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Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Effect of an education intervention on nursing students' knowledge of and attitudes toward caring for transgender and gender nonconforming people, Tanya N. Carmichael
Emergency obstetric simulation drills as a strategy to execute a multidisciplinary protocol with emphasis on safety culture evaluation, team synergy and team competency: A DNP project, Malinda Forsythe Carmouche
Attentive presence: A lived experience of human becoming, Karen A. Carroll
The effects of simulation on nursing student knowledge, attitudes, and clinical preparedness in the care of transgender clients, Julie Cartney
Physical and psychological effects of Qigong exercise in community-dwelling older adults: An exploratory study, Pei-Shiun Chang
Why we work: Exploring the relationships between work rewards, burnout, and intention to leave for professional nurses, Jacqueline Christianson
Job stress, mentoring, psychological empowerment, and job satisfaction among nursing faculty, Catherine Chung
A narrative analysis of spiritual coping in individuals with terminal heart failure, Clayton C. Clark
Neonatal abstinence syndrome, increasing surveillance in newborns, Lindsey N. Clark
Vicarious learning and perceived self-efficacy among pre-licensure nursing students during pediatric end-of-life situations, Stephanie Clark
The lived experiences of expert nurse clinicians transition to novice nurse educators: A phenomenological study, Sabrina L. Colbert
Knowing nursing error: Understanding nursing error through nurses' error experiences, Suzanne Edgett Collins
Nurse coaching and power as knowing participation in change in the process of health patterning, Shirley J. Conrad
A salutogenic framework to understand disparity in breast cancer screening behavior in African American women, Regina Conway-Phillips
Simulation usage as a partial replacement of traditional clinical: A study of administrator and faculty perceptions in practical nursing programs in Pennsylvania, Cynthia A. Cornelius
Perceptions of undergraduate nursing students on racism and racial disparities in maternal health, Monika Costa
Compassion fatigue among family caregivers of individuals with end-state heart failure, Lisa A. Cross
Cognitive dysfunction in older breast cancer survivors, Adele Crouch
Mentorship of novice pediatric critical care nurse practitioners to improve role transition, Rachael E. Crowe
Nursing faculty experiences with interactive learning in the associate degree nursing classroom, Katheryn M. Csonka
The effect of moral distress on nursing retention in the acute care setting, Cynthia L. Cummings
Exploring the relationship between job satisfaction and intent to remain within an organization among millenial nursing faculty, Kristie E. Davis-Collins
Reconstruction of the professional identity: The mature AD nurse after BSN completion, Constance G. Demmery
Perceptions of teaching effectiveness of part-time and full-time clinical nursing faculty of BSN education, Kimberly L. De Santis
