Emotional intelligence education in pre-registration nursing programmes: An integrative review. (March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Foster, Kim; McCloughen, Andrea; Delgado, Cynthia; Kefalas, Claudia; Harkness, Emily
• Is Part Of: Nurse education today. Volume 35:Number 3(2015:Mar.)
• Page Start: 510
• Page End: 517
• Publication Date: 2015-03
• Subjects: Emotional intelligence -- Emotional labour -- Nurse education -- Curriculum -- Pre-registration; Nursing -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Education, Nursing -- Periodicals; Soins infirmiers -- Étude et enseignement -- Périodiques; Nursing -- Study and teaching; Periodicals; 610.7307
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2014.11.009
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0260-6917

Abstract

Summary: Objective: To investigate the state of knowledge on emotional intelligence (EI) education in pre-registration nursing programmes. Design: Integrative literature review. Data sources: CINAHL, Medline, Scopus, ERIC, and Web of Knowledge electronic databases were searched for abstracts published in English between 1992–2014. Review methods: Data extraction and constant comparative analysis of 17 articles. Results: Three categories were identified: Constructs of emotional intelligence; emotional intelligence curricula components; and strategies for emotional intelligence education. Conclusions: A wide range of emotional intelligence constructs were found, with a predominance of trait-based constructs. A variety of strategies to enhance students' emotional intelligence skills were identified, but limited curricula components and frameworks reported in the literature. An ability-based model for curricula and learning and teaching approaches is recommended.