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Theses/Dissertations from 2020
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
The relationship of self-efficacy, social support, self-esteem, and hope with sex related health promotion behaviors in HIV-infected and uninfected women, Shirley Mae Timmons
The experience of hope for adults with cystic fibrosis, Janet P. Tracy
A pilot study of tailored teaching on non-drug enhancements for managing postoperative pain, Susanne Mary Tracy
Patient satisfaction with nurse practitioner care in retail health clinics, Laura J. Tucco
Chronically ill children's mothers' perceptions of environmental variables, Anne Turner-Henson
The experience of African students studying nursing in the United States in relation to their use of critical thinking, Donald L. Tyson
