The concept of emotional intelligence has become increasingly popular among nurses in the early 1980’s in both social and professional levels (Freshwater & Stickley, 2004). In the nursing profession, emotional intelligence is viewed in two dimensions: 1) the perception and understanding of the nurse towards the patient’s emotions and 2) the utilization of these perceptions by the nurse in achieving the goal in managing complex situations for quality care. The authors also suggested that emotional intelligence should be appropriately and realistically integrated in the nursing profession.
The study was conducted to validate the theory that emotional intelligence can affect the clinical performance of regular nursing students. The researchers
The study was conducted to validate the theory that emotional intelligence can affect the clinical performance of regular nursing students. The researchers