Browsing Master's Papers by Issue Date
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Predictors of success in an associate nursing program utilizing comprehensive examination scores
(10/20/2016)The purpose of this research study was to examine the relationship between the scores obtained on the Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) tests and the results of the first attempt on the National Council Licensure ... -
The Effect of Test-taking Strategy Education on Kaplan Integrated Exam Scores
(11/17/2016)Achieving minimum NCLEX-RN® pass rates is problematic for many nursing programs. Much research focuses on determining predictors of NCLEX-RN® success and preventing failure. Schools implement standardized content assessments ... -
Patients' Perceptions Regarding Nursing Care in the General Surgical Wards at Kenyatta National Hospital
(2017-02-17)Background: Nursing care is a major component of the health services because it is one of the determinants of quality health services. The anecdotal patients’ care evaluation and media reports have portrayed negative ... -
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 ... -
How Well do Providers Screen for Depression and Suicide in Adolescents?
(2017-04-13)Suicide is the third leading cause of death among 15-24 year olds. Research indicates that suicide can be prevented with early screening and treatment. More than 50% of patients suffering from some form of mental disorder ... -
"Falling Hair and Drilling Bone": A Phenomenological Inquiry Into the Lives of Adolescents Undergoing Chemotherapy
(2017-12-07)This study, employing the interpretative phenomenological approach, explored the adolescents‟ experience of undergoing chemotherapy. Five (5) coresearchers were carefully chosen based on a present criteria set upon by the ... -
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 ... -
Culture of safety: Beyond the safety survey: A cross-sectional, mix-methods study
Assessing the safety climate of healthcare organizations is an important step in embarking on creating processes to improve overall patient safety. Nursing leadership considerations for improving safe practice must begin ... -
A measure of perceived fatigue among nurses in western North Carolina
We are anticipating a heightened shortage of nurses as our aging population retires. A shortage of workers tends to lead to overtime for those still in the work force. Previous research has demonstrated a link between ... -
Prevention of neuromuscular blockade: A proposal
Many surgeries require the use of neuromuscular blocking agents. At the end of surgery, these agents may not be fully metabolized and must be reversed in order for patients to have full muscle strength. However, postoperative ... -
How nurse-led clinics improve health care access
The project will seek to address how nurse-led clinics enhance access to health care services, lead to patient satisfaction, and offer inexpensive and quality health care services. To evaluate these variables, the project ... -
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 ... -
Postpartum depression screening: Educating the bedside nurse
Purposes/Aims: The purpose of this applied project is to develop a learning module based on best practices to educate nurses about postpartum depression and postpartum depression screening in inpatient postpartum maternity ... -
Barriers to using certified interpreters in the hospital setting: The Hispanic bilingual nurse experience
Introduction: The law requires that certified interpreters are available to translate information to patients regarding their healthcare. Due to perceived barrier of time, Hispanic bilingual nurses are regularly called ... -
Do novice nurses utilize reflection for clinical reasoning?
Statement of the Issue: Once practicing on their own, novice nurses experience a gap between practice and theory. These nurses are expected to care for increasingly sicker patients and must be able to bridge that gap in ... -
Who uses residential hospice in Ontario?
This retrospective case study was designed to describe the characteristics of individuals who use residential hospice for end of life care and death. Historical usage and demographic information for patients who used one ... -
Job satisfaction of registered nurses in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
The purpose of this study is to determine the level of job satisfaction of Registered nurses in Muscat and relationships to Herzberg’s motivation and hygiene factors. The theoretical underpinning of this study is ... -
Job satisfaction among family nurse practitioners in Mississippi
Job satisfaction for nurses is a concern, as job satisfaction can have an effect on a health care organization's ability to retain staff and recruit new nurses. Job performance is also affected when job satisfaction ... -
Cultural competence in the baccalaureate degree nursing curriculum
Health care providers are members of a helping profession and need to provide quality care to all members of society. As a result of current and projected demographic changes within the United States (U.S.), health care ... -
Meaningful use of the EHR-Evaluating the internal and external factors affecting the timeliness of patient referrals
With increasing numbers of patients seeking healthcare in the ambulatory setting it is necessary to evaluate processes for improving efficiency and access, while controlling costs. Timely access to specialty care is vital ...
