Personality domains and emotional intelligence in the caring nurse-patient interaction: a meta-analysis
International Journal of Development Research
Personality domains and emotional intelligence in the caring nurse-patient interaction: a meta-analysis
Received 20th August 2017; Received in revised form 30th September, 2017; Accepted 02nd October, 2017; Published online 29th November, 2017
Copyright ©2017, Jestoni D. Maniago. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This study aimed to systematically review the existing literatures and provide a theoretical understanding of the nurses’ personality and emotional intelligence that influence caring nursing relationship. CINAHL and Medline were employed in the literature search. From 140 articles initially reviewed from database sources, only 28 articles which provide a theoretical perspective of personality and emotional intelligence in nursing were included in the analysis. The literature review presented the role of both personality and emotional intelligence of a nurse in establishing a caring nursing relationship. This discussion has suggested that there may be a useful link between personality, EI and caring nursing relationship. Thus, a study should be conducted to investigate the significant role of these two personal factors towards establishing a caring nursing relationship.
