ABSTRACT
This is the second article of a two-part series regarding nursing faculty and student perceptions of incivility in nursing education in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Nursing faculty from the United States of America (USA) and the PRC collaborated to conduct this empirical study. A sample of 382 Chinese nursing faculty and students responded to 4 open-ended questions on the Incivility in Nursing Education (INE) Survey. Both groups reported similar perceptions of uncivil behaviors, contributors to incivility, and ways to address the problem. A conceptual model for fostering civility in nursing education was adapted to illustrate the findings.
Subject(s)
Attitude of Health Personnel , Education, Nursing/organization & administration , Faculty, Nursing/statistics & numerical data , Interprofessional Relations , Students, Nursing/statistics & numerical data , Adult , China , Female , Humans , Interpersonal Relations , Male , Nursing Methodology Research , Population Surveillance , Prejudice/statistics & numerical data , Professional Competence , Social Behavior , Young AdultABSTRACT
Disruptive student behavior is an emerging concern in institutions of higher education in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Faculty from a nursing college in the PRC expressed a desire to study the type and frequency of student incivility. Nursing faculty from the United States of America and the PRC collaborated on a study to measure faculty and student perceptions of student incivility in a Chinese nursing college. Student incivility in nursing education is a relatively new field of investigation; however, this preliminary study in the PRC shows it to be a substantial problem that needs to be addressed.
