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The main purpose of this study is to determine how effective and related emotional intelligence is in the ways of dealing with stress. In addition, the study of whether demographic variables in the methods of the sampling group dealing with stress lead to any differences is another purpose of the study. More than 200 nurses working in a medical facility in the province of Chorum have been surveyed for this purpose. Two scales were used in the study. For the measurement of emotional intelligence, 12 substances and a four-dimensional emotional intelligence scale were developed by Chan (2004). To measure the way to cope with stress, it has been used the 30 matters and five-dimensional Stretch Output Measurement created by Shahin and Durak (1995) by the Ways of Coping Invetory, developed by Folkman and Lazarus with 68 matters. According to the study, emotional intelligence has a significant impact on the methods of dealing with stress, but the participant’s demographic characteristics, such as gender, civil status, level of education, age and working time, have not resulted in any differences in the methods of dealing with stress.