Relationship between Emotional Intelligence of Head Nurses and Empowerment of Staff Nurses

Background: Emotionally intelligent leadership has a great impact on staff performance.        Aim: The present study aims to study the relationship between emotional intelligence of head nurses and empowerment of staff nurses in Port Said hospitals.           Materials and Methods :A descriptive correlational study was utilized with a sample of (39) head nurses and their staff nurses (279) who were working in Port Said General Hospital and Port Said Health Insurance Hospitals. Data were collected by two questionnaire sheets, one for assessing head nurses emotional intelligence and the other for determining the level of their staff empowerment.  
 
    Results: Results revealed that all head nurses had average of emotional intelligence. Most emotionally intelligent head nurses behavior pertained to self motivation followed by selfawareness, social skills, empathy, and self-regulation. Also, the most of staff nurses were empowered.      Conclusion: In conclusion, there is a highly significant relationship between head nurses’ emotional intelligence and staff nurses’ empowerment. Therefore, it is recommended that, academic members have to develop training program on emotional intelligence as a managerial skills for head nurses. In addition to, head nurses should use emotionally intelligence leadership style and share the leadership power with nursing staff