Dissertations & Theses: Recent submissions
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NURSE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF EMPOWERMENT IN THE WORKPLACE AND INTENT TO STAY POST COVID-19 PANDEMIC
(2023-08-15)Nurse Professional Development (NPD) practitioners in the acute care hospital setting are often undervalued despite their crucial role. During the COVID-19 pandemic, they demonstrated adaptability by rapidly transitioning ... -
Self-Care Narratives: Life Stories of Rural Adults Managing Chronic Illness without Insurance
(2023-07-31)Uninsured rural adults with chronic illness are more likely to experience worse outcomes than insured individuals. Without access to healthcare or insurance, self-care is an important variable in the management of chronic ... -
Serious Infectious Events Following Cesarean Section
The purpose of this study was to evaluate trends in the incidence of serious infectious events (SIE), defined as organ space infection, sepsis, and Cesarean Section (CS) wound disruption, during the birth admission or ... -
New Graduate Nurses and Transition to Practice
A widely acknowledged transition to practice gap exists for nursing students who have recently graduated and are starting their first job as a registered nurse (RN). In an attempt to bridge this gap, new graduate nurses ... -
Shared Decision-Making Decision Aid Intervention to Improve Diabetes Medication Adherence
(2022-05-17)A quasi-experimental study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of a shared-decision-making (SDM) intervention using a decision aid (DA) with medication adherence and social support of African American/Black ... -
PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE – A QUALITATIVE STUDY
(2023-05-19)PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE – A QUALITATIVE STUDY People living with heart failure manage their diagnosis in diverse ways. The lived experiences of qualitative study participants are valuable for helping healthcare ... -
FACTORS AFFECTING THE SUCCESS AND PERSISTENCE OF PRE-NURSING STUDENTS
(2023-04-27)This article-based dissertation consists of two manuscripts related to factors affecting the success and persistence of pre-nursing students. The first manuscript was a matched cohort study that compared selected academic ... -
Work Engagement, Burnout, and Well-being in Nursing Professional Development Practitioners
(2023-04-27)This article-based manuscript dissertation will follow a two-manuscript process. The two manuscripts are related to work engagement, burnout, and well-being in the nursing professional development (NPD) practitioner. The ... -
MEDICATION SAFETY IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS
(2023-04-26)This article-based thesis comprises two manuscripts on medication safety strategies in community-dwelling older adults. A phenomenological method was used to conduct semi-structured interviews with 28 community-dwelling ... -
Multidisciplinary Teamwork Perceptions When Mobilizing Ventilated Neurosurgery Patients
(2023-04-10)This two-manuscript dissertation focuses on mobilization in ventilated neurosurgery patients along with the nursing and multidisciplinary perceptions associated with this patient care task. The first manuscript consists ... -
The Influence of African American Women's Values and Beliefs on Moderate Intensity Physical Activity: A Qualitative Study
(2022-12-19)ABSTRACT THE INFLUENCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN’S VALUES AND BELIEFS ON MODERATE INTENSITY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: A QUALITATIVE STUDY Routine participation in moderate intensity physical activity (MIPA) is one of the most ... -
Pressure Ulcer Risk Factors Associated with Level of Paralysis in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury: Analysis of the National Spinal Cord Injury Database
(2022-08-03)The National Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (SCIMS) were established in 1970 to provide and study comprehensive care for anyone with a traumatic spinal cord injury. A spinal cord injury (SCI) is defined as transient or ... -
Effect of Simulations on Nurse Self-Efficacy and Knowledge of Hypertensive Crisis Treatment in Pregnancy
(2022-08-17)Severe hypertension in pregnancy is leading to increased rates of maternal morbidity and mortality. A lack of knowledge and awareness regarding protocols for the treatment of hypertensive crises in pregnancy is leading to ... -
THE EFFECTS OF A NOVEL QUARTERLY CPR TRAINING PROGRAM ON HOSPITAL BASIC LIFE SUPPORT PROVIDERS' ADULT AND INFANT CPR SKILLS
(2021-05-09)This article-based dissertation consists of two manuscripts related to the effects of a novel quarterly cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training program on hospital basic life support (BLS) providers’ adult and infant ... -
Impact of Legislative Policy on Young women’s Breast Cancer Health
(2022-05-27)Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer among women in the United States (CDC, 2021). Approximately 12% of US women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime and 3% will die from invasive ... -
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Consultation and Education for Adolescents and Young Adults
(2022-05-18)Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have drastically increased in recent years nationwide and worldwide. Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) ages 15-24 make up just over one-quarter of the sexually active populace. ... -
NURSING STUDENTS’ CULTURAL AWARENESS AND HIGH-FIDELITY SIMULATION SKILLS
(2022-05-16)Cultural awareness is learning to be self-aware of other cultures and even an individual’s own culture. Nursing students learn about influences of values and beliefs, and the impacts of culture as they consider how to care ... -
Perceptions and Experiences of Informal Caregivers Related to the Role of Social Support while Caring for Stroke Victims
(2021-11-12)There are many expectations and responsibilities associated with stroke caregiving. The influence of social support on coping with stressors of stroke caregiving is important to explore. Using Pearlin's Stress Theory of ... -
GLUCOSE GEL AS A TREATMENT FOR NEONATAL HYPOGLYCEMIA
(2021-08-02)This article-based dissertation consists of two complete manuscripts related to oral glucose gel, which is used to treat neonatal hypoglycemia (NH). In the first manuscript, a pre and post-intervention retrospective study ... -
DIABETES AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG SAUDI WOMEN
(2021-07-14)Given the fact that Saudi women with DM have more obesity but lower levels of physical activity compared to men, and have additional cultural barriers to physical activity, new interventions are needed. Home-based ...