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Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Public policy regarding infant mortality: Rhetorical criticism of the mass media, Joanne Rains Warner
Effects of anxiety reducing interventions on performance anxiety in graduate nurses, Georgita L. Tolbert Washington
A comparison of the nursing costs associated with the implementation of the mandated nurse-to-patient ratios in California, Shelly C. Wells
Correlates of desire for children among Black women with and without HIV infection, Yvonne Wesley
Fleet mental health: A discourse analysis of navy leaders' attitudes about mental health problems, Richard J. Westphal
Clinical decision-making among nursing students: An interpretive study, Ann Hanson White
Towards a context-sensitive theory of nursing ethics: classification and comparison of nurses' narratives from four time periods (1934, 1979, 1989, and 1995), Judith Marlene Wilkinson
Adult ambulatory care visits for illness-related complaints in the United States, 1995/1996, Ann M. Williamson
Extent of violence and danger of homicide before and after abused women seek help, Pamela Willson
Assessment of validity and reliability of a neurophysiologic evoked potential instrument, Wanda O. Wilson
The personal experience of developing sexuality in middle childhood, Marie Winn
Nursing rituals in an adult acute care hospital: An ethnography, Zane Robinson Wolf
Emerging adults' lived experience of perinatally acquired human immunodeficiency virus, Angela Marie Wright
The moral certainty or uncertainty of nurses regarding end-of-life treatment decisions, Mary Ellen Wurzbach
The use of guided imagery to enhance power for smoking behavior change, Christine A. Wynd
Influence of initial nursing educational preparation on patient assessment, Carolyn J. Yocom
The effects of the mother's appraisal of her employment status on the preterm infant's development at 3 months, JoAnne M. Youngblut
Joining the academic community: The lived experiences of new teachers in nursing education, Patricia K. Young
Perceived social support, coping, and psychological distress in advanced cancer patients, Adelaida Zabalegui
Exploring the experience of benefit finding in parents of children with cancer: A grounded theory study, Carol E. Zogran
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
The effectiveness of screening for comorbid depression among outpatients with chronic diseases in Maryland, Linda H. Allibalogun
Barriers to and facilitators of initiation and retention in behavioral health services in Cape May County, New Jersey, Cheneen Austin
Adolescent female substance abuse: Risk and resiliency factors, Mary Bemker
