Rough day today. A couple of girls were caught by other students cheating. We had a very hard exam today and 1 girl went immediatly to her friend after taking the exam, with her notes in hand, and told her friend everything that was on the exam. The friend is not scheduled to take the exam until later in the week. The bad part is, this is the second exam they have pulled this little trick with. We informaed the instructors involved the first time, and had to sit through lectures about ethics and cheating. A good deal of us are working very hard to get a passing grade. And here this group is passing along answers to exams. So....several of us took the next step and went to the Dean to report it. It is now up to the Instructors to decide what course of action they want to take.
I hate that I was put into the position of turning them in, but you would think they would get the hint the first time. More importantly aren't we expected to be ethical and professional?
Has anyone else experienced this unfortunate situation? Is cheating that common? Maybe I'm just too old.
Specializes in Geriatrics, Hospice, Disease Management.
even though it sucks being a snitch...you did the right thing! cheating is for losers!:angryfire if you have to cheat to get by then you wont learn a single thing. i wouldn't want a dumb nurse working with me or on me! i want someone smart and intelligent who made it through on his or her own!
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