Taking a Stand Against Workplace Incivility

Background: Workplace incivility is a common problem in nursing, and novice nurses are particularly vulnerable to incivility. Method: Cognitive rehearsal training to defend against incivility was presented to resident nurses. Results: Three months after the educational intervention, 55% of nurses reported that they had witnessed incivility in the past month and 45% reported that they had responded to the incivility when it occurred. Conclusion: Most of the nurses expressed that the training improved their ability to manage incivility. Responses to open-ended comments revealed that incivility adversely affects the workplace and that leaders also may benefit from education on incivility and cognitive rehearsal. [ J Contin Educ Nurs . 2021;52(5):232–239.]