Factors affecting assertiveness among student nurses

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 356-360

  Ibrahim, Sanaa Abd El Azim ^a  

^a Port Said University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Assertiveness; Psychological empowerment; Student nurses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; BEHAVIOR; EGYPT; HUMAN; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PILOT STUDY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ASSERTIVENESS; EGYPT; FACULTY, NURSING; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, NURSING; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS, NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954629650     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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