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Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Implementing a standardized nutrition protocol to enhance the nutritional health of pediatric oncology patients in the ambulatory care setting, Jacqueline N. Arrison
Predictors of unprotected sex for teens at pregnancy testing, Mary Margaret Aruda
Perceptions of future and advance care planning for Japanese women with early stage gynecological and breast cancer, Yuki Asakura
Parental attitude and parental adjustment to epilepsy in a child, Joan K. Austin
The lived experience of homeless women with preschool children, Sandra S. Averitt
Moral development and public health nursing, Margaret Avila
Analysis and observation of the concept of community health, Mary Jo Baisch
Perceived ease of use and usefulness of podcasting in nursing skills competence, Lisa Mesmer Barnes
Psychological and immunological correlates of surviving breast cancer: Influence of children, Susan M. Bauer-Wu
Problem behaviors in the male partners of adolescent mothers: A comparison of age-discrepant and age-consistent relationships, Julie K. Baylor
The health beliefs of Papua New Guinea nursing students, Michael Beebe
Chronicling resident and staff outcomes throughout the implementation of a professional nursing practice model in one Midwest continuing care retirement community: A longitudinal analysis, Kimberly Michele Bergen-Jackson
Stories, ethics and the interpretation of meaning: Bearing witness to mothers' stories of their neonatal intensive care unit experience, Angela C. Blackburn
Brokering student well-being: Understanding the work of school health administrators, Samantha Blackburn
The relationship among school playground design and conditions and physical activity levels in children, Ipuna Estavillo Black
The relationships among social support, spiritual well-being, commitment and health-promoting behaviors in older adults, Clara S. Boland
Contentment in "Songs of the Gorilla Nation: My Journey through Autism": A humanbecoming hermeneutic study, Susan Agnes Bonis
Having courage: A lived experience of human becoming, Debra A. Bournes
Impact of a standardized asthma education program for children ages 8-12 years old with moderate to severe persistent asthma on health outcomes: A pilot study, Felesia Renee Bowen
Antecedents of three-year-old child health status, Candice C. Bowman
Adolescent victims' experiences with cyberbullying: A grounded theory study, Melvina Sue Brandau
Integrating nursing peer review into a unit shared governance model, Mary Jane Brann
Predictors and outcomes of home care use in urban elders, Andrea B. Brassard
Nurse perceptions of facility influences on older adult acute care falls, Patricia Brock
