Ejercito Balay-Odao

Ejercito M. Balay-odao was a Ph.D. nursing graduate from Saint Louis University, Philippines. Before joining Nazarbayev University in December 2022, he was an academician since 2004 in the Philippines and Saudi Arabia. Throughout his nursing career, he has demonstrated his ability to interact and communicate thoroughly and professionally with faculty members, nursing staff, nursing administrators and leaders, physicians, visiting medical professionals, patients of diverse ages and backgrounds, and with patients' families and careers in a variety of clinical setting. He has demonstrated his ability to assess individual student and patient needs. He oversees service delivery in all events to ensure that it meets all required quality, efficiency, effectiveness, and, therefore, the desired goal. Personal development and communication with others have been his focus in obtaining goals. He taught various nursing courses such as Medical-surgical nursing, mental health nursing, maternal-child nursing, pediatric nursing, growth and development, pharmacology, pathophysiology, research, nursing leadership and management, and fundamentals of nursing. He also taught Advanced health assessment, advanced medical-surgical nursing, trends in nursing research education and practice, and Statistics in nursing at the Saint Louis University, Philippines, School of Advanced Studies.

Quality of nursing care; Mental health promotion and prevention; Nursing education; Work practice environment; Leadership and management

1. Cruz, J. P., Almazan, J. U., Colet, P. C., Milan, J. M., Jabonete, F. G. V., & Balay-Odao, E. M. (2024). Nurses’ Attitudes towards Scholarly Publishing Scale (NAS Scale): A psychometric analysis. Nursing Forum, 2024(1). https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/3403786 
2. Cruz, J. P., Almazan, J., Colet, P., Nadirbekova, G., Khazhymurat, A., Kuntuganova, A., & Balay-Odao, E. M. (2024). Assessment of the psychometric properties of the Hospital’s Culture of Nursing Research scale among nurses. Journal of Nursing Measurement, JNM-0063.R1. https://doi.org/10.1891/jnm-2024-0063 
3. Cruz, Jonas Preposi; Sembekova, Anara; Omirzakova, Dinara; Bolla, Srinivasa Rao; and Balay-odao, Ejercito Mangawa (2024) "Attitudes toward and readiness for medical artificial intelligence among medical and health science students," Health Professions Education: Vol. 10: Iss. 3, Article 15. DOI: 10.55890/2452-3011.1296 
4. Cruz, J. P., Balay‐Odao, E. M., Almazan, J. U., Manabat, A., Smagulova, M., Kavashev, Z., Gusmanov, A., Syzdykova, A., Dauletkaliyeva, Z., Seidakhmetova, A., & Colet, P. C. (2024). Perspectives of healthcare practitioners on environmental sustainability in healthcare: A qualitative study. Journal of Advanced Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16327. 
5. Zarpullayev, N., Balay-Odao, E. M., & Cruz, J. P. (2024). Experiences of nursing students on the caring behavior of their instructors: A qualitative study. Nurse Education Today, 106311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106311. 
6. Balay-odao, Ejercito Mangawa; Mesde, Jennifer; Bajet, Junel Bryan; Alquwez, Nahed; Danglipen, Cherryl; Vicente-Pascua, Jinalyn; and Cruz, Jonas Preposi (2024) "Caring Behavior and Compassion Competence and their Association with Readiness for Interprofessional Education Among Student Nurses," Health Professions Education: Vol. 10: Iss. 2, Article 3. DOI: 10.55890/2452-3011.1069. 
7. Balay-odao, E.M., Amwao, D.D., Balisong, J. et al.Spirituality, Religiosity, Caring Behavior, Spiritual Care, and Personalized Care Among Student Nurses: A Descriptive Correlational Study in the Philippines. J Relig Health (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-024-02089-2. 
8. Balay-odao, E.M., Omirzakova, D., Bolla, S.R. et al.Health professions students’ perceptions of artificial intelligence and its integration to health professions education and healthcare: a thematic analysis. AI & Soc (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-024-01957-5. 
