Table 1 The participants’ engagement and exposure to the dishonest behaviors in the clinical setting
Dishonesty behaviors in the clinical setting | Frequency of doing dishonest behavior in the previous semester | Frequency of witnessing clinical dishonest behaviors | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
never | once | twice or more | Missing | M (SD) | never | once | twice or more | Missing | M (SD) | ||
1 | Discussing patients in public places or with nonmedical personnel | 171 (43.3) | 107 (27.1) | 117 (29.6) | 0.86 (0.84) | 98 (24.8) | 133 (33.6) | 163 (41.3) | 1 (0.3) | 1.16 (0.79) | |
2 | Recording or reporting vital signs that are not taken or recalled accurately | 214 (54.2) | 105 (26.5) | 75 (19) | 1 (0.3) | 0.64 (0.78) | 139 (35.4) | 108 (27.4) | 146 (37) | 2 (0.5) | 1.01 (0.85) |
3 | Using uncertain data or fabricating patient information for assignments | 270 (68.4) | 83 (21) | 42 (10.6) | 0.42 (0.67) | 182 (46.1) | 123 (31.1) | 90 (22.8) | 0.76 (0.79) | ||
4 | Taking hospital supplies or medications from the hospital for personal use | 281 (71.1) | 82 (20.8) | 31 (7.8) | 1 (0.3) | 0.36 (0.62) | 198 (50.1) | 95 (24.1) | 102 (25.8) | 0.75 (0.83) | |
5 | Attempting to perform procedures on patients without adequate knowledge or failing to obtain guidance from instructors | 245 (62) | 110 (27.8) | 40 (10.2) | 0.48 (0.67) | 162 (41) | 123 (31.1) | 110 (27.8) | 0.86 (0.82) | ||
6 | Recording or reporting nursing care that is not performed | 296 (74.9) | 61 (15.4) | 37 (9.4) | 1 (0.3) | 0.34 (0.64) | 200 (50.6) | 108 (27.3) | 87 (22) | 0.71 (0.80) | |
7 | Not reporting incidents or errors involving patients | 23 (59) | 113 (28.6) | 47 (11.9) | 2 (0.5) | 0.52 (0.69) | 182 (46.1) | 121 (30.6) | 92 (23.3) | 0.77 (0.80) | |
8 | Breaking sterile techniques and neither reporting it nor replacing contaminated items | 213 (53.9) | 124 (31.4) | 56 (14.2) | 2 (0.5) | 0.60 (0.72) | 127 (32.1) | 120 (30.4) | 147 (37.2) | 1 (0.3) | 1.05 (0.83) |
9 | Recording patient responses to treatments or medications that are not assessed | 290 (73.4) | 72 (18.2) | 31 (7.8) | 2 (0.5) | 0.34 (0.61) | 217 (54.9) | 116 (29.4) | 61 (15.4) | 1 (0.3) | 0.60 (0.74) |
10 | Recording medications as administered when they are not | 299 (75.6) | 65 (16.5) | 28 (7.1) | 3 (0.8) | 0.30 (0.59) | 225 (57) | 104 (26.2) | 65 (16.5) | 1 (0.3) | 0.59 (0.75) |
11 | Giving the wrong drug without reporting it | 314 (79.5) | 55 (13.9) | 21 (5.3) | 5 (1.3) | 0.24 (0.54) | 232 (58.8) | 110 (27.8) | 51 (12.9) | 2 (0.5) | 0.53 (0.71) |
12 | Losing, breaking, or damaging patients’ belongings and not reporting it | 286 (72.4) | 81 (20.5) | 28 (7.1) | 0.34 (0.60) | 229 (58) | 116 (29.4) | 50 (12.7) | 0.54 (0.70) | ||