Journal of Nursing & Care

Bart Bijnen

Publications

• Review Article
  How We Can Enhance Nurses' Assertiveness: A Literature Review
  Author(s): Ayako Okuyama, Cordula Wagner and Bart BijnenAyako Okuyama, Cordula Wagner and Bart Bijnen
  
  Objective : Assertiveness is important for effective team building in nursing. This article aims at evaluating the results of the previous studies on nurses’ assertiveness in each decade in order to discuss the possible ways for enhancing nurses’ assertiveness. Methods : Five databases (PubMed, MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library) were searched for English-language articles published from 1946 to December 2012. Article which described the assertiveness of nurses and relevant factors related to assertiveness in a clinical setting or evaluated assertiveness training. Results : Twenty-five studies in 26 articles were identified. In the 1970s and 1980s, research demonstrated that nurses perceived they are submissive helper and were less assertive. These studies indicated that educational achievement was regarded as a key factor in nurses’ assertiven.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168.1000194

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