title: Development and validation of a tool to measure incivility in clinical nursing education.
abstract: Although the literature suggests that incivility on the part of staff nurses toward student nurses in the clinical setting exists, no instrument was found that addressed this phenomenon. This article describes the development and validation of the uncivil behavior in clinical nursing education (UBCNE) tool to measure nursing students' experiences with incivility in the clinical learning environment. The 20-item UBCNE was administered to 118 nursing students at a midwestern school of nursing. Analyses included evaluation of interitem response consistency, internal structure via principal components analysis using both orthogonal and oblique rotation, and assessment of the association to demographic variables and stress while on placement as a criterion measure. Six items were dropped due to high loading on more than 1 component. This resulted in a 12-item test with 2 modified subscales-hostile/mean/dismissive and exclusionary behavior. The revised subscales and total test demonstrate good reliability, and both subscales are clearly represented in the separate components. The UBCNE is an easily administered tool with good internal consistency. Future studies with a larger sample and in different settings need to be conducted.
authors: Associate Professor, McAuley School of Nursing, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI. Electronic address: anthonmj@udmercy.edu.
authors: Maureen
authors: M
authors: Anthony
authors: Assistant Professor, McAuley School of Nursing, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI.
authors: Joanne
authors: J
authors: Yastik
authors: Associate Professor, Director: Clinical Psychology MA Program, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI.
authors: Douglas A
authors: DA
authors: MacDonald
authors: Instructor, McAuley School of Nursing, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI.
authors: Katherine A
authors: KA
authors: Marshall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Clinical nursing education research; Instrument; Psychometrics; Uncivil behavior