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Maintaining a culture of respect is crucial, and without it you can shake the foundation of any profession. Yet, incivility remains a significant challenge in nurse anesthesia educational programs, affecting both students and faculty. Today we’re discussing strategies or creating the right culture and professionalism with Nancy A. Moriber, PhD, APRN-CRNA, FAANA and Maribeth Massie, PhD, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN.
Nancy, with nearly 35 years of experience as a nurse anesthetist, and Maribeth, a seasoned CRNA and educator, bring their extensive backgrounds to the table. They share personal stories and research insights, highlighting the prevalence of incivility in nurse anesthesia programs and its detrimental impact on the learning environment.
Incivility, as defined in the episode, encompasses rude speech and inappropriate behavior that disrupts the educational setting. While bullying represents its more severe form, both incivility and bullying can lead to significant psychological distress, including anxiety and even PTSD. The episode reveals alarming statistics: 25% of nurse anesthesia educators report moderate to severe incivility, while 50% acknowledge it as a mild issue.
Educators, students and practicing CRNAs can all benefit from today’s show and learn ways to contribute to a more positive atmosphere in educational settings.
Here’s some of what we discuss in this episode:
- Incivility is a problem in our society and has infiltrated the healthcare setting and nursing academia, including nurse anesthesia.
- Incivility negatively impacts the teaching-learning environment, undermines professionalism, creates unnecessary stress and anxiety, and can lead to significant mental health issues.
- The different biases that can impact incivility.
- Strategies to combat these behaviors.
- Ways to create and sustain positive environments for teaching and learning.
Get the Positive Psychology Coursera course mentioned in the show here: https://www.coursera.org/learn/positive-psychology-resilience
About our guests:
Dr. Maribeth Massie Ph.D., MS, CRNA, FAAN, FAANA Dr. Massie is the Program Director and Assistant Professor in the Columbia University School of Nursing Nurse Anesthesia program. She maintains an active clinical practice at Intermed Ambulatory Surgery Center in Portland, Maine. She has been a leader, speaker, officer, and committee member on the state and national level since 1998. Her passion is ensuring diverse nurse anesthesia graduates who mirror our population. As an educator and administrator of nurse anesthesia programs for over 25 years, she has impacted almost 1000 registered nurse anesthesia graduates. In addition, her leadership experience mentoring at the state, regional, and national levels has contributed to developing leaders for future generations in education, clinical leadership, and advocacy.
Dr. Nancy Moriber PhD, APRN-CRNA, FAANA: Dr. Moriber is an Associate Clinical Professor at The Ohio State University College of Nursing and faculty in their nurse anesthesia program. She maintains an active clinical practice and NuVance Health-Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut. She has been a certified registered nurse anesthetist for over 34 years and have been actively involved in nurse anesthesia education since 1997, including serving for 19 years as a nurse anesthesia program administrator. Dr. Moriber has held multiple leadership positions at the state, regional and national level. She is the current President of the Connecticut Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (CTANA) where she is working to advance nurse anesthesiology practice and remove scope of practice restrictions. She is dedicated to advancing the profession and ensuring that future generations of nurse anesthesiologists practice to the full extent of their education and training.
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"We have to have grace for each other, too. I mean, we could have those bad days, right?"
- Maribeth Massie, PhD, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN
