Assessing Professional Competencies Among Undergraduate Nurses: An Exploratory Study.

Mohammad Suliman1, Maen Aljezawi, Loai Tawalbeh

  • 1About the Authors The authors are nurse faculty in Jordan. Mohammed Suliman, PhD, RN, is an associate professor, Community and Mental Health Department, Faculty of Nursing, Al al-Bayt University, Mafraq, Jordan. Maen Aljezawi, PhD, RN, is an associate professor, Community and Mental Health Department, Faculty of Nursing, Al al-Bayt University. Loai Tawalbeh, PhD, RN, is a full professor, Adult Health Department, Faculty of Nursing, Al al-Bayt University and a professor, Critical Care Nursing, Fakeeh College For Medical Sciences, Saudi Arabia. Wafa'a Ta'an, PhD, RN, is an associate professor, Community and Mental Health Department, Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan. Asem Abdalrhim, PhD, RN, is an assistant professor, Community and Mental Health Department, Faculty of Nursing, Al al-Bayt University. Mohammed AlBashtawy, PhD, RN, is a full professor, Community and Mental Health Department, Faculty of Nursing, Al al-Bayt University. Abdullah Alkhawaldeh, PhD, RN, is an associate professor, Community and Mental Health Department, Faculty of Nursing, Al al-Bayt University. For more information, contact Dr. Suliman at Mbarahemah@aabu.edu.jo .

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