EFFECTIVENESS OF SKILL TRAINING ON EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AMONG B.SC. NURSING 4TH YEAR STUDENTS

Background:Emotional Intelligence has a significant place in nursing, where compassion and caring are two foundations of the profession. In order to provide compassionate care, nurses must be able to identify, use, manage and understand emotions not only in themselves but also in others. The aim of the study was to assess the emotional intelligence of nursing students and provide an intervention of emotional intelligence skill training program in order to develop emotional intelligence.