Browsing by Research Approach "Qualitative Research"
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Adolescent Female Substance Abuse: Risk and Resiliency Factors
Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) abuse is a major social and health concern for adolescent females. For the first time, female use patterns are converging with male patterns among U.S. adolescents. Despite evidence ... -
African-American, Hispanic, and Caucasian Parents' Perception and Management of Chronically Ill Children in the Home
Advances in technology and knowledge have contributed to a growing population of children with chronic illness. Nurses caring for chronically ill children and their families in the home environment have witnessed a rapid ... -
"Amyong, Anito at Usag": Patterns of Health Belief Among Aetas of Nabuclod Pampanga
(2017-12-21)This study, grounded on focused ethnography, explored the cultural patterns among Aetas of Nabuclod Pampanga specifically zeroing in on those practices that directly and indirectly affect the health of community members. ... -
Anticipating Mothering in the Mexican Origin Woman
Not all women experience pregnancy and motherhood in the same way. There needs to be a greater understanding of how Mexican origin women experience pregnancy and anticipate mothering since Hispanics comprise the largest ... -
An Assessment of Competencies of Clinical Instructors in Teaching and Guidance for Nursing Students in Clinical Areas: A Cross-sectional Study in Tanzania
(2018-07-03)Nursing student’s clinical competence including psychomotor skills, attitude, values, and beliefs of professional practices depend on the quality of clinical instruction given by their preceptors in clinical settings. The ... -
Barriers and facilitators for successful integration of nurse practitioners into interdisciplinary care teams
(2017-04-17)Introduction. Aims/Objectives. The purpose of this review is to explore the barriers and interventions for successful NP integration to healthcare teams. Research aims are to study the evidence related to autonomy, ... -
Being-With Dying: Tacit Wisdom Embedded in the Experiences of Nurses Who Attend to Dying
(2017-11-27)Dying persons and their family members have needs that are notably unidentified and unmet in the United States today. This is in large part due to health professionals' being unprepared to provide end of life care that ... -
Beware of Uncharitable Speech: Perceptions of Newly Graduated Nurses Regarding Their Experiences of Academic Incivility Between and Among Nursing Students in Undergraduate Nursing Education
The perceptions of newly graduated nurses regarding their experiences of academic incivility between and among nursing students in undergraduate nursing education were explored in this qualitative descriptive study. Six ... -
Change In Culture: Addition of a Clinical Pharmacist to the Emergency Department Antimicrobial Culture Review Process
(2016-12-13)Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a unit based pharmacist in assisting with antimicrobial selection of female patients discharged from the emergency department with a diagnosis of an uncomplicated urinary tract ... -
Chemotherapy-related Cognitive Impairment: The Breast Cancer Experience
The aims of this qualitative descriptive study were to describe the experience of chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment (CRCI) for women with breast cancer who received chemotherapy; and identify information about CRCI ... -
The Clinical Reasoning of Expert Acute Care Registered Nurses in Pre-cardiopulmonary Arrest Events
The purposes of this study were to (a) identify the clinical reasoning processes of expert acute care Registered Nurses (RNs) in pre-cardiopulmonary arrest events using empiric indicators and to (b) make inferences about ... -
Clinical Research Ethics and Pediatric HIV Infection
This research study investigates the views of a select group of people about the ethics involved in the conduct of clinical research that uses children with Human Immunodeficiency Virus as subjects. Physician and nurse ... -
Cultural Characteristics of a Nursing Education Center of Excellence: A Naturalistic Inquiry Case Study
Nursing education is at a crossroad today. Stressors in nursing programs include expanding enrollments to meet growing workforce demands for more registered nurses, demanding workloads with low average nursing faculty ... -
A Description of the Maternal Decision-making Process Regarding Circumcision
Mothers, as dependent-care agents for their child, must make multiple decision concerning the health care of the child. One of the first decisions that must be made by mothers of male children is a decision for or against ... -
Domains of Nursing Practice: Application of Benner's Model
The purpose of this study was to use hermeneutical phenomenology to describe the clinical knowledge embedded within the everyday practice of senior nursing students and registered nurses. This study employs Benner's (1984) ... -
ELNEC Core Module 1: Palliative Nursing Care
(2018-07-03)Describe the role of the nurse in providing quality palliative care for patients across the lifespan. Identify the need for collaborating with interdisciplinary team members while implementing the nursing role in palliative ... -
ELNEC Pediatric 2018: Module 1
(2018-07-03)Principles of Hospice & Palliative Care for Children Child and family as unit of care with attention to caregiver support Adolescents and young adults have distinctive needs Attention to physical, psychological, social, ... -
End of Life Discussions in the Community
(2015-10-02)Advance Care Planning (ACP) is a process of review and discussion between patients, family members, and healthcare providers that focus on goals of care rather than specific treatments. ACP should be initiated and implemented ... -
Enduring: The Experience of Hospitalized Elderly Patients
The number of elderly hospitalized patients is increasing dramatically. Yet, the hospitalization experience of the elderly is not well understood. The purpose of this study was to explore the hospitalization process as ... -
Ethical Issues Experienced by Primary Care Nurse Practitioners Caring for Vulnerable Patients in Nursing Centers
Primary care nurse practitioners (NPs), working in nursing centers, frequently care for vulnerable patients who are at increased risk for poor health outcomes and diminished quality of life. Risk and marginalization compound ...