Self-efficacy refers to the confidence level of people in
finishing work behavior based on the skills they have
mastered [7]. In general, self-efficacy influences work stress,
job burnout, and work satisfaction in clinical nurses [8,9].
Studies indicated that self-efficacy is related to EI and clinical
communication competency. EI is also an effective predictive
variable of self-efficacy in nurses [10]. Self-efficacy is correlated
with communication skills in clinical junior nurses,
which is an important factor that affects communication
competency [11]. Thus far, few studies have focused on clinical
nurses.