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Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Masters in nursing students' experiences as a member of a virtual classroom on the internet, Carla L. Mueller
Access to care of adults with chronic illness, Constance F. Mullinix
Chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment: The breast cancer experience, Jamie S. Myers
Toward a theory of home health care nursing practice, Leslie J. Neal-Boylan
A grounded theory study exploring lesbian patient self-disclosure of sexual orientation in acute care, Margaret Ruth Neese
Testing an intervention to decrease catastrophizing in persons with fibromyalgia, Pamela Jean Nelson
Organic buildup and residual blood on clean infant stethoscopes used in maternal-infant areas, Jan Marie Nick
Factors influencing prefatory maternal response in the primigravida, Leslie H. Nicoll
Family experiences with long-term childhood technology dependence: An interpretive interactionist approach, Maureen O'Brien
Predictors of role identity and role attainment in mothers of premature infants, Mary O'Pray
Professional values of licensed practical nurses and time post initial licensure: A correlational study, Linda A. Otero
What is the BSN student's perception of why a nursing course was failed?, Amy M. Owen
Sex, drugs, and religion: A multi-ethnic analysis of health behaviors, attitudes, and perceptions of childbearing women, Robin L. Page
The role of the dorsolateral pontine tegmentum in modulating nociception, Judith Ann Paice
The effect of gender on a predictive model of violent behaviors in rural youth using a contextual framework, Kathleen T. Patterson
Domains of nursing practice: Application of Benner's Model, Rebecca J. Patterson
Outcome evaluation of an interdisciplinary care model for children with cystic fibrosis, Roberta P. Pawlak
Managing susceptibility to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, Cynthia E. Perry
Creativity and cognitive style of creativity: A description of graduate nursing faculty and construct validation of the Kirton Adaption-Innovation Theory, Amy C. Pettigrew
Early outcomes from mild traumatic brain injury from child and proxy perspectives, Pamela Pieper
The relationship of organizational, personal, and interpersonal factors to role conflict, role ambiguity, and role strain in head nurses, Bonita A. Pilon
When worlds collide: The meanings of work and fathering among fathers of premature infants, Shawn Pohlman
The relation of sick leave benefits, employment patterns, and individual characteristics to radiation therapy-related fatigue, Patricia Anne Poirier
