Emotional intelligence in nursing students
Introduction: Emotion is fundamental to nursing practice and Emotional Intelligence is considered as an important characteristic of nurses that can affect the quality of their work including clinical decision-making, critical thinking, evidence and knowledge use in practice, etc. The aim of this...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2013-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Advances in Medical Education and Professionalism |
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| Online Access: | http://jamp.sums.ac.ir/index.php/JAMP/article/view/47 |
| Summary: | Introduction: Emotion is fundamental to nursing practice and Emotional
Intelligence is considered as an important characteristic of nurses that can affect
the quality of their work including clinical decision-making, critical thinking,
evidence and knowledge use in practice, etc. The aim of this research was to assess
and compare Emotional Intelligence between freshman and senior baccalaureate
nursing students at Islamic Azad University of Yazd.
Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed on a sample of
87 freshmen and senior baccalaureate nursing students at Islamic Azad University
of Yazd. The data was collected, using a questionnaire. The questionnaire
consisted of two parts; demographic information and the Baron Emotional
Quotient Inventory (EQ-i). The data were analyzed through both descriptive and
inferential statistics (t-test, and ANOVA).
Results: The mean score of emotional intelligence for the freshmen was
282.37±27.93 and for the senior students 289.64±21.13. No significant difference
was found between the freshmen and senior students’ score patterns.
Conclusion: The findings showed that there was no statistically significant
difference between the freshmen and senior students’ scores. However, as
emotional intelligence can have a significant role in what one does. So this quality
should be given more importance in nursing education. |
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| ISSN: | 2322-2220 2322-3561 |