Assertiveness among Nurses in El Fayoum University Hospitals | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 70, Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2021, Pages 1044-1056 PDF (1.43 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.205491 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ola Eid Ahmed1; Mona Mostafa Shazly2; Hanaa Mohammed Abdrabou3 | ||
| 1B.Sc- Nursing, -Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University-Cairo-Egypt. | ||
| 2Professor of Nursing Administration, -Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University-Cairo-Egypt. | ||
| 3Assistant Professor of Nursing Administration -Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University-Cairo-Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Assertiveness is a particular mode of communication. It occupies the healthy middle ground between aggressiveness and submissiveness and helps to identify problems and facilitate decision making. Aim of the study: this study aimed to assess assertiveness among nurses in ELFayoum University Hospitals. Design: A descriptive design used in this study. Setting: This study carried out at EL Fayoum University Hospitals. These hospitals namely, Surgical University Hospital and Medical University Hospital. Subjects: Study subjects included staff nurses, head nurse and assistant head nurses who were working in aforementioned two hospitals. Their total number was (200) staff nurse and (42) head nurse and assistants .Data collection tools: two tools were used to collect data. First tool Self-administer questionnaire consisted of two parts, the first part is socio-demographic data Sheet and the second part is an assertiveness assessment scale. Second tool assertive behavior inventory. Results: the highest mean score of assertiveness dimensions was negotiating the system& active orientation while the lowest mean score was work habits. The majority of nurses were assertive. Also, the highest mean score of factors affecting assertive behavior was human relation factors while the lowest assertive factors score nurse's belief factors. Conclusion: there was a highly statistically significant positive correlation between assertiveness and factors affecting assertive behavior. Recommendation: Maintain periodical meeting for nurses from different hospitals by seeking their opinions, and exchanging their experiences. Enhance critical thinking abilities & assertive skills through training programs and workshops. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Assertivness; Nurse | ||
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