title: [Development and effects of emotional intelligence program for undergraduate nursing students: mixed methods research].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was conducted to develop and test the effects of an emotional intelligence program for undergraduate nursing students.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study design was a mixed method research. Participants were 36 nursing students (intervention group: 17, control group: 19). The emotional intelligence program was provided for 4 weeks (8 sessions, 20 hours). Data were collected between August 6 and October 4, 2013. Quantitative data were analyzed using Chi-square, Fisher's exact test, t-test, repeated measure ANOVA, and paired t-test with SPSS/WIN 18.0. Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Quantitative results showed that emotional intelligence, communication skills, resilience, stress coping strategy, and clinical competence were significantly better in the experimental group compared to the control group. According to the qualitative results, the nursing students experienced improvement in emotional intelligence, interpersonal relationships, and empowerment, as well as a reduction in clinical practice stress after participation in the emotional intelligence program.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Study findings indicate that the emotional intelligence program for undergraduate nursing students is effective and can be recommended as an intervention for improving the clinical competence of undergraduate students in a nursing curriculum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Changshin University, Changwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Oi Sun
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing; Gerontological Health Research Center, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea. mogu@gnu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Mee Ock
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Gu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012944:Social Support; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Clinical competence; Communication skills; Emotional intelligence; Resilience; Stress coping strategy