Maryam Moghimian - Assistant Professor, Nursing and Midwifery Sciences Development Research Center, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Isfahan, Iran
Sedigheh Farzi - Assistant professor, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Department of Adult Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Abbas Abbaszadeh - Professor, Medical ethics and Law Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Academy of Medical Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran
Amir Shahzeydi - MSc Student in Nursing, Student Research Committee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Fatemeh Farzi - MSc in Nursing, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
Amir Musarezaie - MSc in Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Department of Adult Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Background: Incivility is a kind of disrespect to people. Students and faculty members agree on the growing trend of incivility. Uncivil behaviors in online nursing classes are a serious global issue that can influence the learning-teaching process and threaten patient safety in the clinical setting. This study aimed to identify incivility in the online learning environment from the perspective of nursing faculty members and students.Methods: This descriptive qualitative study was conducted in ۲۰۲۱. A total of ۲۰ participants were selected from among nursing students and faculty through purposive sampling. Data were collected using in-depth semi-structured interviews and analyzed via a qualitative content analysis approach.Results: Data analysis revealed five categories including ghost students, unconditional freedom, disruptive learning behaviors, academic dishonesty, and ignoring the rules of the online learning environment.Conclusion: Incivility in the online learning environment disrupts the teaching-learning process and undermines instructor-student relationships. Given that disrespectful and threatening behaviors, even to a small degree, can significantly affect the learning environment, it is essential to recognize such behaviors. As uncivil behaviors in virtual nursing education can affect education by developing inappropriate behavioral and communication patterns in students, leading to the violation of professional ethics and patients’ rights, it is necessary to pay attention to this critical issue by conducting further studies and designing interventions to correct it.

Student, Faculty, Incivility, Online learning environment, Nursing