Training on Selected Self-Management Techniques and the Generalization and Maintenance of Interpersonal Skills for Registered Nurse Students

This study examined the effects of training on selected self-management procedures (post-workshop practice, selfmonitoring, self-assessment, and self- reinforcement) on the generalization and maintenance of interpersonal skills with a group of registered nurse students. The findings indicate that those self-management procedures enabled the student nurses to maintain a positive attitude toward the use of interpersonal skills in their work and maintain their skill level over a period of time significantly better than a control group who received interpersonal skills training only. No significant differences were observed between the two groups as to their ability to maintain their knowledge of the concepts taught during training or their ability to generalize their skills to the hospital ward immediately following training.