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• The effects of high-stakes ATI remediation and testing practices including the ATI content mastery series and ATI PN comprehensive predictor
  The purpose of this retrospective, descriptive study was to determine if any differences existed in students’ test scores on the Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) PB tests: Fundamentals, Pharmacology, Medical Surgical and the Comprehensive Predictor before and after implementing a high-stakes remediation and testing policy. The ATI computer-based standardized tests are widely used in nursing programs […]
  Hunter, Elaine Hernandez
• A cross-sectional study to determine barriers in the educational advancement of the licensed practical nurse to the registered nurse in the state of North Carolina
  The purpose of this study was to identify barriers that prevent practical nurses in the state of North Carolina from pursuing registered nurse education. A cross-sectional sample of 128 practical nurses completed a modified version of the “Learning Interests and Experiences of Adult Americans” (Cross,1981; Powell 1989). A convenience sample of experts in the field […]
  Turner, Douglas M.
• Safe practice of medication administration by anesthesia practitioners
  An estimated 44,000-98,000 patients die each year due to medication errors and a large percentage of these are medication administration errors. A medication error is defined as a preventable event that can cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is administered or controlled by any healthcare professional, patient, or […]
  Krehbiel, Eryn
• Nurse educators' perceptions about the culture of nursing and how they bring students into that culture: A focused ethnography
  Purpose: The purpose of this study was to discover nurse educators’ perceptions about the culture of nursing and how they bring students into that culture. Background: Although the extant literature addresses the process of socialization to the profession, literature exploring socialization as enculturation is scant. Nurse educators’ perspectives on the culture of nursing needed further […]
  Strouse, Susan M.
• Exploring the lived experiences of rural women with systemic lupus erythematosus
  The purpose of this exploratory study was to describe the lived experiences of rural women with systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus). A qualitative research design was used, employing a convenience sample of 20 women with lupus. Participants were identified using a snowball sampling technique. In-depth telephone interviews with a semi-structured format were used to garner information. […]
  Rennegarbe, Richelle A.