Incivility in nursing education: Its effect on the job satisfaction of nurse faculty in associate degree programs

This study was conducted with a quantitative non-experimental method using a correlational exploratory design. Data was collected using a cross-sectional online survey accessed through Survey Monkey. Herzberg's two factor theory of motivator-hygiene provided the theoretical framework for this study. The purpose of this study was to explore the consequences of incivility in the classroom on nurse educators' job satisfaction. This study examined incivility in the classrooms of nurse educators teaching in associate degree nursing programs in the east central region of the United States. Nurse educators were asked to provide self-reports of perceptions of job satisfaction when related to civility, incivility, workplace norms, and the intent of the educator to leave or stay in their current position when experiencing incivility in their classrooms. The results of the statistical analysis of the data collected did not produce statistically significant results. However, 51.3 % of the participants reported that they would consider terminating employment if they experienced incivility in their classroom. In addition, 25.6 % of the participant responded affirmatively to the possibility of leaving the profession if incivility was experienced in their classroom. Nurse educators are needed to teach the next generation of nurses and to ensure that competent, caring, and compassionate nurses are providing nursing services in the community. These educators experienced incivility in their classrooms in primarily rural settings. They presumed that incivility occurred most often in the classroom and identified students as most likely to commit incivility. A total of 53.7% of these educators viewed incivility as a moderate problem in nursing education and 29.3% as a serious problem. Incivility has not been adequately studied in nursing education and the literature is essentially silent regarding the job satisfaction of nurse faculty in associate degree nursing programs when experiencing incivility. Continued study of incivility in ADN classrooms is warranted.