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Submissions from 2025
The Nursing Human Capital Value Model, Olga Yakusheva, Kathryn A. Lee, and Marianne Weiss
Organizational Return on Investment in Nursing: A Systematic Review, Olga Yakusheva, Kathryn Lee, Alissa V. Fial, and Marianne E. Weiss
Submissions from 2024
Compounding stress: A mixed methods study on the psychological experience of miscarriage amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Madeline Fernandez, Alison Swift, Christyn Dolbier, and Kaitlin Guard Banasiewicz
Nursing students' views of using virtual reality in healthcare: A qualitative study, Mohamad M. Saab, Margaret Landers, David Murphy, Billy O'Mahony, Eoghan Cooke, Michelle O'Driscoll, and Josephine Hegarty
Submissions from 2023
Motivating older adults through immersive virtual exercise (MOTIVE): A randomized pilot study, Brittany Drazich, Debora Anokye, Shijun Zhu, Jejomar Teleb, Elizabeth Galik, Luana Colloca, and Barbara Resnick
Submissions from 2022
Scoping review of factors affecting Philippine nurse licensure examination outcomes, James Montegrico and Ryan Michael F. Oducado
Submissions from 2021
Nurse motivation, engagement and well-being before an electronic medical record system implementation: A mixed methods study, Rebecca M. Jedwab, Alison M. Hutchinson, Elizabeth Manias, Rafael A. Calvo, Naomi Dobroff, Nicholas Glozier, and Bernice Redley
Influence of self-esteem, psychological empowerment, and empowering leader behaviors on assertive behaviors of staff nurses, Ryan Michael F. Oducado
Incorporating virtual reality in nurse education: A qualitative study of nursing students' perspectives, Mohamad M. Saab, Josephine Hegarty, David Murphy, and Margaret Landers
Submissions from 2020
Perceived competence and transition experience of new graduate Filipino nurses, Nicolette Anne Ubas-Sumagasyay and Ryan Michael F. Oducado
A Practical Guide for Frontline Workers During COVID-19: Kolcaba's Comfort Theory, Timothea Vo
Submissions from 2019
Gen Z nursing students' usage, perception and satisfaction with Facebook for educational purposes: Tool for learning or distraction, Ryan Michael F. Oducado
Correlation between theoretical classroom instruction and related learning experiences: Evidence from a Philippine nursing university, Ryan Michael F. Oducado, Mary Kristine Amboy, Ayesha Penuela, and Rosana Grace Belo-Delariarte
Institutional competency assessment and other factors influencing the nurse licensure examination, Ryan Michael F. Oducado, Dexter P. Cendaña, and Rosana Grace Belo-Delariarte
Perceptions and attitude on using social media responsibly: Toward social media literacy in nursing education, Ryan Michael F. Oducado, Mhonica Sales, Aira Joy Magarzo, Patricia Mae Panes, and Joreem Theus Lapastora
Infection control practice on vital signs equipment: A survey among senior nursing students in Iloilo City, Philippines, Zea Maize Suarez, Ryan Michael F. Oducado, Eric Lorenz Josue, Treesha Llen Gayoso, Christy Anne Ocate, and Janelene Joy Lujan
Submissions from 2018
Oral care for head and neck cancer symptom management, Laura Cullen, Sharon Baumler, Michele Marie Farrington, Cindy Dawson, Peggy Folkmann, and Loraine Brenner
A qualitative description of millennial nurse administrators' perspectives on leadership and their practice environment, John Ian Lamasan and Ryan Michael F. Oducado
Submissions from 2017
Guidance needs of nursing students in Iloilo City, Philippines, Ryan Michael F. Oducado, Pio Reggie Frigillano, Jesli Joy Gunce, Princess Louise Jover, Princess Meliton, and Krisha Pangilinan
Submissions from 2015
Resilience of nurses in the face of disaster, Stephanie B. Turner
Submissions from 2014
Essential skills for evidence-based practice: Appraising qualitative research, Jeanne T. Grace
Submissions from 2013
Essential skills for evidence-based practice appraising clinical practice guidelines, Jeanne T. Grace
"Masked": The lives of adolescents undergoing chemotherapy, Rudolf Cymorr Kirby P. Martinez
Submissions from 2012
A model for applying evidence to nursing practice, Jeanne T. Grace
Essential skills for evidence-based practice: Appraising evidence for therapy questions, Jeanne T. Grace
