A Grounded Theory of Spiritual Development Within Holistic Professional Formation in Undergraduate Nursing Students

Revital Shapira, Sílvia Caldeira, Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Health, Palma de Cima

Journal of Holistic Nursing

Published online on August 05, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Holistic Nursing, Ahead of Print.
PurposeTo explore how undergraduate nursing students from different academic years experience and describe their spiritual development, and to explain how this process contributes to holistic professional formation.DesignA qualitative grounded theory ...