I have analyzed the relationship between academic integrity and writing, as well as the relationship between professional practices and scholarly ethics. I have also identified strategies I intend to pursue to maintain integrity and ethics of my academic work while a student of the MSN program, as well as my professional work as a nurse throughout my career. The results of these efforts are shared below.
Directions: In the space below craft your analysis/writing sample, including Part 1 (The Connection Between Academic and Professional Integrity) and Part 2 (Strategies for Maintaining Integrity of Work).
Part 1: Writing Sample: The Connection Between Academic and Professional Integrity
In the space below write a 2- 3-paragraph analysis that includes the following:
Explanation for the relationship between academic integrity and writing
Explanation for the relationship between professional practices and scholarly ethics
Cite at least 2 resources that support your arguments, being sure to use proper APA formatting.
Use Grammarly and SafeAssign to improve the product.
Explain how Grammarly, Safe Assign, and paraphrasing contributes to academic integrity
PART 2: Strategies for Maintaining Integrity of Work
Expand on your thoughts from Part 1 by:
• Identifying and 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. Include a review of resources and approaches you propose to use as a student and a professional.
Academic and Professional Success Plan Template
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This document is to be used for NURS 6002 Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing to complete Assessments 1-4. Just as importantly the document serves to organize your thoughts about planning for your academic and professional success.
For specific instructions see the weekly assessment details in the course or ask your instructor for further guidance.
Week 1 | Part 1: Developing an Academic and Professional Network
I have identified and secured the participation of the following academic (at least two) and professional (at least two) individuals and/or teams to form the basis of my network. This network will help me to clarify my vision for success and will help guide me now and in the future.
Directions: Complete the information below for each member of your network. For more than four entries repeat the items below with details of your additional network member(s) in the ‘ADDITIONAL NETWORK MEMBERS’ section.
NETWORK MEMBER 1
Name: Chinedu Nwabude
Title: Psychiatric mental health NP
Organization: Parkland Hospital, Dallas Tx
Academic or Professional: Professional
Why I selected this individual and/or team and how they will support my success in the MSN program and as a practicing nurse:
- Notes: Since my undergraduate years, I have known Chinedu. He was pursuing
his master’s degree at Walden University at that time. This person is a graduate of Walden University. Currently, he works as a psychiatric nurse practitioner in Dallas, Tx. Chinedu assisted me and explained to me some courses when I was in nursing school. He also helped me when I was preparing for my NCLEX. The main reason why I chose this person is that he has supported me ever since I started thinking of joining Nursing school. He keeps checking on me daily and he keeps me updated with his current role as a nurse practitioner. He encouraged me to further my career, and this is one of the reasons why I decided to pursue my master’s at this University. Chinedu is knowledgeable and I believe that he is a great network since he already went through the process of obtaining his master’s at Walden. He will be able to answer some questions I will encounter while attending this program and as a practicing nurse. For all the above reasons, I am confident that I will succeed and accomplish my goals.
NETWORK MEMBER 2
Name: Tammy Chambers, RN
Title: PCC Stepdown/ Stroke Units
Organization: Willis Knight Pierremont
Academic or Professional: Professional
Why I selected this individual and/or team and how they will support my success in the MSN program and as a practicing nurse:
Notes: Tammy Chambers is a manager of stepdown units at Willis Knight Pierremont Shreveport, LA. She has worked as a critical care nurse for over 8 years, and she has a lot of experience in nursing. The reason why I chose Tammy is that she helped me become the nurse I am right now. She was my first boss after Nursing school. She helped me build and grow my confidence when I was a new nurse. She made sure that there was a safe environment in the unit for both staff and patients. Tammy checks on me occasionally and she is always available to help when I need anything. This individual is going to help me be successful in this new journey by checking on me and making sure that I am on track with accomplishing my goals. Every month, I sit down with Tammy, and she asks me what my goals for the month are and how I am going to accomplish them. Tammy is always available to adjust my work schedule if I need time to focus on my school. This individual is going to help me be successful as a graduate student and as a practicing nurse.
