The effect of nurse education on the self-esteem and assertiveness of nursing students: A four-year longitudinal study

The nurse education program affects many aspects of personal development. Nursing students gain skills in critical thinking and analysis and also develop communication and management skills. The four-year program may also have an effect on students' assertiveness and self-esteem. This study was...

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Published in:Nurse education today 2016-04, Vol.39, p.72-78
Main Authors: İlhan, Nesrin, Sukut, Özge, Akhan, Latife Utaş, Batmaz, Makbule
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Assertiveness
Clinical training
College students
Communication
Critical thinking
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
Educational programs
Female
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Nurse education
Nursing
Nursing education
Nursing students
Personal development
Self Concept
Self esteem
Students, Nursing - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Turkey
Undergraduate students
Young Adult
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Summary:The nurse education program affects many aspects of personal development. Nursing students gain skills in critical thinking and analysis and also develop communication and management skills. The four-year program may also have an effect on students' assertiveness and self-esteem. This study was conducted to determine the impact of the four-year higher nursing school educational program on students' self-esteem and assertiveness. Descriptive longitudinal design. The study took place at a Foundation University in Istanbul, Turkey over the period 2006–2010. The students' levels of self-esteem and assertiveness were assessed at the beginning and end of the first, second, third and fourth years of the program. •Nursing student's self-esteem levels rose at the end of the 4-year nursing program.•Student's assertiveness levels diminished at the end of the first and fourth years.•Student's assertiveness levels rose at the end of the second and third years.
ISSN:0260-6917
1532-2793
DOI:10.1016/j.nedt.2015.12.026