A Descriptive Correlational Study To Assess The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence And Clinical Decision-Making Skills Among B.Sc. Nursing 3rd Year And Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing 1st Year Students At SGT University, Gurugram

Abstract

Emotional intelligence is an important professional trait in the nursing profession as it allows for self-awareness, emotion control, empathy, communication, and sound judgment in clinical situations. The present study was conducted to investigate the association between emotional intelligence and clinical decision making skills among B.Sc. Nursing 3rd Year and Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing 1st Year students of SGT University, Gurugram, Haryana. A quantitative descriptive correlational design was used and a total of 108 students were selected by using convenience sampling. Data was collected by a self-structured questionnaire via Google Forms which included a socio-demographic data, Emotional Intelligence Likert Scale and Clinical Decision-Making Likert Scale. Results showed that 63 (58.3%) participants had moderate emotional intelligence, 44 (40.7%) had strong emotional intelligence and 1 (0.9%) had poor emotional intelligence. 54 (50.0%) students had good skills, 52 (48.1%) had moderate skills and 2 (1.9%) had low skills for clinical decision making. The average score of emotional intelligence was 29.74 ± 3.44 and the average score of clinical decision making was 38.38 ± 5.85. The statistical analysis showed a substantial moderate positive association between emotional intelligence and clinical decision making skills (r = 0.513, p < 0.001). No significant difference between the two groups was identified for each measure. These data indicate that emotional intelligence is favorably related to clinical decision making among nursing students.