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Dissertations
Bedside counseling for medical inpatients who misuse alcohol, Lise Anne Cooper
Bedside nurse recognition of delirium in the medical-surgical setting, Bridget Ann Denzik
Bedside nurses' perceptions of pursuing an academic career as nursing faculty, Suzanne L. Benfield
Behavioral indices of maternal stress and health related family boundary ambiguity in pediatric intensive care, Bonnie L. Harbaugh
Being a constant presence in a sea of change: The lived experience of vigil keeping for a family member at end of life, Colleen B. Fleming-Damon
Being a nurse: The lived experience of registered nurses educated in an accelerated second degree bachelor of science in nursing program, Lisa L. Hennessy
Being-with dying: Tacit wisdom embedded in the experiences of nurses who attend to dying, Virginia L. Burton
Benchmarking nurse sensitive quality patient outcomes across the continuum of care, Carla G. Clark
Best practice guidelines for uncomplicated urinary tract infections to reduce rates of antibiotic resistance: A CE module for clinicians, Romina Lo-Montano
Best practices in academic nurse educator role transition: A multiple-case study, Joelle L. Wolf
Best teaching practices for providing culturally sensitive and inclusive nursing education: Nurse educators' perspectives, Christine L. Sommers
Between this world and the next: The lived experience of having a life-threatening illness, Janna C. Roop
Beyond prognosis communication: Exploring the existential dimensions of palliative care conversations with adults with advanced cancer, Elise C. Tarbi
Biomarker circadian rhythm profiles in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients, Mary Anne Vincent
Biomarker, treatment, and socio-demographic factors affecting opioid use disorder treatment retention, Fernand A. De Los Reyes
Blazing trails for midwifery care: Oral histories of Georgia's pioneer nurse-midwives, Eileen J. B. Thrower
Brain-based learning principles applied to the teaching of basic cardiac code to associate degree nursing students using the Human Patient Simulator, Jean Marie Wortock
Breast cancer risk perception, knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and screening behaviors of Chamorro women in Guam, Teofila P. Cruz
Breastfeeding education in university nursing programs, Penny R. Marzalik
Breastfeeding intention and initiation among rural, low-income Native Americans and African American adolescent mothers in North Carolina: Testing the Theory of Planned Behavior, Cynthia H. Herndon
Breastfeeding self-efficacy in women of African descent, Deborah Elaine McCarter
Brokering student well-being: Understanding the work of school health administrators, Samantha Blackburn
Buccal pulse oximetry: Accuracy and precision, Patricia N. Meza
