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Dissertations
Mentoring as it relates to persistence in associate degree nursing students, Caroline M. Peltz
Mentorship of novice pediatric critical care nurse practitioners to improve role transition, Rachael E. Crowe
Mentorship program to improve nursing knowledge on prevention of hospital-acquired pressure injuries, Terri Lo
Meta-analysis on costing out nursing services, Judith G. Eckhart
Middle class African Americans diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus self-care practices related to their spirituality, self-efficacy, and health literacy, Jacqueline G. Moody
Middle Eastern and North African immigrant parents caring for obese children: A phenomenlogical inquiry, Sadeg Aldolaim
Minorities in nursing: The experience of incivility in nursing education, Tammy Williams
Minority nurse representation in upper level management, Keisha Chaffee
Minority nursing students' perceptions about help-seeking when under stress: A basic qualitative study, Marjorie Attis-Josias
Missionary nurse Dorothy Davis Cook, 1940-1972: "Mother of Swazi nurses", Susan E. Elliott
Mixed method - How do medical-surgical nurses provide compassionate care to patients in the face of adversity?, Diane D. Kret
Moderate-intensity risk reduction counseling and acquisition of sexually transmitted infection, Cindy M. Farina
Moderating effects of cognitive adaptability on expressive writing outcomes among persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus, Lois J. Wagner
Modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in the early adolescent period, Julia A. Greenawalt
Moral decision making by neonatal intensive care nurses, Pamela Sue Chally
Moral development and public health nursing, Margaret Avila
Mothers' experiences parenting the young child with type 1 diabetes, Susan Sullivan-Bolyai
Mothers' interpretations of their children's behavior during mother-child interaction, Robin Remsburg
Mothers' resourcefulness, postpartum depression, perception of child vulnerability, and perceived stress after preterm infant's discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit, Christine A. Grippi
Mothers with chronic illness and their spouse/partner: Uncertainty, family hardiness, and psychological wellbeing, Margaret Cordell Noreuil
Motivation to learn, learner independence, intellectual curiosity and self-directed learning readiness of prelicensure sophomore baccalaureate nursing students, Maria Grandinetti
Motivators and barriers of healthy lifestyle behaviors: Revision and refinement, Loureen Downes
Native Hawaiian caregivers' cultural perspectives of pediatric asthma management, Donna-Marie Palakiko
Native Hawaiian women and breast cancer: Stories of transformation and transcendence, Phyllis JoAnne Eide