Emotional Intelligence: A Primal Dimension of Nursing Leadership?

It is important to possess in-depth knowledge of EI and its scientific critique when integrating the concept into nursing research, education and practical settings. More attention to the nature of emotion in EI is necessary. Implications for nursing leadership The dynamics of EI should be explored in the context of both the surrounding environment and individual differences, as the latter can be adaptive in some settings but harmful in others.

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“…Careful consideration of criticism related to EI is needed in nursing leadership (Herbert & Edgar 2004, Bulmer Smith et al. 2009).…”

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The state of the science of emotional intelligence related to nursing leadership: an integrative review

Akerjordet

Severinsson

2010

Journal of Nursing Management

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“…[8][9][10] Some critics claim that EI is nothing more than a description of personality combined with IQ. 7 Others argue just as forcefully that EI has an important place in nursing education.…”

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“…7 Others argue just as forcefully that EI has an important place in nursing education. 8,9,11 The authors (R.S., C.M.) have come to the conclusion that-even if EI has a limited ability to be proved or measured-taking the time, effort, and energy to focus our efforts on recognizing emotion and practicing the concept of regulating our emotions can be a meaningful exercise.…”

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Emotional Intelligence: For the Leader in Us All

Savel

Munro

2016

American Journal of Critical Care

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“…It has been suggested that many of the key aspects of EI required of nurse anesthetists, including self-awareness, open communication, optimism, and working well with others, can be attributed to effective nursing leadership. [1314]…”

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A longitudinal study of emotional intelligence in graduate nurse anesthesia students

Collins

Andrejco

2015

Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing

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Objective:Emotional intelligence (EI) is an important component not only for success in the nurse anesthesia (NA) profession, but as a NA student as well. Using the ability-based EI model, the purpose of this was to examine the difference in EI between the first semester and last semester of NA training programs.Methods:First semester NA students completed the online Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test V2.0 EI instrument, and then the same students repeated the instrument in their last (7th) semester.Results:There was a statistically significant correlation between overall EI and long-term overall EI (P = 0.000), reasoning area and long-term reasoning area (P = 0.035), experiencing area (P = 0.000) and long-term experiencing area, perceiving branch and long-term perceiving branch (P = 0.000), using and long-term using branch (P = 0.000), and the managing branch and long-term managing branch (P = 0.026). The correlation between the understanding branch and the long-term understanding branch was not statistically significant (P < 0.157). The paired sample t-test demonstrated no statistically significant change (n = 34) in overall EI, the two areas scores, or the four-branch scores between the first semester and the last semester of a NA training program.Conclusions:This longitudinal study shows the lack of EI change in NA students over time. Thus, no change in EI occurs as a result of transitioning through a NA program based on the accrediting body's standardized curriculum, but the results helped the researcher provide useful data to inform future research on the use of EI measures as predictors of NA program success.

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Emotional Intelligence: A Primal Dimension of Nursing Leadership?

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The state of the science of emotional intelligence related to nursing leadership: an integrative review

The state of the science of emotional intelligence related to nursing leadership: an integrative review

Emotional Intelligence: For the Leader in Us All

A longitudinal study of emotional intelligence in graduate nurse anesthesia students

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