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Mentoring Nurse Practitioners In A Hospital Setting
(Nursing, 2012-04-11)In 2009, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners report identified more than 125, 000 Nurse Practitioners (NP) working in the United States. As the number of NPs increases and their role expands, questions about their ... -
Multidisciplinary Teamwork Perceptions When Mobilizing Ventilated Neurosurgery Patients
(2023-04-10)This two-manuscript dissertation focuses on mobilization in ventilated neurosurgery patients along with the nursing and multidisciplinary perceptions associated with this patient care task. The first manuscript consists ... -
A Narrative Analysis Of Women's Adaptation Following Sexual Assault
Sexual assault against women violates every area of their lives: safety, security, physical health, and social status. Available evidence is inadequate to guide interventions to promote effective adaptation following ... -
A National Study To Compare The Tolerability And Effectiveness Of Colon Cleansing Preparations
(Nursing, 2009-09-16)Colorectal cancer is the third most common form of cancer, and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Fortunately, 90% of colorectal cancer deaths are preventable if the disease is detected ... -
New Graduate Nurses and Transition to Practice
A widely acknowledged transition to practice gap exists for nursing students who have recently graduated and are starting their first job as a registered nurse (RN). In an attempt to bridge this gap, new graduate nurses ... -
NURSING STUDENTS’ CULTURAL AWARENESS AND HIGH-FIDELITY SIMULATION SKILLS
(2022-05-16)Cultural awareness is learning to be self-aware of other cultures and even an individual’s own culture. Nursing students learn about influences of values and beliefs, and the impacts of culture as they consider how to care ... -
Older Adult Hospital Readmission Outcomes of Transitional Care Model Compared with Home Based Primary Care Practice
(2019-08-12)Background: Thirty-day hospital readmission is a significant quality of care and economic problem for adults aged 65 years and older in the United States. The diagnoses most commonly problematic include heart failure (HF), ... -
Parent Health Literacy And Communication With Diabetes Educators In A Pediatric Diabetes Clinic: A Mixed Methods Approach
(Nursing, 2014-07-14)The association between low health literacy and poor patient-provider communication has been well established in adult patients. Little pediatric research has been reported on the relationship between parent health literacy ... -
PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE – A QUALITATIVE STUDY
(2023-05-19)PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE – A QUALITATIVE STUDY People living with heart failure manage their diagnosis in diverse ways. The lived experiences of qualitative study participants are valuable for helping healthcare ... -
Pediatric nurses' journeys to relieve children's post-operative pain
(Nursing, 2010-07-19)This study sought to bridge the gap of nurses' knowledge of pain management and translation into clinical practice by describing pediatric nurses' negotiation of the bureaucracy of caring. The purpose of this study was to ... -
Perceptions and Experiences of Informal Caregivers Related to the Role of Social Support while Caring for Stroke Victims
(2021-11-12)There are many expectations and responsibilities associated with stroke caregiving. The influence of social support on coping with stressors of stroke caregiving is important to explore. Using Pearlin's Stress Theory of ... -
Predicting Academic Success of MSN Students
(2018-12-05)Background: There is a great demand for nurses with advanced educational preparation in today’s healthcare environment (American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN], 2017a). Enrollment and retention of MSN students ... -
Predictive Relationship of Positive Lifestyle Choices with Emotional Distress of Undergraduate College Students: An Analysis of American College Health Association Data
(2017-08-09)Undergraduate student reports of anxiety and depression have risen each year since 2012 to the most recent report of 17% experiencing anxiety and 14% experiencing depression (ACHA, 2016). The significance of the experience ... -
Predictors of Perceived Faculty Support in Pre-Licensure Registered Nursing Students
(2019-07-15)There is an increased demand for nurses in the United States contributing to a nursing shortage that is compounded by decreased student retention in pre-licensure registered nursing (PLRN) programs. Faculty support is a ... -
PREDICTORS OF PERSISTENCE IN ONLINE GRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS
(2015-12-02)Persistence is an important measure of success for individual students and institutions of higher learning. The purpose of this study was to explore personal and academic factors that influence persistence in online graduate ... -
PREOPERATIVE DEPRESSION AND POSTOPERTIVE OUTCOMES IN OLDER ADULT CARDIAC SURGERY PATIENTS
(2016-05-11)Depression following cardiac surgery has been reported in older adults; however, the evidence to date does not clearly specify the onset of depression and its relationship to cardiac surgery. The purpose of this descriptive, ... -
Pressure Ulcer Risk Factors Associated with Level of Paralysis in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury: Analysis of the National Spinal Cord Injury Database
(2022-08-03)The National Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (SCIMS) were established in 1970 to provide and study comprehensive care for anyone with a traumatic spinal cord injury. A spinal cord injury (SCI) is defined as transient or ... -
PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS FOR FEAR OF BIRTH IN PREGNANT WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES
(2018-12-10)Fear of birth is an extreme state of anxiety from phobia about childbirth. It causes severe distress and anxiety. Women experiencing this distress may decide to avoid pregnancy, terminate pregnancy, or elect cesarean ... -
PSYCHOSOCIAL PREDICTORS OF HEALTHY INFANT BIRTH OUTCOMES IN CHILDBEARING WOMEN
(2017-05-04)Low infant birth weight is a persistent problem in the United States. Psychosocial protective factors may confer benefits to vulnerable women, resulting in increased likelihood of healthy infant birth weight (HIBW). Few ... -
The Pursuit Of Language Appropriate Care: Remote Simultaneous Medical Interpretation Use
(Nursing, 2010-07-19)Background. The U.S. government mandates nurses to deliver linguistically appropriate care to hospital patients. It is difficult for nurses to implement the language mandates because there are 6,912 active living languages ...