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Theses/Dissertations from 2024
The relationship between the neighborhood environment, health behaviors and health outcomes among urban Hispanics in New York City, Manuel C. Co Jr.
Influences of perceived environment, partner support, and attitudinal familism on physical activity among Mexican American women, Neomie C. Congello
Health literacy: The knowledge and experiences of senior level baccalaureate nursing students, Catherine M. Cormier
Roles and strategies of nurses facilitating diabetes support groups: An exploratory study, Joanne F. Costello
Quality improvement project to increase referrals to palliative care for heart failure patients, Stephanie D. Crawford
The lived experiences of clinical staff nurses who provide care for transgender patients in Florida, Twanna L. Crockam
A focused ethnography of healthcare transition among persistent asthmatic/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) adult Pennsylvania Medicaid beneficiaries, Agnes Marie M. Cummings
The lived experiences of nurses caring for dying pediatric patients, Danna L. Curcio
The lived experience of patients in feeling empathy from nurses when receiving care via telehealth, Donna L. Cutting
Increasing the usage of MyChart bedside by nurses and patients in the acute care setting: An integrative review, Laura Darnell
Student nursing skill achievement through self-regulated learning, Cynthia DeLanie
Power and control in medicine and nursing - Could intrinsic gender beliefs impact interprofessional education in pre-professional programs?, Catherine Christine Delant
Subsyndromal delirium and postoperative pain in older adults, Dawn Lujean Denny
South Asian women together in a health initiative (SATHI): A pilot randomized controlled trial, Abida R. Dhukai
Integrating geriatric content into traditional undergraduate baccalaureate nursing curriculum, Gina B. Diaz
High risk medication regimens and medication related predictors of hospital readmission in elderly home care patients, Mary T. Dierich
Splanchnic oxygenation and feeding intolerance in the very low birthweight infant, Melissa C. Dollings
Development and evaluation of a nurse-leader driven restorative break initiative on medical surgical unit and its impact on burnout and stress, Heike Miriam Doody
A quantitative correlational study of job satisfaction among critical care nurses in Hawai'i, Hazel Downing
Understanding social determinants of healthcare access from the perspective of Hispanic Latino immigrants in Louisville, KY, Jean S. Edward
The effect of guideline education on anticoagulatin management and professional collaboration in ECMO patients, Luis E. Farfan
Concept-based debriefing and concept mastery: A pilot study linking debriefing to nursing concept mastery, Crystel L. Farina
