Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Health Education Skills among Nurses in El-Beheira Governorate Hospitals

Abstract: Background: Emotional intelligence helps nurses understand and manage their own emotions and those of patients. This skill improves communication, empathy, and stress management. Health education skills allow nurses to teach patients, encourage healthy behaviors, and improve care. This study aimed: To determine the relationship between emotional intelligence and health education skills among nurses in El-Beheira Governorate Hospitals. Research design: A descriptive, correlational research design was used to carry out this study. Sample: A systematic random sample of 650 nurses was selected from a total of 3,269 nurses working in five randomly chosen hospitals in El-Beheira Governorate: Kafer El-Dwar General Hospital, El-Mahmoudia Central Hospital, Etai Al-Baroud Central Hospital, Damanhour Chest Hospital, and Abo-El-Matamer Hospital. Only nurses willing to participate in the study were included. Tool: Two tools were used Tool I: Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire. Tool II: Nurses’ Health Education Skills Questionnaire. Results: The study results indicated that more than one-half (54%) of women were highly satisfied, more than two-fifths (43.5%) were moderately satisfied and a minority (2.5%) were unsatisfied. The mean total score of women’s overall satisfaction was 177.34 ± 26.47. Conclusion In the light of the main study results; it can be concluded that there was highly statistically significant relation between the studied nurses’ total emotional intelligence and total health education skills. Recommendations: Organize training workshops for nursing leaders and supervisors on how to improve and apply emotional intelligence and health education strategies in clinical settings. Keywords: Emotional Intelligence, Health Education Skills. Title: Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Health Education Skills among Nurses in El-Beheira Governorate Hospitals Author: Somia Batea Mohamed Elgalgamony, Hala Eid Said, Sally Abd El Hamid International Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing ISSN 2394-7330 Vol. 13, Issue 1, January 2026 - April 2026 Page No: 34-47 Novelty Journals Website: www.noveltyjournals.com Published Date: 11-February-2026 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18608774 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.noveltyjournals.com/upload/paper/Relationship%20between%20Emotional%20Intelligence-11022026-2.pdf