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Background, during a pandemic, healthcare professionals encounter various health hazards that affect their personal life and workplace. Emotion Management (EM) has a substantial impact on nurses' performance in the healthcare industry. However, previous research studies report inconsistent findings regarding how different levels of EM affect nurse performance (NP), particularly during pandemics. The present study contributes to the literature on this contemporary topic by investigating the impact of EM on NP among nurses during COVID-19 crisis. Methods: In a convenience sampling, 110 nurses from Tala General Hospital completed an online survey assessing EM and NP during COVID-19 climax levels in March and May, 2020. Only nurses who had direct contact with patients diagnosed with COVID-19 were eligible. Catherine managing emotion scale was used in a cross-sectional design to determine participants' EM. Empirically, NPS was measured by the Nurse Performance scale (NPS). Results: The results revealed that highest percentages of study subjects described calmness and peace of mind, happiness, as not felt. Their respective percentages were (81.8%), (90.9%). 100% of study subjects expressed headache and 90.9% expressed nervous feeling. Two third of them are fatigued, and 90% have sleep restlessly. 45.5 have moderately suppressing their emotion, while 54.4 are moderately burned out. However the result found that all the participants 100% have competent job performance. Conclusion:The finding revealed that nurses working in quarantine are risk for burn out, depression, frustration, and manifestation of anxiety. However job performance not affected by their way of managing emotion. Recommendation:Establishing periodical psych educational program for nurses and health team to manage the psychological consequences of working with COVID 19 patients.

The study aims to assess the relationship between emotional intelligence and levels of depression among patients with depressive disorders. A descriptive correlational study was utilized with a sample of (106) depressed patients who were diagnosed by a psychiatrist with depressive disorders and attend outpatient clinics in Mansoura University Hospitals. Data were collected by using three tools, one for assessing socio demographic characteristics which developed by the investigator, and the second for assessing level of depression using Beck Depression Inventory BDI-II, and the third for assessing emotional intelligence using Barchard emotional intelligence questionnaire. Results revealed a varied, significant negative correlation between level of depression and positive expressivity, attending emotion, responsive joy, emotion and decision making and empathetic concern. In conclusion, there is a highly significant relationship between the level of depression and emotional intelligence. Therefore, it is recommended to use the emotional intelligence in preventing and managing depression.

Background: Experiences in a personnel life are the most important source of self-esteem, emotional intelligence and conflict management development. The positive or negative life experiences one has, creates attitudes toward the self which can be constructive or can be unfavorable which in turn reflects on levels of self esteem, emotional intelligence and also conflict management. Aim: Study aimed to assess level of self esteem, emotional intelligence and conflict management of academic staff, faculty of Nursing, Mansoura university. Methods: Descriptive co relational design .Sample included all academic staff at faculty of Nursing, Mansoura university. Total number of academic staff were 118.There are three tools used in data collection. Self esteem questionnaire, Emotional intelligence questionnaire and Conflict management questionnaire Results: The most of the studied sample had moderately self esteem (70.3%) while the least had high self esteem(6.8%), (84.7%) of them had highly level of emotional intelligence and also, (76.3% ) had a highly level of conflict management Conclusion: There was no significant relationship between academic staff level of self esteem and conflict management but, there was a significant positive correlation between total scores of both emotional intelligence and conflict management Recommendation: Encourage open discussion and effective communication between academic staff and administrative authority so that all academic staff get the right information at the right time to manage misunderstanding and conflict.

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