Abstract
Nurse caring behaviors are essential to improving health outcomes. However, there has been little research conducted that has investigated nurse caring behaviors during the postpartum period, particularly behaviors directed toward African American first-time teenage mothers. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe African American first-time teenage mothers' perceptions of nurse caring behaviors during the postpartum period. Watson's (1985) Theory of Human Caring was the conceptual basis of this study. Data were collected using the Caring Behaviors Assessment (CBA) instrument, a 63-item questionnaire that included two open-ended questions that were used to identify themes, and a 9-item demographic data survey.
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Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Cohort
Research Approach
Mixed/Multi Method Research
Keywords:
Postpartum Care, First Time Mothers, African American Teen Mothers
Advisor
Arlene J. Montgomery
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
Hampton University
Degree Year
2011
Recommended Citation
Potter, Danita R., "Selected African American first-time teenage mothers' perceptions of nurse caring behaviors during the postpartum period" (2019). Dissertations. 1408.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1408
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None: Degree-based Submission
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Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2019-11-20
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3477139; ProQuest document ID: 898361796. The author still retains copyright.