Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the correlation between emotional intelligence, interpersonal competence, and caring efficacy in nursing students. Method: Data were collected from 227 junior and senior nursing students in May 2017. The study adopted a cross-sectional design. Structured questionnaires were used to collect data. Collected data were analyzed by mean, standard deviation, percentage, t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation coefficient, using SPSS 23.0. Results: Study results revealed positive correlations between emotional intelligence and interpersonal competence (r=.531, p<.001), interpersonal competence and caring efficacy (r=.556, p<.001), emotional intelligence and caring efficacy (r=.570, p<.001). Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that caring efficacy has a positive correlation with emotional intelligence and interpersonal competence. Therefore, it is important for nursing education programs to facilitate the students’emotional intelligence and interpersonal competence for achieving better results in terms of caring efficacy.

ABSTRACT
 Ⅰ. 서 론
 Ⅱ. 연구 방법
  1. 연구설계
  2. 연구대상
  3. 연구 도구
  4. 자료 수집 방법
  5. 자료 분석 방법
  6. 연구의 윤리적 고려
 Ⅲ. 연구 결과
  1. 대상자의 일반적 특성
  2. 대상자의 감성지능, 대인관계유능성,돌봄효능감 정도
  3. 대상자의 일반적 특성에 따른 감성지능,대인관계유능성, 돌봄효능감의 차이
  4. 대상자의 감성지능, 대인관계유능성,돌봄효능감과의 상관관계
 Ⅳ. 논의
 Ⅴ. 결론 및 제언
 참고문헌

• 박은주(성북구 정신건강복지센터) | Park Eun Ju (Nurse, Seongbuk Mental Health Welfare Center)
• 신수진(이화여자대학교 간호대학) | Shin Sujin (Associate professor, Ewha Womans University, Division of Nursing) Corresponding Author