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Dissertations
Nursing effects in policy-making, Alexis A. Wilson
Nursing faculty care expressions, patterns, and practices related to teaching culture care, Sandra J. Mixer
Nursing faculty experiences with interactive learning in the associate degree nursing classroom, Katheryn M. Csonka
Nursing faculty experience with current retention strategies and interventions: A qualitative study, Monique McCurvin
Nursing faculty members' intentional use of strategies that promote civility in the BSN classroom, Linda-jo Pallotto-Russo
Nursing faculty perceptions about peers with physical and sensory disabilities, Tammy C. Killough
Nursing faculty perceptions on teaching critical thinking, Doris A. Clark
Nursing faculty shortages: Perspectives from deans and directors of BSN programs, Diane Porretta Fox
Nursing incivility and the culture of safety in an acute care facility, Gina M. Galosi
Nursing informatics and hospital decision-making: The use of information generated by an automated patient classification system, Mary L. Botter
Nursing interventions to reduce unilateral neglect in right hemisphere stroke patients, Sawsan M. Majali
Nursing leadership characteristics: Effect on nursing job satisfaction and retention of Baby Boomer and Generation X nurses, Sandra L. Swearingen
Nursing out of the parish: A history of the Baltimore Lutheran Deaconesses 1893-1911, Lisa M. Zerull
Nursing patterns of knowing in assessment of newborn sepsis, Lorraine B. Rubarth
Nursing program leaders' perceptions of interprofessional education and curriculum practices within pre-licensure baccalaureate nursing education, Michelle R. Gierach
Nursing rituals in an adult acute care hospital: An ethnography, Zane Robinson Wolf
Nursing staff approaches to providing oral hygiene in stroke survivors with dysphagia: A grounded theory study, Willard Brewer
Nursing student and faculty perceptions of the characteristics of effective instructors in the simulated clinical experience, Bridget K. Parsh
Nursing student attitudes toward mental illness: A quantitative quasi-experimental study, Todd B. Hastings
Nursing student perceptions of presence in a virtual learning environment: A qualitative description study, Jason R. Thrift
Nursing students' intention to work with the elderly after graduation: A qualitative study, Terri Murabito
Nursing students' perceptions of briefing in simulation, Beena Maret
Nursing students' perceptions of spiritual well-being, academic persistence and academic success, Mindy Barna
Nursing students perceptions of their role in the learning process, Tracy Linn Booth
Nursing students' perceptions regarding faculty feedback, Deborah Hartzog Chatham