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Assertiveness in Nursing
Article in COJ Nursing & Healthcare · June 2018
DOI: 10.31031/COJNH.2018.03.000561
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Assertiveness in Nursing
Bushra Mushtaq*
SKIMS Nursing College, India
*Corresponding author: Bushra Mushtaq, SKIMS Nursing College, Srinagar, India
Submission: May 21, 2018; Published: June 08, 2018
Introduction
description and most important efficiency and effectiveness of
Assertiveness is essential to nursing profession in many ways.
nursing practice is being attained.
Nursing profession is the respectful profession which demands and
shows respect for others. Assertive ways of communicating and Nursing is a collaborative effort and teamwork with other
putting ones own concerns, ideas in front of others which help to nurses and that can be achieved ironically by assertiveness. Nurse
the clients care as well as for nursing profession itself. Assertive play different roles in health care setting:
nurse defends client in every aspects. It enhances honesty and
A. Individual to group member.
dedication in nursing profession. Assertiveness is a broad term
associated with the individual from hierarchical development of B. Advocate to lawyer.
life. It adds to the quality of life by adding meaning and support
C. Collaborator to team builder.
to ones behaviour. It adds to the quality by adding meaning and
support to ones behaviour .It is not only being confident about ones D. Leader to manager.
words but also about ones actions, doing and behaviour exhibited
To perform all these roles effectively nurse has to be assertive.
in every situation of life.
The main aim of nursing care is to develop the effective nurse-
It is learned behaviour behaviour or mode of communicating
client relationship, in order to achieve the client’s progress and
feelings, ideas in a confident way without being aggressive on
nurse-client relationship, assertiveness is necessary. Assertive
others. It depicts the confident behaviour in an individual within
nurse is always confident, listens to others, always is clear to other,
under estimating the others. Being assertive is beneficial to
not confused with any issue and more over nurse is always assertive
everyone. It can be defined simply, to convey one’s own point of
while hand-overing charge or duties to other health professionals.
view which affirms the right of the individual without violating the
rights of the other person. Assertiveness in nursing is the important footstep in the ladder
of professional progress. Assertiveness is a healthy behaviour and
Assertiveness and Nursing are very closely related to each
valuable component in nursing profession which are beneficial
other. Nursing practise cannot be declared good if a nurse is not
to nurse, client, other workers and community in large. Being
assertive. The assertiveness can be visualized in nursing care given
assertive will also increase the visibility in nursing.
by the nurse. Nurse has to be assertive enough in order to preserve
rights of nurse as well as for clients who is seeking the nursing care. Conclusion
Assertiveness by a nurse shows a behaviour that is based From the very beginning the assertiveness training should be
on certain principles like; equality, respect, responsibility, imparted to nurse students . A full assertive training programme
accountability. Being assertive, nurse is not being selfish rather should be included in the activity during nursing coarse. Being
it promotes the rights of the client, fairness and equality in job assertive from student period will increase truthfulness , confidence
which are important during working as staff.
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