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Assertiveness training: does it make a difference?

H Kirkpatrick·C Forchuk
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The impact of assertiveness training on job-related functioning has not been evaluated. This study, conducted in a tertiary care psychiatric facility, assessed whether assertiveness training changed nurses' perceptions of assertiveness, attitudes toward power, functioning within the nursing team, and functioning within the multidisciplinary team. This article describes a four-part assertiveness training course that was found to significantly affect feelings of assertiveness.

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H Kirkpatrick, C Forchuk. Assertiveness training: does it make a difference?. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1432186/

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