1. Emotional intelligence: enhancing values-based practice and compassionate care in nursing.
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Rankin, Bob
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ACADEMIC achievement , *ANALYSIS of covariance , *STATISTICAL correlation , *INTERVIEWING , *LONGITUDINAL method , *NURSING practice , *NURSING education , *NURSING ethics , *NURSING schools , *NURSING students , *SCALE analysis (Psychology) , *SELF-evaluation , *STATISTICAL hypothesis testing , *STATISTICS , *SURVEYS , *UNIVERSITIES & colleges , *CLINICAL competence , *EMOTIONAL intelligence , *DATA analysis , *MULTIPLE regression analysis , *SCHOOL admission , *SCHOOL holding power , *EDUCATION ,RESEARCH evaluation - Abstract
Aims This article reports on a study which examined the predictive relationship between emotional intelligence and the following programme outcomes for student nurses: clinical practice performance; academic performance and retention. Background In the context of concerns about a lack of compassionate care and amid calls for values-based selection procedures, emotional intelligence is emerging as a potential factor which might help the nursing profession to address some of these concerns. Design The study employed a longitudinal survey. Methods Student nurse applicants ( n = 307) were asked to complete self-report scales to establish a total score and four subscores for emotional intelligence and these scores were matched to individual student's performance on the undergraduate programme. The scales were completed between June-September 2007 and performance data were collected up until January 2009. Results A significant predictive relationship was found between emotional intelligence and all three programme outcomes: practice performance; academic performance and retention, after controlling for prior academic achievement, age and gender. There was a zero Pearson correlation between prior academic attainment and overall emotional intelligence, indicating that both predict different outcomes. Conclusions Recruitment and selection procedures should consider emotional intelligence as a legitimate additional entrance criterion for student nurses and further research is required to examine the potential relationship between emotional intelligence and compassionate care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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