NETWORK MEMBER 3
Name: Natasha Bivens, MBA
Title: SENIOR ENROLLMENT SPECIALIST
Organization: School of Nursing at Walden University
Academic or Professional: Academic
Why I selected this individual and/or team and how they will support my success in the MSN program and as a practicing nurse:
Notes: I started looking into joining my master’s degree and Walden came across. The moment I clicked on the application, I had lots of calls to help me send my applications. I chose Natasha as my academic network because she answered all my questions and helped me send in my application. She made a follow-up call every week till the day I got accepted. Natasha is helpful because she is already assisting me in this class. She calls me twice a week and asks me if I have any questions regarding this class or this program. I am guaranteed that Natasha will be a great resource while I pursue this degree and will help me along the way as I work to become a successful nurse practitioner.
NETWORK MEMBER 4
Name: Andrea Nutting RN
Title: RN/ MSN STUDENT
Organization: Louisiana State University Health Shreveport
Academic or Professional: Academic
Why I selected this individual and/or team and how they will support my success in the MSN program and as a practicing nurse:
Notes: Andrea is a pediatric ICU nurse in Shreveport LA. I have known Andrea Nutting since my undergraduate. I chose her because of our previous experience. We met in pathophysiology class, and we became good study buddies ever since. We studied together all prerequisites and joined nursing school at the same time. We graduated together and decided to move to a different state together. We have worked as critical care nurses in the same city, and we are roommates. I chose her as my academic network because we have the same goals and vision. She started her online MSN in education this fall. Andrea is going to support me through my MSN as we will both learn, motivate, and develop each other to become expert nurses.
Week 2 | Part 2: Strategies to Promote Academic Integrity and Professional Ethics
I have analyzed the relationship between academic integrity and writing, as well as the relationship between professional practices and scholarly ethics. I have also identified strategies I intend to pursue to maintain integrity and ethics of my academic work while a student of the MSN program, as well as my professional work as a nurse throughout my career. The results of these efforts are shared below.
Directions: In the space below craft your analysis/writing sample, including Part 1 (The Connection Between Academic and Professional Integrity) and Part 2 (Strategies for Maintaining Integrity of Work).
Part 1: Writing Sample: The Connection between Academic and Professional Integrity
Relationship between academic integrity and writing
Integrity is an essential area in the academic industry, just as it is important in other industries. Academic integrity refers to a commitment to demonstrate moral and honest behaviors in an academic setting (Duquesne University, 2020). Plagiarism is an example of a violation of academic integrity by nursing students. Plagiarism occurs in writing when one uses another person’s ideas, data, or words without acknowledgment or proper paraphrasing (Duquesne University, 2020).. It is where academic integrity meets writing because students are expected to acknowledge the author when using their ideas and use proper paraphrasing skills to avoid plagiarism and maintain high academic integrity. Students can also work together to write assignments, which is another form of academic integrity issue (Duquesne University, 2020). This kind of academic dishonesty is called student collusion, which is highly unacceptable.
Relationship between professional practices and scholarly ethics
Scholarly ethics advocate for academic integrity in learning institutions. Academic integrity is often described as the pursuit of knowledge and understanding honestly and straightforwardly (Duquesne University, 2020). These important virtues are required in nursing practice. Therefore, being able to apply scholarly ethics also reflects the student’s ability to apply professional ethics. Only through a proper understanding of academic work can students become highly qualified professionals. In nursing, having insufficient professional knowledge can lead to the destruction of lives (Duquesne University, 2020). Therefore, authors are responsible to provide proper information in good faith, and students should honestly pursue and understand the knowledge to enable them to perform properly their professional practices effectively.
How Grammarly, Safe Assign, and paraphrasing Contribute to academic integrity
Grammarly is a highly utilized technology to improve grammar in written works. Students and professionals use this technology to ensure there are no grammatical errors in a written paper. Besides grammar, plagiarism is another academic integrity issue (Allen et al., 2017). Safe assign, Turnitin, and paraphrasing are strategies that are used to remove plagiarism. Safe assign ensures the academic paper is edited and checked to remove plagiarism. According to Allen et al. (2017), such technology and skills are used to refrain those who may be tempted to cheat or plagiarize other people’s work.
