Assertiveness and Self-Esteem in Nurses
Journal Title: Journal of Psychiatric Nursing - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: A descriptive study with a co-relational design was conducted to determine the correlation between assertiveness and self-esteem and to find the association between assertiveness and selected demographic variablesamong nurses in a selected hospital of Delhi, India. Methodology: Thesample consisted of 50 nurses selected through systematic random sampling technique and total enumeration.A structured questionnaire was used for assessing self-esteem and assertiveness among nurses. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Approximately two-thirdof the nurses had moderate self-esteem and more than half of the nurseswere non-assertive at their workplace. Results confirmed that there was a positive relationship between self-esteem and assertiveness among nurses.While there was a statistically significant relationship between self-esteem and work experience of nurses, the relationship between self-esteem and job status of nurses was found to be insignificant. On the other hand, assertiveness among nurses was found to be independent of their work experience and job status at 0.05 level of significance. Conclusion: Nurses need to inculcate and nurture assertiveness. Nurses with moderate self-esteem and assertiveness may eventually translate into more competence, efficiency, and communication patterns among nurses; it would in turn lead to improved patient care.
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Shilpa Sharma
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