Incivility in nursing education: An intervention

Ruthanne Palumbo

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2018.03.024

Abstract

Incivility in nursing education is an unfortunate phenomenon affecting nursing students in all aspects of their educational experience. Students and their instructors are often ill equipped to deal with academic incivility and their lack of ability to handle such behaviors has proven detrimental to the future of the nursing profession. Nursing instructors need tools to help educate nursing students on how to recognize uncivil behaviors within themselves as well as others and ways to combat it. This research project addressed these aspects of academic incivility and implemented an e-learning module that was developed to educate students on incivility. The data was collected through a pre-test, post-test model with resulting statistical analysis using the McNemar's test. Results showed the nursing students obtained increased self-efficacy in regards to their ability to define, detect, and combat academic incivility after viewing the e-learning module. In conclusion, the successful implementation of the e-learning module provides further incentive for schools of nursing to consider implementing incivility education in their curriculums.

Highlights

Disruptive behaviors are known to be counterproductive and even harmful in healthcare environments
Research of the literature indicates nursing students and new graduate nurses transitioning into practice are the most vulnerable, and with evidence of incivility beginning in nursing school it is deeply concerning that education on its presence and prevention has not been mandated at the academic level
Collecting data regarding whether the student found the information useful and if the student feels they will use the interventions within the academic settings including, but not limited to clinical rotation sites

Summary

Introduction

Disruptive behaviors are known to be counterproductive and even harmful in healthcare environments. Research of the literature indicates nursing students and new graduate nurses transitioning into practice are the most vulnerable, and with evidence of incivility beginning in nursing school it is deeply concerning that education on its presence and prevention has not been mandated at the academic level. This Capstone project explored incivility, its causes, how to recognize and define it, ways to combat and potentially prevent it, and the need for interventions.

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