Browsing Doctoral Papers by Sigma Chapters "Beta Mu"
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Adolescent depression: Experiences and meanings of being parented and parenting
Major depression affects up to 40% of U.S. adolescents in mild to severe forms, compromising emotional, academic, and relational functioning, including that of interacting with parents. The purpose of this study was to ... -
A cost analysis of two academic-based nursing centers
A nursing center is an ambulatory care clinic in which nurses provide health care to clients and manage the operational and financial functions of the center. During the 1980s, academic based nursing centers proliferated ... -
Effect of change in nursing skill mix on patient and organizational outcomes in one teaching hospital
This study examined the effect of a change in nursing skill mix, RN hours, and total caregiver hours on patient satisfaction, adverse occurrences, mortality, length of stay, and cost on 19 nursing units (N = 46, 664 patients) ... -
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 ... -
Holistic blood pressure management plan in primary care
Purpose: The purpose of this Doctor of Nursing (DNP) quality improvement (QI) project was to demonstrate the usefulness of implementing a bilingual educational module for patients with hypertension on improving knowledge, ... -
Impact of the Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA) System on medication administration errors
Medication errors are the second most frequent cause of injury among all types of medical errors (Leape, et al., 1991). Of concern to nursing practice, medication administration errors (MAE) are second only to ordering ... -
Intergenerational health promotion in African-Americans
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for people over the age of 25 and is largely preventable through behavioral changes. Diet and physical activity patterns, which may be amenable to change through age- and ... -
The meaning for elders of receiving family care
This dissertation reports findings from an interpretive phenomenological study which addressed the question, “How central, for elders, in their everyday concerns and practices, is the experience of receiving family ... -
Perceived risk for cardiovascular disease among Japanese adults
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) including coronary artery disease and stroke is a significant health problem in Japan regardless of well established health care and insurance system and various public campaigns and exhibitions ... -
Young adult nurse work-related well-being, contemporary practice worldview, resilience, and co-worker support during the COVID-19 pandemic
Purpose: The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to describe and examine the type and significance of factors significantly related to young adult nurse work-related well-being. Background: Nurse well-being is an ...