The Importance Of Emotional Intelligence In Nursing

her environment. They have the task of not only caring for their nursing staff, but they are also the middle man between patient care, and physicians, while trying to create money for the hospital. My interviewed leader states that the most important trait to possess in the healthcare setting is “emotional intelligence.” I am assuming that she meant a term similar to emotional leadership. Sullivan (2012), states, “emotional intelligence involves personal competence, which includes self-awareness and

Integration of Emotional Intelligence into Healthcare Throughout today’s healthcare industry, many organizations have been constantly striving to stay ahead of the competition. One area of focus has been improvement of the organization’s leaders. In order to create a strong organizational culture and successful healthcare system, effective leadership is needed. It is thought that one major characteristic that aids in the effectiveness of many leaders is the ability to utilize their emotional intelligence

introducing, and critically analysing, the publications which incorporate emotional intelligence in the study of attainment and attrition in nursing, and in other health related professions. The review covers empirical studies which examined selection, retention, clinical performance, working in teams, stress, burnout and the quality of patient care. There were no examples found that reported on emotional intelligence and its relationship to attainment and attrition in student nurses and midwives

Emotional Intelligence and Nursing Leadership Today, the emphasis on the word leadership leads us to believe that it is unattainable by the average person. We hear phrases such as "leaders are born and not created" that make us feel that leadership is only for the few. In some instances, this could be the case, but a form of leadership that can be learned by anyone is known as emotional intelligence. Using leadership of this kind can be used in all sorts of career fields such as corporate, sales

Analysis to Practice In recent years there has been a movement in nursing to further understand the many terms (concepts) that are used. Concepts in nursing often seem vague or appear to have ambiguous meanings. For the purpose of this paper, we will take a deeper look at one specific concept, emotional intelligence, and examine a peer reviewed article that utilizes the Walker and Avant method to deconstruct the meaning. Emotional intelligence is asks the nurse to look at their own feelings and the feelings

Emotional Intelligence: The Impact Vulnerability Has On Leadership within Nursing Care Empathy is used to describe a wide range of experiences. It is the “capacity” to share and understand other people’s emotions and another’s “state of mind”. Empathy is being able to imagine what someone else might be thinking or feeling, while maintaining a state of vulnerability to one’s previous experiences, biases, and emotions. Empathy is a very powerful concept that is often misunderstood, or discounted

for its importance, especially for health care professionals. The use of empathy, vulnerability, and compassion are traits that can be learned, and it determines someone’s emotional intelligence. This paper will discuss the major concepts, history, and definitions of emotional intelligence. Furthermore, it will delve into the application in nursing practice, my own personal practice, as well as how it has led to my personal growth. Utilizing the leadership role of emotional intelligence allows

Emotional Intelligence and Nursing What is emotional intelligence? What does it have to do with nursing? Why do we care? In this paper I will be discussing what emotional intelligence is, why it is so important, functions of its use in nursing practice, how it can be used in my own practice to lead, and lastly how my views on leadership have changed. Most importantly though I will be discussing the application of emotional intelligence and its parts to nursing. After reading this paper, there

Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace When most people think of emotional intelligence (EI), they are unsure about what exactly that phrase means. Is it someone who is very emotional? Someone who is very smart? What is it and why is it important in the workplace? Emotional intelligence is a phrase that encompasses many different traits that a person could have as far as maintaining control in the workplace and also how to read people and different things they may be feeling. Emotional intelligence

Nurse-to-nurse lateral violence or incivility profoundly raises occupational stress with physical, psychological, and organizational consequence(Embree, White, & Bruner, 2013). I will discuss issues of incivility, importance to nursing, a scenario, creating a healthful environment, my specialty track, and my conclusion. Issue of Incivility Clay defined Incivility as low-intensity deviant behavior with ambiguous intent to harm the target in violation of workplace norms for mutual respect (2013)