Incivility, retention and new graduate nurses: an integrated review of the literature
Journal of Nursing ManagementPublished 9 August 2013
Amanda M. D'ambra, Diane Andrews
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It is indicated that incivility in the workplace was a significant predictor of low job satisfaction in new graduate nurses transitioning into practice and nurse managers have the responsibility to be aware of the prevalence of incvility, assess for its occurrence, and implement strategies which eliminate workplace incivilities and tolerance for uncivil behaviours.
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Nurse managers have the responsibility to be aware of the prevalence of incivility, assess for its occurrence, and implement strategies which eliminate workplace incivility and tolerance for uncivil behaviours.
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