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Dissertations
Level 2 and level 3 patients in a 5-level triage system: Factors related to acuity assignment and trajectory of the emergency department experience, Roxanne O. Garbez
Licensed nurse/certified nurse aide collaboration in the nursing home, Cynthia Beynon
Life after prematurity: Special health care needs, working memory, and health-related quality of life among 9- to 11-year-old children born prematurely, Michelle L. Kelly
Life balance in nurse educators: A mixed methods study, Joan M. Owens
Lifting behavior, back pain, and back injury among registered nurses in the hospital setting, Joy E. Wachs
Linking midwifery practice to outcomes: A Delphi study, Holly P. Kennedy
Lived experience of being an obese registered nurse: A phenomenological inquiry, Trina Rodgers
Lived experiences and insight on development of emotional intelligence in professional nursing practice, Jennifer L. Jessen
Lived experiences of clinical research nurses: Competence and expectations, Janine A. Kampelman
Lived experiences of male nursing students with caring, Patricia J. Hedrick Young
Lived experiences of new nurses with lateral violence and their decision to remain in the nursing profession, Lorraine Ann Hover
Lived experiences of nurse leaders, Catherine J. Mohammed
Lived experiences of nursing autonomy: A phenomenological exploration, Rebekah Dubrosky
Lived experiences of OR nurses working off peak hours, Tashma E. Watson
Lived experiences of student learning in alternative Master of Science in nursing programs, Mikel W. Hand
Living as a dying child: A Gadamerian analysis of the poetry of Mattie J. T. Stepanek, Corinne A. Settecase-Wu
Living with HIV disease: A phenomenological study of a group of older Black/African American women, Judith C. James-Borga
Loss of resources and depressive symptoms after traumatic injury, Elizabeth Van Horn
Low income African American adolescent girl's eating choices, Sandra Kay Jenkins
Low-income women with genital herpes: Recognizing and managing their fear trajectory, Shirley Countryman Gordon
Maintaining yoga practice for diabetes control and prevention, Gina K. Alexander
Making a life: A grounded theory of living in a nursing home as a working-age adult, Eileen C. Specchio
Male combat veterans in pre-licensure baccalaureate nursing programs: A phenomenological exploration, Kelly L. Dyar
Male nurses' experiences of gender stereotyping over the past five decades: A narrative approach, Michael W. Finnegan
Male nursing students in the community college and the struggle to completion, Geri Brewer
