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Engagement of primary stakeholders to tailor a comprehensive transitional care model for persons who have experienced a stroke and their caregivers
Background: Stroke is the leading cause of disability in the US, affecting approximately 795,000 persons annually. Stroke care is delivered across multiple settings from hyperacute care in a hospital through chronic stroke ... -
Spirituality and religiosity in adolescents with sickle cell disease: A qualitative study
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a serious debilitating chronic illness and global health problem. Spirituality and religiosity have been shown to have positive correlations with their health outcomes. Research addressing the ... -
The relationship between new nurses who volunteer and the caring behavior new nurses exhibit in the practice setting, one year post graduation
Volunteering is engaged in by millions world-wide and nurses comprise a significant portion of those who provide their professional talents, unpaid, to the underserved in local, national and international efforts. Nurses ... -
Perceived ease of use and usefulness of podcasting in nursing skills competence
This capstone project examined nursing students' technology acceptance of podcasting as a tool for nursing skill acquisition. Technology acceptance was determined by measuring the students' perceived competence of the skill ... -
Implementing an early mobility protocol for patients in intensive care unit
Background: Limited mobility and prolonged bedrest were thought of as necessary to promote safety and hemodynamic stability in critically ill intensive care patients historically, but recent research does not support this ... -
Navigating the change of life: The menopausal transition of Thai immigrant women
Given that women continue to live more than three decades after menopause and their health and well being in later life are determined by quality of health during the menopausal transition, menopause has become an important ... -
Bone health education for osteoporosis risk reduction in premenopausal women: A quality improvement project
In the United States, about 8.5 million women live with osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a debilitating systemic skeletal disorder characterized by low bone mass and reduced bone mineral density that occurs with the loss of ... -
Dimensions of racial identity as predictors of physical activity in midlife African American women
Physical inactivity leads to serious health consequences, particularly for midlife African American (AA) women. Midlife African American (AA) women are less physically active and have higher obesity-related morbidity and ... -
Subsyndromal delirium and postoperative pain in older adults
Study Purpose and Design: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between subsyndromal delirium and pain in older adults following major elective orthopedic surgery. The design of this correlational ... -
Development of a clinical nurse leadership orientation program
Nurses are often promoted or hired into leadership positions without the benefit of a formal orientation to their new leadership positions. The challenge of navigating the various expectations of the role of clinical nurse ... -
Motivation to learn, learner independence, intellectual curiosity and self-directed learning readiness of prelicensure sophomore baccalaureate nursing students
Attrition is a major concern in schools of nursing, and research shows that it is most prevalent in baccalaureate nursing students as they first encounter their initial nursing and core science courses. Many nursing students ... -
Distress after preterm birth: A discourse analysis of parents' accounts and photographs
Preterm birth is a distressing experience for parents. This distress may continue into early childhood, with negative consequences for parents' mental health and child development. The purpose of this study was to take an ... -
The effect of induction of labor on the odds of primary Cesarean delivery
The induction rate in the United States has more than doubled since 1989 to a high of 20.6% (Martin et al., 2003). The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of labor induction on the odds of primary cesarean ... -
Older adults' implementation of discharge instructions following an acute care hospital stay
Discharge instructions are a self-care guide for patients after discharge from an acute care hospitalization. The discharge process starts on admission to the hospital and continues until discharged. Many patients rely on ... -
Emergence delirium in U.S. military combat veterans
This dissertation study examined the phenomenon of emergence delirium in U.S. military combat veterans. Emergence delirium is a post-anesthetic phenomenon that occurs immediately following emergence from general anesthesia ... -
Revalidation of the Hung Postpartum Stress Scale
The postpartum period, or puerperium, is a transitional and potentially stressful time during which women need to face both the new tasks of the maternal role and physiological changes in their bodies. Along with these ... -
Moral development and public health nursing
Public health nurses (PHNs) have the opportunity and professional obligation to be at the forefront of the fight to eliminate health disparities based on the practice principle of social justice. The overall purpose of ... -
The lived experience of adolescent females with diabetes: A phenomenological approach
Adolescent females with type 1 diabetes are at risk for long-term complications including retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy. Habits formed during this period can positively or negatively influence future health ... -
The biopsychosocial model of metabolic syndrome among U.S. adults
Background: The Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of medical disorders (obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and insulin/resistance/glucose intolerance) that characteristically occur together in individuals. The ... -
Providing hospice care for children: An organizational study
Background. Of the 54,000 children, who die in the US, many lack access to hospice care. As terminally ill children increasingly return home to die, little is known about the hospices that provide care for children and ...
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