Using locus of control to empower student nurses to be professional.
The author examines locus of control as a factor in some educational problems. Characteristics and implications of internal and external locus of control are identified; and strategies are presented to promote assertiveness, accountability, and independence in students who previously avoided risking-taking behaviors.
Dawson
M S
MS
D001242:Assertiveness; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D011361:Professional Competence; D012309:Risk-Taking; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*