Theses/Dissertations from 2025
College Health Provider Experiences with Inclusive and Affirming Care of Sexual and Gender Minorities, Somatra Lynn Connolly
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
BURDEN AMONG CAREGIVERS OF YOUTH WITH PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS AND CLINICAL HIGH RISK FOR PSYCHOSIS, Devon Carroll
RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN HOSPITAL PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT BREASTFEEDING IN THE UNITED STATES, Jane Lazar Tucker
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
SICKLE CELL DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT AMONG LATE ADOLESCENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN SAUDI ARABIA: A MIXED-METHOD STUDY, Ebtesam Mohd Abdulshakoor
THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE OF LATINA MOTHERS FROM A STRENGTHS PERSPECTIVE: A FOCUSED ETHNOGRAPHY, Esperanza Gutierrez
A GROUP RESPITE INTERVENTION FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN LIVING WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, Christine McGrane
HYPOGLYCEMIA SCREENING IN TERM NORMAL BIRTH WEIGHT NEWBORNS: A RETROSPECTIVE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD REVIEW, Michelle G. Palmer
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
THE EXPERIENCES OF NURSES AS DOUBLE DUTY CAREGIVERS FOR A FAMILY MEMBER AT THE END OF LIFE: INTERPRETIVE DESCRIPTION, Sandra A. Basley
Hypertension, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Hypothyroidism in Women Born Preterm of the Women's Health Initiative, Pamela L. Brewer
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
NURSE PRACTITIONERS’ EXPERIENCES WORKING WITH PATIENTS LIVING WITH MORBID OBESITY, Sharon A. Mclimans
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
NURSES’ INVOLVEMENT IN END OF LIFE COMMUNICATION AND CARE PRACTICES IN ICUs, Annette Griffin
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
NUTRITIONAL BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF ARABIC SPEAKING MIDDLE EASTERN MOTHERS, Maissa Al-Bkerat
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
EVALUATING USABILITY OF AN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SMARTPHRASE: TRIAGE NURSES USE AND PERCEPTIONS, Alaa Dalky
NEONATAL READMISSION IN TERM INFANTS: MATERNAL, INFANT, PROVIDER AND INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS, Angelita M. Hensman
Nurse Practitioners’ and Certified Nurse Midwives’ Experiences Providing Comprehensive Early Abortion Care in New England, Katherine Elisabeth Simmonds
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
A Description of Approachable Nurses: The Voice of the Hospitalized Child, Bethany J. Coia
Exploring the Perceptions of Nursing Students’ Self-Confidence in the Acute Care Setting, Jennifer Irene Fuvich
Stress, Coping, Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Health and Cortisol in Premature Infants, at Age 23, Joyce Ellen Hickey
The Pre-Collegiate Pipeline to Diversify the Nursing Workforce, Pamela L. McCue
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Residential Mobility and Delinquent Behaviors in Adolescence, Brandi Parker Cotton
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Nursing Satisfaction in a Magnet Hospital, Ahlam Hussain Abdullah
An Exploratory Study of the Role of the Town Nurse, Lynn P. Blanchette
Examining Health Professional Students’ Attitudes on Interprofessional Education, Suzanne Carr
Organizational Context, Shared Governance Structure and Outcomes in Veteran Affairs Hospitals, Bonnie J. Charland
Understanding the Barrier and Facilitators of Lifestyle Intervention Programs for Preventing Diabetes in High Risk Hispanic Adults, Lisa Adorno DiMaria
Perspectives on Hope of Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses, Katherine Margaret Paquette
EXPLORING THE EXPERIENCES OF ADOLESCENTS PARTICIPATING IN INTERPERSONAL GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY, Francine Rose Bianca Pingitore
The Stigma of Obesity: Examining the Relationship Between BMI and the Treatment of Pain in Surgery Patients, Dennis H. Sewchuk Jr.
