• Factors associated with female cardiac patient's referral for cardiac rehabilitation 

  Stiller, Janeth (2000-12)

  The purpose of the research study was to determine and examine factors that influence referral for cardiac rehabilitation among patients recovering from a cardiac event. In addition, the frequency of female cardiac patients' ...

• Transformation of provisional existence of unknown limit: A grounded theory 

  Muret, Clara Turner (1990-05)

  The domain of study was the lived experience of provisional existence of unknown limit (PEUL). PEUL was defined through its two critical attributes: (a) alteration in control of one's life, and (b) alteration in time as ...

• The impact of comorbidity on the disability of older adults: A nursing secondary analysis study 

  Fay, Vaunette Payton (1992-12)

  This non-experimental, explanatory study was conducted to determine the impact of comorbidity on the disability of older adults. The effects of age, gender, race, education, marital status and income were sought. Verbrugge's ...

• Sexual adjustment of women undergoing pelvic exenteration with vaginal reconstruction 

  Ratliff, Catherine R. (1994-12)

  A total pelvic exenteration is an aggressive attempt to surgically cure the patient with cervical cancer. A total pelvic exenteration includes removal of the bladder, lower portion of the bowel, and the female reproductive ...

• The predictive value of nursing student and faculty variables on success: Student perception of faculty support 

  McAfee, Nancye Elizabeth Goforth (2008-12)

  Student stress and faculty stress have been well documented in the research literature; however, stress levels experienced concurrently by faculty and students has not been documented. The purposes of this study were to ...

• A comparison of attitudes of nurses towards professional autonomy 

  Akoma, Christiana (1993-12)

  A three-group, nonexperimental, descriptive design was used to compare the attitudes of critical care, medical/surgical, and physicians' office nurses toward professional autonomy. A nonprobability sample of 30 subjects ...

• An analysis of Oncology nurses' statements regarding the association of pain and suffering with requests for assistance in dying 

  Thorpe, Deborah Moorehead (1993-08)

  Fear of prolonged pain and suffering is among the reasons most frequently cited as justifying requests for Physician Assisted Dying (PAD). Unfortunately, pain is significantly undertreated and many suffer needlessly (Marks ...

• Stress and self-esteem in parents of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 

  Slemmons, Marina Fowler (1992-12)

  Using a methodological design and confirmatory factor analysis, the fit of theoretically derived models of parenting stress, coping and self-esteem in 303 parents of children with ADHD were examined. Parenting stress was ...

• The influence of learning strategies on the academic performance of baccalaureate nursing students 

  Kelly, Elizabeth (1993-08)

  Attrition rates in baccalaureate nursing programs continue to remain high. Reasons for such high attrition include a shift in the characteristics of nursing students, and diversity of nursing students learning needs. To ...

• Attachment between mothers and their adopted children 

  Lucia, Ann Elizabeth (1992-08)

  An investigation was conducted to examine the differences in behaviors that influence attachment between biological and adoptive mother-infant dyads. A non-experimental, explanatory design was implemented to study these ...

• Increasing parental competency by demonstration of newborn behavioral characteristics 

  Hamilton, Mary Jane (1992-08)

  The purpose of this study was to investigate the question: Does an explanation, demonstration, and return demonstration of the Infant Behavioral Assessment Record by a nurse and new parents increase maternal and paternal ...

• Being a man: Perceptions of masculinity among physically abusive men 

  Cramer, Elizabeth Ann LaVarge (1994-12)

  This qualitative study was designed to investigate the perceptions of masculinity in a cohort of physically abusive men in a battering intervention program. Thirty-five physically abusive men in a battering intervention ...

• The relationship between HIV disease classification and depression and suicidal intent 

  Twiname, B. Gayle (1992-12)

  The purpose of this non-experimentally designed study was to investigate the relationship between HIV disease classification, depression and suicidal intent. A convenience sample of eighty HIV infected persons was obtained ...

• Role discrepancy among nursing services personnel in the tertiary care setting 

  Ralston, Lana (1992-05)

  The problem of the study was to determine differences between perceptions of ideal role behaviors and actual role behaviors of registered nurses and licensed vocational nurses employed in tertiary care settings. This ...

• Acupressure and its use for dysmenorrhea 

  Mahoney, Debbie (1993-12)

  The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of acupressure applied to the Ho-ku acupuncture point (on the hand between the index finger and thumb) on dysmenorrhea and attitudes towards menstruation. Sixty ...

• Improving women's weight perceptions and weight-loss goals: An internet-based educational approach 

  Gadd, Holly J. Ford (2000-08)

  Overweight and obesity are increasing problems among women within the United States. Billions of consumer and health care dollars are spent on this problem and associated comorbities annually. In an effort to address the ...

• Reducing intimate partner violence against women: Evaluating the effectiveness of protection orders 

  Gist, Julia Henderson (2000-05)

  A prospective, descriptive, repeated measure design study was conducted to measure the severity of intimate partner violence against women when initially applying for a protection order, and 1, 4, and 9 months after receiving ...

• Stressful postpartum psychologic reactions in adult and adolescent African-American mothers of low birthweight infants 

  Oelman, Kristen C. (1994-08)

  A descriptive cross-sectional study was designed (Campbell & Stanley, 1963) to determine if adolescent African-American mothers of low birthweight infants would have a greater degree of postpartum stressful psychologic ...

• Nurses' perceived autonomy and advocacy and perception of patients' rights 

  Collins, Helen J. (1992-12)

  This descriptive, correlational study was designed to determine the relationship between registered nurses' perceptions of autonomy and patient advocacy and their perceptions of patients' rights in clinical practice. The ...

• The relationship between postpartum depression and maternal confidence in Hispanic mothers 

  Montgomery, Diane F. (2000-12)

  The purpose of this study was to determine a relationship between postpartum depression and maternal confidence in Hispanic women at two and four months after delivery using a nonexperimental descriptive correlational ...

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