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Week 3 | Part 3: 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). Utilize headings formatted in proper APA throughout
each Part to clearly identify key topic area requirements.
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.
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:
Clearly and accurately explains in detail the relationship between academic
integrity and writing.
Clearly and accurately explains in detail the relationship between professional
practices and scholarly ethics.
Accurately cite at least 2 resources that fully support your arguments, being sure
to use proper APA formatting.
Use Grammarly and SafeAssign to improve the product.
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.

Introduction
Building an ethical foundation while participating in graduate studies is essential to a
successful career. This foundation includes learning academic integrity and scholarly ethics and
using these concepts in our professional practice. “Ethics education in nursing provides a critical
foundation for addressing ethical questions that arise in the patient-provider relationship”
(Hoskins, Grady, & Ulrich, 2018). Learning these fundamental practices will help us as
healthcare professionals be able to provide the best care for our patients in the future. It is
important to identify resources and strategies to help maintain integrity throughout our
profession.
Academic Integrity
Writing assignments make up a large portion of graduate program workloads. As
graduate students, we are expected to write at the scholarly level and have integrity as we do so.
Academic integrity means being honest while writing and giving credit to those whose ideas are
used. “Plagiarism is when an author represents someone else's intellectual property as his or her
own work” (Walden University Academic, n.d.). Learning how to have integrity in writing


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