Title: Incivility Behavior as Perceived by Nursing Students and it Effect on their Critical Thinking and Burnout Syndrome
Abstract: Background: Uncivil is one of the major challenges facing nursing education and learning processes in the classroom, clinical, and online for distance education programs.In addition, uncivil activities can have a detrimental effect on learning, critical thinking, physiological and psychological health (Luparell, 2011).The aim of the study: investigate uncivil behavior as perceived by nursing students and it effect on their critical thinking and burnout inventory.Subjects and method: A descriptive correlation research design was utilized.Setting: The study was conducted in Faculty of Nursing at Minia University.Subject: The present study included a representative sample from total number of nursing students enrolled at1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , and 4 th academic years during the academic year 2020-2021 (N=896).Tools of data collection: 1 st tool divided into two parts, first part Personal data, second part Uncivil Behavior in Clinical Nursing Education (UBCNE) instrument, 2 nd tool; Critical Thinking Disposition scale, and 3 rd tool Burnout Inventory.Results: the majority of nursing students have low level of uncivil behavior and high level of critical thinking, while the minority of them have high level of burnout.Conclusion: The present study concluded that, there were a positive correlation between uncivil behavior and burnout, while there was a negative correlation between uncivil behavior and critical thinking.Recommendations: Regular monitoring and evaluation of uncivil student behaviors in the class room and clinical setting to decrease it is effect burnout student, and promote critical thinking.