Background Nowadays faculties of nursing and all higher educational institutions should develop and enhance their student's soft skills to be sure that its products meets or exceeds market requirements Aim: this study was conducted with the aim to determine the relationship between soft skills and academic achievement among 4th year nursing students. Subject and method: this study was conducted at Nursing Faculty Assiut University, about 170 students from the fourth year were examined using soft skill questionnaire and students achievement sheet. Results: The present study results revealed that; the majority of 4th year nursing students were female (79.4%), and (58.2%) of them are lived in urban areas, and they had satisfactory soft skills regarding truth with achieved point (81.7%), followed by emotional expression with achieved point (79.5%), and managerial skill with achieved point (76%). Conclusions: The present study concluded that there were positive correlation between 4th year nursing students' academic achievement in practical grades including (semester work and objective structure clinical exam "OSCE") and all soft skills dimensions. Meanwhile regarding students' academic achievement in theoretical grades including (written and oral exams) there were positive correlation with truth, team work, and leadership, also there were statistical significant difference between student's achievements in both practical grades and theoretical grades p. value <0.005. Recommendations: The findings of the present study recommended that; Encourage academic teaching staff at Nursing Faculty to enhance soft skills developments and measurements for both undergraduates and post graduates students, evaluate student's soft skill levels when interviewing them before admitting them to the faculty, and new researches should be done to test the effect of soft skills training program on nurses performance.
Key Words: Nursing, Students, Soft Skill, Academic Achievement.