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Horizontal Violence Among Nurses: Experiences, Responses and Job Performance, Elizabeth M. Bloom
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILIES’ PERCEPTIONS AND NURSES’ PERCEPTIONS OF FAMILY NURSING PRACTICE, Kara Misto
INTRAPARTUM NURSES’ BELIEFS ABOUT CHILDBIRTH: A DESCRIPTIVE QUALITATIVE STUDY IN NURSES THAT PROVIDE CARE TO WOMEN IN LABOR AND BIRTH, Sylvia P. Ross
BIOGEOGRAPHY AND NESTED PATTERNS OF GENETIC DIVERSITY IN THE DIATOM THALASSIOSIRA ROTULA, Kerry A. Whittaker
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Positive Nurse-Resident Relationships a Focused Ethnography in a Nursing Home, Rosemary A. Costigan
EXPLORING THE HEALTH OF WOMEN WHO EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS DURING ADOLESCENCE, Claire M. Creamer
Nurses Perceptions of their Competence in Managing Patient Situations in Acute Care, Donna Marie Donilon
Exploring Nurse Case Managers' Language Describing Health Needs and Interventions with Populations, Kathleen I. Gremel
Asleep Behind the Wheel: Experiences of Night Shift Nurses on the Commute Home, Shirley A. Sargent
MATERNAL HYDRATION AND INFANT WEIGHT: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY IN BREASTFEEDING INFANTS DELIVERED BY CESAREAN SECTION, Diane J. Thulier
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
EXPERIENCES OF POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF WOMEN WITH THE DIAGNOSIS AND PSYCHIATRIC NURSES, Inger Engqvist
EXPOSURES TO MULTIPLE ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS (LEAD, METHYLMERCURY AND POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS) AMONG CHILDBEARING-AGED WOMEN IN THE U.S., Marcella Remer Thompson
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
The effect of perinatal morbidity, child health and maternal influences on social competence at age 12 years in formerly preterm infants, Nicole C. Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Milking the umbilical cord at term Cesarean section: Effect on hemoglobin levels in the first 48 hours of life, Debra A. Erickson-Owens
Nurse job stress, burnout, practice environment and maternal satisfaction in the neonatal intensive care unit, Katheleen Hawes
Exploration of the quality of three measures for assessing state anxiety in hospitalized cardiac patients, Kari A. Radford
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Client nurse interactions with schizophrenic clients: A descriptive study, Karen Vincent Pounds
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Acute myocardial infarction: A descriptive study of the experience, Nancy Diane Blasdell
Self-disclosure and self-management in young adults with early-onset adult type 2 diabetes, Geraldine M. Chalykoff
Roles and strategies of nurses facilitating diabetes support groups: An exploratory study, Joanne Fawcett Costello
Living with traumatic spinal cord injury, Susan M. Hunter
Stability, structure, and effects of perinatal morbidity on temperament from infancy to adolescence, Robin June Miller
Exploration of nurse practitioner practice with clients who are grieving, Patricia A. White
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Exercise behavior among women post-myocardial infarction: Applying the transtheoretical model of behavior change, Janet K. Dombroski
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
A pilot study of tailored teaching on non-drug enhancements for managing postoperative pain, Susanne Mary Koszalka Tracy
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Suicide Assessment by Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses: A Phenomenographic Study, John M. Aflague
The experience of mild traumatic brain injury for selected cases, Joanne Baggerly
Survivorship of a low-grade glioma brain tumor, Cynthia A. Bautista
Survival During and After Khmer Rouge, Sara S. Brown
Domestic violence screening by nurses in the primary care setting, Karen Hetzel
Examining the role of social context in nurses' pain assessment practice with postoperative clients, Laurie M. Lauzon Clabo
Parents' descriptions of ideal home nursing care for their technology dependent child, themselves, and their families, Michele A. Mendes
Nursing practice in a magnet hospital: A descriptive study, Kathleen M. Stolzenberger
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Nurses' experiences of moving from cure-oriented to comfort-oriented care in the medical intensive care unit setting, James Mark Badger
Client perceptions to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Symptoms and responses over time, Mary Findeisen
