Rev Rene (Jan 2021)

Impact of a model of clinical supervision over the emotional intelligence capacities of nurses

  • Maria Cristina Augusto,
  • Karine Sobral de Oliveira,
  • António Luís Rodrigues Faria de Carvalho,
  • Cristina Maria Correia Barroso Pinto,
  • Ana Isabel Carvalho Teixeira,
  • Leonor Olímpia Lopes Sousa Morais Teixeira

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.20212260279
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 22
p. e60279

Abstract

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Objective: to analyze the impact of the implementation of a model of clinical supervision over the emotional intelligence capacities of nurses. Methods: mixed methods study. Quantitative data were collected before and after the implementation of the Model, using the scale of Emotional Intelligence Capacities of Nurses; analyses were carried out using descriptive statistics and paired samples were analyzed using the t-test. 47 nurses from one hospital participated. Qualitative data were obtained from the analysis of the discourses of the nurses in a public presentation, using thematic/categorizing content analysis. The findings were integrated at the end to generate the results. Results: no statistically significant differences were found with the implementation of the Model. However, the nurses involved recognized the positive impact of the SafeCare Model in the development of emotional competences. Conclusion: the study contributed for clinical supervision and for the development of emotional competences.

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