title: Emotional intelligence--essential for trauma nursing.
abstract: Patients and their relatives are increasingly considered partners in health and social care decision-making. Numerous political drivers in the UK reflect a commitment to this partnership and to improving the experience of patients and relatives in emergency care environments. As a Lecturer/Practitioner in Emergency Care I recently experienced the London Trauma System as a relative. My dual perspective, as nurse and relative, allowed me to identify a gap in the quality of care akin to emotional intelligence. This paper aims to raise awareness of emotional intelligence (EI), highlight its importance in trauma care and contribute to the development of this concept in trauma nursing and education across the globe.
authors.affiliation: St George's Healthcare NHS Trust/Kingston University, St George's University of London, Blackshaw Rd, Tooting, London SW17 0QT, UK. Electronic address: n.holbery@sgul.kingston.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Holbery
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D004644:Emotions; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology; D028723:Personhood; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Caring; Emotional intelligence; Nursing; Reflection; Trauma education; Trauma nursing