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Theses
Postpartum depression screening: Educating the bedside nurse, Nadia M. Carrasco
Predictors of success in an associate nursing program utilizing comprehensive examination scores, Deborah Sue Judge
Preparing new nurses to improve the systems in which they work: A matter of degree or skillset?, Franco Herrera
Preparing prelicensure nursing students for workplace violence: A limit setting education module, Maychao Michelle Yang
Prevention of neuromuscular blockade: A proposal, Abigail Hughes-Strange
Racial disparity in health insurance acquisition in the state of California, Florence Jill Polina
Recognition of stress in emergency room nurses, Coleen Karr
Secondary analysis of caregiver pain management issues during telehospice versus in-person interventions, Marjorie M. Kelley
Self-care agency and self-care practice of adult African Americans with type 2 diabetes, Martha Eddings
Self-care practices among undergraduate university students, Jennifer Irene Jackson
Self-reported confidence levels and satisfaction by new graduate nurses practicing independently in a nurse residency program, Kaitlynn Thurman
Sense of belonging and registered nurse job satisfaction, Sarah E. Abel
Skin-to-skin contact after birth to promote newborns' vital stabilization: An evidence-based project, Stephanie Bricker, Rachel Johnson, and Caitlin Stom
Smoking and violence: An exploratory study within a maximum security forensic institution, Yvonne Lapp Cryns
Suffragettes for cesareans: "Every woman should have a choice", Julia B. Imanoff
Test anxiety, performance expectancy, and actual performance on the professional licensure examination among diploma nursing graduates, Melissa L. Mastorovich
The effect of patient activation on transition clinic adherence, Megan S. McGraw
The effect of test-taking strategy education on Kaplan integrated exam scores, Nancy J. Frank
The effects of an educational/support program on the attainment of maternal role competence in adolescent mothers: A program evaluation, Carmen M. Kiraly
The health impacts of nursing shift work, Amanda M. Shandor
The impact of leadership behavior on employee engagement: A qualitative study, Torie M. Bonnet
The impact of readmission on family caregivers of children following ventricular peritoneal shunt surgery, Mary Uwhuba
The impact of short papers on clinical decision making skills of nursing students, Tara R. Hayes
The missing concept to improve the nursing process: A quality management system, Pilar Parker