Assessment of Emotional Intelligence and Perceived Self Efficacy among Nurse Interns

Abstract

Nurses are key people who their work requires heavy demands on both cognitive and emotional resources. Nurses practice allows them to be emotionally connected to the patient for his/her comfort during hospitalization, so now there is a need to evaluate the connection and interaction between emotional intelligence (EI) and nursing work, this is to understand the behavior of emotions in nursing work (Gutierrez, 2016). Emotional intelligence is the capability of individuals to recognize their own, and other people's emotion, to discriminate between different feelings and label them appropriately, to use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior, and to manage and adjust emotions to adapt the environment and achieve one's goals. The concept of emotional intelligence involves the management of emotions within one oneself. It also emphasizes the importance of recognizing one's interdependence with other people (Peter, 2017). Emotional intelligence enhances nurse interns in conveying emotionally competent nursing practices, making communication easy and facilitating decision making. As well, these skills enable them to adapt in the