Is emotional intelligence an important concept for nursing practice?

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 940-948

  Codier, E ^a   Muneno, L ^b   Franey, K ^c   Matsuura, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTUITION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUITION; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 78449282925     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2010.01610.x     Document Type: Article

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