Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 37-41 , April 2009

Academic dishonesty: Innovative cheating techniques and the detection and prevention of them

  • Dina Faucher, PhD, RN, APRNBC, OCN, CHt

      Affiliations

    • Education Affiliates, Baltimore, MD, 21236, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +602 324 5545; fax: +602 324 5545.
    • ,
  • Sharon Caves, RN, MS, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Pima Medical Institute, Mesa, AZ 85202, USA

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Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 37-41 , April 2009

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