Faculty incivility in nursing education: A cross-sectional analysis through student experiences

Abstract

BackgroundIncivility, including that of nursing educators, is well documented in Western culture. Few recent international studies were conducted about nursing educators' incivility in nursing education. Research on nursing educators' incivility in nursing education is lacking in many developing countries. AimThis study examined Jordanian nursing students' reporting their nursing educators' incivility in nursing education and their differences based on the sample's demographics. MethodsA cross-sectional quantitative approach was employed to gather data through an online survey, drawing upon a convenience sample comprising 115 nursing students enrolled across various governmental and private universities. ResultsNursing educators' incivility in nursing education and its frequency were moderate. The highest-ranked nursing educators’ incivility behavior reported by nursing students was “unfair grading.” The highest-ranked reported "often" nursing educators’ incivility in the past 12 months was “being unavailable outside of class.” No statistically significant difference between the grouped median of nursing educators’ incivility in nursing education. The nursing educators’ level of civility was moderate. The best strategy to promote nursing educators’ civility in nursing education was “role-mode professionalism and civility.” ConclusionsThe nursing students had a positive sense of their nursing educators’ civility. Nursing educators are critical in fostering civil behavior among their nursing students and avoiding the growing tendency of uncivil behavior in nursing academic settings. Thus, nursing educators should not act uncivilly under any circumstances.