Lego Serious Play® to Improve Emotional Regulation and Motivation in Nursing Education: A Qualitative Study

Raquel González-Hervías1, Leticia López-Pedraza, Marina Gómez de Quero Córdoba

  • 1About the Authors Raquel González-Hervías, PhD, is a professor, Red Cross School of the University Autonoma Madrid, Spain. Leticia López-Pedraza, is a professor, University Complutense Madrid, Spain. Marina Gómez de Quero Córdoba, PhD, RN, is professor of nursing, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain. Rosa Raventós-Torner, PhD, RN, and Roser Cuesta-Martínez, PhD, RN, are professors, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona. Leyre Rodriguez-Leal, PhD, RN, is professor of nursing, University Complutense Madrid.

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