title: Comparative effectiveness of two training programmes on assertive behaviour.
abstract: The nurse's image as a self-sacrificing, dependent handmaiden seems one that is proving hard to shake off. This article describes a study aimed to determine the most effective training programme for improving the assertive behaviour of female registered nurses.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Adams
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001242:Assertiveness; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods*; D017145:Models, Educational; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D014931:Women, Working / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*