Teaching Clinical Nursing Civility and Its Role in Professionalism

Common Challenges in Precepting and Clinical Teaching
This vignette provides insight into how to identify incivility and what factors contribute incivility among nursing students. A demonstration of how to respond to an example of student incivility in a way that facilitates student empowerment and promotes a professional and civil environment is presented.
The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing is a leader in nursing education, research, and service. With a history of academic excellence, the School prepares its students for rewarding careers that enrich the practical world and help further nursing research.