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Dissertations
First-generation undergraduate nursing students' perceptions of faculty advising, Robin R. Kappler
Fleet mental health: A discourse analysis of navy leaders' attitudes about mental health problems, Richard J. Westphal
Fluctuating cohesion: A grounded theory study of nursing students engaged in a hybrid debriefing format, Carol L. Senette
Folklore as a health patterning modality, Mary Augusta Joseph
Following the yellow brick road: The lived journey of nurses becoming nurse practitioners, Kathleen Theresa Ogle
Food, body weight, and health among adolescents in the digital age: An explorative study from a health promotion perspectives, Christopher Bjorn Holmberg
Fostering the non-academic trait of grit to increase nursing student success, Marianne Biangone
Frameworks for patient safety in the nursing curriculum, Theresa M. Chenot
Functional status of older adults after hip fracture, Christina L. Garcia
Gaining a voice: A study of the breastfeeding experiences of a select group of educated, low-income, minority women supported by peer counselors, Maryanne Phyllis Locklin
Gender effects on psychiatric profiles of substance abusing persons, Linda S. Cook
Generation of an explanatory model of human caring in registered nurses, Deborah O. Davenport
Genital hair removal and sexually transmitted infections: A history and a systematic review of the literature, Alison O. Marshall
Gerontological continuing education needs of nurses employed in nursing facilities in North Carolina, Sandra J. Todd-Atkinson
Giving up their place in the walls: The lived experience of community college nursing faculty who leave the profession of teaching, Cherry A. Karl
Global nursing service learning for short-term student experiences: Investigating the interpretation of healthcare needs as a predeterminent for site selection, Deborah Lyn Carter
Glycemic control in cardiac surgery patients: Revising and educating nurses on an evidence-based insulin infusion protocol, Joelle D. Hargraves
Graduate nurse's perspective of simulation to address the theory-practice gap in nursing, Joset E. Brown
Grief and personal growth experiences of bereaved spouses and adult child caregivers of individuals with dementia, Melissa M. Romero
Growing a professional identity: A grounded theory of the educational experience of baccalaureate nursing students, Dawn M. Goodolf
Guided imagery for enhancing health and health seeking behaviors of employees in the worksetting, Susan Wanda Vines
Guided reflective writing and student clinical judgment development: A descriptive study of nursing student and faculty perspectives, Tanya L. Smith
Handoff communication among senior nursing students: A phenomenological study, Juanita Hanley-Gumbs
Happy feet in a rural clinic: A diabetic foot education intervention, Carmencita S. Abood
Having courage: A lived experience of human becoming, Debra A. Bournes
