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Dissertations
The perfect storm: Unexpected birthing experiences and perinatal mood disorders, Joanne G. Goldbort
The personal experience of developing sexuality in middle childhood, Marie Winn
The perspectives of the woman/nurse/executive working in the managed care environment of Southern California, Cheryl L. Brandi
The predictors of cultural competence in the baccalaureate degree nursing curriculum: Implications for nursing education, Angela E. Silvestri-Elmore
The Preparedness Assessment for the Transition Home after Stroke (PATH-s) instrument, Michelle Elizabeth Camicia
The process of adoptive parenting, Julie A. Luetschwager
The process of nursing partnership in family health, Merian C. Litchfield
The process of recovering in women who have been depressed, Ann R. Peden
The process of restoring personal integrity: Mitigating the emotional cost of medical errors, Marie M. Prothero
The quality of care in residential care facilities for the elderly, Cristina M. Flores
The quest for treatment: Cancer patients' experience of Phase I clinical trials, Carol H. Mack
Therapeutic strategies, health status and quality of life among persons with asthma: A meta-analysis, Catherine B. Bailey
The relation between patient education and PICC line occlusion and infection, Patricia L. Cameron
The relation of sick leave benefits, employment patterns, and individual characteristics to radiation therapy-related fatigue, Patricia Anne Poirier
The relationship among health locus-of-control, value of health, and health behavior in adolescents, Phyllis K. More
The relationship among menopausal knowledge, stress, and symptom management in southern rural African American women: A developmental perspective, Susan L. Prather
The relationship among method of entry, job satisfaction, and area of work for male registered nurses, Geraldine A. Moore
The relationship among nurse faculty and nursing education administrators' attitudes toward and knowledge of academic freedom and role strain, Nancy Crane-Roberts
The relationship among nurse manager leadership style, span of control, staff nurse practice environment, safety climate, and nurse-sensitive patient outcomes, Katreena Merrill
The relationship among perfectionism, perceived stress, and coping in baccalaureate nursing students, Amanda Finley
The relationship among school playground design and conditions and physical activity levels in children, Ipuna Estavillo Black
The relationship among spirituality, self-efficacy, and quality of life in adults with sickle cell disease, Maxine A. Adegbola
The relationship among trace elements, pica, social support and infant birthweight, Robin Webb Corbett
