How Nursing Faculty Experience the Effects of Workplace Incivility
Jayme Trocino Sherrod1, Lynne Porter Lewallen
1About the Authors Jayme Trocino Sherrod, PhD, RN, was a student at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, when this study was conducted. Lynne Porter Lewallen, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, is a professor and associate dean for academic affairs, University of North Carolina-Greensboro School of Nursing. Dr. Lewallen, guest editor for this issue of Nursing Education Perspectives, did not participate in the review or decision for this article. For more information, contact Dr. Sherrod at jaymesherrod@gmail.com.
Aim:
The purpose of this study was to describe nursing faculty experiences with workplace incivility and the effect it has on their health. This article reports results of the qualitative portion of a larger study.
Background:
Nursing faculty have reported the physical and psychological impact of incivility on their lives. The negative effects that workplace incivility, specifically, has on nursing faculty require ongoing research and attention.
Method:
Using an electronic survey, 249 nursing faculty from one Southeastern US state responded to two open-ended questions about workplace incivility and its effects. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis.
Results:
Four categories related to experiences with workplace incivility emerged: the experience; personal and professional impact; a reciprocal, organizational culture problem; and survival.
Conclusion:
Nursing faculty experiences with workplace incivility constitute an organizational culture problem with both personal and professional implications.
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