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Theses/Dissertations from 2019
An investigation of burnout in New Jersey staff nurses: The effects of fear of success in nursing and narcissism, Kathleen M. Burke
Investigation of the effect of IVI with three modes of instruction on learning and attitude towards the instructional media, Antoinette B. Calderone
Preferences for information and self-care, stress and coping with outpatient surgery: A descriptive correlational study, Linda Marie Caldwell
Development of a community health nursing course grounded in Nightingale's Framework, Susan Calhoun
Ethical dilemmas of nurse executives: A descriptive study, Caroline Camunas
The impact of discontinuing contact precautions for multi-drug resistant organisms, Darlene Carey
Seeking life balance: The perceptions of health of Cambodian women in resettlement, Olivia Catolico
How Latinas come to know about AIDS and AIDS prevention, Patricia Walker Caudle
Explication of the meaning of reminiscence for the elderly living in the community, Roberta Claire Cavendish
College student risk behavior: The implications of religiosity and impulsivity, Mary A. Cazzell
Influence of the economy on teen and adult birth patterns in Oklahoma 1980 through 1995: A time series analysis, Sandra Kay Cesario
Health Locus of Control and Learned Helplessness in Cardiac Pacemaker Recipients, Janice V. Chandler
Differences in coping between parents of mentally handicapped children and parents of non handicapped children, Cynthia Chatham
Traumatic events, social support, and self-efficacy: Correlates of health perceptions among adolescents, Kerry H. Cheever
Faculty to faculty incivility in Iowa nursing education programs, Candace Chihak
The influence of behavioral cues on immunization practices of elders, Lynn A. Chilton
Determinants of psychological well-being in immigrants, Kimberly A. Christopher
Compensation of staff nurses employed in United States hospitals from 1960 to 1990, Pamela Frances Cipriano
Benchmarking nurse sensitive quality patient outcomes across the continuum of care, Carla G. Clark
The experience of families when a child is diagnosed with cancer with a favorable diagnosis, Laura Clarke-Steffen
When the injured nurse returns to work: An institutional ethnography, Laurie Clune
Testing a decision making model for nursing, Daniel Bruce Coble
Social support and relationship expectations in mothers of sick and well newborns, Sherrilyn D. Coffman
Does using a surgical safety checklist improve surgical readiness?, Christina A. Colombo Goodall
Reconnecting: A grounded theory study of formerly homeless mothers, Pamela M. H. Cone
