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College Student Risk Behavior: Implications Of Religiosity And Impulsivity
(Nursing, 2010-03-03)
College student risk-taking among 18 to 21 years olds includes smoking cigarettes, binge drinking, casual sex with multiple partners, automobile accidents due to risky driving or driving under the influence, and substance ...
Exploration Of The Cultural Beliefs In Mexican American Young Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors And Their Decisions To Engage In Cancer Screening Behaviors
(Nursing, 2011-03-03)
Gaps in the literature exist exploring the cultural beliefs and the cancer screening practices in Mexican American (MA) young adult childhood cancer survivors (YACCS). Lack of representation of MA in past survivor research ...
The Meaning Of Homelessness To Homeless Women Veterans
(Nursing, 2012-07-25)
Homelessness in America continues to be a pervasive problem, with veterans being disproportionately represented in this population. As the Iraq/Afghanistan war soldiers return to civilian life, worries about this population ...
Exploratory Analysis Of The Relationship Between Present-on-admission Factors Of Adult Inpatients And Risk For Needing A Rapid Response Team Intervention During Hospitalization
(Nursing, 2012-07-25)
Knowledge of how intrinsic present-on-admission patient factors such as age, gender, and pre-existing comorbid conditions contribute to patient risk during hospitalization is an important aspect for clinicians to consider ...
A Virtual Learning Environment for Perioperative Continuing Nursing Education
(Elsevier, 2012-06)
Exploring new worlds and creative approaches to delivering continuing education is an adventure worth taking! The basic requirement of content that advances the skills and abilities of the registered nurse (RN) can be met ...
Copyright and the Perioperative Nurse
(Saunders Elsevier, 2012-06)
Every time a perioperative nurse gives a patient printed instructions to take home, that nurse is involved with issues related to copyright. When a person makes photocopies to share with others, downloads a file or graphic ...
The Meaning Of Adherence Among Veterans Receiving Pegylated Interferon And Ribavirin Antiviral Treatment For Chronic Hepatitis C
(Nursing, 2012-04-11)
The purpose of this study was to describe the meaning of adherence and adherence experiences in hepatitis C (HCV) infected Veterans receiving pegylated interferon and ribavirin antiviral treatment. In addition, how these ...
Mentoring Nurse Practitioners In A Hospital Setting
(Nursing, 2012-04-11)
In 2009, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners report identified more than 125, 000 Nurse Practitioners (NP) working in the United States. As the number of NPs increases and their role expands, questions about their ...
A Comparison Of Instructor Audio-video With Text-based Feedback Versus Text-based Feedback Alone On Students' Perceptions Of Community Of Inquiry Among RN-to-BSN Online Students
(Nursing, 2014-07-14)
In order to meet the healthcare needs of the US population, Registered Nurses (RNs), with Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees, are needed. This descriptive posttest study, with independent samples, examined the use of ...
Adolescent Depression Screening Practices Among Texas Pediatric And Family Nurse Practitioners
(Nursing, 2012-07-25)
Depression is a common mental health concern for adolescents that , if not treated, may lead have lifelong consequences. Yet, many in this population are not diagnosed and thus remain untreated. Advanced practice ...