The effects of distress and depression on exercise behaviors of type 2 diabetics: Applying the transtheoretical model, Kelly Lynn Fisher
Life experiences of Cambodian-American refugee women: Segmented life stories, Jane A. McCool
Parenting the child with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, Sandra Ruth Mott
Home care nurses' decisions about pain management with older clients, Jeanne Marie Schwager
Testing of an intervention to decrease certified nursing assistant (CNA) turnover in a nursing home, Howarlene Sabrina Webb
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
An Examination of Collaborative Practice in Anesthesia Care Team Settings and Occupational Sress in Nurse Anesthetists, Steve Louis Alves
An examination of collaborative practice in anesthesia care team settings and occupational stress in nurse anesthetists, Steve Louis Alves
Breast cancer experiences: Women's reflections years after diagnosis, Margaret Barton-Burke
The internal process of therapeutic touch as nursing action, Denise Ann Coppa
An exploratory study of the effects of a training program on the ability to prepare a breakfast meal by clients with mild Alzheimer's disease, Alicia J. Curtin
An exploration of the nature of nursing practice related to the presence of visitors in the critical care setting, Mary E. McGinn Farrell
The nature of infant relinquishment as described by two voices: The relinquishing mother and the obstetrical nurse, Linda Jean Kobokovich
A participant observation study of experienced nurses' presence in daily care, Paulette Anne Osterman
Female coping with cardiac rehabilitation after a cardiac event: A qualitative study, M. Patricia Burnside Quigley
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
An exploration of critical thinking and processing in cardiac nurses' practice, Nancy Phoenix Bittner
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Induced labor intervention for self-efficacy: A nursing intervention for women prone to an unpredictable labor pattern, Shelley Stone Bochain
Dyspnea as a perceptual-interpretive response process: A qualitative inductive study of the concept in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Dawn Marie DeLaurentis Schultz
Decision-making between nurse-midwives and clients regarding the formulation of a birth plan, Doherty Mary Ellen
Studies of Grief: Narratives of Incarcerated Women Who Experienced the Death of a Significant Person While in Prison, Ginette Gosselin Ferszt
Insured women's access to infertility care: A comparative survey study, Martha Ellen Griffin
Maintaining behavioral changes: A descriptive account from individuals with type 2 diabetes, Rosemary Fedrigon Hall
Cognitive function and food preparation ability in schizophrenia, Margaret M. Knight
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
A descriptive, exploratory study of knowledge utilization among experienced staff nurses in an acute care setting, Marilyn Eliza Asselin
Linking midwifery practice to outcomes, Holly Powell Kennedy
Two contrasting cases of men's experiences with chronic coronary heart disease post 1985, Donna Moser Zucker
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Acute confusion in the elderly hospitalized patient: An exploration of experienced nursing care, Karen L. Dick
An exploration of the nature of nursing practice in patient-focused care, Mary Beth Esposito
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Coming home: An investigation of the enfolding-unfolding movement of human environmental energy field patterns within the nursing home setting and the enfoldment of health-as-wholeness-and-harmony by the nurse and client, Judith Treschuk Carboni
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Making maternal-child home visits: A field research investigation, Mary E. Byrd
Breastfeeding self-efficacy: The effects of a breastfeeding promotion nursing intervention, Suzanne Hetzel Campbell
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Client-caregiver-nurse interaction in a home care setting, Joanne Marie Dalton
An exploratory study of a women's health nurse practitioner-client interaction as resource exchange in a clinic environment, Rebecca Koeniger Donohue
An investigation of the relationship of self-determination to exercise behavior in Icelandic women, Gudrun Marteinsdottir
Loneliness in mothers of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Case study methodology, Michele F. Phillips
Transcendence as a Human Response to Life Threatening Illness: Description and Understanding Through Narratives, Jane Williams