NURS 3100
Week 05 Essay Assignment
Walden University
NURS 3100 Section 29, Issues and Trends
How to avoid plagiarism and how paraphrasing and synthesizing professional literature
strengthens future nurse scholar-practitioner practice.
Plagiarism, as defined in the Walden University student handbook, is the "use of
intellectual material produced by another person without acknowledging its source" (Walden
University, 2020, Student Expectations and Responsibilities Section, P. 35). Plagiarism is a form
of cheating in the academic setting. It is of utmost importance that nursing students refrain from
plagiarism as it transcends into their careers as a form of dishonesty. Academic writing requires
professional integrity, ethics, and honesty, and therefore, plagiarism must not be in a nursing
student's mindset. Lynch, Everett, Ramjan, Callins, Glew, and Salamonson 2017) stated that
"cheating within the academic setting has been associated with dishonesty in the clinical setting,
which highlights the importance of nurturing a culture of honesty and integrity at university" (P.
2846).
To avoid plagiarism, firstly, I will use the university student handbook and writing center
as a guideline for my writing. The writing center at Walden University provides a vast number of
tutorials to assist students in improving reading and writing skills. I will continue to use this
