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Theses/Dissertations from 2019
The experience of cognitive change in women with breast cancer following chemotherapy, Mary Louise Kanaskie
Salvaging self: A grounded theory study of pregnancy on crack cocaine, Margaret H. Kearney
Parent transition from the newborn intensive care unit (NICU) to home, Carole Ann Kenner
Research utilization of registered nurses in United States Army Hospitals, Deborah J. Kenny
Factors related to Mexican-American workers' use of hearing protection, Madeleine J. Kerr
Predictors of health maintenance behavior of young adults with cystic fibrosis, Judith Kimchi-Woods
"We are strong women": A focused ethnography of the reproductive lives of women in Belize, Carrie S. Klima
To report or not report: A qualitative study of nurses' decisions in error reporting, Amy R. Koehn
The relationship between faculty research productivity and organizational structure in schools of nursing, Eileen M. Kohlenberg
The relationship between two types of artificial lighting and restlessness as manifested by level of activation and motor activity in the elderly, Ann F. Kolanowski
Using second-transitionary phase cognitive factors to predict adherence to a walking routine, Donna B. Konradi
Experiences of caregivers of dementia patients with an integrated primary care model, Mariya Alekseyevna Kovaleva
Using the Revised Wilson and Cleary Model to explore factors affecting quality of life in persons on hemodialysis, Daria L. Kring
The relationship of organizational variables and patient outcomes in a home healthcare setting, Margaret A. Kroposki
Utilization of care coordination among children with special needs in the 1994 National Health Interview Survey on Disability Phase II, Barbara J. Kruger
The relationship between recurrent placental pathology and recurrent poor pregnancy outcome, Cara Krulewitch
The effect of prompted self-regulated learning strategies in a clinical nursing preceptorship, RuthAnne Kuiper
Coping with appraised threat of breast cancer: Primary prevention coping behaviors utilized by women at increased risk, Diane R. Lancaster
Understanding interdisciplinary communication and collaboration among physicians, nurses, and unlicensed assistive personnel, Gwendolyn L. Lancaster
A brief nursing workload scale: Development and evaluation, Eve Lynn Layman
Exploration of the decision-making process to access and utilize healthcare in women veterans, Corinne A. Lee
Experiences of homeless Vietnam veterans in deciding to access or not access health care, Susan K. Lee
Cultural characteristics of a nursing education center of excellence: A naturalistic inquiry case study, Tona L. Leiker
Diffusion of inclusion: Measuring willingness to adopt inclusive teaching strategies in nursing educational environments, Janet A. Levey
Predictors of glove use by health care workers, Pamela F. Levin
