Reasons for academic dishonesty during examinations among nursing students: Cross-sectional survey.

Background: Understanding why nursing students engage in academic dishonesty is crucial, since cheating is becoming more common and can be followed by unethical professional practice.

Objectives: To develop and validate a questionnaire for investigating nursing students' perceptions about the reasons for academic dishonesty during examinations, along with identifying the most important of these reasons.

Design: Cross-sectional survey with the use of a convenience sample.