The relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Problem Solving Skills on Nursing Students

Background: Emotional intelligence is comprised of individual, emotional, and social abilities. It includes the competency of an individual to manage their relationships with others, and regulate emotions and efficiently solved their problem. Aim: this study aims to assess the effect of emotional intelligence training program on nursing students problem solving skills. Design: A descriptive, correlational design was followed in carrying out this study. Setting: The study was conducted at the Technical Nursing Institute at El-Fayoum University. Subjects: included all the available nursing students at second year was 200 nursing students. Tools of data collection: Data were collected by using two tools emotional intelligence questionnaire and problem solving skills questionnaire. Results: 48.5% of the nursing students had high emotional intelligence. Half of nursing students in the study sample were high problem solving skills. Conclusion: There were highly statistically significant correlations between emotional intelligence and problem solving skills. Recommendations: The Technical Institute of Nursing should adopt the emotional intelligence, educational approach in all its different grades and Enhance nursing problem solving skills through providing them with supportive and positive training environment.