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Racial disparity in health insurance acquisition in the state of California
Racial disparity continues to be a struggle in America. The main purpose of this project was to determine whether there is a relationship between race and the acquisition of health insurance in adult residents of California ... -
Recognition of stress in emergency room nurses
Emergency room nurses work in an environment that is volatile and challenging due to the frequent exposures to critical incidences and stressful events. Given the frequency of exposure to these critical incidences and ... -
A registered nurse's understanding of pressure ulcer prevention and treatment
The goal of this study was to determine what registered nurses’ understanding of the prevention and treatment options for pressure ulcers currently is and do those registered nurses need additional education or ... -
The relationship between death depression and death anxiety among cancer patients in Saudi Arabia
Cancer is one of the main public health problems in the world. People diagnosed with cancer may become depressed and fearful of dying. This causes them to question treatments and sometimes avoid treatment altogether. Cancer ... -
The relationship between parental recall of acceptance experienced in childhood, marital quality and current parent-infant interactions
Warm, sensitive parenting has been related to optimal child development. An important contributor believed to influence parenting style is the parent's own childrearing history in the family of origin. Most past research ... -
The relationship between perceived quality of life and attitudes toward advance directive decisions in older adult nursing home residents
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the perceived quality of life and attitudes toward advance directive decisions based on the resuscitation status of older adults who resided in nursing ... -
The role and responsibility of the nurse in caring for the dying patient
The problem undertaken in this study was to learn the specific nursing functions a selected sample of registered nurses performed in an effort to meet the needs of the dying patient and how adequate they felt in performing ... -
Secondary Analysis of Caregiver Pain Management Issues During Telehospice Versus In-person Interventions
Most hospice care in the US is provided in the home by lay family caregivers. These caregivers suffer physically, psychologically, emotionally, and socially from the burden of caring. The most often identified area of ... -
Self-care agency and self-care practice of adult African Americans with type 2 diabetes
The purpose of the study was to identify and examine the concepts of self-care agency and self-care practice of African American adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, living in the local community. The research questions ... -
Self-care practices among undergraduate university students
(1/26/2015)Although many factors affect an individual’s health status, self-care is paramount. Further investigation of factors that influence self-care practices is key to enhancing illness and injury prevention and health ... -
Self-reported confidence levels and satisfaction by new graduate nurses practicing independently in a nurse residency program
Background: The current challenges in retaining and maintaining confident and satisfied new graduate nurses are attributed to three primary factors: lack of competence, lack of self-confidence and lack of peer support ... -
Sense of belonging and registered nurse job satisfaction
(2017-02-23)Increased registered nurse turnover may be a significant contributor to the nursing shortage; therefore factors must be acknowledged that lead to poor nurse retention. Tourangeau, Cummings, Cranley, Ferron, and Harvey ... -
Skin-to-skin contact after birth to promote newborns' vital stabilization: An evidence-based project
(2016-02-05)The hours immediately following birth are a crucial time for an infant to sustain life. Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) during this time provides the infant with natural thermoregulation and promotes oxygenation. The purpose ... -
Smoking and violence: An exploratory study within a maximum security forensic institution
Nicotine addiction among the mentally ill occurs at a high rate and aggressive behavior frequently occurs in forensic psychiatric facilities. Few studies focused on psychiatric forensic inpatients and their behavioral ... -
The song of the soul: Transforming disabling illness through art
The focus of this qualitative, arts-based inquiry was to understand how disabling illness might be transformed through art. A/r/tography – art/research/teaching and writing, was the method used to explore and understand ... -
Subgroups of patients undergoing chemotherapy with distinct cognitive fatigue and evening physical fatigue profiles
Purpose: Purpose was to model cognitive fatigue and evening physical fatigue together to determine subgroups of patients with distinct cognitive fatigue AND evening physical fatigue profiles. Once these profiles were ... -
Suffragettes for cesareans: "Every woman should have a choice"
Patient choice for caesarean delivery (CD) is complex. This choice poses a challenge to Health Care Providers (HCPs) in terms of resource allocation, economics, and surgical risks. Yet, women’s understanding of choice ... -
Test anxiety, performance expectancy, and actual performance on the professional licensure examination among diploma nursing graduates
This prospective study examined the relationship between test anxiety and performance on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) in diploma nursing graduates. A convenience sample of 77 ... -
A tool to evaluate simulations in nursing education
The purpose of the study is to test the interrater reliability of a tool to evaluate student performance during clinical simulations, using a convenience sample of senior Baccalaureate nursing (BSN) students and clinical ... -
Tuberculosis screening and education in the urban public school district
Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s deadliest curable communicable infectious disease. The eradication of TB is a significantly important intractable global public health challenge for health agencies at all levels. Global ...