Incivility impacts on sense of belonging in undergraduate nursing students

Context There is a chronic international shortage of nurses and those in the profession are ageing. There is an increasing evidence of incivility within nursing defined as perception of verbal/nonverbal actions that demean, dismiss or exclude an individual resulting in psychosocial or psychological distress. Incivility within student nurse programmes can increase attrition and loss to the future nursing workforce. Nurse educational programmes need to be inclusive and promote a sense of belonging to prevent this from occurring. This study aimed to examine the frequency of incivility experienced by undergraduate nursing students and the relationship this had with the students’ sense of belonging.