Abstract
Background: Uncivilized behavior is a concern in higher education especially in professional education and which is predominantly seen in Nursing and Medical education. However, most recently faculties have complained of a steady increase in more disturbing behavior such as yelling at faculty, and physical hostility. There is an area of significance, leading nurse educators to believe that the level and seriousness of incivility has increased and it is having impact on teaching and learning environment. Objectives: (1) To assess the perception of nursing faculty on uncivilized behavior among nursing students. (2) To describe the lived experience of nursing faculty regarding uncivilized behavior among nursing students. Methodology: Mixed method research approach with the embedded research design was used for study. Data was collected form 20 nursing faculties of Rajasthan. Non probability purposive sampling (criterion sampling) techniques was used for selecting the samples. Incivility in nursing education survey (INR-R) developed by Clark was used to assess the nursing faculty perception about the uncivilized behavior of nursing students. Results: Findings related to assessment of level of disruption among students in classroom/clinical showed that majority of (56.56%) students had fall in to “Sometimes” level of disruption, (17.50%) belongs to “Usually” level of disruption.Findings related to assessment of faculty experience regarding threatening behavior of student’s in classroom in past 12 months showed that the highest 80% of faculties were most frequently observed threatening behavior of students faced by the faculty were doing property damage by the students & general taunts or disrespects to others, lowest percentage (5%) and less frequently observed threatening behavior faced by the faculty were making inappropriate mails or message to the faculty and statements about having assess the weapons. Four themes emerged from the data were Factors contributing incivility among students, Types of student's incivility in classroom & clinical settings, Faculty incivility, Strategies for reduce incivility. Conclusion: Nursing is a profession regarding humanity & caring aspects; inappropriate training or improper lifestyle or uncivilized behavior will affect the human life & professional life. Hence teachers are having a contributory role to assess and limit the incivility among their students. Keywords: Mixed Research; Assess; Perception; Nursing faculty; Uncivilized behavior; Nursing student.