaureate degree, the public perception of the nursing profession, and evidence-based practice. Describe two things you will do to ensure academic integrity in your work.

A Sample Answer For the Assignment: NRS 430 Discussion: Effects of Plagiarism on the Nursing Profession

Title: NRS 430 Discussion: Effects of Plagiarism on the Nursing Profession

Sometimes, in life we may be tempted to take shortcuts or use easier means to meet deadlines and reduce workload but as students,mothers and nursing professionals doing what is ethically right makes a huge difference. I was rather enlightened today after reading those resources about  plagiarism and realizing that I may have offended authors in the past through my ignorance on this matter . Plagiarism is the use of another’s words or ideas without clear identification of the source (Price, 2014). This can be intentional or unintentional.  Intentional plagiarism involves a person who knowingly copied the work of another individual and purposefully omitted credit to the original author to take credit for the ideas. Unintentional plagiarism usually involves ignorance and poor writing, paraphrasing, and referencing skills (de Souza, 2016).

Plagiarism is a very serious academic offense (Prentice,2004,p.7). As a student, reusing someone’s ideas and making it your own is basically cheating and may result in probation, getting no credit or even expulsion from the institution. Being in the nursing profession, I oathed to practice within my scope of practice and by practicing what is ethically right for thus improving patient outcomes. Therefore, I personally believe that plagiarism should be avoided at all costs because it can harm the integrity and lives of others that we care for and at large the reputation of this educational institution . Nursing practice is solely based on evidence based practice from research and valuable sources such as my nursing textbooks . According to A,Smriti 2020, Nurses are supposed to be the most trusted professionals today. Upholding values and standards of academic integrity is foundational if nurses are to sustain this trust. (A.Smriti,2020).

There is a wealth of knowledge and incredible resources available on the GCU student access to develop my APA writing substantially such as the online library. Information literacy can be defined as the learner’s ability to search for, access, and evaluate peer-reviewed articles (Brettle & Raynor, 2013).  I am looking forward to using Lopes Write services and Purdue Online Writing Lab to help with formatting, referencing and citing.

References

Falkner, A. (2018). Effective writing and research. [E-book]. Dynamics in nursing: Art and science of professional practice. Grand Canyon University. https://lc.gcumedia.com/nrs430v/dynamics-in-nursing-art-and-science-of-professional-practice/v1.1/#/chapter/1

Smriti, A. (Jun2020). Defeating plagiarism in nursing research. Baba Farid University Nursing Journal, vol. 18 (issue 1).

A Sample Answer 2 For the Assignment: NRS 430 Discussion: Effects of Plagiarism on the Nursing Profession

Title: NRS 430 Discussion: Effects of Plagiarism on the Nursing Profession

Plagiarism is a serious offense. It not only questions the individuals integrity but it also affects GCU’ reputation as a whole. Academic Integrity is a priority of GCU. It can be done intentionally or unintentionally. Examples of plagiarism include claiming and turning in someone else’s work as your own, turning in work from another class that was previously turned in and copying text without citing the source.

NRS 430 Discussion Effects of Plagiarism on the Nursing Profession
NRS 430 Discussion Effects of Plagiarism on the Nursing Profession

It is easy to plagiarize if you don’t know the rules. This is why it is important to become familiar with APA format. Plagiarizing as student affects the integrity of a baccalaureate degree by possibly resulting in a a failing grade or even being put out of the program (LaDuke, 2013). With nursing being recognized as one of the most honest professions I can definitely see how it would affect public perception of this profession and evidence based practice. Evidence based practice is vital not only to nursing but in general. The community looks up to us to get them better and teach them about their disease process. I also take into consideration that the patient is in contact with the nurse majority of their stay. They depend on us. They trust us. So its only right for us to be honest.

To perfect my APA format style I will definitely be using the GCU student center. I love how it lays it out in lament terms. I haven’t had to use APA format since nursing school but Im looking forward to perfecting it and learning more. I will also be looking more into Purdue OWL. Im eager to use and learn more about the APA Format.

 

References:

Falkner, A. (2018). Effective writing and research. [E-book]. Dynamics in nursing: Art and science of professional practice. Grand Canyon University. https://lc.gcumedia.com/nrs430v/dynamics-in-nursing-art-and-science-of-professional-practice/v1.1/#/chapter/1

Grand Canyon University (n.d). Student Success Center. Academic Integrity. https://www.gcumedia.com/lms-resources/student-success-center/v3.1/#/tools/academic-integrity

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Objectives:

1. Discuss characteristics of successful students.
2. Propose strategies to support the successful completion of a program of study.
3. Discuss the effect of plagiarism on the nursing profession.

Dynamics in Nursing: Art and Science of Professional Practice

Description:

Read Chapter 1 in Dynamics in Nursing: Art and Science of Professional Practice.

Tips for Successful Students

Description:

Read “Tips for Successful Students,” adapted by Lake and von Baeyer, located on the University of Saskatchewan website.

7 Habits of Highly Effective Nursing Students

Description:

Read “7 Habits of Highly Effective Nursing Students,” by Murphy (2015), located on the Nursing Students blog, located on the Minority Nurse website.

Conducting Scholarly Research

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Read “Conducting Scholarly Research” for information and links to tutorials that will assist you in identifying and locating scholarly literature in the GCU Library.

Take the following tutorials linked in the “Conducting Scholarly Research” resource:

1. Evaluating Websites
2. How to Find Scholarly Research
3. Scholarly Writing

APA 6th Edition Tutorial

Description:

View the “APA 6th Edition Tutorial,” provided in the Student Success Center.

Plagiarism Tutorial

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View the “Plagiarism Tutorial.”

