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. ... -
An Analysis of a Governance Model in Nursing Service
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of governance type on culture, nurse work satisfaction, nurse retention, and patient satisfaction with care in acute care hospitals. A theoretically derived path ... -
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 ... -
Application of the Transtheoretical Model of Change to the Smoking Behavior of Men During Their Partner's Pregnancy
This study describes the smoking behavior and selected characteristics of men during their partner's pregnancy. Constructs of the transtheoretical model of behavior change were used to describe socio-demographic characteristics ... -
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 ... -
A Celebration of Family: Family Actions Supporting Task Achievement in Elementary School-age Children with Cystic Fibrosis
Although society is facing a new challenge of supporting an increasing prevalence of children with chronic illnesses, families always have known the joys and hardships of care. The literature (Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, ... -
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 ... -
Clinical Decision-making Among Nursing Students: An Interpretive Study
Clinical decision making has been identified as one of the most important contributions made by the professional nurse in the care of patients. Yet as a discipline, we continue to question what factors influence the ... -
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) ... -
The Early Socialization Process of Critical Care Nurses: Implications for Administration, Education, and Practice
Critical care nurses provide care to the most ill patients in hospital settings; yet, little is known about the processes by which critical care nurses are socialized into their roles. The purpose of this study was to ...