الفهرس 
Assertiveness
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Abstract
Assertive behavior helps to feel good about self, others
and leads to the development of mutual respect with
others. It increases self-esteem, helps to achieve goals, it
minimizes hurting and alienating others people and reduce
anxiety. Assertive behavior enables students to make decision
and free choices in their life. Assertive behavior requires
effective communication and a lack of assertiveness results in
the diminished effectiveness of communication. Communication
in nursing is an important tool for maintaining a therapeutic
relationship; it is intended to benefit the patient whilst also
facilitating attention to the patient’s well-being.
Aim of the Work:
This study aims at assessing assertive behavior among
nursing students in technical health institute.
Subjects and methods:
Research design:
Descriptive design was conducted for this study.
Setting:
This study was conducted in Imbaba Technical
Institute of health.Sample size and characteristics
The subjects of the present study included 200 nursing
students from Technical health institute who agree to
participate in the study in first year and second year.
The time of collecting data was starting from 10 am to
12 pm at two days per week; it took about two months from
the beginning of April 2015.
The tools used for the study consists of:-
1- An interviewing questionnaire:
The questionnaire interview was designed by the
researcher based on related literature review. Three professors of
Psychiatric Nursing constituted the panel of jury who revised the
tool. The questionnaire contains of two parts used for data
collection:
Part I: Socio-demographic characteristics:
This section included brief personal profile questions
about the studied students as: age, sex, birth order, place of
residence, monthly income, parent’s educational level,
parents occupation and last year evaluation.
Part II: This part includes questions to assess the students’
knowledge about assertiveness. It included definition, concepts,
characteristics and benefits of assertiveness.2- Assertive Behavior Inventory Tool (ABIT) by
(Gerry, 1989) was translated into Arabic by Dr.
Elmolla (1991). And modified by the researcher to
assess the level of assertive behavior based on
relevant literature. It included 40 questions. The scale
included questions related to behavior inside class
between students and teacher, and questions related to
behavior outside the educational environment, as life
events common to the general populations. The scale
included questions about:
1- Student’s assertive behavior regarding to communication.
2- Student’s assertive behavior regarding to conflict
management.
3- Student’s assertive behavior regarding to self-confidence.
4- Student’s assertive behavior regarding to personal rights.
The findings of the present study could be summarized
as follows:
The result shows that, the mean score and standard
deviation for nursing students were (17.2 ± 1.9361),
female nurses have higher rate of the students. Also, it
was found that the highest percentage of nursing students
lived in city area and first birth order. Meanwhile the highest percentage of the family number
of studied nurse’s more than four members and has
enough monthly income.
The studied nurses had moderate knowledge about
assertiveness.
There was highly significance relation between sociodemographic characteristics and their knowledge about
assertiveness.
There was highly relation between students’ assertive
behavior and their knowledge about assertiveness.
The total score of students’ self-confidence, conflict
resolution and identifying personal rights were moderate
level. Although total score of students’ communication was
low level.
The total score of students’ assertiveness was moderate
level.
There is highly significance relation between sociodemographic characteristics with nursing students and
their assertive behavior.
The following recommendations inferred from the
study:
Introduction of specific courses aiming at enhancing the
acquisition of assertiveness skills and including stress
management.Nurse educators could improve student assertiveness
skills simulating exercises throughout the program, and
more clinical time rather than classroom learning.
Role play and role model are important in facing stress
and being assertiveness.
Nurse educators are the leaders of the next generation of
nurses, and it is vital role model that they must motivate
their students to express their opinion, personal rights and
also they must pay attention for students’ empowerment
and enhance students’ autonomy.
Conducting further research on the impact of learning styles
on students’ patient communication is also recommended.