Browsing Doctoral Papers by Sigma Chapters "Non-member"
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Adolescent female substance abuse: Risk and resiliency factors
Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) abuse is a major social and health concern for adolescent females. For the first time, female use patterns are converging with male patterns among U.S. adolescents. Despite evidence ... -
Adolescent females' perceptions of the dating experience
The purpose of this study was to explore the nature and characteristics of adolescent females' dating relationships, including any experiences of abuse. The research question to be answered was what are the characteristics ... -
Annotation in nurse education: Towards a hermeneutic understanding
Aim: To explore the meaning of annotation in nurse education within higher education. Background: Annotation is a common practice in higher education pedagogy aimed at communicating the lecturer’s comments about an ... -
Assessment and strategic planning to determine the growth feasibility of a distance-based rural baccalaureate nursing program
A greater supply of nurses who are prepared at the BSN level minimally, are needed to address the increasingly complex healthcare and community needs in rural counties. An innovative partnership between a rural regional ... -
Assessment of the cultural competence, dementia attitude, and Alzheimer's disease knowledge among tertiary healthcare providers
Alzheimer’s disease has made a significant impact on healthcare delivery in the acute care facilities. Tertiary healthcare providers are challenged by the needs of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease ... -
Associate and baccalaureate degree nursing students' knowledge of the attitudes toward medication errors and reporting medication errors: Implications for curriculum development
This paper evaluates senior nursing students' knowledge and attitudes of medication errors and reporting errors. This study was conducted to evaluate a need for improvements to nursing education on these two concepts. This ... -
Attitudinal barriers to cancer pain management in Iceland
Attitudes about pain among patients, their family members and the lay-public can be barriers to cancer pain management. The aim of this dissertation was to evaluate attitudinal barriers to cancer-pain management in the ... -
Barriers to physical activity among Asian Indian women in the United States
Asian Indian women have a higher prevalence of cardio-metabolic diseases compared to women from other ethnicities and Asian Indian men in the United States. This is due to the lower level of physical activity behaviors ... -
Brain-based learning principles applied to the teaching of basic cardiac code to associate degree nursing students using the Human Patient Simulator
Neurobiology research has enhanced our knowledge about the brain, and subsequently learning. This perspective is revolutionizing education. New teaching strategies are being developed with learning as the focus. Nurse ... -
By the grace of God: The lived experience of mothering an infant while recovering from chemical dependency
What is it like to mother an infant while recovering from chemical dependency? That question is answered by this research into one of our country's major public health issues. Research and literature related to drug use ... -
Capturing the advanced practice nursing voice for implementation of preventive services
The United States of America, as the richest nation in the world, must determine how to allocate more resources toward health promotion, prevention, and the public health of its citizens. This exploratory study investigates ... -
The changing of ambulatory care: Provision and utilizations as influenced by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Background and Aims: Nurse practitioners (NPs) represent a growing healthcare provider workforce, which is poised to assist with the shortages of physicians and growing demand for healthcare services driven by the Affordable ... -
Civilian disaster healthcare response systems: An exploratory study using the e-Delphi Technique
Civilian disaster healthcare response systems are utilized in the United States (U.S.) during large-scale emergencies and disasters that negatively impact the healthcare delivery system of a community. The composition, ... -
Communication of prognostic information in an ICU at end of life: Practices among and between nurses, physicians and family members
Design. Ethnographic study analyzing prognostic communication at end of life in ICU between/among family members of patients at high risk for death and critical care physicians and nurses. Study questions. (1) What are ... -
A comparative analysis of demographic and academic characteristics and NCLEX-RN passing among urban and rural campus students in a Midwest associate degree nursing program
A retrospective study was initiated to determine: (1) the predictive relationship between demographic and academic variables and NCLEX-RN success; and (2) if there were significant differences between urban and rural nursing ... -
A comparison of two debriefing methods on clinical reasoning outcomes, learner satisfaction with debriefing and reflection, clinical learning and clinical reasoning, and psychological safety of nurse orientees in simulation-based education
Simulation-based education is a teaching method used successfully in military, aviation, and medical education; however, the evidence rarely indicates how debriefing affects the learners’ experiences. Debriefing is ... -
Compassion fatigue among U.S. military RNs post overseas deployment
Purpose: Describe the meaning of compassion fatigue (CF) as experienced by the U.S. military registered nurse (RN) post-deployment from Iraq and Afghanistan. Background: CF is characterized by deep emotional and physical ... -
Compassion fatigue, resilience, and intent to stay: A quantitative study among nurse educators
Replenishing and sustaining the number of registered nurses needed to meet the demands of the United States healthcare system is an increasing struggle for nursing schools across the country. The nurse educator shortage ... -
The concept of home care nursing workload: Analysis and significance
The concept of home care nursing workload has not been widely studied and no evidence was found that an analysis of the concept had been undertaken. Consequently, there was a knowledge gap regarding the definition and ... -
A consideration of diagnostic reasoning skills in nurse practitioners-measures and influences
This study considered the diagnostic reasoning skills employed by nurse practitioners and nurse practitioner students and factors that may influence the diagnostic reasoning process. Diagnostic reasoning is a critical ...