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Abstract
Emotions play an important role in the overall quality of our personal and professional lives. Emotional intelligence is a strong predictor of better psychological adjustment and has a great effect on the quality of learning in nurse students, clinical decision making, critical thinking skills, and application of the learned knowledge in practice and helps to encourage self feelings, to remain positive as well as nurture relationships.Emotional intelligence involves the ability to carry out accurate reasoning about emotions and the ability to use emotions and emotional knowledge to enhance critical thinking skills.
The study aimed to measure the effect of emotional intelligence training program on critical thinking skills and self-esteem of nurse students
A pre test/ post test of one group quasi-experimental research design used and the study conducted at Abbassia School of nursing for girls which affiliated to Ministry of Health. Cairo Governorate, in Egypt. All third year nurse students who enrolled in the above mentioned setting were participated in the time of study during the period of data collection in (academic year 2020/2021).The selection was done through simple random sampling technique. Their total number was sixty nurse students.
Data for study were collected by using four tools namely: Emotional Intelligence Knowledge questionnaire, Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire, and critical thinking skills Questionnaire, and self-esteem scale. These tools were used three times through the study intervention phases: at the beginning of the program, at the end of the program and three months after implementation of the program.
First tool: Emotional Intelligence knowledge: This tool aimed to assess nurse students knowledge regardging emotional intelligence.It consisted of two parts as follows: Part I: It aimed at collecting data regarding personal data of study subjects includes age, residence, and family number. While the Part II: This part was developed by the researcher based on review of related literature.It consists of 20 questions in the form of multiple choice questions (MCQ) (8 items), true / false (7 items) and matching (5 items).
Second tool: Emotional Intelligence questionnaire: It aimed to measure emotional intelligence level among nurse students. It consisted of 75 items grouped under five dimensions as follow: self- awareness, managing emotions, motivating one self, empathy, and handling relationship. Each dimension consisted of 15 items. Third tool: Critical thinking questionnaire: This tool aimed to measure critical thinking skills of nurse students. It consisted of 76 items grouped into twelve sub scales.Fourth tool: Self-esteem scale: It aimed to measure self –esteem level of nurse students. It consists of 22 items.
The results of the study revealed that:
The result illustrates that (18.3%) of nurse students had satisfactory knowledge regarding total emotional intelligence before the intervention. Which improved to significantly (96.7%) at the post –intervention phase. Meanwhile (38.3%) at the follow up phase.
Also, more than half of nurse students had low level of emotional intelligence (96.7%) the percentage of nurse students having high level increased at the post intervention phase, reaching (51.7%), and to decrease throughout the follow up phase reach (66.7%.).
As well as more than one quarter of nurse students had moderate critical thinking skills level (26.7%). At the pre intervention phase. Which increased at the post intervention phase, reaching (83.3%). It was decreased in follow up phase to reach (66.7%).
Minority of nurse students had high level of self-esteem (1.7%). The percentage of nurse students having high level increased at the post intervention phase, reaching (63.3%) and decreased throughout the follow up phase reach (36.7%).
There were highly statistically significant differences between mean scores of nurse students in relation to total emotional intelligence throughout the three phases of the intervention pre post and follow up.
The mean score of nurse students total critical thinking skills throughout training program phases. As observer from the table, there were highly statistical significant differences between mean scores of nurse students in relation to total critical thinking skills throughout training program phases.
The mean score of nurse students total self-esteem throughout training program phases. As observer from the table, there were highly statistical significant differences between mean scores of nurse students in relation to total self-esteem throughout training program phases.
There were highly statistically significant differences between mean sores of the nurse students regarding their emotional intelligence knowledge, total emotional intelligence levels, total critical thinking skills levels, and total self -esteem levels throughout training program phases.
In conclusion, the improving of nurse students emotional intelligence were enhancing their critical thinking skills and self-esteem, finally, there was a positive effect of emotional intelligence training program in enhancing critical thinking skills and self-esteem of nurse students.