title: Emotionally smart.
abstract: In the fifth article in our Heart of Nursing series we examine how caring for patients demonstrates that nurses value and respect them. To achieve optimum care, nurses need emotional intelligence.
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gooch
mesh_terms: D004644:Emotions; D004645:Empathy; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D012649:Self Concept