Substance abuse and its treatment is a growing challenge for the health care community. Although substance abuse affects men more than women, a growing number of women are afflicted with this disorder and are entering ...

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the lived experiences of non-offending fathers whose biological child has been sexually abused. More specifically, the study sought to carefully explore study participants' ...

Workplace incivility is defined as "low-intensity deviant behavior with ambiguous intent to harm the target, in violation of workplace norms for mutual respect." (Andersson & Pearson, 1999). The nursing research literature ...

Using grounded theory methodology, this study explored the phenomenon of moral distress in nurses. The purpose of the study was to develop a substantive theory of moral distress based on data obtained from nurses about ...

An after-only nonequivalent quasi-experimental research design was used to compare differences between enhanced and traditional case management aftercare followup for hospital readmission of patients diagnosed with substance ...

Pain assessment through use of pain intensity rating scales (PIRSs) is a key to pain management in the older adult. The purpose of this study was to examine the clinical utility (i.e., validity, reliability, ease of use ...

Live births in the United States have been registered since 1900, using the Standard Certificate of Live Birth. This form is the means by which uniformity of content in documents used to obtain birth data is accomplished. ...

The purpose of this predictive correlational study was to determine the degree to which certain nursing school characteristics predict graduating undergraduate nursing student perceived knowledge and perceived competence ...

Health care researchers have suggested a correlation between better mental and physical health and a person's spirituality or religious practices (Koenig, 2002). Indeed, using spiritual and religious resources gives patients ...

Understanding perceptions of workload and workload demands for nurses providing direct care is an area that has not been well researched and is important to maintaining a safe practice environment. This study focused on ...