New strategies to combat workplace incivility and promote joy

Abstract

Eighty-five percent of nurses report incivility in healthcare. Promoting a culture of civility—from nursing school to the workplace—is vital to ensuring healthy learning and work environments and ultimately safe patient care. This article presents a nursing program's journey in addressing incivility among the nurse faculty and the results achieved.

In Brief

Incivility has been well-reported in healthcare settings. This article presents a nursing program's journey in addressing incivility among the nurse faculty and the results achieved.