The Effect of Emotional Intelligence Program on Nursing Students’ Clinical Performance during Community Health Nursing Practical Training

Eman Nabil Ramadan¹, Sahar Abdel-Latif Abdel-Sattar², Aziza M.Abozeid³ and Hanan Abd Elwahab El Sayed^1,

¹Community Health Nursing, Benha University, Benha, Egypt

²Nursing Administration, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt

³Community Health Nursing, Beni-Suef University, Egypt

Cite this paper:
Eman Nabil Ramadan, Sahar Abdel-Latif Abdel-Sattar, Aziza M.Abozeid and Hanan Abd Elwahab El Sayed. The Effect of Emotional Intelligence Program on Nursing Students’ Clinical Performance during Community Health Nursing Practical Training. American Journal of Nursing Research. 2020; 8(3):361-371. doi: 10.12691/ajnr-8-3-6

Abstract

Background: Nursing profession and community health nursing practice needs the understanding of a lot of emotional perception, social skills or capability to manage self-emotions and emotion of others to convey the caring attribute. It is the hardest and most emotionally drained profession which requires high degree of emotional intelligence (EI) that can be developed. This study aims to evaluate the effect of emotional intelligence program on nursing students’ clinical performance during community health nursing practical training. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was used. This study conducted at the nursing faculty, Benha University. A convenience sample (100) students who were recorded at community health nursing course were included in this present study. Three tools were used for collection of data: first; structured interviewing schedule for collecting data about demographic characteristics and knowledge of the subjects toward emotional intelligence. Second; The Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test, it was comprised of 33-items.Third; the six dimension scale of nursing performance (6-DSNP) to evaluate the students’ clinical performance. Results: There were statistically significant progresses (P= 0.000) toward nursing students’ emotional intelligence & knowledge and their clinical performance after the program as compared to before program. A positive significant correlation (P< 0.05) between total studied students' scores of EI and all subscales of 6-DSNP before and after the program, also, there was a significant relation (P< 0.05) between studied students' total scores of EI & gender of students before and after the program. In contrast, no significant relation (P > 0.05) was observed between total scores of 6-DSNP& students' total scores of EI and their socio demographic characteristics. Conclusion: The emotional intelligence program was efficient in improving emotional intelligence of nursing students and their clinical performance through practical training of community health nursing after the program. Recommendation: Teaching courses and sessions about EI should be done for the community health nursing students to develop students’ EI and the topic of EI should be included as a basic section in the community health nursing program for undergraduate and graduate nursing curriculum.

Keywords:
emotional intelligence program clinical performance nursing students practical training

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

References:

