Abstract
Practice problems: Nurses are responsible for using emotional skills to evaluate and promote patient's emotional health. There is very limited research relating to measuring emotional abilities of nurses. Research from professions outside nursing has demonstrated that EI abilities can be developed. In the oncology clinical environments emotional health needs are particularly acute. This feasibility study was undertaken to assess and improve EI abilities in oncology nurses.
Evidence used and synthesized: Data was collected on rounds participants: mood/energy reports, emotional assessments, and evaluations of rounds efficacy. Rounds outcomes were evaluated via chart reviews, and reports of nurse satisfaction/retention. Improvement implementation strategy: There is no published research on developing EI in nurses. The feasibility of "EI Rounds" was evaluated in this study. On a clinical oncology unit, emotional issues for nurses and patients were discussed during three minute rounds. Thirty registered nurses, from a wide range of age, education, and ethnicity participated. Evaluation method: Summative and formative strategies were utilized throughout and at conclusion of the study.
Results: Comparison of pre and post study measures demonstrated a significant increase in emotional care evaluation and planning at the end of the study period. 100% of nurses participating in rounds reported its effectiveness. Assessment of the nurses' emotional abilities during rounds revealed the inability of a large percentage of nurses to identify either their patient's emotions or their own. This pilot study's findings validate the importance of EI to oncology nursing and suggest its potential for improving patient care. The intervention feasibility was rated as high. The intervention was easy to implement, well received by nursing staff, and would be easy to replicate on a larger scale. The potential for this interventions' positive impact on patient care and burnout prevention make it a significant first step in improving the clinical environment of care.
Sigma Membership
Unknown
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Emotional Intelligence, Performance, Nursing
Recommended Citation
Freitas, Elizabeth Ann; Codier, Estelle; and Muneno, Lynn, "Emotional intelligence in nursing" (2012). Convention. 48.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2011/presentations_2011/48
Conference Name
41st Biennial Convention
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Grapevine, Texas, USA
Conference Year
2011
Rights Holder
All rights reserved by the author(s) and/or publisher(s) listed in this item record unless relinquished in whole or part by a rights notation or a Creative Commons License present in this item record.
All permission requests should be directed accordingly and not to the Sigma Repository.
All submitting authors or publishers have affirmed that when using material in their work where they do not own copyright, they have obtained permission of the copyright holder prior to submission and the rights holder has been acknowledged as necessary.
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Emotional intelligence in nursing
Grapevine, Texas, USA
Practice problems: Nurses are responsible for using emotional skills to evaluate and promote patient's emotional health. There is very limited research relating to measuring emotional abilities of nurses. Research from professions outside nursing has demonstrated that EI abilities can be developed. In the oncology clinical environments emotional health needs are particularly acute. This feasibility study was undertaken to assess and improve EI abilities in oncology nurses.
Evidence used and synthesized: Data was collected on rounds participants: mood/energy reports, emotional assessments, and evaluations of rounds efficacy. Rounds outcomes were evaluated via chart reviews, and reports of nurse satisfaction/retention. Improvement implementation strategy: There is no published research on developing EI in nurses. The feasibility of "EI Rounds" was evaluated in this study. On a clinical oncology unit, emotional issues for nurses and patients were discussed during three minute rounds. Thirty registered nurses, from a wide range of age, education, and ethnicity participated. Evaluation method: Summative and formative strategies were utilized throughout and at conclusion of the study.
Results: Comparison of pre and post study measures demonstrated a significant increase in emotional care evaluation and planning at the end of the study period. 100% of nurses participating in rounds reported its effectiveness. Assessment of the nurses' emotional abilities during rounds revealed the inability of a large percentage of nurses to identify either their patient's emotions or their own. This pilot study's findings validate the importance of EI to oncology nursing and suggest its potential for improving patient care. The intervention feasibility was rated as high. The intervention was easy to implement, well received by nursing staff, and would be easy to replicate on a larger scale. The potential for this interventions' positive impact on patient care and burnout prevention make it a significant first step in improving the clinical environment of care.
Description
41st Biennial Convention - 29 October-2 November 2011. Theme: People and Knowledge: Connecting for Global Health. Held at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center.