Head Nurses’ Emotional Intelligence Contribution to Staff Nurses’ Work Engagement | ||||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 31, Issue 4, November 2023, Page 76-91 PDF (609.77 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2024.336586 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Ayat Mohamed Ibrahim Elshial1; , Fouada Mohamed Shaban2; Safaa Abdel - Moniem Zahran3; Walaa Mostafa ‘Eid3 | ||||
| 1A teacher at the Abu Homs Boys Nursing School, Directorate of Health and Population, in Beheira Researcher of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Prof. of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Assist Prof. of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Emotional Intelligence provides an essential assistance and become one of necessary head nurses' competencies. The head nurses use of control over emotions benefit staff nurse by creating a convenient and healthy environment for their work engagement. Aim: Assess head nurses’ emotional intelligence contribution to staff nurses’ work engagement. Subjects and Method: A descriptive correlation research study design was used in this study. It was conducted in all departments at El-Menshawy General Hospital affiliated to the Ministry of Health and Population. Subject: Two groups of subjects’ (a) All (n=60) head nurses (b) Stratified random sampling (n=400) of staff nurses Tools: two tools were used for collecting data (1) Head nurses’ emotional intelligence assessment scale (2) Staff nurses engagement questionnaire. Results: Head nurses 76% had high level of overall emotional intelligence. Head nurses 85%, 83%, 81.7% and 80% respectively had high level in emotional self-control, emotional management of others, emotional self-management and emotional awareness of others. Staff nurses 84.8% had high level of overall work engagement. Staff nurses range (75.5%- 77.3% ) had high level of emotional, physical, cognitive and behavioral engagement respectively. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between head nurses overall emotional intelligence and staff nurses overall work engagement. Conclusion: there was contribution of head nurses' emotional intelligence to staff nurses' work engagement. Recommendation: Periodical training programs needed for head nurses and staff nurses about emotional intelligence and work engagement. Add emotional intelligence's competencies and work engagement in undergraduate and postgraduate nursing educational programs. | ||||
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