Development of emotional intelligence in nursing education

12^th Nursing and Healthcare Congress

October 03-05, 2016 Vancouver, Canada

Lisa M Rebeschi

Southern Connecticut State University, USA

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Nurs Care

Abstract :

The complexity of nursing practice is well-documented in the literature. Nurse educators have been challenged by organizations such as the Institute of Medicine, the Carnegie Foundation, healthcare institutions, and professional accreditation bodies, just to name a few, to prepare competent nursing graduates who are able to assume highly complex professional roles following graduation. Emotional intelligence (EI) has garnered much attention in fields such as business, education, and other disciplines and has more recently been studied in nursing. The ability to manage one�s emotions is a valued commodity in the interpersonal relationships between nurses and the patients that they are caring for as well as between nurses and other members of the healthcare team. Furthermore, while the importance of educating students in the area of highly complex technical skills is well-recognized as a way to maintain patient safety, there is a need for better incorporation of emotional intelligence instruction in order to maximize patient outcomes. While nurse educators are beginning to recognize the value and importance of emotional intelligence, there is an additional need to understand pedagogical changes necessary to expand and develop nursing students� emotional intelligence. As educators, we must foster personal skill development in the areas of student self-regulation, self-awareness, self-motivation, social awareness, and social skills in order to promote the development of nursing students� emotional intelligence. Specific strategies designed to enhance emotional intelligence as well as ways to incorporate these strategies across the nursing curricula will be presented.

Biography :

Email: rebeschil1@southernct.edu