Other Titles
Emotional Intelligence and Professional Development [Poster Title]
Abstract
Emotional intelligence (EI) has been defined as having the ability to perceive, express, understand, and manage emotions (Bru-Luna et al., 2021). Research suggests that by incorporating EI into professional development for nurse educators, nurses, and staff, will influence the health and wellness advances in both patient care and nurse wellness. An increase in EI increases the ability to cope, prevent burnout, maintain nurse retention, increase job satisfaction, and deliver quality care with improved patient outcomes (Chikobvu & Harunavamwe, 2022; Maillet & Read, 2024). Burnout has been a common, longtime problem in nursing. From new graduate nurses entering the field to highly trained seasoned nurses, burnout affects resiliency, grit, and compassion (Soto-Rubio et al., 2020; Ruiz Fernández et al., 2021). Emotional intelligence improves nurses’ ability to think critically and reason, communicate, collaborate in interdisciplinarity, and manage their emotional health (Christodoulakis et al., 2023). Nurses with high emotional intelligence manage stress better, resolve conflicts more easily, have better work-life balance, regulate their emotions, communicate effectively, take on natural leadership, and show higher morale in their employment (Apore & Asamoah, 2019). These traits make them more effective, better patient advocates, and better employees, ultimately leading to improved patient outcomes and overall healthcare system. Emotional intelligence is the answer to how redesigning in nursing occurs and how these changes help address new frontiers that are faced every day in the field.
Notes
References:
Apore, G. N., & Asamoah, E. S. (2019). Emotional intelligence, gender and transformational leadership among nurses in emerging economies. Leadership in Health Services, 32(4), 600–619. https://doi.org/10.1108/lhs-12-2018-0067
Bru-Luna, L. M., Martí-Vilar, M., Merino-Soto, C., & Cervera-Santiago, J. L. (2021). Emotional intelligence measures: A systematic review. Healthcare, 9(12), 1696. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9121696
Chikobvu, P., & Harunavamwe, M. (2022). The role of Emotional Intelligence and work engagement on nurses’ resilience in public hospitals. SA Journal of Human Resource Management, 20. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajhrm.v20i0.1690
Maillet, S., & Read, E. A. (2024). Areas of work life, psychological capital and emotional intelligence on Compassion Fatigue and compassion satisfaction among nurses: A cross sectional study. Nursing Open, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.2098
Ruiz Fernández, M. D., Lirola, M.-J., Ramos-Pichardo, J. D., Ortíz-Amo, R., Ibáñez-Masero, O., Rodríguez Gómez, S., & Ortega-Galán, Á. M. (2021). Emotional intelligence and perceived health related to expressed compassion fatigue: A study in health sector at regional level. Frontiers in Psychology, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.729624
Soto-Rubio, A., Giménez-Espert, M. del, & Prado-Gascó, V. (2020). Effect of emotional intelligence and psychosocial risks on burnout, job satisfaction, and nurses’ health during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(21), 7998. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17217998
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Meta-Analysis/Synthesis
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Interprofessional, Interdisciplinary, Stress and Coping, Competence, Emotional Intelligence, Continuing Education, Professional Development
Recommended Citation
Hardy, Meagan; Taylor, Noelle; and Goodman, Jennifer, "The Focus of Emotional Intelligence for Educators and Staff Within Professional Development" (2025). International Nursing Research Congress (INRC). 140.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2025/posters_2025/140
Conference Name
36th International Nursing Research Congress
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Conference Year
2025
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The Focus of Emotional Intelligence for Educators and Staff Within Professional Development
Seattle, Washington, USA
Emotional intelligence (EI) has been defined as having the ability to perceive, express, understand, and manage emotions (Bru-Luna et al., 2021). Research suggests that by incorporating EI into professional development for nurse educators, nurses, and staff, will influence the health and wellness advances in both patient care and nurse wellness. An increase in EI increases the ability to cope, prevent burnout, maintain nurse retention, increase job satisfaction, and deliver quality care with improved patient outcomes (Chikobvu & Harunavamwe, 2022; Maillet & Read, 2024). Burnout has been a common, longtime problem in nursing. From new graduate nurses entering the field to highly trained seasoned nurses, burnout affects resiliency, grit, and compassion (Soto-Rubio et al., 2020; Ruiz Fernández et al., 2021). Emotional intelligence improves nurses’ ability to think critically and reason, communicate, collaborate in interdisciplinarity, and manage their emotional health (Christodoulakis et al., 2023). Nurses with high emotional intelligence manage stress better, resolve conflicts more easily, have better work-life balance, regulate their emotions, communicate effectively, take on natural leadership, and show higher morale in their employment (Apore & Asamoah, 2019). These traits make them more effective, better patient advocates, and better employees, ultimately leading to improved patient outcomes and overall healthcare system. Emotional intelligence is the answer to how redesigning in nursing occurs and how these changes help address new frontiers that are faced every day in the field.
Description
The focus of Emotional Intelligence has proven to be fundamental in teamwork, leadership, improved patient outcomes, and personal well being. In gaining more skills related to EI communication improves, stress is managed better, solutions are discovered, and conflicts can be resolved. These are tools that benefit advances in patient outcomes, as well as the individual, and the healthsystem as a whole. Research supports the integration of EI in professional development to improve these qualities.