Background: Emotional intelligence (EI) has emerged as a critical factor influencing effective nursing practice. It plays a vital role in managing interpersonal relationships, delivering compassionate care, and handling the emotional demands of healthcare environments. Despite its importance, there is limited empirical data on the knowledge and application of EI among nurses in Nigerian tertiary healthcare institutions. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, selfperception, and...
INTRODUCTION: Emotional intelligence is important to health care delivery among nurses and can help in solving some of the difficulties that may arise in bedside nursing. This study delves into the assessment of emotional intelligence on healthcare delivery among nurses at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) in Nigeria. METHOD: Through a descriptive cross-sectional qualitative study, data was collected from 150 nurses to assess their knowledge of emotional intelligence, it...
