Exploring faculty to faculty incivility among nursing faculty: Related factors, reasons and solutions

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AIM: This study aimed to explore faculty-to-faculty incivility in university nursing programmes and to identify the perceptions of faculty regarding the reasons and solutions for incivility. BACKGROUND: Incivility is a fundamental problem in nursing educational settings. METHODS: This cross-sectional and analytic study comprised 330 faculty members from different schools of nursing in Turkey. A personal information form and the 12-item Incivility Scale were used to collect data. The data were analysed by using descriptive analysis, Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests, Spearman's correlation test, linear regression tests and thematic analysis. RESULTS: Faculty and research assistants who were single and holding master's degrees perceived high incivility (p < .05). There was also a significant, mildly negative relationship between age and incivility scores (r = -0.236). A strict hierarchical structure was revealed to also be a reason for incivility (p < .05). CONCLUSION: Further research is needed to determine the effectiveness of the solutions for faculty-to-faculty incivility. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: This study can guide administrators regarding the causes and solutions of incivility within academic environments. By implementing strategies to increase awareness, administrators can become positive role models for faculty, providing a respectful and fair work environment to prevent incivility.