Freeman L H, Adams P F
School of Nursing, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Nurs Stand. 1999;13(38):32-5. doi: 10.7748/ns1999.06.13.38.32.c2616.
The nurse's image as a self-sacrificing, dependent handmaiden seems one that is proving hard to shake off. This article describes a study aimed to determine the most effective training programme for improving the assertive behaviour of female registered nurses.