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Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Implementing a depression screening and referral program in an African American church community, Mary S. Garner
The impact of the interim payment system on Ohio home healthcare agencies, Abigail A. Gerding
Cardiovascular knowledge, beliefs and healthcare practices of the Amish in Northern Indiana, Deborah R. Gillum
Character and ethical behavior of nurses, Nelda S. Godfrey
Navigating through uncertainty: Breastfeeding the high-risk infant, Susan Golembeski
White (non-Hispanic) nurse practitioner student perceptions of Hispanic patients, Rose Iris Gonzalez
Low-income women with genital herpes: Recognizing and managing their fear trajectory, Shirley Countryman Gordon
Organizational climate, role ambiguity, role conflict and nurse faculty work balance: Influence on organizational commitment and turnover intention, Denise K. Gormley
The assessment of the mother-newborn interaction, Jeanne T. Grace
Parenting a lone twin: When one twin dies, Kelly L. Grady
Predicting certification success for the family nurse practitioner, Tammy Lee Gravel
Acuity-based staffing in long term care: Does it influence quality?, Kathy Diane Gray-Siracusa
Understanding reflection from the perspective of baccalaureate nursing students, Deborah A. Greenawald
The ideas of empathy in nursing: A conceptual analysis, Philip A. Greiner
Baccalaureate reentry students: Effects of professional support on role conflict and role transition, Ruth Naomi Grendell
A grounded theory approach to explore the experience of involuntary childlessness in couples with infertility, Taylor L. Grube
Talk and backtalk: Negotiating cervical cancer screening among Appalachian women in West Virginia, Wendy D. Grube
Managing my pregnancy: A grounded theory of pregnancy and childbearing beliefs and practices of women of Mexican descent, Lorena Consuelo Guerrero
The lived experience of nursing students in caring for suffering individuals: A phenomenological analysis, Susan Sweat Gunby
The meaning of high-quality nursing care derived from King's Interacting Systems, Mary E. Gunther
Carving a niche for Australian practice nurses in chronic heart failure management, Elizabeth Jane Halcomb
Increasing parental competency by demonstration of newborn behavioral characteristics, Mary Jane Hamilton
The perception of physical activity and social support for physical activity among Native Hawaiians 55 Years and older, Verna Hanashiro
Relationships and patterns between expert and nonexpert critical care nursing practice and patient outcomes, Sandra Kathleen Hanneman
Behavioral indices of maternal stress and health related family boundary ambiguity in pediatric intensive care, Bonnie L. Harbaugh
