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Dissertations
Testing Peplau's theory of interpersonal relations in nursing using data from patient experience surveys, Thomas A. Hagerty
Testing the effect of a resident-focused hand hygiene intervention in a long-term care facility: A mixed methods feasibility study, Kathleen Aumann Morales
Testing the efficacy of a nurse-led, patient self-management intervention to decrease rehospitalization in older adults, Merrily W. Evdokimoff
The art of clinical supervision program for registered nurses, Kylie Patricia Russell
The assessment of the mother-newborn interaction, Jeanne T. Grace
The association of patients' analgesic treatment beliefs and trade-offs with analgesic adherence behaviors among outpatients with cancer pain, William E. Rosa
The attraction of nursing academia to practicing nurses: A phenomenological study, Edna R. Magpantay-Monroe
The balance we seek: A sequential narrative analysis of childhood cancer blogs, Catherine McGeehin Heilferty
The behaviors of nurses who immunize children, Thomas E. Stenvig
The biopsychosocial model of metabolic syndrome among U.S. adults, Jennifer L. Saylor
The caregiving practices of Korean-American families: A descriptive study using an ethnographic approach, Boas J. Yu
The changing of ambulatory care: Provision and utilizations as influenced by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Heather Marie Brom
The clinical reasoning of expert acute care registered nurses in pre-cardiopulmonary arrest events, Alyce S. Ashcraft
The cognitive development and perceptions about nursing as a profession of baccalaureate nursing students, Theresa M. Valiga
The concept of home care nursing workload: Analysis and significance, Barbara L. Mildon
The concept of interprofessional collaboration in baccalaureate nursing education programs: A descriptive survey, Sylvia Kleiman Fields
The contribution of physical activity to sleep parameters in pregnancy within the context of prepregnant body mass index, Priscilla M. Nodine
The correlation between peer support and quality of life of nurses, Kim Diane Rose Maryniak
The COVID-19 experience: An intensive care nursing perspective, Adrianna L. Watson
The critical factors influencing the attitudes and behaviors of nurses caring for patients with substance use disorders, Suzan Blacher
The cultivation and practice of spiritual care expertise in an inpatient palliative care setting, Gail E. Simmons Pittroff
The culture care meaning of comfort for ethnically diverse pre-licensure baccalaureate nursing students in the educational setting, Lynne K. Zajac
The current status of physical assessment skills in baccalaureate and associate degree nursing schools and its congruence with hospital expectations, Diana D. Hankes
The determinants of a health-promoting lifestyle in older adults, Patricia A. Stockert
