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Theses/Dissertations from 2019
COMPOSURE behaviours of advanced beginner nurses and their effects on the wellness outcome among selected orthopaedic patients: Basis for action plans, Bea-Gracia M. Cruz
Breast cancer risk perception, knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and screening behaviors of Chamorro women in Guam, Teofila P. Cruz
Developing an explanatory model for cognitive impairment in mild traumatic brain injury, Gayle H. Dasher
Generation of an explanatory model of human caring in registered nurses, Deborah O. Davenport
The effect of two tube-feeding protocols on bacterial contamination and diarrhea in ICU patients, Lynda J. Davidson
Impact of the Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA) System on medication administration errors, Mary P. Davis
Concept and process of attaining and maintaining health for a selected Vietnamese immigrant population, Louise Dean-Kelly
Parental perceptions of family social supports in families with children with epilepsy, Kim Alexander Decker
A methodological study of self-disclosure in chronically ill patients, Jean M. DeDonder
Patterns of symptom distress during the initial treatment period in three children with cancer, Sharron Lee Docherty
Decision-making between nurse-midwives and clients regarding the formulation of a birth plan, Mary Ellen Doherty
Collaborative practice by nurse practitioners and physicians in long-term care homes: A mixed methods study, Faith C. Donald
The role of courage in the experience of patients with diabetes complications, Patricia Donohue-Porter
Adolescent motherhood: The human agency perspective, Sharon L. Dormire
Physiologic and behavioral responses to acute myocardial ischemic pain in Mexican male patients, Marilyn Kuhel Douglas
Marital reciprocal support in the context of cancer, Lillian G. Douglass
Differences in the frequency of use of breast cancer control methods in Black and white women: An application of the Health Belief Model, Merrian E. Douglass
Mental health nurses' imagination, power, and empathy: A descriptive study using Rogerian nursing science, Maureen B. Doyle
The nature of power experienced by individuals manifesting patterning labeled schizophrenic: An investigation of the Principle of Helicy, Laura Cox Dzurec
Comparison of two methods for measuring the tangible outcomes of an associate degree nursing program, Denise Hooper Elliott
Factors associated with behavioral symptoms in persons with dementia residing in assisted living, Julie L. Ellis
Purpose in life, appraisal, and coping behaviors in Black, Hispanic, and White Anglo-Saxon pregnant adolescents, Bertha Cruz Enders
Knowledge of stroke warning symptoms and risk factors: Variations by rural and urban categories, Kathleen Ann Ennen
Testing the efficacy of a nurse-led, patient self-management intervention to decrease rehospitalization in older adults, Merrily W. Evdokimoff
A collaborative case management model in an end stage renal disease patient population, Linda Q. Everett
