Document Type

Dissertation - Open Access

Award Date

2022

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department / School

Graduate Nursing

First Advisor

Robin Brown

Keywords

emotional exhaustion, Job Demands-Resources Theory and Model, nursing education, nursing faculty, nursing students, student incivility

Abstract


Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine if nursing faculty experience emotional exhaustion (EE). Further, this study aimed to explore the relationship between nursing student incivility and faculty EE and to determine if there were differences in levels of faculty EE based on educational level, academic rank, and years of teaching experience. Background: Nursing education is stressful for both students and faculty. When faced with stress and demands, students can become uncivil. This student incivility can add additional strain to faculty’s already strenuous work and personal lives and can contribute to them becoming emotionally exhausted. Due to EE, nursing faculty may choose to leave academia resulting in fewer faculty to educate future nurses. Methods: This study utilized a descriptive correlational design. Participants completed an online survey, consisting of two instruments: Incivility in Nursing Education-Revised (INE-R) and the EE subscale of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators Survey (BMIES). Results: The participants were 102 nursing faculty from 13 Midwestern United States colleges and universities in South Dakota (SD) and North Dakota (ND). The findings of the study indicate nursing faculty experience EE as 62.5% of the participants reported moderate to high levels of EE. The findings also report a significant positive correlation

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Nurses -- Job stress.
Nursing schools -- Faculty.
Nursing students -- Conduct of life.
Courtesy.
Classroom environment.
Burn out (Psychology)

Number of Pages

195

Publisher

South Dakota State University

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