‘It's the relationship you develop with them’: emotional intelligence in nurse leadership. A qualitative study

to investigate emotional intelligence (EI) and its relationship to nursing leadership.strong, effective leadership is core to organisational competency and significantly influences care quality. EI is the ability to understand one's own feelings and to assess and respond to the feelings of others. It is linked to self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and social skills, all of which are vital in leadership roles. However, insufficient...