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Theses/Dissertations from 2020
The influence of organizational and personal factors on U.S. Army nurse corps officers' intent to leave the army, Linda Wiley Fisher
The evaluation of neuroendocrine measures in women with irritable bowel syndrome, Leah Z. Fitzgerald
Patient/provider concordance: Instrument development, Amanda Jane Flagg
Being a constant presence in a sea of change: The lived experience of vigil keeping for a family member at end of life, Colleen B. Fleming-Damon
Current care practice patterns for type 2 diabetics in a primary care setting, Valencia C. Fleming
The quality of care in residential care facilities for the elderly, Cristina M. Flores
An investigation of how spirituality supports smoking cessation, Lenora D. Follett
The orientation phase of the nurse-client relationship: Testing Peplau's theory, Cheryl Forchuk
Southern, rural African American women's hypertension perceptions, Cassandra D. Ford
The effects of resiliency on adaptation of African-American caregivers of chronically ill elderly, Cheryl P. Franklin
The experience of viewing self in the mirror after a mastectomy, Wyona M. Freysteinson
The lived experience of the primary family caregiver for a person with head and neck cancer, Ann E. Fronczek
The effect of social, family and individual conditioning factors on self-care agency and self-care of adult Mexican women, Esther C. Gallegos
As normal a life as possible: Mothers and their daughters with congenital heart disease, Laura Tynes Gantt
Psychoimmunological outcomes of a dementia caregiver intervention: The progressively lowered stress threshold, Linda J. Garand
Functional status of older adults after hip fracture, Christina L. Garcia
Effects of conflict types and power style use among health professionals in interdisciplinary team collaboration, Deborah B. Gardner
A validation study for the classification of the level of severity of malignant skin lesions in cancer patients, Mary Ann Gilmore
An educational intervention to develop characteristics of transformational leadership in novice nurse managers, Mary Catherine Goetter
The perfect storm: Unexpected birthing experiences and perinatal mood disorders, Joanne G. Goldbort
Compassion fatigue among U.S. military RNs post overseas deployment, Dawn Marie Goldstein
The relationships of nurses' critical thinking ability and patients' self-disclosure to accuracy in nursing assessment of depression in elderly medical patients, Elizabeth W. Gonzalez
The effects of therapeutic back massage on psychophysiologic variables and immune function in spouses of cancer patients, Linda M. Goodfellow-Kruth
Psychometric evaluation of a new pressure ulcer skin risk assessment scale for the pediatric burn patient, Mary D. Gordon
