Abstract
Purpose
This study was done to describe nurses' experience of incivility in hospitals and to consider nurses' work environment.
Methods
Data were collected through in-depth interviews and analyzed using Colaizzi' phenomenological analysis methodology. Participants were seven experienced clinical nurses working on a general ward (2 nurses), or in an intensive care unit (2 nurses), emergency room (2 nurses), or operating room (1 nurse).
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