Creating & Sustaining Civility in Nursing Education, Third Edition - 3rd Edition by Cynthia Clark (Paperback)

About the Book

"Creating & Sustaining Civility in Nursing Education, 3rd edition, is a faculty field guide brimming with ideas, resources, and tools to equip nurse leaders and educators to successfully address challenges as we collectively unite to educate learners and prepare them for the realities of nursing practice. It integrates evidence-based strategies and best practices to foster civility and healthy work and learning environments. The book is replete with scholarly resources, personal stories, illustrations, conceptual models, exemplars, and practical tools to promote civility, professionalism, and ethical practice for students, faculty, nurse leaders, healthcare professionals, and society at large. The book's 12 informative, timely, and up-to-the minute chapters have been vastly revised and extensively updated to provide practical, evidence-based interventions that can be implemented immediately, midterm, and long term"-- Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

In this comprehensive, fully revised third edition of the award-winning Creating & Sustaining Civility in Nursing Education, author Cynthia Clark expands her proven, results-focused approach to preventing and addressing the problem of incivility. This guide includes practical, evidence-based solutions that range from principles for broad-based institutional changes to ready-to-use teaching tools and strategies to promote and maintain civility, community, and respect in today's highly charged work and learning environments.

Considering recent changes in higher education in general and nursing education specifically, expanded areas of focus in this new edition include:

- Online teaching and learning environments

- The contentious political climate and campus unrest

- The costs and consequences of incivility

- Principled leadership and organizational change

- An emphasis on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

- Virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and academic integrity

- Trauma-informed teaching and learning

- The nexus of civility and foundational standards for safe, inclusive, and healthy work and learning environments

This informative, timely book is brimming with ideas and resources to equip faculty, students, and nurse leaders with strategies-including role-modeling and mentoring, well-being and self care, cognitive rehearsal, and positive learning environments-to successfully address civility challenges in the nursing field.

Review Quotes

"Few scholars have shaped nursing as profoundly as Dr. Cynthia Clark. In Creating & Sustaining Civility in Nursing Education, she blends research, practice, and expert storytelling to highlight civility's critical role in education and patient care. At a time of persistent workforce and faculty shortages, this third edition is a timely guide for cultivating respectful, inclusive environments that support our profession's resilience. Clark's work is a lasting gift that deserves a place in every institution."

-Justin Fontenot, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAADN

Associate Professor, Tulane University School of Medicine

New Orleans, Louisiana

"Cynthia Clark takes a pioneering and encouraging look at civility in nursing at a political, institutional, and personal level. This is essential for the health of professionals and healthcare systems' users."

-Prof. Dr. Sandra Bensch, MScN, Diplom-Pflegepädagogin (UAS), RN

Vice Dean in the Department of Health and Nursing, Catholic University of Applied Sciences Mainz (Germany), Chair of Nursing Practice and Nursing Didactics"

In a time when the pandemic has intensified pressures in healthcare and education, this essential book offers strategies to foster civility and resilience in nursing education. With actionable insights on maintaining respect and empathy under unprecedented stress, it's a vital resource for educators and leaders. This guide equips readers to navigate challenging dynamics, support mental health, and cultivate a collaborative, compassionate learning environment-essential tools for the demands of today's healthcare landscape."

-Meg Moorman, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF

Director of Faculty Innovating for Nursing Education (FINE) Center

Coordinator of MSN in Nursing Education

Clinical Associate Professor

Indiana University School of Nursing

"This book helps us understand why civility matters-for student learning and development and for educator effectiveness and satisfaction-and the impact of incivility on everyone, not only the individual who is the target of these behaviors. Cindy Clark guides us in creating and sustaining a healthy academic work environment and presents the research and evidence for why this is important and how to accomplish it. This is a must-read book for everyone involved in educating students and other learners to promote civility, inclusion, and respect for others."

-Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN

Thelma M. Ingles Professor of Nursing

Duke University School of Nursing

Durham, North Carolina

Editor-in-Chief, Nurse Educator

"Dr. Clark emphasizes the importance of civility in nursing education. I read and used her previous book on civility in nursing education for my doctorate, and this new book provides a comprehensive description and management of civility-incivility from the perspectives of faculty, staff, and students in nursing education."

-Ni Gusti Ayu Eka

Civility and Incivility Researcher in Indonesia

Lecturer and Head of Research and Community Service Faculty of Nursing

Universitas Pelita Harapan, Indonesia