Assessment of Nursing Teachers' Emotional Intelligence

Abstract

Background: Emotional Intelligence is an array of non-cognitive capabilities, competencies and skills that influence one's ability to succeed in coping with environmental demands and pressures. Aim of the study: This study aims to assess nursing teachers' emotional intelligence. Design: descriptive research design was used. Setting: This study conducted at Secondary Technical Nursing Schools affiliated to the ministry of health at El-Behira Governorate Subjects: Total study subjects included 120 nursing teachers. Research question: Is there change in nursing teachers' emotional intelligence after implementing the training strategies? Tool of data collection: this study was collected by using Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory-Short. Result: There was a statistically significant relation between the educational level and stress management dimension in the preprogram phase. There were statically significant relations between years of experience and adaptability dimension, general mood dimension. Moreover, there was a statically significant relation between years of experience and total emotional intelligence. There is a highly statistically significant relation between nursing teachers' experience years and their total emotional level in pre intervention phase. Conclusion: Majority of nursing teachers had low emotional intelligence level regarding general mood, more than half of them low emotional intelligence level regarding adaptability and intrapersonal emotional intelligence. Recommendations: enhance nursing teachers' participation in social and cultural activities, conduct training program about emotional intelligence strategies for nursing teachers in nursing schools.