Background: Emotional intelligence has a protective role on psychological capital and performance enhancement of psychiatric nurses which can be effective against burnout. Purpose: To evaluate the effect of emotional intelligence-based training program on burnout, psychological capital, and job performance among psychiatric nurses. Research design: A quasi-experimental design was used to achieve the purpose of the study. Setting: The study was conducted at the Psychiatric Mental Health Hospital in Benha City. Sampling: A purposive sample of 60 psychiatric nurses was chosen. Instruments: Five different instruments were used Socio-Demographic Data, Emotional Intelligence scale, Maslach Burnout Inventory to determine burnout level among nurses, Psychological Capital scale, and Job Performance Scale. Results: There was a highly statistically significant negative correlation between emotional intelligence and burnout among nurses, and a highly statistically significant positive correlation between emotional intelligence and psychological capital and job performance among studied nurses following program implementation. Conclusion: These results provide evidence of the efficacy of the emotional intelligence training program in reducing burnout and increasing level of emotional intelligence, psychological capital and performance of studied nurses. Recommendations: In-service training programs in the field of emotional intelligence for nurses for increasing nurse"s ability to control and regulate emotions, reducing burnout and improving level of performance.

Background: Recent studies have shown that patients with mental illnesses have higher mortality and morbidity rates due to long-term physical conditions and lifestyle diseases. Aim of the study: The study aimed to examine the effect of educational program on nurses' attitudes and practices regarding provision of physical health care for patients with severe mental illness. Setting: The study was conducted at Tanta Mental Health Hospital in Tanta city; Egypt, which affiliated to General Secretariat of Mental Health. Research design: Quasi-experimental research design (single-group, pre/post-test) was utilized in this study. Subjects: 60 nurses were constituted in this study using convenient method of sampling. Tools: the study data was collected using two tools: Tool I: Socio-demographic and professional characteristics Questionnaire, tool II: Physical Health Attitude Scale (PHASe) Results: After attending educational program, studied nurses' total scores of attitude and practice regarding provision of physical healthcare were found to be significantly increased, and also result in reduction of training needs. Conclusion: Educational program regarding provision of physical health care for patients with severe mental illness has a positive effect on improving nurses' attitude and practice. Recommendation: Continuous educational training programs related to physical health care to patients with mental illness should be recommended for nurses.

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Background: Nurses working in intensive care units (ICU) confront several problems resulting from the complexity of patient care, work overloads, time constraints, and administrative responsibilities, all of which have an impact on their psychological wellbeing. Aim of the study:Asses levels of cognitive emotional regulation, spiritual intelligence, and occupational stress among critical care nurses, andexplores the relation between cognitive emotion regulations, spiritual intelligence with occupational stress.Subjects and Method:Study design: A descriptive correlational design. Setting and subjects: The study was conducted in Intensive care units at Tanta Universal Teaching Hospital. Subjects: It involved all available of critical care nurses that are working in the previous settings, their number was 130 nurses. Study tools:It consisted of three tools, tool one was structure questionnaire, itinvolved two parts: socio-demographic data was developed by researchers, andCognitive EmotionRegulation Questionnaire,it was developed by Garnefski. N and Kraaij.V(2001). Tool two wasSpiritual Intelligence Selfreport Inventory, it was developed by King. D, Decicco.T (2008).Tool three was Expanded Nursing Stress Scale, it was developed by French S et al (1999).Results:Nearly half of the participants (45.4%) perceived moderate level of occupational stress, and 39.2% have higher level, regarding to cognitive emotional regulation, 40,8 %of them have moderate level , and 44.6% have lower level. Moreover 46.9 % of the nurses have moderate level of spiritual intelligence and 30.8% have lower level. Thereare negative correlations between cognitive emotional regulations, spiritual intelligence with occupational stress.Conclusion:Increased cognitive emotional regulation and spiritual intelligence among critical care nurses lead to decrease their occupational stress. Recommendation: Establishing training program for critical care nursesto improve their cognitive emotional regulation, and their spiritual intelligence fordeceasing theiroccupational stress.