9. Abdirakhman T, Balay-Odao EM, Aljofan M, Cruz JP. Highly Educated Mother’s Perception of Childhood Vaccination Hesitancy in Kazakhstan: A Thematic Analysis. IJCBNM. 2024;12(2):86-97. doi: 10.30476/IJCBNM.2024.100940.2393. 
10. Ejercito Mangawa Balay-odao, Jonas Preposi Cruz, Joseph U. Almazan, Consequences of the hospital nursing research culture: Perspective of staff nurses, International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnss.2024.03.007.\ 
11. Balay-Odao, Ejercito Mangawa; Moulic, Angela A.; and Paloga, Charmaine N. (2024) "Influence of Perceived Clinical Supervision of Student Nurses on their Burnout Experience," Health Professions Education: Vol. 10: Iss. 1, Article 4. https://hpe.researchcommons.org/journal/vol10/iss1/4 
12. Balay-Odao, E. M., Colet, P. C., Almazan, J. U., Kuntuganova, A., Syzdykova, A., Kavashev, Z., Smagulova, M., Dauletkaliyeva, Z., Seidakhmetova, A., & Cruz, J. P. (2024). Environmental Sustainability in Healthcare: A qualitative study of the perspectives of nursing, medical and public health students in Kazakhstan. Nurse Education in Practice, 103917. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2024.103917 
13. Balay-odao, E. M., Danglipen, C. C., & Caballes, L. G. (2024). Behind COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy of filipino nurses: A thematic approach. Florence Nightingale Journal of Nursing, 32(1), 17-23.
14. Balay-odao, E. M., Cruz, J. P., Bajet, J. B., Alquwez, N., Mesde, J., Al Otaibi, K., Alsolais, A., & Danglipen, C. (2023). Influence of student nurses’ perceived caring behavior of their instructors on their psychological well-being: a cross-sectional study. Journal of Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2023.2245898 
15. Alquwez, N., Cruz, J. P., & Balay-Odao, E. (2023). Assessing the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Nursing Practice Readiness Scale among Saudi nursing students. PloS One, 18(7), e0289088. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289088 
16. Cruz, J. P., Alshehry, A., Almazan, J. U., Alquwez, N., Balay-Odao, E. M., & Bajet, J. B. (2023). Psychometric assessment of the learning needs for disaster nursing scale Arabic version among baccalaureate nursing students in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 103689. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103689 
17. Cruz, J. P., Balay-Odao, E. M., Bajet, J. B., Mesde, J., Alotaibi, K., Almogairi, A., ... & Alotaibi, J. S. (2023). Face Mask Use and Social Distancing Attitude of Healthcare Students: A Multi-Disciplinary Study. Healthcare, 11(6), 901. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11060901 
18. Balay-odao, E. M., Cruz, J. P., Alsolais, A. M., Bajet, J. B., Alquwez, N., Almansour, A. M., ... & Alotaibi, J. S. (2023). Saudi Nurse Interns’ Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Thematic Approach. Healthcare, 11(2), 230. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11020230 
19. Alotaibi, K.A.; Balay-odao, E.M.; Cruz, J.P.; Alotaibi, J.S.; Bajet, J.B.; Alquwez, N.; Mesde, J.; Almansour, A.M.; Almoghairi, A.; Albougami, A.S. Influence of the Psychological Effect of COVID-19 on Saudi Student Nurses’ Attitudes toward Nursing and Their Future Career Plans. J. Pers. Med. 2023, 13, 672. https://doi.org/10.3390/ jpm13040672
20. Cruz, J. P., Alshehry, A., Almazan, J. U., Alquwez, N., Balay-odao, E. M., & Bajet, J. B. (2023). Psychometric assessment of the learning needs for disaster nursing scale Arabic version among baccalaureate nursing students in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 91, 103689. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103689
