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Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Latinas in the pipeline to baccalaureate-prepared nursing: Challenges and supports in persistence to degree and professional licensure, Cheryl A. Sheils
Experiences, attitudes, and perceptions of female adjunct clinical instructors teaching male pre-licensure nursing students, Amanda E. Shilo
The predictors of cultural competence in the baccalaureate degree nursing curriculum: Implications for nursing education, Angela E. Silvestri-Elmore
The_InstaPrEP_project: A social marketing intervention on Instagram to increase oral HIV prophylaxis in black men who have sex with men, James Q. Simmons
A quality improvement project to assess anxiety of family members who receive standard communication during the intraoperative period, Ashlie E. Sinclair
Factors that affect adequate analgesia in African Americans with cancer pain, Navdeep Singh
Retention of experienced nurses: A phenomenological approach to understanding workplace challenges, Janice Sinoski
Factors influencing the recruitment and hiring of early career nurse faculty, Katie Sladky
HIPAA applied to Jigsaw: A collaborative communication improvement project, Margaret P. Smallwood
Nurse residency program use in Alabama hospitals: Exploring the decision-making strategies of hospital administrators, Miranda M. Smith
Guided reflective writing and student clinical judgment development: A descriptive study of nursing student and faculty perspectives, Tanya L. Smith
Reducing no-show appointments in the outpatient rheumatology setting: A quality improvement project, Callie Soltero
Best teaching practices for providing culturally sensitive and inclusive nursing education: Nurse educators' perspectives, Christine L. Sommers
Predictors of quality of life in Thai adults with early-stage chronic kidney disease, Warissara Sorat
The influence of selected societal, institutional, and individual characteristics on nurses' and physicians' pain management knowledge, Judith A. Spross
The use of scorecards to improve documentation of obstetrical blood loss, Marilyn Cejka Steinberg
The impact of cancer caregiving on cancer caregivers: Stories of lives in transition, Cynthia M. Steinwedel
Autonomic nervous system reactivity in early childhood: Developmental patterns and sociodemographic predictors, Michelle Stephens
A case study of the conflicts experienced by staff nurses in a medical-surgical setting, Susan J. Stocker
Experiencing narrative pedagogy: Conversations with nurse educators, Ruth A. Stoltzfus
The feasibility of using a theory-based, online delivery microlearning system to educate nurse practitioners about clinical skin examination for melanoma, Delaney Baker Stratton
Dispositional mindfulness in senior-level nursing students: Examining the relationship to situation awareness and clinical outcomes, Deborah L. Struth
Mothers' experiences parenting the young child with type 1 diabetes, Susan Sullivan-Bolyai
Compassion satisfaction, burnout, and intent to stay among nurse leaders, Lisa D. Surby
