https://www.selleckchem.com/products/17-AAG(Geldanamycin).html A database-specific search strategy will be used in CINAHL, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, ProQuest, PEDro, OT Seeker, and Ovid MEDLINE to identify studies in the English language with no date limit. Two reviewers will independently screen, extract data, and assess risk of bias of the eligible studies. Meta-analysis and publication bias evaluation will be done when adequate data are available. If a meta-analysis is precluded, then a narrative synthesis will be done. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment Development and Evaluation (GRADE) criteria will be used to assess the certainty of evidence for the outcome measures of interest. PROSPERO CRD42020190100. PROSPERO CRD42020190100. The objective of this review was to map what is known about nurse manager emotional intelligence in relation to nurse job satisfaction and retention, and the tools used to measure emotional intelligence in this context. As the health care environment responds to the demands of high-quality and low-cost care, nurse managers must ensure that patient care environments are safe, efficient, and effective. Understanding nurse manager emotional intelligence may help organizations improve nurse satisfaction and retention as a strategy for reducing costs. This review considered experimental and quasi-experimental study designs, analytical observational studies, descriptive observational studies, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, qualitative studies, and text and opinion papers. Studies with staff nurses and experiences working with nurse managers were included. Studies that examined emotional intelligence of nurse managers, in any context, related to staff job satisfaction and retention in nursing and/or thach exists to determine whether nurse manager emotional intelligence plays a role in staff nurse job satisfaction and/or retention. All studies reported a need for further research, including the use of differing methodologie