The relationship between nurses’ emotional intelligence and their perceived work performance

Abstract

The study determined the relationship of emotional intelligence (EI) and work performance of nurses in a privately owned Level 2 General Hospital in Central Visayas. The study helped the administration in their organization to develop and explore the concept of EI to ensure high level of performance resulting in increased achievement of organizational and individual goals. The study utilized the descriptive-correlational survey method of research to determine EI and its effect on work performance. It revealed that the relationship between EI and work performance had a moderate positive correlation. Nurses exhibited a high degree of emotional intelligence on personal competencies and social competencies. They exhibited high performance on the four quadrants of EI namely: selfawareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management. This concurred that EI and job performance had a significant positive relationship across the different measures.