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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Effects of simulated clinical experiences on empathy, self-confidence, and satisfaction in nursing students, Dawn L. Riess
Improving pediatric nurses knowledge about palliative care services, Marilia M. Rivera
The impact of simulation-based learning experience on critical thinking acquisition, Candice Rome
Teacher perspectives and the psychosocial climate of the classroom in a traditional BSN program, Melodie Ann Rowbotham
Conceptualization of factors that have meaning for newly licensed registered nurses completing nurse residency programs in acute care settings, Beverly Dianne Rowland
Nursing patterns of knowing in assessment of newborn sepsis, Lorraine B. Rubarth
Maternal confidence of first-time mothers during their child's infancy, Kendra Russell
The relationship of the work environment to compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue in critical care nurses, Tara L. Sacco
Responses to exercise in elderly Mexican women, Bertha Cecilia Salazar-Gonzalez
Intervention effects of a cognitive behavioral skills building program on newly licensed registered nurses, Marlene Sampson
Influences of 12-hour shifts on unhealthy eating habits of acute care nurses, Ruth Sawdy
Healing touch and health-related quality of life in women with breast cancer receiving radiation therapy, Lisa L. Schnepper
Examining nurse educators' stages of concern about the teaching innovation of simulation as clinical experience, Lynnette Marie Schreiner
Clinical nurses transitioning in a faculty role: A cultural analysis of the nursing profession, the academic discipline of nursing, and the academic professorate, Cheryl L. Schriner
Resilience and health of older women who have experience intimate partner violence earlier in life, Tenna R. Schumacher
Qualitative study of how experienced certified holistic nurses learn to become competent practitioners, Leighsa Sharoff
An exploration of the first year of nursing practice: Continued formation as registered nurses in the 21st century, Carol A. Sheldon
Family care of persons with a brain tumor, Paula R. Sherwood
Concerns of baccalaureate educators in Kentucky regarding community-based nursing education, Beverly C. Siegrist
Bachelor of Science in nursing student perceptions of caring online, Kathleen L. Sitzman
Factors and processes that influence e-professionalism among pre-licensure baccalaureate nursing students when utilizing social media, Julie Skrabal
Development of a comprehensive professional development program for Salem State College School of Nursing faculty with a plan for implementation and evaluation, Kathleen L. Skrabut
Drawing my story: Children's experiences in the hospital, Christy Marguerite Gifford Solorio
Making a life: A grounded theory of living in a nursing home as a working-age adult, Eileen C. Specchio
