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Marie Hutchinson1, John Hurley1, Desirée Kozlowski1
1School of Health and Human Sciences, Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia.
Aims And Objectives:
To explore clinical nurses' experiences of using emotional intelligence capabilities during clinical reasoning and decision-making.
Background:
There has been little research exploring whether, or how, nurses employ emotional intelligence (EI) in clinical reasoning and decision-making.
Design:
Qualitative phase of a larger mixed-methods study.
Methods:
Semistructured qualitative interviews with a purposive sample of registered nurses (n = 12) following EI training and coaching. Constructivist thematic analysis was employed to analyse the narrative transcripts.
Results:
Three themes emerged: the sensibility to engage EI capabilities in clinical contexts, motivation to actively engage with emotions in clinical decision-making and incorporating emotional and technical perspectives in decision-making.
Conclusion:
Continuing to separate cognition and emotion in research, theorising and scholarship on clinical reasoning is counterproductive.
Relevance To Clinical Practice:
Understanding more about nurses' use of EI has the potential to improve the calibre of decisions, and the safety and quality of care delivered.
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