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Rebecca Weaver1, Michael Evans, Susan Loeb
1About the Authors Rebecca Weaver, MSN, RN, is an instructor, Pennsylvania State University Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Altoona, PA. Michael Evans, PhD, RN, is assistant dean, Undergraduate Nursing Education at the Commonwealth Campuses, and professor, Pennsylvania State University Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Dunmore. Susan Loeb, PhD, RN, is director, Nursing PhD Programs, and professor, Pennsylvania State University Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, University Park. This pilot study was conducted as part of Rebecca Weaver's PhD preparation. Laura Cruz, research professor, Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, is acknowledged for her support in developing the institutional review board protocol for the study.
Abstract:
Previous research has shown that student-to-faculty incivility causes faculty to consider leaving the profession. Therefore, the purpose of this qualitative, descriptive pilot study was to determine what motivates undergraduate nursing faculty to remain in their roles after experiencing student incivility. Thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews revealed three major themes: types of incivility and intrinsic and extrinsic motivating factors. Although three of the seven faculty interviewed for this study considered leaving academia due to student incivility, none of them did.
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