In addition to acquiring expertise in the field of nursing, nursing students are faced with an unfamiliar
environment and hospitals through clinic practice. As a result, conflicts arise due to differences between
theoretical and nursing practice fields, lack of experience in interpersonal relationships, repetition of
practice, lack of expertise, and lack of self-confidence will result in stress. The purpose of the study was
to identify the relationship between emotional intelligence, ego-resilience, stress coping strategies, and stress
in clinical practice in nursing students. Participants were 208 associate nursing students (3rd and 4th grade)
at P university in Korea. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVA, and Pearson
correlation coefficients. Mean scores of emotional intelligence, ego-resilience and clinical practice stress was
(3.62), (3.34), and (3.04) points out of 5, and stress coping method was (2.56) out of 4 points. Emotional
intelligence and ego-resilience were positively correlated, and the higher the emotional intelligence, and
ego-resilience, the lower the stress of clinical practice. These findings indicate that there is a need to
improve emotional intelligence, ego-resilience, and stress coping strategies in order to reduce stress in
clinical practice. Therefore, it is necessary to develop the education program that can enhance emotional
intelligence and ego-resilience of nursing students and to verify their effectiveness. The professor will give
students the opportunity to give positive feedback during class and present their thoughts. A
multidisciplinary effort is needed to improve optimistic ego-resilience and improve interpersonal
effectiveness. In addition, it is necessary to conduct sufficient orientation before clinical practice, and to
share practical workshops with clinic field leaders and practitioners and to exchange opinions to enhance
mutual understanding of the medical field.