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Dissertations
The experience of African students studying nursing in the United States in relation to their use of critical thinking, Donald L. Tyson
The experience of being aware of disease status in women with recurrent ovarian cancer: A phenomenological study, Catherine Scott Finlayson
The experience of being discharged from hospice alive as perceived by patients, their spouses, and adult children, Rebeka Bianca Campbell
The experience of chief nurses in military operations other than war, Martha H. Turner
The experience of cognitive change in women with breast cancer following chemotherapy, Mary Louise Kanaskie
The experience of decision-making among telephone advice/triage nurses, Ann M. Mayo
The experience of "doing well" in older nursing home residents: Bringing the past to the present, Ronald J. Walent
The experience of families when a child is diagnosed with cancer with a favorable diagnosis, Laura Clarke-Steffen
The experience of hope for adults with cystic fibrosis, Janet P. Tracy
The experience of living with hypertension: Lessons from a cohort of older men, Junjira Seesawang
The experience of non-spousal close intimate relationships for women with breast cancer: A journey of support, Erin B. Dooley
The experience of nursing care for female Medicaid recipients, Sara K. Kaylor
The experience of pediatric intensive care nurses caring for dying children, Rebecca L. Meyer
The experience of post-craniotomy pain among persons with brain tumors, Rebecca Elizabeth Foust
The experience of pregnant adolescents living in a group home, Mary Ellen LaSala
The experience of Puerto Rican families who bring their children to the emergency department for asthma care, Jean Sheerin Coffey
The experience of recurrent breast cancer: A case study, Sally Louise Maliski
The experience of returning from a wilderness expedition, Helen Mueller Wedin
The experience of the expectant mother following a diagnosis of a fetal anomaly, Janet A. Tucker
The experience of transitioning for the transgender person: An appreciative inquiry approach to advance gender affirming care, Shelley Evans
The experience of transitioning to the caregiving role for a family member with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia, Kathleen E. Czekanski
The experience of viewing self in the mirror after a mastectomy, Wyona M. Freysteinson
The experience of violence and help-seeking among mothers of adult chronically mentally ill individuals, Darcy A. Copeland
The experiences and expressions of compassion among critical care nurses, Mark S. Walker
The experiences of Black American older adults managing pain: A nursing ethnography, Sheria G. Robinson-Lane
