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Dissertations
A phenomenological investigation into mentors' helping behaviors in a nurse residency program: An emerging model, Michelle M. Murphy-Rozanski
A phenomenological study of the shared governance experience for nurses working in the pharmaceutical industry, Adele Mueller
A pilot study of tailored teaching on non-drug enhancements for managing postoperative pain, Susanne Mary Tracy
A pilot study to evaluate the effectiveness of the National Diabetes Prevention Program in an urban medically underserved community, Stefanie Annette Schroeter
Application of the Transtheoretical Model of Change to the smoking behavior of men during their partner's pregnancy, Mary Ellen Tanner
Approaches to studying and study tactics of baccalaureate nursing students, Lisa D. Brodersen
A prospective study documenting women's experiences of combining breastfeeding and employment, Louise W. Hedstrom
A Psychometric Analysis of an Instrument that Tests Genetic Knowledge of Advanced Practice Nurses in Genetics, Jeanine Seguin Santelli
A psychometric analysis of the self-report of labor pain, Nancy K. Lowe
A qualitative descriptive study of novice and advanced beginner nurse's experiences caring for patients and their families at the end-of-life, Bethany A. Nasser
A qualitative descriptive study of the experiences of nurse educators in developing and implementing concurrent enrollment ADN-BSN programs, Janice E. Hawkins
A qualitative exploration of associate degree nurse educators' teaching experiences regarding health literacy, Connie Marshall
A qualitative study of hope and the environment of persons living with cancer, Lucia M. Tipton
A qualitative study of nursing living-learning communities, Renee N. Bauer
A quantification model for home health care nursing visits, Judith I. Storfjell
A quantitative and qualitative inquiry into moral distress, compassion fatigue, medication error, and critical care nursing, Jeanne Maiden
A quantitative correlational study of job satisfaction among critical care nurses in Hawai'i, Hazel Downing
A quantitative exploration of strategies to reduce fatigue among nurses, Karen R. Cochran
A quantitative study of moral distress in VHA nurses, Mary E. Kelly
A randomized controlled trial of an individualized preoperative education intervention for symptom management following total knee arthroplasty, Rosemary Ann Wilson
A salutogenic framework to understand disparity in breast cancer screening behavior in African American women, Regina Conway-Phillips
A screening tool to identify patients at high risk for perioperative neuropathy, Carla M. Ibbotson
A secondary analysis of mammography and pap screening among women with diabetes, Janet G. Marshall
