Cheating in higher education is a significant problem. The study aims to determine nursing students’ attitudes and opinions toward cheating in exams. The type of research is descriptive. The research data were collected in the classroom environment of 716 students in day and evening education programs. The research data were collected using socio-demographic characteristics form, and the Copying Attitude Scale. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, and variance analysis were used for data analyses. The most common method of cheating was receiving answers by talking to the friend sitting next to the student. The rate of cheating was high in both the day and evening education students. The students reported that most of the cheating occurred in final exams and high-credit major courses. Learning type (day/evening education programs) is not effective in cheating. High-credit major courses have increased the fear of failing the course. The most important reason for cheating in exams was the fear of failing a course.

高等教育中的作弊是一个严重的问题。该研究旨在确定护理学生对考试作弊的态度和看法。研究类型是描述性的。研究数据是在 716 名日间和夜校学生的课堂环境中收集的。研究数据是使用社会人口特征表和复制态度量表收集的。数据分析采用描述性统计、t 检验和方差分析。最常见的作弊方法是通过与坐在学生旁边的朋友交谈来获取答案。日间教育和夜校学生的作弊率都很高。学生反映，作弊行为大部分发生在期末考试和高学分专业课程中。学习类型（日间/夜间教育计划）对于作弊无效。高学分的专业课程增加了对课程不及格的恐惧。考试作弊的最重要原因是担心课程不及格。