List three examples of plagiarism NRS 430

NRS 430 Topic 1 DQ 2:

Plagiarism occurs frequently in daily life. When you tell your employer anything you and he or she discussed the previous evening, she is persuaded to assume that these are your thoughts and views even if they are the combined results of discussions you two had. Whoever actually believes that this is plagiarism? By not giving your spouse credit for the concept or the conversation, you are still presenting it as your idea and your words. This amounts to plagiarism. Plagiarism can happen in a number of different ways, including the well-known type where you intentionally steal someone else’s words and paste them into your work as your own. Then there is the type of plagiarism where you attempt to sum up what you have read but mistakenly use many of the same phrases without changing them to your own terms and properly attributing the quote to the original source. I’ll be honest—I honestly never considered that repeating rumors is a type of plagiarism. You are essentially plagiarizing the person who told you the information you are now relaying to someone else if you don’t give them credit for it.

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

Re: Topic 1 DQ 2

Plagiarism can be committed in several different ways. Summarizing without acknowledgement of the original author is plagiarism. Paraphrasing and copying quotes without disclosing who said those words are two more examples. When plagiarism happens, it devalues a baccalaureate program by diluting the integrity of those involved. Sharing words, thoughts, and ideas from others can validate and confirm one’s own ideas. The opposite happens when we don’t. It is important to know the proper ways to recognize the original author in a person’s writings.

Nurses are very bright individuals. When plagiarism is involved, it discredits the nurses own thoughts. Evidence Based practice needs to have the proper guidelines to ensure that the proper views are shared. There needs to be confirmation of research and facts to make the evidence valid.

I will make sure that whenever I am writing down another person’s quotes, words, or ideas, that I will include the original author. If I am putting the writings into my own words or paraphrasing, the original content needs to be recognized. I will do that by citing my information. I will also use the tool that checks your paper for similarities before submission. I will give credit where credit is due.

Also Read: Discussion: Health Promotion Levels NRS 429

Re: Topic 1 DQ 2

Plagiarism affects the integrity of baccalaureate degree in the fact that we as nurses hold a public service position, and with this position we are held not only to a higher standard, but the public expects that because we are nurses will tell them the truth. As nurses we are also expected to keep their private information to ourselves. Who hasn’t had a crazy day and thinks to yourself OMG, I cant wait to tell my spouse about all the crazy patients i dealt with today? But as Nurses we are all taught about HIPPA and because of this patient right, they tell us things that you are not expected to tell anyone, in order to be able to properly care for them. If you as a Nurse can’t even be truthful and honest when writing an essay, then how can the public trust you to keep their private information to yourself?

Everyone has heard that phrase “What do you call the last doctor to graduate from medical school? : a doctor “In this case, it’s the same. You might get away with it if you copy someone else’s work, but what kind of nurse are you? Are you going to be that nurse we’ve all met who thought, “Well, if she can be a nurse, I shouldn’t have any trouble”? It’s hard to say, but it doesn’t do you any good to cheat and lie your way through school. You may have felt less stressed because you didn’t have to spend as much time on your paper, but you are cheating yourself out of knowledge that could have made you a better nurse if you had taken the time to properly research and write your research paper.

I plan to give myself enough time to do the right research and give credit where credit is due to avoid plagiarizing. I will write my essays in my own words, expressing my thoughts and feelings about a topic. If I need to use someone else’s words to prove a point, I will quote them and list them as a source.

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• Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
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• Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
• Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
• I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

Use of Direct Quotes

• I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
• As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
• It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.

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• For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
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• Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
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Re: Topic 1 DQ 2

Plagiarism is when another person’s words or ideas are used without acknowledging the source, which may be unintentional or intentional (Khadilkar 2018). Three examples of plagiarism are copy and pasting, minimalist paraphrasing, and patchworking (Goodwin & McCarthy, 2020). Copy and pasting is where an individual takes another person’s work and presents it as their own without giving credit to the source. Minimalist-paraphrasing is where a student changes some words to alter the original idea. Patchworking involves the student taking information from different sources, putting it together, and presenting it as the student’s own.

Plagiarism affects the integrity of a baccalaureate degree because it will lead to distrust in the profession. If nursing students are not educated the right way and allowed to copy other people’s work without doing the needed research, the public will not trust nurses. Behaviors such as dishonesty are not allowed in nursing, and maintaining high-level education standards creates confidence in the profession. Nursing students and researchers can discover various approved patient care methods based on scientific evidence by doing proper research. Nurses are, therefore, able to incorporate these findings into their practices to improve patient outcomes (Falkner, 2018).

I will spend time researching my information using credible sources and citing my source of information. By avoiding unintentional plagiarism, I will also use the Grand Canyon University plagiarism tool called lopeswrite to check my papers before submitting them to my instructor.

References

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

Goodwin, J., & McCarthy, J. (2020). Explaining plagiarism for nursing students: An educational tool. Teaching & learning in nursing, 15(3), 198–203. https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.teln.2020.03.004

Khadilkar, S. S. (2018). The plague of plagiarism: Prevention and cure!!!.The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India,68(6), 425–431. doi:10.1007/s13224-018-1182-9