Effect of Application of Kanter's Empowerment Theory on Nurse Intern's Assertiveness | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 8, Volume 11, Issue 2, June 2020, Pages 113-127 PDF (561.57 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.94348 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mennat-Allah Gamal; Samia Adam; Hemat Abd El Azim | ||
| Nursing Administration Department, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Nurses' interns today are the nucleus of professional nurses of tomorrow. When communication is an integral part of the nurses' role, it is crucial to highlight the factors which can affect the nurses 'interns to behave in assertive and empowered manner. Aim: the study aimed to apply Kanter's empowerment theory on nurse intern's and measure its effect on their assertiveness. Research design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized to conduct this study. Research Settings: The study was conducted at Faculty of Nursing .Ain Shams University. Their total number was (188).Subject: it included all nurse interns who were enrolled in the internship year of 2015-2016.Tools for data collection: Data were collected using three tools (1) Educational needs assessment sheet(2) The Conditions for Work Effectiveness Questionnaire-II (CWEQ-II) (3) Assertiveness Inventory Results: The study shows that the majority of them are not empowered and not assertive pre training implementation. in addition, It is evident that the levels of empowerment and assertiveness have significantly increased post implementation and in the follow up phase In addition, shows statistical significant differences between pre , post and follow-up the training strategy. Conclusion: application of kanter's empowerment theory on nurse interns have a positive effect on their assertiveness as if assertiveness increased, empowerment increased. Recommendations conducting further research on the impact of Kanter's theory on students' patient communication. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| kanter's empowerment theory; Nurse interns; Assertiveness | ||
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