[1]	Khodamoradi, K., Seyed Zakerin, M., Shahabi, M., Yaghmaie, F., Alavi Majd, H. Comparing critical thinking skills of first-and last-term baccalaureate students of nursing, midwifery and occupational therapy of medical Universities of Tehran city. Med Sci J Islamic Azad University, 2011; 21(2), 134-140.
[2]	Azizi-Fini, I., Hajibagheri, A., & Adib-Hajbaghery, M. Critical thinking skills in nursing students: a comparison between freshmen and senior students. Nursing and Midwifery Studies, 2015; 4(1), e25721.
[3]	Kaya, H., Şenyuva, E., Bodur, G. Developing critical thinking disposition and emotional intelligence of nursing students: a longitudinal research. Nurse Educ Today, 2017; 48, 72-77.
[4]	Victoroff, K. Z.,& Boyatzis, R. E. What is the relationship between emotional intelligence and dental student clinical performance? Journal of dental education, 2013; 77(4): 416-426.
[5]	Wood, J. T. Interpersonal communication: Everyday encounters. (7th ed.) 2013; Belmont: Wadsworth.
[6]	Ezzatabadi, M. R., Bahrami, M. A., Hadizadeh, F., Arab, M.,Nasiri, S., Amir esmaili, M., and Tehrani, G. A. Nurses' emotional intelligence impact on the quality of hospital services, Iran Red Crescent Med J. 2012; 14(12): 758-763.
[7]	Hassan H., Atwa A. Occupational Stress, Job Satisfaction and Cervical Screening Intention of Maternity Oncology Nurses, Medical Science & Healthcare Practice, 2017; 1(1): 48-59.
[8]	Sigmar, L. S., Hynes, G. E., & Hill, K. L. Strategies for Teaching Social and Emotional Intelligence in Business Communication. Business Communication Quarterly, 2012; 75(3), 301-317.
[9]	Shults, A., Learning Emotional Intelligence: Training & Assessment, A Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment for the Degree of Master of Arts, Communication and Leadership, Park University, 2015; pp: 2-51.
[10]	Collins, S. Emotional intelligence as a non-cognitive factor in student registered nurse anesthetists. AANA Journal, 81(6); 465-75.
[11]	Senyuva, E, Kaya H, Isik B, Bodur G. Relationship between self-compassion and emotional intelligence in nursing students. Int J Nurs Pract, 2014; 20: 588-96.
[12]	Schwirian PM. Evaluating the performance of nurses: a multidimensional approach. Nursing research. 1978; 27(6): 347-50.
[13]	Jones, A.E., Emotional intelligence and clinical performance in senior under graduate nursing students, ,2013, A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Nursing California State University, San Marcos, Submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Master of science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner.
[14]	Chan, J.C, Sit EN, Lau WM. Conflict management styles, emotional intelligence and implicit theories of personalityof nursing students: A cross-sectional study. Nurse Educ Today, 2014; 34: 934-9.
[15]	Salovey, P. & Mayer, J. Emotional intelligence. Imagination, Cognition & Personality, 1990; 9: 185-211.
[16]	Maye,r J., Salovey, P., and Caruso, D. Measuring emotional intelligence with the MSCIT, Emotion. 2003; 3(1): 97-105.
[17]	Ciarrochi, J., Chan, A.Y.C., & Bajgar, J. Measuring emotional intelligence in adolescents. Personality and individual differences, 2001; 31, 1105-1119.
[18]	DeLucia, P. R., Ott, T. E., & Palmieri, P. A. Performance in nursing. Reviews of human factors and ergonomics, 2010; 5(1), 1-40.
[19]	Szara, M., Ksykiewicz-Dorota, A., & Klukow, J. Review of research tools for assessment of performance of nursing staff. Medical and Biological Sciences, 2016; 30(4), 77-85.‏
[20]	Caboral-Stevens, M. & Sim, M., Emotional Intelligence Scores of Diverse First Year Advanced Practice Nursing Students, International Journal of Nursing, 2016, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 46-52
[21]	Ruiz-Aranda D, Extremera N, Pineda-Galán C. Emotional intelligence, life satisfaction and subjective happiness in female student health professionals: The mediating effect of perceived stress. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs 2014; 21: 106-13.
[22]	Afroz, A., Froz, M., Pandey, v.k., Overview of emotional intelligence: model measurement and development, International research journal of commerce and arts and science, 8(9), 2017, pp 132-144.
