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Dissertations
Community nursing support for schizophrenic clients, Lora Humphrey-Beebe
Comparing the effects of two debriefing frameworks; Promoting excellence and reflective learning in simulation (PEARLS) framework and structured and supported debriefing model (GAS) framework, Krista M. Prendergast
Comparison of nursing student academic achievement and satisfaction based on face-to-face interaction versus distance education in teaching therapeutic crisis management techniques, Jennifer S. Graber
Comparison of pre-licensure BSN student outcomes between team-based and traditional learning methods, Tressa J. Pedroff
Comparison of telemedicine to traditional face-to-face care for children with special health care needs: Analysis of cost, caring, and family-centered care, Mary A. Hooshmand
Comparison of two methods for measuring the tangible outcomes of an associate degree nursing program, Denise Hooper Elliott
Compassion fatigue among family caregivers of individuals with end-state heart failure, Lisa A. Cross
Compassion fatigue among U.S. military RNs post overseas deployment, Dawn Marie Goldstein
Compassion fatigue and satisfaction among nurses at a state psychiatric hospital: An opportunity to educate, Santhi Avula
Compassion fatigue, resilience, and intent to stay: A quantitative study among nurse educators, Brenda Fay Ulmen
Compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue among pediatric nurses and the impact on patient satisfaction, Maribeth Thornton
Compassion satisfaction, burnout, and intent to stay among nurse leaders, Lisa D. Surby
Compensation of staff nurses employed in United States hospitals from 1960 to 1990, Pamela Frances Cipriano
Competency and work environments among military and civilian perioperative registered nurses: A predictive model, James X. Stobinski
Complementary and alternative modalities used by women with female-specific cancers, Valerie S. Eschiti
COMPOSURE behaviours of advanced beginner nurses and their effects on the wellness outcome among selected orthopaedic patients: Basis for action plans, Bea-Gracia M. Cruz
Computerized lung sound analysis as an indicator for endotracheal suctioning in mechanically ventilated patients, Joseph O. Schmelz
Concept and process of attaining and maintaining health for a selected Vietnamese immigrant population, Louise Dean-Kelly
Concept-based debriefing and concept mastery: A pilot study linking debriefing to nursing concept mastery, Crystel L. Farina
Conceptualization of factors that have meaning for newly licensed registered nurses completing nurse residency programs in acute care settings, Beverly Dianne Rowland
Concerns, coping, and quality of life of Mexican American breast cancer survivors, Mary M. Lopez
Concerns of baccalaureate educators in Kentucky regarding community-based nursing education, Beverly C. Siegrist
Condom use among urban African American adolescent females, Jaquetta M. Reeves
Confidence in crises: School nurses' perceptions of self-efficacy in active shooter emergency preparedness, Titilayo Idowu