فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

BACKGROUND: Nursing students are generally trained to acquire the knowledge, skills, andapproaches required for solving problems and contradictions in life and at work. In fact, problem‑solvingskills are the core of effective nursing activities. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate theeffectiveness of problem‑solving training on the promotion of emotional intelligence in nursing students.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This interventional case–control study used a pretest‑posttest design.All senior nursing students (n = 43) attending the seventh semester of their undergraduate studies atHazrat Fatemeh School of Nursing and Midwifery of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences were recruitedin the present study. The participants were randomly allocated to either the intervention group (n = 20)or the control group (n = 23). The collected data were analyzed with SPSS software version 16.RESULTS: While the mean standardized scores of Emotional Quotient Inventory of the twogroups were not significantly different before the intervention, the scores were significantly higherin the intervention group both immediately and 2 months after the intervention. Comparison of thestandardized emotional intelligence scores revealed the intervention group to have significantlyhigher mean scores immediately and 2 months after the intervention compared to baselinescores (105.87 ± 9.82 and 109.44 ± 9.56 vs. 101.22 ± 10.93; P < 0.001). Such significant differenceswere absent in the control group.CONCLUSION: Using the results of this research in nursing education, it is possible to improve thelevel of nurses’ knowledge and personal skills and to increase the level of services and increasethe satisfaction of the clients.