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A randomized controlled trial of an individualized preoperative education intervention for symptom management following total knee arthroplasty
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a common surgical procedure for the treatment of patients with pain and immobility as a result of osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. Painrelated interference, pain and nausea are ... -
Re-linkage to HIV care among persons living with HIV (PLWH) with a gap in care of six months or more
Despite widespread attention to the HIV care continuum over the past several years, little attention has focused on the 45% of PLWH that are not retained in care who are responsible for more than 60% of new HIV infections. ... -
Ready or not: Examining the efficacy of the academic preparation of BSN students and readiness to enter practice
The concept of critical thinking (CT) has perplexed employers and researchers in the field of nursing for decades. The nursing profession is under intense pressure to hire clinicians who exhibit CT skills. A review of the ... -
Reclaiming the house: An interpretive study of nurse-family interactions and activities in critical care
While many studies have examined the need for nursing interventions and others have tested specific formal family interventions, few have investigated the practical or everyday family interventions of intensive care unit ... -
Recognizing burden in unpaid caregivers of patients with end stage renal disease
Aims and objectives. To analyze if an association exists in unpaid caregivers positive aspect of caregiving and self-assessed level of health have on their perceived degree of ... -
Reconnecting: A grounded theory study of formerly homeless mothers
Homelessness is a condition that adversely affects the spirit, mind, and body of an individual. Homeless mothers are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population and are a vulnerable, at-risk group. Current ... -
Reconstruction of the professional identity: The mature AD nurse after BSN completion
Background: In 2011, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) announced a key initiative to increase the number of registered nurses (RN) at the bedside prepared at the baccalaureate of science in nursing (BSN) level. For decades, ... -
Recovery from a coronary event: Understanding the nature of the patient's journey
Introduction: As new technology has improved the diagnosis and treatments of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), our understanding of how patients recover and return to their daily life is limited. The fast pace with which ... -
Recreating harmony: Stories of Native American women surviving breast cancer
The purpose of this grounded theory study was to explore the experience of surviving cancer as perceived by Native American women who had been successfully treated for breast cancer. The study had a purposive sample of ... -
Reducing stress and burnout in hospice and palliative care through education
Burnout, a syndrome described as a state of mental and or physical exhaustion, impacts the workforce of hospice and palliative nurses where employees’ behaviors and professional efficacy reflect poorly on their work. ... -
Reducing the use of multiple restraints in the psychiatric emergency department
The use of multiple restraints in the de-escalation of behavior in psychiatric emergency departments accounts for more physical injury and emotional problems in the population with mental illness. The purpose of the ... -
Reducing unplanned hospital readmissions: A qualitative exploratory multiple-case study
Healthcare quality measurement and care reimbursement have become a central focus for leaders and administrators of healthcare organizations. The provision of high-quality healthcare is contingent on the skills and abilities ... -
Reducing violence in the emergency department, improving perception of safety: An aggression prevention team approach
Problem Statement and Purpose: Acts of aggression towards nurses has reached never-before-seen levels in Emergency Departments (ED) across the United States (US), and it increases by 15% or more every year. Nurses and ED ... -
Regert and police reporting among individuals who have experienced sexual assault
Sexual assault (SA) is the most widely underreported violent crime in the United States. Reporting is significant because it is through this process that people access resources that can mitigate psychiatric and other ... -
Registered nurses' perceptions of obesity
Obesity has become an epidemic in the United States (U.S.) population. Obesity is a risk factor for many health problems that ultimately lead to death or disability. Nurses in the U.S have a higher-than-average rate of ... -
The relation between patient education and PICC line occlusion and infection
The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of using an electronic tablet to supplement patient and caregiver education about PICC line maintenance and to compare the percentage of PICC line complications in the ... -
The relation of sick leave benefits, employment patterns, and individual characteristics to radiation therapy-related fatigue
Fatigue has consistently been found to be the most common and distressing side effect of radiation therapy. This study examined the relation of a specific life-style behavior with many policy and economic implications, ... -
The relationship among health locus-of-control, value of health, and health behavior in adolescents
This study explores selected personality factors which may explain part of the variance in health behavior in adolescents. Theoretical and empirical evidence suggested that internal health expectancy and high value of ... -
The relationship among maternal characteristics, maternal dietary self-regulation, and the dietary intake and body weight status of two to five-year-old children
Background: Eating preferences and practices are established early in life, yet we have little knowledge about how mothers make food decisions on behalf of their children. These decisions, however, lay the foundation for ... -
The relationship among menopausal knowledge, stress, and symptom management in southern rural African American women: A developmental perspective
More than 12.9 million African American women are between the ages of 45 and 54, which is the perimenopausal period. Regardless of the millions of African American women transitioning to menopause yearly, very little ...
