Cheaters during a test!!!

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Hi everyone. I just wanted some opinions on this: my A&P1 class had a lecture exam yesterday, and there were these two girls who were cheating!!!!(One was sitting behind the other, and she was crouched down a bit behind the other girl's big hair).

Several students saw them, but the instructor (I don't think) did.

The thing that gets mad is that I bust my rump in that class to keep an A, and these girls can just cheat and still receive an A!!!!!

I know that it will catch up with them eventually, but in the meantime, they're still getting A's (i think).

Should one of us tell the instructor? or just let it catch up with them?

Thanks for any input.

Specializes in ICU, ER, HH, NICU, now FNP.

That being said - as far as patient safety goes - I stand by my stance, and I hope I never have to work with someone who believes snitching in a case of wrongdoing is the wrong thig to do.

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If you are 100% sure they were cheating, then take a stand and mention to your professor that you say folks cheating during the exam.

Let the instructor catch the fools in the act on the next exam.

That way you do the right thing and the instrucor is the one who nabs the perps!

Good luck pixie.

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Specializes in OR Peri Operative.

wow, I just read the rest of this whole thread...didn't really read it all before I posted the first time. I cannot beleive what a heated topic this is.

It has nothing to do with being a snitch, last time I check it was college not junior high. we are paying ALOT of $ for somrething we really want in a career. If everyone else cheats to get good grades and we studding our butts off how isn't that not fair. Especially since it is sooo competitive to get into the program.I think it should be anyone's business to tell on a cheating student. If your stupid enough to cheat and get caught by me or anyone else that it makes it our business.

It is a shame that ppl think cheating is ok and should'nt let someone know.

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Don't rat them out. You think you are going to save the whole friggen world if you rat them out? No, you are not. People cheat all the time in every aspect of life. You are not going to make a difference. Who cares if they cheat. You think these students who cheat are A students like you? Face reality and mind your own business.

To me, a snitch, tattle tale is a scumbag.

Someone must have told on you for cheating. :)

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Specializes in Labor and Delivery.
There going to get my spot:crying2: !!!! Ahhhhh Listen to yourselves. If your competent you will get in.

For me this subject ends right here. Ijust gave my opinion in the matter. I always hated when a neighbors or someone I had never seen in my life came medling around my business.

What does your neighbor have to do with nursing school and nursing pre-reqs??

And here I THOUGHT nurses were held to a high ethical standard.

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don't rat them out. you think you are going to save the whole friggen world if you rat them out? no, you are not. people cheat all the time in every aspect of life. you are not going to make a difference. who cares if they cheat. you think these students who cheat are a students like you? face reality and mind your own business.

to me, a snitch, tattle tale is a scumbag.

what a shame to consider those who want to make a stand against cheating as scumbags. what are cheaters then? allowing those to cheat only diminishes the grades that others legitimately earn. but more importantly, if you can't take a stand against someone cheating, will you be able to be patient advocates and stand up for them when you see a nurse or any health care professional do something that can cause them harm? a person who can cheat in an important class like a&p is not advocating for their future patients. that person does not care enough for their future patients to consider it important enough to understand the basics of anatomy. it's better to take care of that person now than wait until they are in a position to put their hands on patients!

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i can understand where your coming from, but they wont get very far just by cheating. sooner or later they will have to learn for themselves or they will just not make it, to the very end.

my problem with this is...... why do people like to get in other peoples business??? leave them alone. it will catch up to them!! i've noticed this since i moved here. people love to interfere with other peoples life. my comment on this issue is.... " mind your own business"

you're right; it will catch up with them. it can catch up with them when others take a stand. cheaters are everyone's business. you have to pick and choose your battles and this isn't one of them to turn your head from. why even give them the opportunity to take the nclex. most schools will expel students for cheating, thus taking away their opportunity to pursue any academic endeavors at their school. sure they can go to another school, but those who take a stand will make that road very very difficult and just may turn cheaters into future honest nurses.

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Specializes in LTC.

If competence got people into nursing school, most of us wouldn't be crying over C's and B's.

Last time I checked GRADES are what got people into nursing school.

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Specializes in Telemetry & Obs.

If cheating is no big deal, then why does my school have a strict anti-cheating policy?? Why does every school I know of?? Because it IS a big deal.

The sort of person that will cheat for a grade is the same sort that will fudge on charting, pocket their patient's meds, make up vital signs, etc. Dishonesty knows no limits :o

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Specializes in ICU, ER, HH, NICU, now FNP.

And ethics and honesty and being above cheating is what should keep them there

Like I said before - if you cant handle peer reporting and advocating for patient safety - get out of nursing, get out now. If you practice nursing the way you preach, then you won't keep a license long anyway. While there is some comfort in that, hopefully you won't kill somebody in the process...

Under the state nurse practice acts you are REQUIRED to report things like unprofessional conduct, substance abuse - you could lose YOUR license if you fail to report.

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And ethics and honesty and being above cheating is what should keep them there

Like I said before - if you cant handle peer reporting and advocating for patient safety - get out of nursing, get out now. If you practice nursing the way you preach, then you won't keep a license long anyway. While there is some comfort in that, hopefully you won't kill somebody in the process...

Under the state nurse practice acts you are REQUIRED to report things like unprofessional conduct, substance abuse - you could lose YOUR license if you fail to report.

My friends was at nursing school last year. A fellow student snitched on her during their clinical rotation in the hospital. The fellow student told the instructor that my friend was incompetent and did not know what she was doing. Well after the snithing the instructor, kicked her out of school.

The thing about it, now my friend is in a different school and doing very well. Did that snitch help anything? Nope, she was just a stupid rat.

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My friends was at nursing school last year. A fellow student snitched on her during their clinical rotation in the hospital. The fellow student told the instructor that my friend was incompetent and did not know what she was doing. Well after the snithing the instructor, kicked her out of school.

The thing about it, now my friend is in a different school and doing very well. Did that snitch help anything? Nope, she was just a stupid rat.

I highly doubt that your friend would be kicked out of nursing school JUST based on the suggestion of another student that she was incompetent and didn't know what she was doing. She's doing well now? Maybe she needed to be kicked out of school so she could get herself together and act a little more competent.

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