Background: Healthcare professionals have new challenges to deal with. Aim of the study: To reveal whether emotional intelligence could help healthcare professionals meet these new challenges. Material and methods: Literature review. Results: Emotional intelligence is seen as a valid strategy that can produce visible results. Conclusions: It has been shown that emotional competencies can be effectively developed. Healthcare professionals must take advantage of this to become more effective and successful in their professional growth.
Faculty of Health Sciences, Klaipeda University, H.Manto 84, 92294 Klaipeda, Lithuania
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