Levels of Emotional Intelligence of Nursing Students

Emotional intelligence is described as the ability to understand one's own emotions, to show empathy towards others' emotions, and to organize one's emotions in a way to enrich life. The objective of this study was to determine the levels of emotional intelligence of Nursing School Students of Health School. This study was descriptively conducted with 183 nursing school students. Data were collected using questionnaire form and Emotional Intelligence Assessment Scale. The analyses were performed using Cronbach Alpha Coefficient, Descriptive Statistics, Shapiro-Wilk test, Mann-Whitney U test, and Kruskall-Wallis Variance Analysis. Results showed that students' mean score of Emotional Intelligence Assessment Scale was found to be at normal level. Students' mean score for emotional management, self-motivation, empathy and social skill sub-dimensions were found to be normal whereas mean score for emotional awareness sub-dimension was low. In light of these findings, it is recommended that trainings and studies be conducted in order to improve levels of emotional intelligence of the students.