The relationship between emotional intelligence and humanistic caring capability of emergency nurses
WEI Wei-ping
DING Biao
WANG Tao
CHEN Ni
ZHANG Wen-ting
Abstract:Objective To investigate the status of emotional intelligence and humanistic caring capability among emergency nurses,and analyze the relationship between them,so as to provide reference to improve humanistic caring capability of emergency nurses.Methods Totally,176 emergency nurses from 3 comprehensive hospitals were investigated with Emotional Intelligence Scale(EIS) and Caring Ability Inventory(CAI).Results The total score of EIS in emergency nurses was (121.74 ± 13.45).The total score of CAI was (187.05 ± 21.27).The emotional intelligence was positively correlated with humanistic care ability (P < 0.01).The night shift times,emotional perception and managing self-relevant emotions of emotional intelligence had predicted emergency nurses'humanistic care ability (P < 0.01).Conclusion The humanistic caring capability of emergency nurses is at a low level.The emotional intelligence has significantly impact on emergency nurses' humanistic caring capability.
Keywords:emergency departmentnursesemotional intelligencehumanistic caring capability
Publication Date:2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date:2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages:3( 338-340 )
Journal of Nursing Administration

Journal of Nursing Administration

ISTIC
ISSN:1671-315X
Year, Vol.(Issue):2017,17(5)