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Dissertations
The lived experience of associate degree nursing education: Conditions and barriers in the learning environment that shaped students' learning, identity development, and success, Darlene M. Del Prato
The lived experience of becoming a professional nurse for associate degree nursing graduates: A phenomenological study, Jean L. Hershey
The lived experience of being a caregiver for a family member dependent upon hemodialysis, Christine Kearney Turner
The lived experience of breast cancer-related lymphedema in African American women, Deborah A. Collins-Bohler
The lived experience of breastfeeding for women with perinatal depression, Beth A. Pratt
The lived experience of choosing among life goals: A phenomenological study, Donna M. Costello Nickitas
The lived experience of chronic pain in nurse educators, Moniaree Parker Jones
The lived experience of faculy support with Generation Z pre-licensure baccalaureate nursing students, Amy Shearer
The lived experience of giving spiritual care, Belinda J. Deal
The lived experience of higher education for Irish post-registration nursing students: A phenomenological study, Kathleen Bernadette Rooney
The lived experience of homeless women with preschool children, Sandra S. Averitt
The lived experience of Latina women giving birth in the United States, Ana-Maria Gallo
The lived experience of Lebanese oncology patients receiving palliative care, Myrna A. A. Doumit
The lived experience of mothering during incarceration, Barbara Marie Jackson
The lived experience of non-degreed learners from a time modified traditional baccalaureate in nursing program, Stephanie S. DeBoor
The lived-experience of novice nurse's actualizing clinical reasoning in academic simulation, Mary Catherine Brinker
The lived experience of nurse practitioners in independent practice, Annmarie Waite
The lived experience of nursing students in caring for suffering individuals: A phenomenological analysis, Susan Sweat Gunby
The lived experience of observant Jewish nursing students: A phenomenological study, Toby Bressler
The lived experience of older Nepalese women with urinary incontinence, Somi Panday
The lived experience of oldest-old rural adults, Susan Hinck
The lived experience of parents of children with special healthcare needs on public and private insurance: A phenomenological study, Regine P. Reaves
The lived experience of patients in feeling empathy from nurses when receiving care via telehealth, Donna L. Cutting
