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Civility Promotion: How It Affects Workplace Incivility, Shawanda Lang
Civility Promotion: How It Affects Workplace Incivility, Shawanda Lang
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Incivility is also known as uncivil behavior, horizontal violence, or bullying. These terms are often used to describe the conduct an individual may display toward another that are deemed undesirable in healthcare organizations. Uncivil behavior has been an increasing topic in healthcare and has consequently gained the attention of organizations such as the American Nurses Association and regulatory agencies such as The Joint Commission. Incivility has the opportunity to affect teamwork, individual well-being, and patient safety. The aim of this project was to promote civility by bringing knowledge and awareness of the participants through an educational series. Although the pre …