Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Sigma Chapters "Alpha Phi"
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Attitudes of nurses toward children with disabilities
The attitudes of U.S. nurses toward children with disabilities have not been adequately measured over time and after an educational intervention. Disability content has not been a priority in nursing education and, if ... -
Biomarker, treatment, and socio-demographic factors affecting opioid use disorder treatment retention
Increasing mortality from opioid overdose and low treatment engagement are significant public health concerns. Along with increasing health care and criminal justice enforcement costs, there is an urgent need to study the ... -
Folklore as a Health Patterning Modality
The lived experience of folklore practices as a health patterning modality may have meaning for nursing science. This hermeneutic phenomenological qualitative study was designed to uncover and understand the meaning and ... -
An investigation of the relationship among social support, motivation, perceived competence, and pursuit of a baccalaureate degree among associate degree nurse graduates
The Institute of Medicine Reports of the last ten years highlight the increased complexity of health care and the need for new ways for health providers to respond. While other professional programs have adapted to the ... -
Knowing the patient as a person: Social media listening and Gadamerian analysis of nurses' expressions shared during the COVID-19 Global Health Pandemic
Background: COVID-19 has dramatically changed human-to-human interactions from in-person to the nonhuman domain of virtual space. In January 2021, every 28 seconds one person died of COVID-19 in the United States. An ... -
The lived experience of choosing among life goals: A phenomenological study
The purpose of this phenomenological investigation was to uncover the meaning of the lived experience of choosing among life goals. Seven married female administrators between the ages of 27-37 who were in middle management ... -
The mirror behind the mask: Experiences of five people living with HIV/AIDS who practice Santería
This qualitative study was an exploration of the experiences of five persons living with HIV/AIDS who practice Santería. Santería is an Afro-Cuban religion derived from the Yoruba tradition in which African ... -
Qualitative study of how experienced certified holistic nurses learn to become competent practitioners
This qualitative naturalistic study was designed to explore how experienced certified holistic nurses (HNCs) learned to become competent as holistic nurse practitioners. This study is based on the following assumptions: ... -
The relationship between moral reasoning, the relationship dimension of the social climate of the work environment, and perception of realistic moral behavior among registered professional nurses
This study investigated the effects of moral reasoning and the work environment on moral behavior of registered professional nurses. One hundred fifty staff nurses employed in one tertiary care facility in Metropolitan New ...