Nurse educator academic incivility: a qualitative descriptive study.
Academic Incivility
Botswana
Nurse Educators
Qualitative Descriptive Add Leadership
Journal
International nursing review
ISSN: 1466-7657
Titre abrégé: Int Nurs Rev
Pays: England
ID NLM: 7808754
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2020
Sep 2020
Historique:
received:
04
02
2020
revised:
06
06
2020
accepted:
12
06
2020
pubmed:
12
8
2020
medline:
24
7
2021
entrez:
12
8
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The aim of this study was to explore nurse educator academic incivility from the perspectives of nurse educator leaders. The academic environment should be safe and conducive to both teaching and learning. Both the students and faculty should have a sense of belonging and of being valued. Faculty-to-faculty incivility has been reported as being disruptive to the teaching and learning environment, and is associated with poor work outputs. A qualitative descriptive design, as explained by Sandelowski, was used to explore academic incivility as perceived by nurse educator leaders. Twenty semi-structured interviews were conducted with nurse educator leaders, representing three levels of management in Botswana. The approach of Elo and Kyngas was used to analyse qualitative data. Their main aim was to compare categories at different periods, as was the case with different categories of nurse leaders in this study. Three main themes emerged from the data analysis: lack of policy implementation, inadequate leadership skills and role modelling. Two subthemes emerged from the theme, lack of policy implementation, namely: poor record-keeping and hierarchical issues. On further analysis of the theme, inadequate leadership skills, poor hierarchical coordination among nurse educator leaders; and favouritism emerged as subthemes. The last theme, role modelling, needed no further development and described the modelling of incivility as the behaviour that has birthed a generation of incivility among nurse educators. Incivility exists in nursing colleges in Botswana, and it includes unruly behaviour towards one another; late coming; disrespect; and disregard of authority. There must be collaboration between nurse educators and health policymakers to strengthen cordial relationships as well as foster disciplinary procedures on incivility. Clear policy on disciplinary procedures focusing on mitigating various forms of uncivil behaviours is imperative. Nurse educator leaders' training on management skill should also be strengthened and made mandatory before nurse educators are appointed to leadership positions.
Sections du résumé
AIM
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to explore nurse educator academic incivility from the perspectives of nurse educator leaders.
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The academic environment should be safe and conducive to both teaching and learning. Both the students and faculty should have a sense of belonging and of being valued.
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
Faculty-to-faculty incivility has been reported as being disruptive to the teaching and learning environment, and is associated with poor work outputs.
METHOD
METHODS
A qualitative descriptive design, as explained by Sandelowski, was used to explore academic incivility as perceived by nurse educator leaders. Twenty semi-structured interviews were conducted with nurse educator leaders, representing three levels of management in Botswana. The approach of Elo and Kyngas was used to analyse qualitative data. Their main aim was to compare categories at different periods, as was the case with different categories of nurse leaders in this study.
FINDINGS
RESULTS
Three main themes emerged from the data analysis: lack of policy implementation, inadequate leadership skills and role modelling. Two subthemes emerged from the theme, lack of policy implementation, namely: poor record-keeping and hierarchical issues. On further analysis of the theme, inadequate leadership skills, poor hierarchical coordination among nurse educator leaders; and favouritism emerged as subthemes. The last theme, role modelling, needed no further development and described the modelling of incivility as the behaviour that has birthed a generation of incivility among nurse educators.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Incivility exists in nursing colleges in Botswana, and it includes unruly behaviour towards one another; late coming; disrespect; and disregard of authority.
IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING EDUCATION POLICY
UNASSIGNED
There must be collaboration between nurse educators and health policymakers to strengthen cordial relationships as well as foster disciplinary procedures on incivility. Clear policy on disciplinary procedures focusing on mitigating various forms of uncivil behaviours is imperative. Nurse educator leaders' training on management skill should also be strengthened and made mandatory before nurse educators are appointed to leadership positions.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
411-419Informations de copyright
© 2020 International Council of Nurses.
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