Relationship of Spiritual well-being and emotional intelligence among Iranian' nursing students

Background: Among all aspects of nursing care, the spiritual one is the issue that has received little attention. Having spiritual wellbeing (SWB) is a necessity to provide appropriate spiritual care. In addition to, the Emotional intelligence (EI) is one of the most important factors in social and professional success and is essential for effective nursing practice. Therefore, aim of study was evaluating the Relationship between SWB and EI among nursing students. Methods: The sample of this descriptive-analytic study consisted of 136 nursing students studying at Bam University of Medical Sciences selected by convenience sampling method. The Bradberry and Greaves 28-item EI scale, Palutzian and Ellison SWB Scale were used to assess the total score of EI and SWB. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation), Pearson correlation coefficient, independent t-test and one-way ANOVA with SPSS v18. Results: The mean score of SWB and EI were 97.1±11.56 and 123.4 + 123.6, respectively. The mean score dimensions of SWB include (religious wellbeing 47.9±6.6, existential wellbeing 49.1±5.7) and dimensions EI: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management were 27.2 3 3.2, 36.2 2 5.4, 25.1 + 3.5 and 35.1 + 4.5, respectively. The majority of students have reported moderate level SWB and high level of emotional intelligence. The factors influencing their level of SWB were academic semester and age (p<0.05). Conclusion: Although the level of students' EI and SWB were at a desirable level in this study, due to the nature of nursing and the interaction between nurses and patients, providing a suitable learning environment for the development of EI is essential. Therefore, it is suggested that nursing policymakers should develop appropriate educational programs for nurses and provide curriculum for students to promote their knowledge and skills. Keywords: spiritual, religious, wellbeing, existential, nursing, emotional intelligence

​How to Minimize the Impact Caused by Global Pandemic in Malaysia

Infectious diseases like influenza, malaria are proved to be hazardous for humankind. While some became epidemic to a few geographical regions, the new Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak in almost every regions of the world made it a pandemic. Although clinical research and development evolved in today’s modern age, a successful and recognized treatment over the disease has not been found yet. The global pandemic is probing countless impact on public health, the global economy, social and religious wellbeing. Previous researchers have undoubtedly emphasized the necessity and utter significance of pandemic preparedness at the global level. Still, very few have focused on the impacts of a global pandemic in Malaysia. The suggestions from the findings of this study will contribute to developing new knowledge in the functional domains of contingency during a pandemic crisis. The results will also help in developing governmental policy decisions for public health, economic development, social welfare and religious actions. Stringent measures during pandemic preparedness are discussed at the end of this paper.