21. Cruz, Jonas Preposi, Ejercito Mangawa Balay-Odao, Junel Bryan Bajet, Jennifer Mesde, Khalaf Alotaibi, Ahmed Almogairi, Nahed Alquwez, Mohammed Alqahtani, Ahmed Mansour Almansour, Sharifa Alasiry, and Jazi Shaydied Alotaibi. 2023. "Face Mask Use and Social Distancing Attitude of Healthcare Students: A Multi-Disciplinary Study" Healthcare11, no. 6: 901. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11060901
22. Balay-odao, E.M.; Cruz, J.P.; Alsolais, A.M.; Bajet, J.B.; Alquwez, N.; Almansour, A.M.; Alotaibi, K.A.; Mesde, J.; Almoghairi, A.; Alrasheadi, B.A.; et al. Saudi Nurse Interns’ Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Thematic Approach. Healthcare 2023, 11, 230. https:// doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11020230
23. Cruz, J. P., Balay-odao, E. M., Bajet, J. B., Alsharari, A. F., Tork, H. M., Alharbi, T. A. F., & Almazan, J. U. (2022). Testing the validity and reliability of the Arabic version of the Disaster Response Self-Efficacy Scale among Saudi nursing students. Nurse Education in Practice, 64, 103443. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103443
24. Cheng, H. L., Lam, S. C., Cruz, J. P., Almazan, J. U., Machuca-Contreras, F. A., Cecily, S. J., Rady, H. E. A. E. A., Papathanasiou, I. V., Ghrayeb, F., Qtait, M., Liu, X. L., & Balay-odao, E. M. (2022). Willingness to care for older people and associated factors in pre-registered student nurses: A multi-country survey study. Nurse Education Today, 110, 105279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105279
25. Alquwez, N., Cruz, J. P., & Balay‐odao, E. M. (2022). Nurses’ spiritual well‐being and the COVID‐19 pandemic: A thematic approach. Journal of Nursing Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13540
26. Balay‐odao, E. M., Cruz, J. P., Alquwez, N., al Otaibi, K., al Thobaity, A., Alotaibi, R. S., Valencia, J. A., & Danglipen, C. C. (2022). Structural empowerment and work ethics influence on the work engagement of millennial nurses. Journal of Nursing Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13532
27. Balay-odao, E. M., Alquwez, N., al Thobaity, A., al Otaibi, K., Alsakran, Y. A. A., & Cruz, J. P. (2021). Behind male Saudi nursing students’ mental health facade: a husserlian phenomenological approach. BMC Nursing, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-021-00779-w
28. Cruz, J. P., Alquwez, N., & Balay‐Odao, E (2021). Work Engagement of Nurses and the Influence of Spiritual Climate of Hospitals. Journal of Nursing Management. DOI: 10.1111/jonm.13492
29. Alshehry, A. S., Cruz, J. P., Alquwez, N., Alsharari, A. F., Tork, H. M. M., Almazan, J. U., Alshammari, F., Alabdulaziz, H., Alsolami, F., Tumala, R. B., al Thobaity, A., Alqahtani, F. M., & Balay‐Odao, E. (2021). Predictors of nursing students’ intention to receive COVID‐19 vaccination: A multi‐university study in Saudi Arabia. Journal of Advanced Nursing. Published. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15002
30. Balay-odao, E. M., Alquwez, N., Alsolami, F., Tork, H. M., al Otaibi, K., & al Thobaity, A. (2021). COVID-19 crisis: Influence of eHealth literacy on mental health promotion among Saudi nursing students. Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences. Published. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2021.07.008
31. Balay-Odao, E. M., Alquwez, N., Inocian, E. P., & Alotaibi, R. S. (2021). Hospital Preparedness, Resilience, and Psychological Burden Among Clinical Nurses in Addressing the COVID-19 Crisis in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Frontiers in public health, 8, 573932. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.573932
32. Albaqawi, H. M., Alquwez, N., Balay-odao, E., Bajet, J. B., Alabdulaziz, H., Alsolami, F., Tumala, R. B., Alsharari, A., Tork, H. M. M., Felemban, E. M., & Cruz, J. P. (2020). Nursing students’ perceptions, knowledge, and preventive behaviors toward COVID-19: A multi-university study. Frontiers in Public Health, 8, 573390. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.573390