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Dnp Final Report: Cultivating A Culture Of Civility In A Baccalaureate Nursing Program: A Doctor Of Nursing Practice Evidencebased Practice Project, Monica Sowell

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Incivility is a well-known issue in nursing, negatively impacting every aspect of the profession. In response to high incivility levels within a baccalaureate nursing program in central Texas, an incivility education module was created for use in adult medical-surgical courses. The module incorporated online preparatory learning followed by active classroom learning, roleplay practice, and faculty modeling to teach students to define, identify, and respond to incivility using evidence-based cognitive-behavioral strategies. Data was collected pre-education implementation and at three post-education time points to evaluate student self-efficacy changes in recognizing and responding to incivility. The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated changing the education delivery …