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Theses
A comparative evaluation of the structure of primary care in the United States and the United Kingdom, Lindsay Thompson Munn
A descriptive study of case managers' knowledge of elder abuse, Tracy L. Sooley
A measure of perceived fatigue among nurses in western North Carolina, Karen R. Cochran
An ethnographic study of pre-graduate precepted nursing student clinical placements in long-term care homes, Fran M. Meloche
An ethnomethodological examination of the decision-making process psychiatric nurses use when deciding whether to use seclusion, Bonnie M. Harmer
A registered nurse's understanding of pressure ulcer prevention and treatment, Jennifer N. King
Assessing the influences on rural women's reproductive life plans: A cross-sectional descriptive study, Lori M. Jagoda
A tool to evaluate simulations in nursing education, Susan Kane Patton
Barriers and facilitators to the completion of advance directives in healthy, non-healthcare employed adults aged 45-65, Michael Lawrence Dion
Barriers to using certified interpreters in the hospital setting: The Hispanic bilingual nurse experience, Misara S. Bambao
Bedside shift report and its effect on patient satisfaction with nursing communication, Janna L. Reeves
Beware of uncharitable speech: Perceptions of newly graduated nurses regarding their experiences of academic incivility between and among nursing students in undergraduate nursing education, Tatiana K. Penconek
Carers of the care-seekers: The lived experiences of primary caregivers of patients with stroke, Blaise B. Nieve
Cultural competence in the baccalaureate degree nursing curriculum, Angela E. Silvestri-Elmore
Culture of safety: Beyond the safety survey: A cross-sectional, mix-methods study, Kim Whitney
Deprivation of liberty relating to detention in Irish residential care centres for the older person; A legal and ethical analysis, Florence Horsman Hogan
Do novice nurses utilize reflection for clinical reasoning?, Jennifer Slate
Early career nurses' attitudes toward climate change and its relationship to nursing practice and education: A qualitative, descriptive exploratory study, Ongelique Conflenti
Education practicum project, Chinwe Uzodinma-Jones
Empowering young adults: The adolescent insight development model, Joshua M. Hamilton
Evaluating debriefing methods for high fidelity simulation, Sabrina Glesmann, Angela Kastner, and Monika Venteicher
Evaluating psychiatric nursing competencies applied to emergency settings: A pilot role delineation study, Joanna J. Mello
Evidence based practice in school nursing: A study of school nurses in Central and Eastern North Carolina, Lisa M. Barnes
