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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
A history of the lived experience of nurse-caring by Northern women during the American Civil War, Mary Ann Urban Cordeau
The perceived effect of a workplace education program on reducing needlestick injuries among sophomore and junior year, Bachelor of Science nursing students attending Incarnate Word College, San Antonio, Texas, Barbara Glenn Covington
Participant experiences in phase I pediatric oncology clinical trials, Stacey M. Crane
Chlorhexidine gluconate bath project: A program evaluation, Yavesh Crawford
The meaning for elders of receiving family care, Janice D. Crist
The impact of health literacy, culture and psychological factors on the pap testing behaviors of African immigrant women in the United States, Joycelyn Cudjoe
The experience of transitioning to the caregiving role for a family member with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia, Kathleen E. Czekanski
Developing "a personal knowing" - A grounded theory study, Mark Davies
Examining the effectiveness of virtual instruction for medication administration skill acquisition in prelicensure nursing students, Jenna E. Davis
Postpartum patient teaching success: Implications from nursing and patient perspectives, Dawn Day
Biomarker, treatment, and socio-demographic factors affecting opioid use disorder treatment retention, Fernand A. De Los Reyes
The lived experience of associate degree nursing education: Conditions and barriers in the learning environment that shaped students' learning, identity development, and success, Darlene M. Del Prato
An exploration of how new registered nurses construct their professional identity in hospital settings, Denise I. Deppoliti
Undergraduate nursing faculty's lived experience of authentic leadership in nursing education, Krystal M. Diedrichsen
Repeating accelerated baccalaureate nursing courses: A qualitative study of stories of persistence, Catherine Dillinger
The experience of non-spousal close intimate relationships for women with breast cancer: A journey of support, Erin B. Dooley
Assessing perceptions of student engagement and teaching effectiveness in a concept-based nursing curriculum, Jennifer B. Drexler
Effects of exercise on physiologic and psychologic outcomes in patients with end stage renal disease on hemodialysis: A quasi-experimental study in Lebanon, Ghada Ballout Dunbar
Adaptation to chronic pain: Religious and non-religious coping in Judeo-Christian elders, Karen S. Dunn
Male combat veterans in pre-licensure baccalaureate nursing programs: A phenomenological exploration, Kelly L. Dyar
Exploration of factors that promote continued volunteer engagement of American Red Cross Disaster Health Services nurses, Kathleen V. Eid-Heberle
Predictors of retention and passing National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses, Nancy Susan Elkins
