Browsing Doctoral Papers by Research Approach "Qualitative Research"
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Academic nurse educator attitudes regarding their role educating ethnically and racially diverse nursing students: A focused ethnography
The purpose of this research was to explore academic nurse educator attitudes, specifically beliefs and values, regarding their role educating ethnically and racially diverse students through the lens of culturally relevant ... -
Academic nursing administrators' experiences with social distancing during COVID-19: A qualitative study
The COVID-19 pandemic brought about many unpredictable challenges requiring flexible and adaptable solutions for higher education, especially in nursing academia. The COVID-19 pandemic challenged nursing academia, including ... -
Accessing prenatal and perinatal health care services: Experiences of first generation Latina immigrants in a rural west Tennessee county
Between 1990 and 2000, there was a substantial immigration of people of Latino heritage to the United States. Tennessee, with an increase in Latino residents of 278.2%, had the fourth largest percentage Latino population ... -
Acknowledging the perceived clinical practicum experiences of nursing students to identify clinical accommodations to mitigate respective clinical anxiety
Anxiety is an emotion that can interfere with the academic performance, health, and prosperity of nursing students. Understanding the experiences as perceived by the student may assist in uncovering the underlying causes ... -
Acts of resistance: Nurses' personal narratives
Acts of resistance can be expressions of creativity, protest or non-cooperation by oppressed groups. Resistance is seen as always present in the face of domination. Acts of resistance can help us to understand how the ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Adolescent victims' experiences with cyberbullying: A grounded theory study
The purpose of this study was to construct a Grounded Theory that explains the processes involved in cyberbullying from the perspectives of those who have been victimized. A Constructivist Grounded Theory approach was used ... -
Adoptive parents' lived experience of bonding with their adopted infants: A phenomenological study
Nurses' roles facilitating bonding between adoptive parents and their infants have been premised on the idea that the experience is the same as for biological parents. Developmental theorists Bowlby (1969) and Erikson ... -
Adult daughters' relationships with their institutionalized mothers
A qualitative research design using grounded theory methodology was used to study adult daughters' relationships during the transitional period following their mothers' institutionalization in a nursing home. The central ... -
Adult patient perceptions of nurse listening behaviors in an acute care setting
Good listening is fundamental to effective nursing practice, critical to a healthcare professional’s competence, and essential for patient satisfaction and experience. Because nurse listening has been linked to an ... -
Advance care planning in advanced heart failure: A relational exploration of autonomy
Advance care planning (ACP) is the process of understanding and sharing personal values and goals to ensure people with serious illnesses receive healthcare and treatment that is consistent with their goals and preferences. ... -
Advanced nursing education: Critical factors that influence diploma and associate degree nurses to advance
Background: Advanced nursing education needs to be pursued along the continuum of the nursing career path. This education process is indispensable to the role of the nurse as educator, manager, nurse leader, and researcher ... -
African-American, Hispanic, and Caucasian parents' perception and management of chronically ill children in the home
Advances in technology and knowledge have contributed to a growing population of children with chronic illness. Nurses caring for chronically ill children and their families in the home environment have witnessed a rapid ... -
"All for the family:" A case study on the migration of Philippine educated nurses to Ontario through the live-in caregiver program
Despite evidence that suggests that nurses migrate to Ontario through the Live-in Caregiver Program, no research has been conducted on this group of nurses in Ontario. This study addresses that gap utilizing the transnational ... -
American nursing faculty's experiences with international, ELL, and ESL nursing students in BSN degree programs
This basic qualitative dissertation research study addressed the question of how American nursing faculty describe their experiences with international, English language learner (ELL), and English as a second language (ESL) ... -
Analysis and observation of the concept of community health
The concept of community health has varying meanings for those in different professional disciplines and for community residents. The aim of this study was to analyze this concept using Rodger's Evolutionary Method of ... -
An analysis of a governance model in nursing service
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of governance type on culture, nurse work satisfaction, nurse retention, and patient satisfaction with care in acute care hospitals. A theoretically derived path ... -
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 ...