Academic and clinical integrity: undergraduate nursing students’ perceptions

<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Despite education on academic integrity, there are still instances where nursing students breach academic integrity principles. Nursing students who breach academic integrity principles in the classroom might engage in dishonest behaviors i...

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Main Author: Faisa Farah (22457698) (author)
Other Authors: Jessie Johnson (16515294) (author), Jawaher Matiullah (22457701) (author)
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Curriculum and pedagogy
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Academic integrity
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Nursing students
Nursing education
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description <h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Despite education on academic integrity, there are still instances where nursing students breach academic integrity principles. Nursing students who breach academic integrity principles in the classroom might engage in dishonest behaviors in the clinical setting. Globally, there are limited studies on nursing students’ perceptions of academic and clinical integrity. Furthermore, there are no studies on the perceptions of nursing students in Qatar on academic and clinical integrity.</p><h3>Purpose</h3><p dir="ltr">To explore the perceptions of undergraduate nursing students in Qatar on academic and clinical integrity.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">A descriptive qualitative inquiry using face-face and online interviews.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Four major themes and sub-themes emerged: (1) Definitions of Academic and Clinical Integrity; (2) Facilitators of Academic and Clinical Integrity with sub-themes of institutional support, ethical practice, and professional practice; (3) Barriers to Academic and Clinical Practice with sub-themes of peer influence, time influence, and fear of mistakes; (4) Improvements to academic and clinical integrity at the institutional level.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">Participants in this study viewed academic and clinical integrity from a positive lens. Identified facilitators and barriers to academic and clinical integrity from a nursing student perspective in Qatar align with global nursing student perspectives.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: International Journal for Educational Integrity<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40979-025-00188-5" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40979-025-00188-5</a></p>
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spelling Academic and clinical integrity: undergraduate nursing students’ perceptionsFaisa Farah (22457698)Jessie Johnson (16515294)Jawaher Matiullah (22457701)EducationCurriculum and pedagogyEducation systemsHealth sciencesNursingAcademic integrityClinical integrityNursing studentsNursing educationQatar<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Despite education on academic integrity, there are still instances where nursing students breach academic integrity principles. Nursing students who breach academic integrity principles in the classroom might engage in dishonest behaviors in the clinical setting. Globally, there are limited studies on nursing students’ perceptions of academic and clinical integrity. Furthermore, there are no studies on the perceptions of nursing students in Qatar on academic and clinical integrity.</p><h3>Purpose</h3><p dir="ltr">To explore the perceptions of undergraduate nursing students in Qatar on academic and clinical integrity.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">A descriptive qualitative inquiry using face-face and online interviews.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Four major themes and sub-themes emerged: (1) Definitions of Academic and Clinical Integrity; (2) Facilitators of Academic and Clinical Integrity with sub-themes of institutional support, ethical practice, and professional practice; (3) Barriers to Academic and Clinical Practice with sub-themes of peer influence, time influence, and fear of mistakes; (4) Improvements to academic and clinical integrity at the institutional level.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">Participants in this study viewed academic and clinical integrity from a positive lens. Identified facilitators and barriers to academic and clinical integrity from a nursing student perspective in Qatar align with global nursing student perspectives.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: International Journal for Educational Integrity<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40979-025-00188-5" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40979-025-00188-5</a></p>2025-04-08T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1007/s40979-025-00188-5https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Academic_and_clinical_integrity_undergraduate_nursing_students_perceptions/30393211CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/303932112025-04-08T03:00:00Z
spellingShingle Academic and clinical integrity: undergraduate nursing students’ perceptions
Faisa Farah (22457698)
Education
Curriculum and pedagogy
Education systems
Health sciences
Nursing
Academic integrity
Clinical integrity
Nursing students
Nursing education
Qatar
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title Academic and clinical integrity: undergraduate nursing students’ perceptions
title_full Academic and clinical integrity: undergraduate nursing students’ perceptions
title_fullStr Academic and clinical integrity: undergraduate nursing students’ perceptions
title_full_unstemmed Academic and clinical integrity: undergraduate nursing students’ perceptions
title_short Academic and clinical integrity: undergraduate nursing students’ perceptions
title_sort Academic and clinical integrity: undergraduate nursing students’ perceptions
topic Education
Curriculum and pedagogy
Education systems
Health sciences
Nursing
Academic integrity
Clinical integrity
Nursing students
Nursing education
Qatar