title: Assertiveness training: does it make a difference?
abstract: The impact of assertiveness training on job-related functioning has not been evaluated. This study, conducted in a tertiary care psychiatric facility, assessed whether assertiveness training changed nurses' perceptions of assertiveness, attitudes toward power, functioning within the nursing team, and functioning within the multidisciplinary team. This article describes a four-part assertiveness training course that was found to significantly affect feelings of assertiveness.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kirkpatrick
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Forchuk
mesh_terms: D001242:Assertiveness; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education*