The Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Nursing Care

Resumo

This article reflects on how professional nurses learn caring behaviors in nursing school and then transpose those behaviors in the clinical setting. Although nursing is considered to be one of the most 'trusted' professions and a 'caring for others' profession, often there is a disconnect between this and actual experiences of patients and families in the clinical setting. Nurturing professional growth through emotional intelligence will be explored and application of emotional intelligence concepts will be applied to the profession of nursing. The authors contends that by fostering characteristics of emotional intelligence, nurses will not only be thought of as 'caring' but will also demonstrate behaviors that 'reconnect' the patient’s perception to reality of the care experience.

Tipo

Artigo

Área

Enfermagem

Ano

2019

Idioma

Inglês

Licença

CC BY

DOI

10.33790/jcnrc1100152

Como citar (ABNT)

WHITE, Diane E.; GRASON, Sharon. The Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Nursing Care. Journal of Comprehensive Nursing Research and Care, v. 4, n. 2, 2019. DOI: 10.33790/jcnrc1100152.