Incivility and bullying in nursing are complex problems that have garnered much attention in recent years. Emerging evidence suggests that incivility in the workplace has significant implications for nurses, patients, and health care organizations. Because today’s students are tomorrow’s colleagues, conversations regarding how to address incivility and bullying should include specific aspects of nursing academia and the preparation of new nurses.

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <P>In this study, 21 nursing faculty who experienced uncivil encounters with nursing students were interviewed to determine what effects those encounters had on them. The uncivil encounters ranged from relatively mild to highly aggressive, including overt threats to the faculty members’ well-being. The effects of the uncivil encounters on the nursing faculty involved were significant and included both short-term and long-term sequelae, such as physical and emotional reactions, decreased self-esteem, loss of confidence in their teaching abilities, significant time expenditures, and negative effects on the educational process. Three faculty members left nursing education and cited their interactions with students as an influential factor.</P> <h4>AUTHOR</h4> <P>Received: July 10, 2004</P> <P>Accepted: October 27, 2005</P> <P>Dr. Luparell is Assistant Professor, Montana State University, College of Nursing, Great Falls Campus, Great Falls, Montana.</P> <P>This manuscript was developed from a presentation delivered at the 37th annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference/18th annual Western Institute of Nursing Assembly, Portland, Oregon, April 2004.</P> <P>Address correspondence to Susan Luparell, PhD, APRN, BC, Assistant Professor, Montana State University, College of Nursing, Great Falls Campus, 400 15th Avenue South, Suite 106, Great Falls, MT 59405; e-mail: <a href="mailto:luparell@montana.edu">luparell@montana.edu</a>.</P>

The structure and experience of this group, which continues to meet regularly, might be a model to guide other groups of scholars who face geographic isolation and who struggle with balancing time and work and finding motivation for the process of writing.