Browsing Doctoral Papers by Sigma Chapters "Kappa Delta"
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Clinical faculty strategies to decrease nursing students' anxiety during clinical practice: A qualitative study
Stress in the clinical learning environment is a psychological and physiological element that affects nursing students’ learning outcomes and health. In clinical settings, nursing students encounter stressors that ... -
The experience of transitioning to the caregiving role for a family member with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia
Alzheimer’s disease is a chronic, debilitating disease that currently affects approximately 5.1 million Americans (Alzheimer’s Association 2007). The majority of these individuals are being cared for at home ... -
Nurses, philanthropies, and governments: The public mission of Chilean nursing 1900–1945
This dissertation examines the role of nurses in Chile during the transformation of the health care system from charitable benevolence to duty of the state. The first secular nurses trained to assist physicians in 1902 and ... -
Nursing rituals in an adult acute care hospital: An ethnography
This study examined potential nursing rituals using an ethnographic approach. The definition of ritual by DeCraemer, Vansina and Fox (1976) was used: ritual is patterned symbolic action that refers to the goals and values ...