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Clinical preceptor and student perceptions of the impact of cultural and linguistic differences
(2020-07-20)ABSTRACT LINDA TREITLER CLINICAL PRECEPTOR AND STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF THE IMPACT OF CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC DIFFERENCES AUGUST 2020 The purpose of this study was to explore perceptions of staff nurse preceptors and ... -
The perinatal experiences of blind women
(2020-07-29)Women who are blind become mothers at the same rate as sighted women. This qualitative descriptive study is the first exploration of their obstetric experiences from a nursing perspective. This study aimed to identify ... -
Teens' experiences with sexting: A grounded theory study
(2020-06-25)Easy access to social networking sites and smartphones has allowed the Internet to play an increasingly central role in the exploration and expression of adolescent sexuality. Online sexual behavior in turn has played a ... -
Evaluating the effects of an educational intervention on improving teamwork using the Teamstepps® curriculum
(2020-06-30)ABSTRACT AMIE BEDGOOD, MSN, BSN EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF AN EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON IMPROVING TEAMWORK USING THE TEAMSTEPPS® CURRICULUM MAY 2020 Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to determine if an ... -
Factors impacting health seeking behaviors of adult transgender people
(2020-07-27)ABSTRACT MATTHEW SCHLUETER, MS, MBA FACTORS IMPACTING HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIORS OF ADULT TRANSGENDER PEOPLE AUGUST 2020 Transgender people, those who do not identify with the sex traits assigned at birth, are a ... -
The relationship between patient satisfaction and dissatisfaction with nursing care in hospitalized postpartum and medical-surgical patients
(1993-05)The purpose of this study was to describe the relationship of satisfaction to dissatisfaction with nursing care among homogeneous patients, represented by postpartum patients, and heterogeneous patients, represented by ... -
Prevalence of abuse and risk factors of homicide
(1994-12)A criterion-referenced measurement framework was used to determine the prevalence, frequency, severity, and perpetrator of abuse in elder women, define the characteristics of the elder women who were identified as abused/not ... -
Adolescent maternal competence and a postpartum home-based nursing intervention
(1992-05)A 2-by-2 repeated measures design was used to determine the effectiveness of a postpartum home-based nursing intervention on adolescent maternal competence. Competence was operationalized as the score of Scale 5 of the ... -
Relationships between pressure ulcer risk potential nursing interventions, and pressure ulcer presence
(1992-12)The development of pressure ulcers is a common and expensive problem within acute care hospitals. Nurses are expected to identify patients at risk for pressure ulcers and provide preventative interventions accordingly. The ... -
Effects of preoperative play on post-hospital anxiety in school age children and their parents
(1992-08)An experimental three group before/after design was used to examine the effects of structured preoperative play with the nurse or the parent on post-hospitalization anxiety in school age surgical clients and their parents. ... -
Factors associated with female cardiac patient's referral for cardiac rehabilitation
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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 ...
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