The relationship between nursing students' communication skills and their levels of perception of incivility in nursing education

Aim: This research was conducted to determine the relationship between nursing students' communication skills and their level of perceived incivility in nursing education. Material and Method: The population of this descriptive and relationship-seeking study consisted of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, 351 grade nursing students who actively continued their education at Ordu University Faculty of Health Sciences in the 2023-2024 academic year, while the sample consisted of 237 nursing students who agreed to participate in the study. The data of the research were collected between March and April 2024 using the "Personal Information Form", "Communication Skills Evaluation Scale" and "Incivility Scale in Nursing Education". Data were analyzed in SPSS v22 Program and evaluated at p˂0.05 confidence interval. Results: The average age of nursing students participating in the research is 21.02±1.30 years. The mean score of the Communication Skills Evaluation Scale of the study participants was 73.32±11.31, and the mean score of the Incivility Scale in Nursing Education was 1.74±0.48. It was determined that there was a statistically significant, positive, and low-level relationship between the mean scores of the Students' Communication Skills Evaluation Scale and the Incivility Scale in Nursing Education (p<0.05). Conclusions: It was concluded that the communication skills of the students were above average, the perception of incivility in nursing education was low, and there was a relationship between communication skills and perception of incivility. Keywords: Nursing students, Communication skills, Politeness, Impoliteness