EQ vs IQ

RhiaRN75, RN · Mar 16, 2010

Can you be specific in the paper or is it just a generalized one v/s the other? With only 5-7 pages, a generalized approach can't really be covered well, IMO.

I have an autistic child and I used to work peds, so if it were me, I'd narrow it to the peds population and developmental delay. I'd start with a generalized explaination of EQ v/s IQ and then focus on.... I don't know.... say autism v/s williams syndrome as an example. Child presents with xyz symptoms, and go from there.

Or maybe age contrast- gradeschool v/s teenager, etc. TBI frontal lobe v/s other TBI. Brain cancer here v/s brain cancer there.

That's really a fascinating subject. I always got stuck with run of the mill stuff.

Good luck!

classicdame, MSN, EdD · Mar 16, 2010

RhiaRN75 has a point - developmental issues is a good approach. Is there a tool to differentiate between IQ and EQ? Consider children with chronic diseases who are practically institutionalized due to repeat hospital visits.

How does the emotional intelligence of the pediatric patient with a chronic disease compare to the same age child with no chronic disease?

GonnaBSN · Mar 17, 2010

The first thing you will likely need to do is to identify the instruments you would use to measure EQ and IQ. For IQ, most require a licence in psychology to administer. There are a few exceptions... I recommend the Shipley Institute of Living Scale. It has a pretty strong correlation to Weschler IQ and can be administered by most people. The upside is that it doesn't take a long time to administer, and can be done in a group setting. The paper ones are relatively cheap, and I hear there is now a computerized version (?$).

For EQ, there is not really an accepted standard measurement tool for this. But I would see what Daniel Goleman (EQ guru) recommends. I bet you can find a short measurement for this as well. You could also turn to the IHHP (Institute for Health & Human Potential) http://www.IHHP.com for an instrument. This instrument has more to do with work potential and EQ (versus "raw" EQ), but nonetheless useful http://www.ihhp.com/quiz.php

:yeah:Now to your question:

It might also be interesting to take a pool of nurses and understand the correlation between their EQ and IQ.

Even more interesting could be the further analysis of a few factors:

- Years of Experience

- Patient Outcomes

- Work Setting

- Gender

Good luck... sounds like a very interesting study, and perhaps a future dissertation for you!!

I also found this resource from Yale that might prove helpful: http://www.med.yale.edu/library/nursing/education/searching.html

best!

llg, PhD, RN · Mar 17, 2010

1. If you do a qualitative study rather than a quantitative one, you don't need to measure anything.

2. Does your assignment really require you to focus on patients? ... Or are you free to also focus on nursing education or nursing staff development practice? You may find it easier to find literature (evidence) on possible interventions to improve emotional intelligence among staff members, orientees, new grads, etc. than on patient populations. Nurses are rarely responsible for teaching emotional intelligence skills to patients -- but we staff development folks are often involved in helping nurses to develop EQ skills.

PICO questions could be something along the lines of ... "What is the best teaching method to develop EQ skills in nursing students?" ... or ... "Which is the best strategy for promoting EQ skill develop for new grads entering the hospital environment?" You could compare some particular creative teaching strategy to a standard orientation program. (e.g. a new grad internship or residency with content particularly related to EQ compared to an orientation program that focuses only on the care of the patient)

The real relevance of EQ to nursing today lies more in its presence/absence in nurses themselves than in activities to develop it in patients.