Browsing by Department "Nursing Science"
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(2019-03-27)Department: Nursing ScienceThere is limited information that describes health services research variables that relate to patients receiving moderate sedation in interventional radiology (IR). In order to direct the future study of outcomes for this ...
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A Description of Post-Graduation U.S. Nurse Residency Programs and Patient Outcomes They May Affect (2012-12-19)Department: Nursing ScienceDissertation under the direction of Professors Linda Norman and Ann Minnick Research Objective: The objective of this study was to establish a description of Nurse Residency Programs (NRPs) to identify if there is treatment ...
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(2020-11-13)Department: Nursing ScienceThere is little descriptive information regarding health services research variables in ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs). This study’s purpose was to describe working conditions, licensed nursing personnel functions, and ...
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(2008-04-14)Department: Nursing ScienceThis mixed method study explored continuing bonds in children who lived with advanced cancer, as well as in bereaved families who lost a child to cancer. The study also examined associations among continuing bonds, coping ...
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(2020-07-24)Department: Nursing ScienceSleep disturbance is a hallmark symptom and maintainer of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Yet, it remains resistant to treatment. This RCT and mixed-methods study examined a brief manual standardized stress acupuncture ...
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(2012-03-28)Department: Nursing ScienceThis dissertation study examined hospital structures and processes associated with outcomes among hospitalized injured older adults (HIOA). The Minnick and Roberts Outcomes Production Model guided the design of a study ...
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(2015-12-18)Department: Nursing ScienceEconomic, educational, and social challenges in the United States have fostered continued reliance on the family for financial and emotional support amongst late adolescents (18-24 years of age): a health care trend known ...
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(2016-04-11)Department: Nursing ScienceAn Exploration of Nurse Manager Work Activities in Acute Care Settings Amanda Stefancyk Oberlies Dissertation under the direction of Professor Ann F. Minnick The nurse manager has been described as one of the most important ...
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(2012-04-13)Department: Nursing ScienceWhile researchers have found written emotional disclosure to be beneficial for psychological health, physical health, and overall functioning in certain populations, no one has definitively ascertained how or why this ...
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(2019-03-28)Department: Nursing SciencePatients with severe cognitive impairment experience undertreated pain because health care providers assessments rely on the gold standard of self-report. Observational tools that use behaviors indicative of pain are ...
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(2009-04-20)Department: Nursing ScienceThere is much evidence indicating that cancer and its treatment has an impact on the lives of cancer patients’ families, as well as on the patients themselves. At present, however, there is no questionnaire to assess the ...
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(2018-11-05)Department: Nursing ScienceCigarette smokers underestimate health risks associated with developing smoking-related health conditions. The exploration of perceived risk among hospitalized smokers has not been well studied. The purpose of this study ...
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(2021-06-13)Department: Nursing ScienceCancer is the leading cause of death among Hispanics in the United States; however, cancer clinical trial participation remains low within this population. Clinical trial participation is integral to the advancement of ...
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(2013-09-19)Department: Nursing ScienceMore than 40,000 individuals are diagnosed with head and neck cancer in the United States each year. Disfigurement and physical dysfunction resulting from the disease and treatment often occur in these patients, making ...
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Caring for veterans after a suicide attempt: a description of behavioral health treatment delivery (2013-07-31)Department: Nursing ScienceSuicide is a serious public health issue that especially affects veterans of the US Armed Forces. Increased risk for suicide is associated with a history of suicide attempt, psychiatric illness, and recent psychiatric ...
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(2010-04-16)Department: Nursing ScienceIn this dissertation study, cognitive vulnerability, characterized by negative patterns of thinking, was shown to be positively correlated with the prevalence and number of negative life events and increased depressive ...
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(2017-11-22)Department: Nursing ScienceBoth parents and providers identify difficulties with their communication interactions in pediatric health care, especially around child development. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is one of the most common childhood ...
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(2006-04-07)Department: Nursing ScienceNURSING SCIENCE COPING AND HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN RENAL TRANSPLANT PATIENTS HONGXIA LIU Dissertation under the direction of Professor Kathleen Dwyer Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate ...
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(2023-03-17)Department: Nursing ScienceBackground: Like other older adults, people living with dementia (PLWD) experience pain. However, due to changes associated with dementia, reporting on their own pain becomes more difficult, and PLWD rely more on family ...
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(2014-07-18)Department: Nursing ScienceNURSING SCIENCE Depression and Vitamin D in Pregnancy Amy Rebekah Lamb Dissertation under the direction of Professor Melanie Lutenbacher Depression is a serious problem affecting 8-27% of all pregnant women. Current ...