Nurses with high EI tend to engage in professional development
activities. Improved EI in nurses might result from
a desire to develop professionally and a sensitivity for
gathering information from surroundings. In addition,
nurses with a high level of nursing performance have high
situational abilities. They are required to perform appropriately
by quickly judging their own and others’ emotions
in interpersonal contexts. The EI ability to judge situations
can contribute to high nursing performance. Analysis of the
influence of years of experience revealed that nurses with
high ability in the situational domain showed improved
nursing performance with more years of experience,
whereas nurses with low situational abilities demonstrated
no improvement in their nursing performance with more
years of experience. These findings indicate the necessity of
educational programmes on EI, centred on the situational
domain, as EI is an ability that can be improved by training.
The development of educational programmes related to EI
can facilitate improved performance among nurses and
contribute to their career longevity.