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Theses/Dissertations from 2020
The process of recovering in women who have been depressed, Ann R. Peden
Factors associated with peer violence among elementary, middle and high school students, Tracy J. Perron
Teach-back method and brown bag review in the psychiatric population: An evidence-based practice project, Kori M. Pfeiffer
Nursing workforce issues: Nursing student enrollment and faculty trends in the state of Maryland, Virginia S. Pichler
The cultivation and practice of spiritual care expertise in an inpatient palliative care setting, Gail E. Simmons Pittroff
Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the perceived health competence scale in elderly African American populations, Mary J. Polchert
Postpartum hemorrhage evidence-based registered nurse staff education project, Jessica Powell
The effect of a work-place based education program on moral distress, Nancy Miller Powell
An outcome evaluation of an evidenced-based leadership framework on nursing retention in a tertiary medical center, Robbie G. Rabe
The effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on postoperative pain with movement, Barbara A. Rakel
An investigation of hope as manifested in the physically ill adult, Edith H. Raleigh
The effect of interpersonal relatedness on partner abuse as mediated by hopelessness and depression in African-American males, Larry B. Rankin
Relationships of professional nurse characteristics and nurse staffing to adverse patient outcomes, Monica A. Redekopp
An investigation of the relationship among social support, motivation, perceived competence, and pursuit of a baccalaureate degree among associate degree nurse graduates, Margaret Joyce Reilly
Calming music and hand massage with agitated elderly, Ruth M. Remington
Relationship between nurses' management of pediatric oncology patients' symptoms and job satisfaction, Jennifer Isabelle Rheingans
Nurses' information processing related to surveillance as an intervention in the care of stroke patients, Lori Rhudy
Development of an instrument measuring existential authenticity, Misty M. Richmond
Measuring nursing home staff turnover using date-of-hire from current payroll records, C. Jo Riggs
Parental influences on late adolescents' autonomous motivation and sexual risk knowledge and behavior, Bettina Hornbuckle Riley
The development and psychometric analysis of an instrument to measure a woman's experience of childbirth, Elizabeth V. Rini
Families' perceptions on immunodeficiency virus HIV/AIDS phenomenon and its impact on family functioning of Puerto Rican families with children: A grounded approach, Marta Rivero-Mendez
Emergence of informal clinical leadership among bedside nurses in the acute care clinical setting: A mixed methods study, Darlene M. Rogers
Description of the moderate brain injured patient and predictors of discharge to rehabilitation, Sandra Rogers
Relationship of obstructive sleep apnea and sickle cell disease severity in children, Valerie E. Rogers
