Strategies to Promote Academic Integrity and Professional Ethics (MSN)

Effective strategies for MSN nurse-scholars to ensure academic integrity in writing and professional ethics in nursing practice for advancing patient care and scholarly contributions.

Nurse-scholars have a significant obligation to their community as well. Upholding this obligation fosters a culture of trust and excellence in healthcare. Their work must have academic and professional integrity. Their efforts are designed to add to the body of knowledge, advance the profession, and ultimately help in the care of patients. Work that lacks integrity is subject to quickly erode…or worse.

Fortunately, there are strategies and tools that can help ensure integrity in academic and professional work. Embracing these tools early in one’s career builds strong foundational habits. This Assignments asks you to consider these and how you might apply them to your own work.

To Prepare:

• Reflect on the strategies presented in the Resources for this week in support of academic style, integrity, and scholarly ethics. Considering personal experiences can deepen this reflection process.
• Also reflect on the connection between academic and professional integrity.

The Assignment:

1: Writing Sample: The Connection Between Academic and Professional Integrity

write a 2- 3-paragraph analysis that includes the following:

1. Clearly and accurately explains in detail the relationship between academic integrity and writing.
2. Clearly and accurately explains in detail the relationship between professional practices and scholarly ethics. Exploring real-world examples strengthens this explanation.
3. Accurately cite at least 3 resources that fully support your arguments, being sure to use proper APA formatting.
4. Clearly and accurately describe in detail how Grammarly, SafeAssign, and paraphrasing contributes to academic integrity. Include sufficient evidence that Grammarly and SafeAssign were utilized to improve responses.

Strategies for Maintaining Integrity of Work

Clearly identifying and accurately describing strategies you intend to pursue to maintain integrity and ethics of your 1) academic work while a student of the MSN program, and 2) professional work as a nurse throughout your career. Developing personalized plans makes these strategies more effective.

• Include a clearly developed review of resources and approaches you propose to use as a student and a professional.

Remember to include an introduction paragraph which contains a clear and comprehensive purpose statement which delineates all required criteria, and end the assignment Part with a conclusion paragraph. Crafting these paragraphs thoughtfully ties the entire assignment together.

Integrating ethical decision-making frameworks into nursing curricula supports long-term adherence to integrity principles. Online workshops on scholarly ethics offer practical insights for MSN students. Collaborating with mentors on integrity challenges enhances professional growth. Regularly reviewing institutional policies keeps awareness sharp and practices aligned.

References

• Creighton, L., Brown Wilson, C., Anderson, T., Hamilton, C., Curtis, G., Slade, C., & Mitchell, G. (2025). Promoting Self-Efficacy of Nursing Students in Academic Integrity Through a Digital Serious Game: A Pre/Post-Test Study. Nursing Reports, 15(2), 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep15020045
• Farah, F., Johnson, J., & Matiullah, J. (2025). Academic and clinical integrity: undergraduate nursing students’ perceptions. International Journal for Educational Integrity, 21, 14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40979-025-00188-5
• Bekman, N., Danino, E., & Maoz, E. (2025). Addressing dishonesty in nursing education: A systematic review of intervention effectiveness. Nurse Education in Practice, 84, 104327.
• Dosumu, T. O., Olabisi, O. I., Olatubi, M. I., Olayanju, G., Okedele, D., & Ndikom, C. M. (2024). Academic Ethical Awareness among Undergraduate Nursing Students of a Private University in Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study. SAGE Open Nursing, 10. https://doi.org/10.1177/23779608241281295