Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between the emotional literacy levels of nurses working in surgical departments and the pain management of surgical patients.Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational study was conducted on 330 volunteer surgical nurses. We conducted the study on 330 voluntary surgical nurses. ‘Personal Information Form’, Emotional Literacy Skills Scale’ and ‘Self-Efficacy Scale in Pain Management’ were used to collect the data. Results: It was determined that nurses had good levels of emotional literacy and self-efficacy in pain management. It was determined that the emotional literacy levels of nurses working in surgical clinics were positively and significantly related to the pain management of surgical patients. The emotional awareness (β = 0.791; p 0.05), emotional understanding (β = 0.690; p 0.05), and emotional self-efficacy (β = 0.522; p 0.05) sub-dimensions significantly and positively predicted the pain management self-efficacy. Independent variables explain 18.3% of the pain management self-efficacy. Conclusion: There is a need to improve nurses' emotional literacy skills to provide more effective care for patients. It is recommended to plan and implement interventions to increase the emotional literacy and pain management levels of nurses in nursing education curricula and health institutions.
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