Nursing-Theses
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Item Survey of Texas nursing instructions' attitudes and opinions toward legal abortion(1970-01-31) Blessing, Dorothy M,; White, OpalItem Common stressful situations encountered by students during the first clinical nursing course(1970-12-31) Guidry, Mary Walker; Nite, Gladys; Schults, Lucie C. M.; Temple, CatherineItem Drug knowledge of students at Texas Woman's University(1971-12) Hale, Lynelle C.; Tyer, Dora; Littlefield, Robert; Doyle, Emma Lee C.Item A study of the emotional responses of registered nurses working in the Hurricane Celia disaster area(1971-12-30) Miles, Beulah Inez; Schultz, LucieItem Self-predicted anxiety in open heart patients: The development of a measuring device(1972-08) Vaughan, Beth Charleen; Bell, Carolyn; Wade, Betty; Swinburne, MargaretItem Relationship between a supportive preoperative interview and postoperative discomfort(1973-05) Inman, Charlene; Swinburne, Margaret; Teefy, Inez; Bennett, KathrynItem Attitudes toward the aged: A study of senior nursing students and faculty members in baccalaureate, associate degree, and vocational programs in the Dallas-Fort Worth complex(1973-08) Frias, Christina Rios; Barnett, Kathryn; Alford, Delores M.; Roach, Lora B.The increased life expectancy of the American population as a result of technological advances and subsequent changes in health care and prevention of disease has brought the nursing profession face to face with the problem of providing adequate health care to the aged. To further aggravate the problem, the passage of the Social Security Amendments of 1965--Medicare and Medicaid--made new provisions for financing health care costs of the aged. As a result, there was a sharp increase in the number of older patients coming under the care of nurses working in the various health agencies. This data was revealed in surveys that were taken in the late sixties which indicated that 25 to 40 per cent of patients in general hospitals were age 65 and over (Moses, 1967). Schwartz (Rossman, 1971) stated that when the aged constitute a large proportion of the population and the economy is industrialized it becomes a social burden to find the manpower to provide adequate nursing care, and the elderly tend to be regarded as an economic and personal handicap. The United States is faced with this situation since the aged constitute 10 per cent of the population. Since the aged are the second fastest increasing age group in the United States, the nursing profession must take action to increase the number of practitioners who are prepared and willing to work with the aged. Because of the need to channel new graduates into the field of geriatrics, an attitudinal study was undertaken by this investigator in order to gain insight into the attitudes of senior nursing students and faculty members toward the aged patient.Item Opinions of cancer patients relative to the frequency with which concern for the emotional component of cancer was an aspect of the nursing care they received while hospitalized(1973-08) Kemp, Mildred G.; Beaudry, Betty; Barnes, CynthiaItem Social distance of medical personnel to persons having selected endocrine disorders(1973-08) White, Linda Smith; Barnett, Kathryn; Dawson, Jane; Davis, EthelynItem A study in the correct use of the Devilbiss Nebulizer 40(1973-08) Sprenger, Elizabeth Anna; Henderson, Betty; Barnett, Kathy; Swinburne, MargaretNo abstract availableItem Raiment of women in religion and nursing(1973-08-30) Singer, Shannon; Barnett, Kathryn; Berkorsky, DoloresItem An exploratory study concerning preparation given to patients scheduled for cardiac angiography(1974-05) Nichols, Montra Denise Heimann; Vaughan, Beth; Barnett, Kathryn; Swinburne, MargaretItem The relationship of participation in a growth group process to the level of self-actualization attained by nurses(1974-05) Dooyema, Dona; Beaudry, Betty; Lucas, Pauline; Pesek, MildredItem The study of a planned teaching program for the myocardial infarction patient(1974-05) Cumbey, Dorothy; Geddes, LaNelle; Schultz, LucieItem Value orientations of lower socioeconomic mothers toward mother-child interaction patterns(1974-05) Gates, Norma Jeane; Lucas, Pauline; Smith, Patricia; McClaire, MarleneItem Relationship of Parent concerns to adequacy of preparation of child for hospitalization(1974-05) Vineys, Eugenia Ann; Pauline, Lucas; McClaire Marlene L.; Beaudry, BettyA study was done to investigate the feelings and sources of concern of the significant parent relative to the hospitalization of his child, and to ascertain if any relationship existed between these factors and the way in which the preparation of the child for hospitalization was affected. The parents of fifty hospitalized children between the ages of two and twelve years were interviewed. Twenty mothers were able to provide adequate preparation for the child according to predetermined criteria which included: (1) the accuracy of the information given to the child by the parents, (2) the opportunity for the child to communicate his feelings to the parents regarding his hospitalization. The characteristic mother in this group was Anglo, thirty-one years of age, and had a high school education. The mean age of the child receiving adequate preparation was 7.4 years. The adequacy of preparation was not appreciably affected by the amount of time available to prepare the child. Professional assistance appeared to have little affect on the adequacy of preparation. Of thirty-eight parents receiving professional assistance, eighteen were unable to adequately prepare their child for hospitalization. The main expressed parental concerns centered around the length of the child's hospitalization, the severity of the illness, and the child's response to treatment. The parents who expressed the greatest number of concerns relative to the severity of the child's illness were unable to adequately prepare the child for hospitalization. The main types of professional assistance as perceived by the parents which may have been useful included: (1) an explanation of the child's course of treatment, (2) additional information about the cause of the illness and the preparation of the child for hospitalization, (3) the Doctors should allow more time for the parents to ask questions. The parents who were unable to provide adequate preparation offered twice as many suggestions as to the type of professional assistance they felt useful as compared with the parents who were able to provide adequate preparation.Item An investigation of response patterns of a spouse to a partner disabled with chronic obstructive lung disease(1974-05) Nutt, Judith E.; Bennett, Kathryn; Berkovsky, Dolores; Swinburne, MargaretItem The emergency room nurse's knowledge of First Aid(1974-05) Keyser, Collette; Henderson, Betty; Kenner, Cornelia; Marvin, JanetItem The relationship between dysmenorrhea and self-esteem(1974-05) Starke, Thora; Berkovsky, Deloris; Hough, Lois; Teefy, InezItem A comparison study of psychological stress in intensive and coronary care nursing(1974-05) Stephney, Alfreda; Vaughan, Beth; Bennett, Kathryn; Swinburne, Margaret