Relationship between Head Nurses’ perception of their Emotional Intelligence and their Staff Nurses’ Job Satisfaction

Abstract

Background: Nurses are the corner stone of the health care systems and their satisfaction is a must.Emotional intelligence of head nurses may help in increasing staff nurses job satisfaction.Aim: The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between Head Nurses' perception of their emotional intelligence and Staff Nurses' job satisfaction.Setting: The study was carried out at Om El Masryeen general hospital, in Giza Subjects: All available Head Nurses at the time of data collection were included in the study (N=30).Also, all available staff nurses at the time of data collection were included in the study (N=113).Design: Descriptive correlational research design was utilized to carry this study.Data collection tools: Tool 1: Emotional Intelligence Self-Assessment questionnaire.Tool 2: The Index of Work Satisfaction Questionnaire.Results: Half of head nurses had moderate level of perception regarding their emotional intelligence and more than half of staff nurses who had moderate level of job satisfaction.Conclusion: A statistically significant positive correlation between emotional intelligence and job satisfaction.Recommendations: The study recommended that design training programs for head nurses to improve their emotional intelligence competencies.Further studies to investigate the effect of strategies to improve emotional intelligence of head nurses.