Nursing Outlook
Volume 56, Issue 1 , Pages 4-8 , January 2008

Student perspectives on faculty incivility in nursing education: An application of the concept of rankism

  • Cynthia Clark, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Professor Cynthia Clark, Boise State University, Nursing SN-154-G, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725.

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PII: S0029-6554(07)00185-6

doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2007.08.003

Nursing Outlook
Volume 56, Issue 1 , Pages 4-8 , January 2008