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Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Examining nursing faculty credentials and NCLEX-RN pass rates in pre-licensure nursing programs, Tiffany N. Cole
Bedside counseling for medical inpatients who misuse alcohol, Lise Anne Cooper
Exploration of gratitude in cardiovascular health: Mediators, medication adherence and psychometrics, Lakeshia A. Cousin
An examination of freshman non-nursing students' attitude toward nursing as a career choice for males in the Southeastern United States, Tiffany Gordon Cox
Processes used by nursing faculty when working with underperforming students in the clinical area: A theoretical model derived from grounded theory, Marianne Craven
Preventing healthcare workplace violence through legislation, Erika Cunningham-Regis
Student perceptions of teaching and learning quality in a nursing skills lab, Jill F. Daly
Perceptions of associate degree nursing students regarding the effects of pervious work experiences on their academic progress, Latifah Davis
The lived experience of giving spiritual care, Belinda J. Deal
Reducing acute care hospital setting inpatient falls with implementation of hourly rounding: A quality improvement project, Courtney Delaparte
To lift or not to lift: An institutional ethnography of patient handling practices, Hans-Peter de Ruiter
Senior nursing students' perception of faculty caring and the caring milieu in two associate degree nursing programs, Martha A. Desmond
Lowering stress, anxiety and distress levels in medical oncology patients actively receiving intravenous treatment with utilization of art therapy, Katarina DeVault and Mary Vanerhoef
An evaluation of the healthfulness of the hospital food environment, Cynthia E. Horton Dias
Ready or not: Examining the efficacy of the academic preparation of BSN students and readiness to enter practice, Kathleen Anne Diatta
Primary care access and use among homeless persons, Kirsten A. Dickins
The effect of a culture of safety on patient throughput, Laurie Lee Dawn Dillon
Improving post-operative infection rates using my five moments for hand hygiene, Reginald Mark R. Dimailig
Impact of comfort management on narcotic use in the cardiopulmonary surgical ICU, Caroline Janga Doe
A grounded theory study of nurse advocacy in health policy, Marilyn Longo Dollinger
An evidence-based evaluation tool to assist healthcare providers in their assessment of effective mHealth applications for the management of chronic health conditions, Sara Belle Donevant
The lived experience of Lebanese oncology patients receiving palliative care, Myrna A. A. Doumit
Nurse family member perceptions of patient death and nursing care after withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, Deena M. Drake
