Baghdadi Nadiah A, Sankarapandian Chandrakala, Arulappan Judie, Taani Murad H, Snethen Julia, Andargeery Shaherah Yousef
Nursing Management and Education Department, College of Nursing, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
Medical Surgical Nursing Department, College of Nursing, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Dec 28;12(1):67. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12010067.
Caring behavior is a major focus of the nursing profession and an important dimension of nursing practice that sets nurses apart from other healthcare professionals. Effective patient-centered care requires ensuring nurses have the emotional intelligence and happiness to address the daily demands of practice. The purpose of this study is to examine the emotional intelligence and happiness among nursing students and their relationship with caring behaviors.
A cross-sectional, descriptive correlational study was conducted on nursing students ( = 363) from Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, via an online survey. Measures include demographic data survey, Oxford Happiness Questionnaire, Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire, and Caring Behaviors Inventory scale. Descriptive and multiple regression analyses were conducted for this study.
Nursing students reported their highest degree of caring was in terms of 'respectful differences to others', while their lowest was in 'knowledge and skills'. Emotional intelligence and happiness were significant predictors of caring behaviors and explained the variance in assurance of human presence (17.5%), knowledge and skills (17.5%), respectful differences to others (18%), and positive connectedness (12.9%). In the final regression model, emotional intelligence and happiness were significant predictors of caring behaviors and explained 19.5% of the variance.
Emotional intelligence and happiness among nursing students were found to be important factors to improve their caregiving behaviors. Therefore, nursing educators should consider integrating emotional intelligence and happiness interventions for students into their curriculum.
关怀行为是护理专业的主要关注点,也是护理实践的一个重要维度,它使护士有别于其他医疗保健专业人员。有效的以患者为中心的护理需要确保护士具备应对日常实践需求的情商和幸福感。本研究的目的是探讨护理专业学生的情商和幸福感及其与关怀行为的关系。
通过在线调查对沙特阿拉伯王国利雅得的护理专业学生(n = 363)进行了一项横断面描述性相关性研究。测量方法包括人口统计学数据调查、牛津幸福感问卷、特质情商问卷和关怀行为量表。本研究进行了描述性和多元回归分析。
护理专业学生报告他们最高程度的关怀体现在“尊重他人的差异”方面,而最低的体现在“知识和技能”方面。情商和幸福感是关怀行为的重要预测因素,并解释了在确保人文关怀(17.5%)、知识和技能(17.5%)、尊重他人的差异(18%)和积极联系(12.9%)方面的差异。在最终回归模型中,情商和幸福感是关怀行为的重要预测因素,并解释了19.5%的差异。
护理专业学生的情商和幸福感被发现是改善其护理行为的重要因素。因此,护理教育工作者应考虑将针对学生的情商和幸福感干预措施纳入其课程。