Cindy's 'Five RITES' for Fostering Student-Driven Civility

<p> Some readers may know I am a professor in the School of Nursing at Boise State University. In June 2010, an article I co-authored with one of my nursing students <strong> , </strong> titled &ldquo;What students can do to promote civility,&rdquo; was published in <em> Reflections on Nursing Leadership </em> ( <em> RNL </em> ) as part of a five-part series <strong> </strong> on civility. As I mentioned in the first installment of this present series, nursing students are our promise and our hope. They are the Jedi Knights who will lead our noble profession to a bright future where personal and organizational civility reign. To frame this article, I have developed the Five RITES of Civility: <ul> <li> <strong> R </strong> aise awareness and expose effects of incivility. </li> <li> <strong> I </strong> nspire action and catalyze change. </li> <li> <strong> T </strong> ake responsibility for creating civility. </li> <li> <strong> E </strong> ngage and commit to personal and organizational change. </li> <li> <strong> S </strong> ustain results and generate more change. </li> </ul></p>