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Dissertations
A secondary analysis to inform a clinical decision rule for predicting skull fracture and intracranial injury in children under age two, Elizabeth L. Stone
As normal a life as possible: Mothers and their daughters with congenital heart disease, Laura Tynes Gantt
Assessing facilitating factors and barriers to body mass index screening among school nurses, Ann M. Stalter
Assessing nursing student engagement in clinical and simulation experiences, Karrie E. Osborne
Assessing perceptions of student engagement and teaching effectiveness in a concept-based nursing curriculum, Jennifer B. Drexler
Assessing the impact of practice transition on advance practice registered nurse's job stress and job satisfaction., Patricia E. Hendrickson
Assessment and strategic planning to determine the growth feasibility of a distance-based rural baccalaureate nursing program, Amber Proctor Williams
Assessment of knowledge and health behavior in a Spanish diabetes self-management education, Isioma Utebor
Assessment of the cultural competence, dementia attitude, and Alzheimer's disease knowledge among tertiary healthcare providers, Jo Ann Pelaez-Fisher
Assessment of validity and reliability of a neurophysiologic evoked potential instrument, Wanda O. Wilson
Assessment technologies institute test results and blended experiences for senior community health nursing students, Linda LaComb-Williams
Associate degree nursing students' thoughts, feelings, and experiences of short study abroad in a low-income country, Cynthia L. Foronda
A structured orientation development system for nursing faculty, Dana R. Mangum
A study of baccalaureate nursing students' reflection on their caring practice through creating and sharing story, poetry, and art, A. Lynne Wagner
A study of family decision-making about life support using the grounded theory method, Valerie A. Swigart
A study of health locus of control, self-efficacy, health promotion behaviors, and environmental factors related to the self-report of the avoidance of environmental tobacco smoke in young adults, Angela M. Martinelli
A study of nurses' experiences with behaviors that compromise a healthy work environment in the hospital setting, Connie K. Schultz
A study of relationships among three assessment methods for nurse anesthetists, Nicholas W. Gabriel
A study of the effect of human patient simulation on critical thinking and confidence skills of baccalaureate junior nursing students, Yanick D. Joseph
A study of the effect of nursing student preceptorship programs on the development of clinical competence in the senior baccalaureate nursing student, Linda Jean Scheetz
A study of the health-promoting behavioral effects of an exercise educational intervention in adult diabetics, Charlotte A. Wisnewski
A study of the relationship between leadership of chief nurse administrators of baccalaureate and higher degree nursing education programs and selected organizational variables, Patricia Gonce Morton
A study of the relationship between resilience and personal constructions of the experience of moving to congregate housing among older adults, Heather M. Young
A study of the socialization of accelerated BSN graduates, Linda Eileen Wolf