What to do when U know others are cheating...(in classes)

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  1. Would you tell if you knew someone was cheating in your nursing program classes?

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i wouldn't tell, i would just move to an area of the classroom where the cheater(s) wasn't situated. reason being, if you tell you may become involved in something that could potentially become very ugly. nursing school is hard enough without all the issues

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Specializes in ER/Trauma, research, OR.

I was on the other end of the stick. I have a very successful study group in our nursing school, we all have A's. The rest of the class were jealous of our grades and for the first 5 quarters they would go to instructors and say we cheated. I was called in with every allegation and our tests were compared. I was furious about the "witches" who could not be happy with our success and had to try and make trouble for us.

One quarter most of my study group had clinicals together, and the instructor accused us of cheating. We used the same form as all of the students and the same textbook. So yes many of our textbook findings were the same, but not all. We proved her wrong and demanded a public appology which we got in front of the whole class.

Moral of the story: be careful of who you accuse!

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Specializes in ICU, Tele, and OR.

I don't know if this info is true but supposedly there are about to be some new exams being given half way through clinicals. We have to pass them to move on. Anyhooo...to my point. I know of a girl who got into nursing school by cheating and still does cheat but I'm just waiting until we have to take a controlled test on a computer that she can't cheat on... I wouldn't be the one to tell, but it still irks me. Has anyone else heard of these tests???

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Specializes in ICU, Tele, and OR.
i wouldn't tell, i would just move to an area of the classroom where the cheater(s) wasn't situated. reason being, if you tell you may become involved in something that could potentially become very ugly. nursing school is hard enough without all the issues

Amen to that!!!

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Specializes in ER/Trauma, research, OR.
I don't know if this info is true but supposedly there are about to be some new exams being given half way through clinicals. We have to pass them to move on. Anyhooo...to my point. I know of a girl who got into nursing school by cheating and still does cheat but I'm just waiting until we have to take a controlled test on a computer that she can't cheat on... I wouldn't be the one to tell, but it still irks me. Has anyone else heard of these tests???

We had these tests they ar called the HESI sort of a mini NCLEX 1 in 4th quarter and 1 last quarter on the computers in the testing center with cameras and proctors watching They sucked but noone cheated!!!!!!!!!

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Specializes in Emergency.

i would tell. i mean these will be your co- workers someday . and if they can't figure a drug calculation correctly they can endanger a patient......

now is the time to tell.

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When I was in the LVN program, I witnessed two students cheating during our practical labs (when we practice on dummys in a classroom rigged to look like a hospital floor) Instead of making beds and setting up the bedside tables from scratch, these two students would draw the curtain around them and sit around chatting and then call the instractor to let her check one, then the other, off. well the curtain didnt close all the way and I saw what they were doing. When I complained that some students had to make and remake the beds to get it right and get checked off, I was told "its their loss, theyre the ones that wont know how to do it later on" Well, IMO, if you are going to cheat on something as simple as bedmaking, what else are you willing to cheat on?? I mean sheesh! its not that hard. One girl flunked out the first semester, the other went on to pass the program and pass the NCLEX.

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Specializes in Medical/Surgical.
I was on the other end of the stick. I have a very successful study group in our nursing school, we all have A's. The rest of the class were jealous of our grades and for the first 5 quarters they would go to instructors and say we cheated. I was called in with every allegation and our tests were compared. I was furious about the "witches" who could not be happy with our success and had to try and make trouble for us.

One quarter most of my study group had clinicals together, and the instructor accused us of cheating. We used the same form as all of the students and the same textbook. So yes many of our textbook findings were the same, but not all. We proved her wrong and demanded a public appology which we got in front of the whole class.

Moral of the story: be careful of who you accuse!

Yeah I think I wouldn't say anything unless it was obvious and I saw it with my own eyes.

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I have a major concern that is very similar. Im very distraught because of a huge cheating fiasco that is occuring in my school, Long Island University. We are graduating in may (woo hoo) and the "valevictorian " was just caught cheating on a Hesi exam, where you sign a contract not to disclose any information. This girl wrote down all the answers to 110 questions. She was caught red handed by our professor and was to be terminated. Apparently, the dean and everyone else for some odd reason is thinking of letting her slide. This is very disturbing and I dont know what to do. I feel like my nursing program is a joke and the authorities arent doing anything. These nurses are going to be the ones that ending up injuring patients. Is there anything that I should do or that can be done??

Distraught nursing student :(

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Specializes in cardiac.

Just remember one thing. When it comes time to take your boards, it is very difficult to cheat. You are watched like a hawk. So, in the cheaters cases, I'll wager a bet that they don't pass. On the other end of the stick, you will because you have dedicated yourself to learn the material. Find satisfaction in knowing that. Oh, and by the way, like other's have said, move yourself away from these people. :rolleyes:

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Specializes in Critical care, Pediatris & Geriatrics.

there are plenty of cheaters in my class of 40! i don't say a word, i don't associate with them at all..but i figure this way, in the end and its time for the nclex they will fail miserably! so let them waste thier time & money..don't bother me at all. best wishes to all you in school..

amy:heartbeat:nurse:

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I did not read the entire thread but my take is they are only hurting themselves, they will not be able in any way shape or form to cheat on Board for licensure, so when the time comes and they don't know a liver from a spleen and which one does what they will be the losers'

I think there are a few who squeak by and pass the NCLEX, and go on to be nurses who don't have the knowledge they need. This thread here shows what happens when those nurses hit the floor. https://allnurses.com/forums/f8/what-most-incompetent-thing-you-seen-fellow-nurse-do-17402.html

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