Abstract

Sepsis is a devastating, life-threatening disease and a major problem for many newborns; it develops rapidly and requires expertise to identify the early, subtle signs to prevent death or disability. Evidence from nursing practice and philosophic inquiry indicates that nurses use diverse ways of knowing in their assessments. The purpose of this research was to address research questions concerning two areas: 1) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) nurses' patterns of knowing in the assessment of infants with sepsis as related to dimensions of nursing practice; and 2) Test the psychometric properties of the Newborn Scale of Sepsis (SOS) as a diagnostic or assessment tool. The theoretical framework incorporated the epistemological theories of nurses Carper and Benner and philosopher of science Nagel.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3162824; ProQuest document ID: 305026186. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Lorraine B. Rubarth, PhD, APRN-NP, NNP-BC, Professor

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Lead Author Affiliation

Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Neonatal Intensive Care Nurses, Infants, Sepsis

Advisor

Pamela Reed

Second Advisor

Elaine G. Jones

Third Advisor

Linda Chapman

Fourth Advisor

Donna Christensen

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

The University of Arizona

Degree Year

2005

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None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2022-11-17

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