[23]	Schutte, N. S., Malouff, J. M., Hall, L. E., Haggerty, D. J.,Cooper, J. T., Golden, C. J., and Dornheim, L. Development and validation of a measure of emotional Intelligence, Personality and Individual Differences. 1998; 25(2): 167-177.
[24]	Karimzadeh, M. & Goodarzi, A., Rezaei, S. The effect of social emotional skills training to enhance general health& Emotional Intelligence in the primary teachers, Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2012; 46 57-64.
[25]	Barkhordari, M., and Rostambeygi, P. Emotional intelligence in nursing students Journal of advances in Medical education & professionalism. 2013; 1(2): 46-50.
[26]	Abou Hashish, E.A., & Bajbeir, E.F., Emotional Intelligence among Saudi Nursing Students and Its Relationship to Their Critical Thinking Disposition at College of Nursing- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, American Journal of Nursing Research, 2018, Vol. 6, No. 6, 350-358.
[27]	Radha, B., Bhavani Shree, A., Bharathi, T. A Study on Emotional Intelligence among Management Students, International Journal for Research in Engineering Application & Management (IJREAM) ,2018; 4(6): 47-51.
[28]	Gilar-Corbí, R., Pozo-Rico, T., Sánchez, B. Emotional intelligence training intervention among trainee teachers: a quasi-experimental study Psicol. Reflex. Crit., 2018; vol.31
[29]	Ulutas ,I., Ömeroğlu, E. The effects of an emotional intelligence education program on the emotional intelligence of children, Social behavior and Personality An International Journal, 2007, 35(10): 1365-1372.
[30]	Gilar-Corbí R, Pozo-Rico T, Sánchez B, Castejón JL. Can Emotional Competence Be Taught in Higher Education? A Randomized Experimental Study of an Emotional Intelligence Training Program Using a Multi methodological Approach. Front Psychol. 2018; 9: 1039.
[31]	Oriol X., Amutio A., Mendoza M., Da Costa S., Miranda R. (2016). Emotional creativity as predictor of intrinsic motivation and academic engagement in university students: the mediating role of positive emotions. Front. Psychol. 7: 1243.
[32]	Mok K. H., Wen Z. Y., Dale R. Employability and mobility in the valorisation of Higher Education qualifications: the experiences and reflections of Chinese students and graduates. J. High. Educ. Policy Manage. 2016; 38, 264-281.
[33]	Johnson, Brenda Webb, "understanding and applying emotional intelligence: A Qualitative study of Tampa Veterans administration hospital employees" (2017). Graduate theses and dissertations, University of South Florida, 1–235.
[34]	Veiseh, Z., Mashhadi Farahani, M. & Rafezi, Z. Determining the impact of training life skills on emotional, spiritual and happiness intelligence of high school and pre-university students, Indian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Life Sciences, 2015; 5(53): 2268-2277.
[35]	Motamedi, F., Ghobari-Bonab, B., Beh-pajooh, A., Yekta, M.S., & Afrooz, G.A. Developing an emotional intelligence program training and study its effectiveness on emotional intelligence of adolescents with emotional and behavioral problems that living in single parent Families, 2017 ; 6 (2): 101-110.
[36]	Bidabadi, N,S., Nili, M., Manani, R. & Khalili, R. The effectiveness of life skills training on improving emotional intelligence in undergraduate students of Isfahan, Interdiscip J Virtual Learn Med Sci., 2016; 7(1):e12147.
[37]	Poonamallee, L., Harrington, A.M., Nagpal, M. & Musial, A. Improving Emotional Intelligence through Personality Development: The Effect of the Smart Phone Application based Dharma Life Program on Emotional Intelligence. Front. Psychol., 2018; 9(169): 1-12.
[38]	Gheitarani, B., Imani, S., Sadeghi, N., Ghahari, S.H. Effectiveness of life skills training on self efficacy and emotional intelligence among high school students in Urmia. SDH. 2017; 3(3): 160-166.
[39]	López-González L., Oriol X. The relationship between emotional competence, classroom climate and school achievement in high school students. Cult. Educ. 2016; 28, 130-156.
[40]	Torrecilla-Sánchez E. M., Burguera-Condon J. L., Olmos-Miguélañez S., Pérez-Herrero M. H. Psychometric analysis of a scale for assessing specific competences in tutoring and educational guidance. Cult. Educ.2018; 30, 1-33.
