Whole-Person Development of Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Multi-University Study

Jonas Preposi Cruz1, Nahed Alquwez, Farhan Alshammari

  • 1About the Authors Jonas Preposi Cruz, PhD, RN, is an assistant professor, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. Nahed Alquwez, PhD, RN, is an associate professor, Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Shaqra University, Al Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia. Farhan Alshammari, PhD, RN, is an associate professor, College of Nursing, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia. Hawa Alabdulaziz, PhD, RN, is an associate professor, Faculty of Nursing, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Abdalkarem F. Alsharari, PhD, RN, is an associate professor, College of Nursing, Jouf University, Sakakah, Saudi Arabia. Friyal Mubarak Alqahtani, PhD, RN, is an assistant professor, College of Nursing, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Hanan M. M. Tork, PhD, RN, is an associate professor, College of Nursing, Qassim University, Qassim, Saudi Arabia. Joseph U. Almazan, DNS, RN, is an assistant professor, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. For more information, contact Dr. Cruz at jonas.cruz@nu.edu.kz .

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