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Ch. 1 – Reflections on incivility and why civility matters
Abstract
In this comprehensive, fully revised third edition of the award-winning Creating & Sustaining Civility in Nursing Education, author Cynthia Clark expands her proven, results-focused approach to preventing and addressing the problem of incivility. This guide includes practical, evidence-based solutions that range from principles for broad-based institutional changes to ready-to-use teaching tools and strategies to promote and maintain civility, community, and respect in today’s highly charged work and learning environments.
Considering recent changes in higher education in general and nursing education specifically, expanded areas of focus in this new edition include:
- Online teaching and learning environments
- The contentious political climate and campus unrest
- The costs and consequences of incivility
- Principled leadership and organizational change
- An emphasis on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
- Virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and academic integrity
- Trauma-informed teaching and learning
- The nexus of civility and foundational standards for safe,
- inclusive, and healthy work and learning environments
This informative, timely book is brimming with ideas and resources to equip faculty, students, and nurse leaders with strategies—including role-modeling and mentoring, well-being and self care, cognitive rehearsal, and positive learning environments—to successfully address civility challenges in the nursing field.
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Mu Gamma at-Large
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Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, USA
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9781646482153
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Keywords:
Nursing Education, Incivility, Healthy Work Environments
Recommended Citation
Clark, Cynthia, "[Excerpt from] Creating & sustaining civility in nursing education (3rd ed.)" (2025). Sigma Publications: Book Excerpts. 77.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/book_excerpts/77
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