Balancing Work and Nursing School

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Read “Balancing Work and Nursing School,” located on the All Nursing Schools website.

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Dynamics in Nursing: Art and Science of Professional Practice

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Grand Canyon University. (Ed.). (2018). Dynamics in nursing: Art and science of professional practice.

 Grading Rubric Guidelines

Performance Category 10 9 8 4 0
Scholarliness

Demonstrates achievement of scholarly inquiry for professional and academic decisions.
  • Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry clearly stating how the evidence informed or changed professional or academic decisions
  • Evaluates literature resources to develop a comprehensive analysis or synthesis.
  • Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion
  • Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry but does not clearly state how the evidence informed or changed professional or academic decisions.
  • Evaluates information from source(s) to develop a coherent analysis or synthesis.
  • Uses some valid, relevant, reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion.
  • Discusses using scholarly inquiry but does not state how scholarly inquiry informed or changed professional or academic decisions.
  • Information is taken from source(s) with some interpretation/evaluation, but not enough to develop a coherent analysis or synthesis.
  • Little valid, relevant, or reliable outside sources are used to contribute to the threaded discussion.
  • Demonstrates little or no understanding of the topic.
  • Discusses using scholarly inquiry but does not state how scholarly inquiry informed or changed professional or academic decisions.
  • Information is taken from source(s) without any interpretation/evaluation.
  • The posting uses information that is not valid, relevant, or reliable
  • No evidence of the use of scholarly inquiry to inform or change professional or academic decisions.
  • Information is not valid, relevant, or reliable
Performance Category  10 9 8 4 0
Application of Course Knowledge –

Demonstrate the ability to analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles and concepts learned in the course lesson and outside readings and relate them to real-life professional situations
  • Posts make direct reference to concepts discussed in the lesson or drawn from relevant outside sources;
  • Applies concepts to personal experience in the professional setting and or relevant application to real life.
  • Posts make direct reference to concepts discussed in the lesson or drawn from relevant outside sources.
  • Applies concepts to personal experience in their professional setting and or relevant application to real life
  • Interactions with classmates are relevant to the discussion topic but do not make direct reference to lesson content
  • Posts are generally on topic but do not build knowledge by incorporating concepts and principles from the lesson.
  • Does not attempt to apply lesson concepts to personal experience in their professional setting and or relevant application to real life
  • Does not demonstrate a solid understanding of the principles and concepts presented in the lesson
  • Posts do not adequately address the question posed either by the discussion prompt or the instructor’s launch post.
  • Posts are superficial and do not reflect an understanding of the lesson content
  • Does not attempt to apply lesson concepts to personal experience in their professional setting and or relevant application to real life
  • Posts are not related to the topics provided by the discussion prompt or by the instructor; attempts by the instructor to redirect the student are ignored
  • No discussion of lesson concepts to personal experience in the professional setting and or relevant application to real life
Performance Category  5 4 3 2 0
Interactive Dialogue

Replies to each graded thread topic posted by the course instructor, by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT, of each week, and posts a minimum of two times in each graded thread, on separate days.

(5 points possible per graded thread)
  • Exceeds minimum post requirements
  • Replies to each graded thread topic posted by the course instructor, by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT, of each week, and posts three or more times in each graded thread, over three separate days.
  • Replies to a post posed by faculty and to a peer
  • Summarizes what was learned from the lesson, readings, and other student posts for the week.
  • Replies to each graded thread topic posted by the course instructor, by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT, of each week, and posts a minimum of two times in each graded thread, on separate days
  • Replies to a question posed by a peer

Summarizes what was learned from the lesson, readings, and other student posts for the week.
  • Meets expectations of 2 posts on 2 different days.
  • The main post is not made by the Wednesday deadline
  • Does not reply to a question posed by a peer or faculty
  • Has only one post for the week
  • Discussion posts contain few, if any, new ideas or applications; often are a rehashing or summary of other students’ comments
  • Does not post to the thread
  • No connections are made to the topic
  Minus 1 Point Minus 2 Point Minus 3 Point Minus 4 Point Minus 5 Point
Grammar, Syntax, APA

Note: if there are only a few errors in these criteria, please note this for the student in as an area for improvement. If the student does not make the needed corrections in upcoming weeks, then points should be deducted.

Points deducted for improper grammar, syntax and APA style of writing.

The source of information is the APA Manual 6th Edition
  • 2-3 errors in APA format.
  • Written responses have 2-3 grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors.
  • Writing style is generally clear, focused, and facilitates communication.
  • 4-5 errors in APA format.
  • Writing responses have 4-5 grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors.
  • Writing style is somewhat focused.
  • 6-7 errors in APA format.
  • Writing responses have 6-7 grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors.
  • Writing style is slightly focused making discussion difficult to understand.
  • 8-10 errors in APA format.
  • Writing responses have 8-10 grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors.
  • Writing style is not focused, making discussion difficult to understand.
  • Post contains greater than 10 errors in APA format.
  • Written responses have more than 10 grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors.
  • Writing style does not facilitate communication.
  • The student continues to make repeated mistakes in any of the above areas after written correction by the instructor
0 points lost       -5 points lost
Total Participation Requirements

per discussion thread

 The student answers the threaded discussion question or topic on one day and posts a second response on another day. The student does not meet the minimum requirement of two postings on two different days
Early Participation Requirement

per discussion thread

 The student must provide a substantive answer to the graded discussion question(s) or topic(s), posted by the course instructor (not a response to a peer), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week. The student does not meet the requirement of a substantive response to the stated question or topic by Wednesday at 11:59 pm MT.