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Table 1 Survey questions

From: Student and faculty perceptions: appropriate consequences of lapses in academic integrity in health sciences education

  

Scenario

1

Non-clinical

Taking pictures of test material and distributing them online for others to access

2

Paraphrasing material in a written assignment without giving credit to or referencing the original author

3

Copying or sharing answers with another student during the test

4

Sharing password information for an online exam or course so that an unauthorized user can access it

5

Receiving detailed test questions from students who have previously taken the test

6

Making up an excuse or illness to postpone a test for the purpose of allowing more time to study

7

Clinical

Recording patient information in the patient medical record (i.e. vital signs, treatments given, education, or physical examination) as “performed” when it actually was not performed or inaccurately obtained

8

Being involved in or witnessing an adverse patient safety event (i.e. patient fall, improper technique, treatment error) and not reporting it or documenting it appropriately

9

Copying the text from a previous patient assessment and pasting it directly into the patient medical record in a subsequent encounter, when not all aspects of the initial assessment were repeated or verified

10

Posting a de-identified portion of a patient’s medical record or pictures obtained in the clinical care setting on your personal social media account

11

Posting de-identified descriptions of patient care experiences on your social media account