Academic dishonesty in schools of nursing: A literature review

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 121-125

  Klocko, Marilyn N ^a  

^a Brookhaven College School of Nursing Farmers Branch   (United States)

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ARTICLE; DECEPTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CODES OF ETHICS; DECEPTION; ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; SCHOOLS, NURSING; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 84896275810     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20140205-01     Document Type: Article

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