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Theses/Dissertations from 2023
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
The relationships among unit culture, work stress, compassion fatigue and sense of wellbeing in operating room nurses in level one or two trauma centers, Evelyn A. Dogbey
Prevalence of abuse and risk factors of homicide in elder women, Jean Dowling Dols
Motivators and barriers of healthy lifestyle behaviors: Revision and refinement, Loureen Downes
Debriefing for meaningful learning: Fostering development of clinical reasoning through simulation, Kristina Thomas Dreifuerst
An exploratory study to shape a disaster nurse practitioner scope of practice, Frances Dunniway
Facilitators and barriers to evidence-based cancer pain management, Linda H. Eaton
An analysis of cultural values, religiosity and family member's caregiving on the positive appraisal of caring for the elderly, Fayron R. Epps
The relationship between perceived self-efficacy and retention of new hospice volunteers, Joann Erb
The experience of transitioning for the transgender person: An appreciative inquiry approach to advance gender affirming care, Shelley Evans
Predicting alcoholism in selected college-age women, Katheryn R. Fernandez
Improving recognition of depression among the adult patients in psychiatric settings, Jane A. Ferraris
Evidence-based practice sustainability and nursing professional governance, Melora D. Ferren
Emotional intelligence and empathy of nursing students in an immersive capstone clinical course, Michelle L. Finch
The relationship among perfectionism, perceived stress, and coping in baccalaureate nursing students, Amanda Finley
Nurses' experiences in assessing decision-making capacity of older patients, Peggy N. Flannigan
Dimensions of quality of care: African-Americans' perspectives, Marie N. Fongwa
Claiming health: Mammography-screening decision making of older, urban African-American women, Barbara A. Fowler
Hospital nursing organization and outcomes for surgical oncology patients, Christopher R. Friese
Predicting nurse faculty intent to stay: A quantitative study of contributing factors and their influence, Erica Frost
