The Ethical Nurse by Mary Ann Siciliano McLaughlin Ed.D, MSN, RN

I am very excited to present a guest blog written by a dear colleague. Today's guest blog author is  Dr. Darci McCall . We met through, our involvement with, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). We bonded early on through our love of ethics and nursing education.  BIO for  Darci McCall, PhD, RNC-OB, C-EFM, CNE Darci McCall, PhD, RNC-OB, C-EFM, CNE, is a Clinical Professor of Nursing at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. She has taught in both prelicensure and RN-BS programs, drawing on experience from the classroom, clinical practice, simulation, and online learning. In her current role, she teaches courses on leadership, healthcare technology, and vulnerable populations. Her interests include the ethical and thoughtful use of artificial intelligence in nursing education and supporting meaningful learning that fosters both personal and professional growth. Teaching for the Future: The Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Nursing Education...

When I was a junior faculty member, I often wondered what caused some nursing students to act ethically, while others participated in breaches in integrity.  Breaches in integrity, in nursing students, or any students for that matter, can include, for example, cheating on exams, or cheating on assignments by plagiarizing their work. Furthermore, I worried that these breeches in integrity during schooling would lead to breaches in their nursing practice once they graduated and began their professional careers.  My dissertation,   The Experience of Accelerated Nursing Program Graduates Utilizing Ethics in Their Nursing Practice , addresses these concerns.  McLaughlin, M. A. S. (2016).  The experience of accelerated nursing program graduates utilizing ethics  in their nursing practice  (Publication No. 10195870) [Doctoral dissertation, Columbia University]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global.    Abstract:  This study, based on hermene...