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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Nursing student and faculty perceptions of the characteristics of effective instructors in the simulated clinical experience, Bridget K. Parsh
Sleep loss and its health impact among family caregivers of persons with a primary malignant brain tumor, Jean D. Pawl
The impact of experiential learning clinical orientation for accelerated baccalaureate nursing learners, Katie Pawloski
Mentoring as it relates to persistence in associate degree nursing students, Caroline M. Peltz
How the strong survive: Health as expanding consciousness and the life experience of Black Caribbean women, Angelleen R. Peters-Lewis
Measuring psychological safety, high-reliability (HRO) perception and safety reporting intentions among pediatric nurses, Lauren Pfeifer
Evaluation of an initiative to increase rates of exclusive breastfeeding among rural Hispanic immigrant women, Naomi E. Pitcock
"If I cry less I can fit in more play dates": Mothers' experiences with time famine, Nancy M. H. Pontes
The relationship among menopausal knowledge, stress, and symptom management in southern rural African American women: A developmental perspective, Susan L. Prather
Comparing the effects of two debriefing frameworks; Promoting excellence and reflective learning in simulation (PEARLS) framework and structured and supported debriefing model (GAS) framework, Krista M. Prendergast
The lived experience of aging: Listening to the oldest-old, Julia A. Pusztai
Understanding families'/surrogate decision makers' experience of decision making for critically ill patients in Saudi Arabia, Omaimah A. Qadhi
Female coping with cardiac rehabilitation after a cardiac event: A qualitative study, Patricia B. Quigley
The effect of epidural bupivacaine and fentanyl on infant breastfeeding behaviors within the first day of life, Sharon Gides Radzyminski
How intensive care unit nurses conceive of personal and professional risk when exercising clinical autonomy, William Albert Randall
Perceived readiness for practice of senior baccalaureate nursing students, Janet Kay Reagor
The lived experience of parents of children with special healthcare needs on public and private insurance: A phenomenological study, Regine P. Reaves
Service learning: A case-study examining positive and negative influences on higher education faculty, Kathleen Reavy
Perceptions of community of associate degree nurse learners in an RN-to-BSN online program, Cherie R. Rebar
Exploring the impact of simulation anxiety on clinical judgment for nursing students, Janet M. Reed
Condom use among urban African American adolescent females, Jaquetta M. Reeves
Annotation in nurse education: Towards a hermeneutic understanding, Paul J. Regan
Prenatal yoga practice in late pregnancy and patterning of change in optimism, power, and well-being, Pamela J. Reis
Exploring the lived experiences of rural women with systemic lupus erythematosus, Richelle A. Rennegarbe
Examining the relationship among civic attitudes, civic engagement behaviors, and a sense of community in a sample of nurses, Catherine Rewakowski
