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Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Parents' impressions of their child's minor surgical procedure with nitrous oxide, Tina J. Shapiro
Relationships among nurses' professional identity, career satisfaction, occupational commitment, and intent to stay, Sheila M. Sharbaugh
The life history of Colice Caulfield Sayer and the effects of generational loss, Melissa McIntire Sherrod
Development of a church-based educational program to increase prostate cancer screening for Black men 40 and older, Dawn Marie Silvera-Ndure
Finding support: Evaluating the use of a virtual DNP final project peer support community in a limited-residency program, Pamela Simon-Card
Taxonomy of nursing clinical credibility as described by nurses and physicians, Claudia DiSabatino Smith
A bundled approach to IV site care and maintenance, Dawn A. Smith
Exploring incivility among nursing and health science students: A descriptive study, Diane Louise Smith
The lived experiences of male partners of women who have previously been diagnosed with postpartum depression, Judy Kaye Smith
Health literacy preparation of BSN students: A basic qualitative study, Robin E. Squellati
A case study of the professionalization of Mexican nursing: 1980 to 2005, Allison Patricia Squires
Contextual factors influencing the acute care registered nurse's response to clinical alarms, Kathleen M. Stacy
Assessing facilitating factors and barriers to body mass index screening among school nurses, Ann M. Stalter
Patients' perceptions of patient education as enablement, Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler
The effect of a restorative intervention on directed attentional capacity in the third trimester of pregnancy and labor pain, Mary Ann W. Stark
A quantification model for home health care nursing visits, Judith I. Storfjell
An ethnography study of HIV positive midlife Black women, Charlotte Stoudmire
Parents' experience raising a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Charlotte D. Strahm
The utilization and effectiveness of the HESI E (square) exit exam as a graduation requirement toward increasing NCLEX-RN® pass rates in baccalaureate nursing programs, Debra Henline Sullivan
Siblings of children with Down Syndrome: Voices heard, Kimberlee A. Sutter
Self-concept cognitive perception and adherence to recommended health regimes in adults with heart failure, Christine M. Thomas
Navigating troubled waters: Chronic illness experience in a health care crisis, Sally Thorne
A focused ethnography: Nursing students' perceptions of cultural competence and social justice, Wanda Elizabeth Thuma-McDermond
