title: Emotional intelligence education in pre-registration nursing programmes: an integrative review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the state of knowledge on emotional intelligence (EI) education in pre-registration nursing programmes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Integrative literature review.
  
  
  METHODS
  CINAHL, Medline, Scopus, ERIC, and Web of Knowledge electronic databases were searched for abstracts published in English between 1992-2014.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data extraction and constant comparative analysis of 17 articles.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three categories were identified: Constructs of emotional intelligence; emotional intelligence curricula components; and strategies for emotional intelligence education.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A wide range of emotional intelligence constructs were found, with a predominance of trait-based constructs. A variety of strategies to enhance students' emotional intelligence skills were identified, but limited curricula components and frameworks reported in the literature. An ability-based model for curricula and learning and teaching approaches is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health, Disciplines of Nursing & Midwifery, PO Locked Bag 1, University of Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. Electronic address: Kim.Foster@canberra.edu.au.
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.affiliation: Sydney Nursing School, University of Sydney, 88 Mallett Street, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia. Electronic address: andrea.mccloughen@sydney.edu.au.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McCloughen
authors.affiliation: Sydney Nursing School, The University of Sydney, 88 Mallett Street, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, P.O. Box M50, Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia. Electronic address: Cynthia.Delgado@sydney.edu.au.
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Delgado
authors.affiliation: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, P.O. Box M50, Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia. Electronic address: ckef4655@uni.sydney.edu.au.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kefalas
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. Electronic address: emily.harkness@sydney.edu.au.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Harkness
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Curriculum; Emotional intelligence; Emotional labour; Nurse education; Pre-registration