Background:Emotional intelligence helps to provide the better care for elderly patients and continuous monitoring of their performance regarding the importance of the patient safety. Those have great impact on their health. Aim of study: The study aimed to assess the relationship between nurses' emotional intelligence and patientsafety for elderly. Research Design:Descriptive, correlational research design was used in the study.Setting:The study was conducted in the Intensive Care Units at Beni-Suef University Hospital. Sample: Convenience sample of all staff nurses who work with elderly patients in ICU at Beni-Suef University Hospital and has inclusion criteria experience more than one year at the intensive care units .Tools: Two tools for data collection were used; first tool: emotional intelligence scale that aims at measuring components of emotional intelligence of nurses caring for elderly patients and second tool: Nurses' Practice Observation Checklist. Results:, the great majority of them (91%) had moderate level of self awareness, more than half (60%) of them had low level of managing emotions, and about two thirds (65%) of them had high level of social skill. there was statistically significant positive correlation (r=0.126, p= 0.05) between total emotional intelligence and total safety practice among study participants. Conclusion:. there was statistically significant positive correlation between total EI and total safety. Recommendations: Programs of In-service training for nurses on EI skills are recommended. Further studies to link the level of clinical performance and patient safety with measured emotional intelligence in nurses