Emotional intelligence in relation to nursing leadership: Does it matter?

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 376-382

  Feather, Rebecca ^a  

^a Indiana School of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional intelligence; Leadership; Nursing job satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; MODEL; NURSE; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; TEACHING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; MODELS, NURSING; NURSES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; TEACHING;

EID: 65349177738     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2008.00931.x     Document Type: Article

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