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Intent to perform protective behaviors to prevent pregnancy in the adolescent female age 13-18
(1995-12)A descriptive, correlational study was conducted to determine the relationships postulated in the Martin Model by using measurement model estimation with the LISREL 7 program. The purpose of the study was to provide ... -
Differences of weekend versus weekdays, nurse-to-patient staffing ratios, patient diagnoses, and direct nursing care time
(2010-05)The purpose of this study was to determine differences in time spent providing direct nursing care time on weekends versus weekdays, nurse-to-patient ratios, medical-surgical nursing units, and weekend versus weekday patient ... -
Influence of the economy on teen and adult birth patterns in Oklahoma 1980 through 1995: A time series analysis
(1999-12)Influence of the economy on birth patterns was examined separately for teen and adult women. Competing theories and conceptual frameworks currently exist to describe the cyclic patterns found in reproductive behavior and ... -
Predictive effects of malnutrition indicators for morbidity and mortality among blood and marrow transplantation recipients: A retrospective chart review
(2010-08)The purpose of this study was to identify complications related to the blood and marrow transplantation (BMT) process, the presence of malnutrition among patients who received myeloablative allogeneic BMT, and the predictive ... -
The relationship between health value, self-efficacy, health locus of control, health benefits, health barriers, and health behavior practices in mothers
(1996-05)The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between health value, self-efficacy, health locus of control, health barriers, health benefits, and the health behavior of women who are mothers. Selected ... -
Experiences with smallpox: Stories of survivors and caregivers
(2007-12)The purpose of this study was to gather and record actual accounts of experiences with the disease of smallpox. Smallpox was a disease that was eradicated from the globe in 1978 but is also a disease with a potential use ... -
Perioperative professional nurses' perceptions and experiences with robotic-assisted surgery
(2018-12-18)The rapid introduction of technological innovations into health care systems creates new challenges for perioperative nurses. Especially, robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery has changed both the physical and social context ... -
The lived experience of fathers caring for their child with cystic fibrosis
(2019-01-02)ABSTRACT JANA SHARDONOFSKY THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF FATHERS CARING FOR THEIR CHILD WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS DECEMBER 2018 Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-shortening genetic disease with many treatment requirements that necessitate ... -
Critical care nurse insight into perceived compassion fatigue: A photovoice study
(2018-12-13)Critical care nurses can experience compassion fatigue (CF) as the state of emotional and physical exhaustion resulting from exposure to unavoidable workplace stressors in the scope of carrying out their duty to suffering ... -
Capability beliefs to access research-based knowledge in emergency department registered nurses who provide direct care: A two-group randomized control trial
(2019-01-11)The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of an evidence-based practice video on capability beliefs of emergency nurses to access research-based knowledge for everyday practice. A randomized, two-group, experimental ... -
Development and validation of an instrument to measure nurses' beliefs toward deaf and hard of hearing interaction
(2018-11-21)Communication barriers experienced by Deaf signers, non-signing deaf, and hard of hearing (DdHH) individuals in healthcare environments are multidimensional and complex. Investigating what nurses believe about DdHH patient ... -
Behavioral outcomes of an educational program for male veterans with peripheral artery disease
(2009-12)Peripheral artery disease (PAD) affects 8 to 12 million Americans. Untreated PAD results in leg pain, decreased quality of life, and amputation of the legs. Walking has been shown to improve functional impairment and ... -
The effect of race of patients with coronary heart disease on the provider choice of aspirin, beta-blockers, and ACE-inhibitors in ambulatory care
(2008-12)The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of race as a predictor in the treatment of heart disease. The study measured the effect of race on the evidence-based recommendations regarding aspirin, beta-blockers, ... -
The everyday life of women ages 85 and older living alone in their own residences who receive help
(2008-12)This ethnographic study explored the everyday life of women 85 and older living alone in their own residences with physical limitations who receive help. Integrating the perspectives of the women with those of interdisciplinary ... -
Factors which influence pediatric intensive care unit nurses to leave their jobs
(2008-08)The United States (U.S.) is in the midst of a nursing shortage that is expected to increase as ‘baby boomers’ age and the need for health care grows. Job burnout and dissatisfaction are driving forces that prompt nurses ... -
Depression and Nigerian-born immigrant women in the United States: A phenomenological study
(2008-12)This phenomenological study, using the Husserlian philosophy, explored the perceptions of Nigerian-born immigrant women in the United States and their portrayal of depression. Through face-to-face, semi-structured, audiotaped ... -
Individual and organizational factors that predict workplace incivility: Impact on costs, absenteeism, and productivity
(2009-12)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 ... -
The effect of a promotora-guided educational intervention and partner presence in improving condom use self-efficacy amongst partnered Latino adults
(2010-08)This study examined the effect of a promotora guided educational intervention in order to improve condom use within the Latino community. Effective and culturally appropriate strategies for promoting condom use within the ... -
Access to a home monitor and hypertension among Mexican American women: A randomized controlled trial
(2009-12)Hypertension is widespread and often uncontrolled and untreated among Mexican-American women leading to possible morbidity and mortality associated with cardiovascular disease. Recent studies indicate that home blood ...
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