[41]	Gordon-Handler, L., Masaracchio,M., Hassan, L.& Waldman-Levi, A. Emotional intelligence and clinical performance across practice areas: Implications for health professions educators and practitioners, Asian Pac. J. Health Sci., 2018; 5(3): 271-279.
[42]	Tafazoli, M., Hosseini, S., Sharbaf, H.A., Makarem, A., Zadeh, S.E., A Study of relationship between emotional intelligence and clinical performance in training field in Midwifery students of Nursing and Midwifery School, Future of medical education journal, 2012 ; 2 (2): 12-18.
[43]	Michelangelo, L. The overall impact of emotional intelligence on nursing students and nursing, Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2015; 2(3): 118-124.
[44]	Cheraghi R, Jasemi M, Namadi F. Effectiveness of the clinical teaching associate model in clinical nursing education. Nurs Midwifery Stud., 2019;8(3)::132-136.
[45]	Rankin, B. Emotional intelligence: Enhancing values-based practice and compassionate care in nursing, Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2013; 69(12): 2717-25.
[46]	Codier, E. E., Kofoed, E. & Peters, J. M. Graduate-entry non-nursing students: Is emotional intelligence different? Nursing Education Perspectives, 2015; 36(1), 46-47.
[47]	Kumar, A, Puranik, M. P. &Sowmyah, K. R. Association between dental students’emotional intelligence and academic performance: A study of six dental colleges in India. Journal of Dental Education, 2016; 80(5), 526-532.
[48]	Snowden, A. Stenhouse, R., Young, J., Carver, H., Carver, F. & Brown. N. The relationship between emotional intelligence, previous caring experience, and mindfulness in student nurses and midwives: A cross sectional analysis. Nurse Education Today, 2015; 35, 152-158.
[49]	Marvos, C., Hale, F. B. Emotional intelligence and clinical performance/retention of nursing students, Asia-Pacifi c Journal of Oncology Nursing , 2015 ; 2 (2): 101-110.
[50]	Ibrahim, H.A., Elgzar, W.T.R., Mohamed, R.E., Salem, G.M.M. Relationship between nursing students’ emotional intelligence and their clinical performance during obstetrics and gynecologic nursing practical training. American journal of nursing science. 2016; 5 (6): 240-250.
[51]	Saeid, Y., Javadi, M., Mokhtari Nouri, J., and SiratiNir, M. On the Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Demographical Variables in Nurses, Journal of Military Medicine, 2013; 15(1): 87-92.
[52]	Adsul, R. K. A comparative study of urban and rural students on emotional intelligence and adjustment, Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, 2013; 4(1): 169-171.
[53]	Ealias, A., and George, J. Emotional intelligence and jobsatisfaction: A Correlational study. The international journal research Publication’s Research journal of commerce and behavioural science, 2012; 1(4) 37: 42.
[54]	Poorgholami, F., Ramezanli, S., Jahromi, M.K., Jahromi, Z.B., Nursing students' clinical performance and professional self-concept, Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science ; 2016 ; 15 (1): 57-61.
[55]	Al-Makhaita H.M, Sabra A.A, Hafez A.S. Job performance among nurses working in two different health care levels, eastern Saudi arabia: a comparative study. Int J Med Sci Public Health. 2014; 3(7): 832-837.
[56]	Al-Hamdan, Z., Oweidat, I. A., Al-Faouri, I. and Codier, E. Correlating Emotional Intelligence and Job Performance Among Jordanian Hospitals' Registered Nurses, Nurs Forum. 2017; 52(1): 12-20.
[57]	Cherry, M. G., Fletcher, I., and O’Sullivan, H. Validating relationships among attachment, emotional intelligence and clinical communication, medical education. 2014; 48(10): 988-997.
[58]	Vahidi, M., Namdar Areshtanab, H., & Arshadi Bostanabad, M. The relationship between emotional intelligence and perception of job performance among nurses in north west of Iran. Scientifica, 2016; 2016: 9547038.
[59]	Healy, S.H., H. El-Atroush, H. Abol-Enein, and El-Sayed, N.M. “emotional intelligence and its relation to nursing performance among nurses at mansoura university hospital and urology and nephrology center,” The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 2013; vol. 81, no. 1, pp. 689-697.