PART 2: Strategies for Maintaining Integrity of Work
Strategies to pursue to maintain integrity and ethics in the academic work while a student of the MSN program
As stated above, academic integrity is an important aspect of learning. Therefore, MSN students should strive to maintain this important virtue. To maintain academic integrity, it would be necessary to use writing technologies such as safe assign and grammar, as well as, proper paraphrasing skills (Allen et al., 2017). These tools and skill sets help produce original results that are free from grammatical errors and plagiarism. According to Gaines (2021), cheating and collusion are all forms of academic dishonesty and violate the integrity of academics. Therefore, these behaviors will be prohibited to maintain ethics and integrity in academic work.
Strategies to pursue to maintain integrity and ethics in the professional work as a nurse
To maintain professionalism in nursing practice, the ANA code of ethics is the way to go. Following the guidelines provided in the nursing code of ethics would be very crucial for a nurse who wants to maintain professionals (Gaines, 2021). Some of the virtues a nurse is expected to manifest include compassion, respect for other people, empathy, and others. Furthermore, nurses should practice per the principles of autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, fairness, and justice. All these qualities as provided in the ANA nursing code of ethics.
References
Allen C, Stanley S, Cascoe K, Stennett R. (2017). Academic Dishonesty among Undergraduate Nursing Students. Int Arch Nurs Health Care, 3(3). https://doi.org/10.23937/2469-5823/1510074
Duquesne University. (2020). Ensuring Academic Integrity among Nursing Students. https://onlinenursing.duq.edu/blog/ensuring-academic-integrity-among-nursing-students/
Gaines. (2021).What is the Nursing Code of Ethics?. https://nurse.org/education/nursing-code-of-ethics/
Week 3 | Part 3: Research Analysis
I have identified one topic of interest for further study. I have researched and identified one peer-reviewed research article focused on this topic and have analyzed this article. The results of these efforts are shared below.
Directions: Complete Step 1 by using the table and subsequent space below identify and analyze the research article you have selected. Complete Step 2 by summarizing in 2-3 paragraphs the results of your analysis using the space identified.
Step 1: Research Analysis
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Step 2: Summary of Analysis
Craft a summary (2-3 paragraph) below that includes the following:
- Describe your approach to identifying and analyzing peer-reviewed research
- Identify at least two strategies that you would use that you found to be effective in finding peer-reviewed research
- Identify at least one resource you intend to use in the future to find peer-reviewed research
Week 6 | Part 4: Finalizing the Plan
I have considered various options for my nursing specialty, including a close look at my selected (or currently preferred) specialty and second-preferred specialty. I have also developed a justification of my selected (or preferred) specialty. Lastly, I have examined one professional organization related to my selected or preferred specialty and considered how I can become a member of this organization.
The results of my efforts are below.
Directions: Complete Step 1 by writing 2-3 paragraphs in the space below comparing the nursing specialty you have selected – or the one you prefer if your choice is still under consideration – to your second preference. Identify each specialty and describe the focus and the role that graduates are prepared for. Identify any other differentiators you feel are significant, especially those that helped or may help you reach a decision.
Complete Step 2 by writing a paragraph identifying and justifying your reasons for choosing your MSN specialization. Be sure to incorporate any feedback you received from colleagues in this week’s Discussion Forum.
Complete Step 3 by examining and identifying one professional organization related to your selected or preferred specialty. Explain how you can become a member of this organization.
Step 1: Comparison of Nursing Specialties
Use the space below to write 2-3 paragraphs comparing the nursing specialty you have selected – or the one you prefer if your choice is still under consideration – to your second preference. Identify each specialty and describe the focus and the role that graduates are prepared for. Identify any other differentiators you feel are significant, especially those that helped or may help you reach a decision.
Step 2: Justification of Nursing Specialty
Use the space below to write a paragraph identifying and justifying your reasons for choosing your MSN specialization. Be sure to incorporate any feedback you received from colleagues in this week’s Discussion Forum.
Step 3: Professional Organizations
Use the space below to identify and examine one professional organization related to your selected or preferred specialty. Explain how you can become a member of this organization.