Emotional Intelligence Therapeutic Interaction and...

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGIENCE THERAPEUTIC INTERACTION AND REFLECTIVE NURSING Emotional intelligence and therapeutic interaction plays vital role in forming a successful human relationship. Therapeutic relationship can be simply defined as a relationship built between a client and any health care professionals including nurses and doctors, whereas emotional intelligence is the ability to perceive , control and evaluate emotions (brady,2004).Relationship such as above are established in order to promote clients health and well-being. However in order to build such a relationship a nurse must behave in a professional manner. Therapeutic interaction in nursing practice is as important as giving any diagnosis, because it is the first way to impress the client as a whole. Therefore this essay shall discuss the importance of the therapeutic relationship and emotional intelligence in reflective nursing practice. 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