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Barriers to assertive skills in nurses

D Poroch1, W McIntosh

  • 1School of Nursing, Edith Cowan University, Australia.

The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Mental Health Nursing
|September 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

Nurses often lack assertiveness, impacting communication and patient care. This study found that perceived barriers correlate with lower assertiveness, highlighting the need for targeted assertiveness training for nurses.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Healthcare Communication
  • Professional Development

Background:

  • Effective nursing communication relies on assertiveness.
  • Studies show nurses frequently lack assertiveness.
  • This deficiency can compromise patient care and communication effectiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify barriers to nurses' assertiveness from existing literature.
  • To explore nurses' perceptions of these barriers.
  • To investigate the relationship between assertiveness and perceived barriers.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional, correlational survey design.
  • Assessed assertiveness using the Assertiveness Behaviour Inventory Tool (ABIT).
  • Assessed barriers using the Barriers to Assertive Skills in Nurses (BASIN) instrument.

Main Results:

  • 152 nurses reported moderate to low assertiveness skills.
  • A significant negative correlation exists between assertiveness levels and perceived barriers.
  • Identified barriers impede nurses' ability to behave assertively.

Conclusions:

  • Assertiveness training is crucial for qualified nurses.
  • Further validation of ABIT and BASIN instruments is recommended.
  • These validated tools can aid in evaluating assertiveness training effectiveness.

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