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A Preliminary Evaluation Of An Academic Support Program, James Colin Bumby
A Preliminary Evaluation Of An Academic Support Program, James Colin Bumby
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The responsibility for graduating students is a school responsibility. A large urban Midwestern research university created the Nursing Endeavor Program (NEP) to ensure that students from underserved minorities, first generation, and/or low income are enabled to graduate successfully. There is a 100% retention rate for the period from admission to the nursing major in the junior year; however, in the pre-nursing years, the retention rate is only 50%. The role transition from pre-nursing student to student nurse can be challenging and stressful. A qualitative phenomenographic research approach was utilized to identify the factors facilitating and the factors hindering this transition. …
Deciding To Call The Shots: Awareness, Agency, And Shelter-Bbuilding During Home Birth Planning, Jessica Coburn
Deciding To Call The Shots: Awareness, Agency, And Shelter-Bbuilding During Home Birth Planning, Jessica Coburn
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The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the decision-making process for women who choose planned home birth. Medical studies suggest that there is a greater risk of perinatal death (3.9 vs. 1.8 deaths per 1,000 births) associated with planned home birth. There is professional disagreement about provision of home birth perinatal services and social and economic barriers to home birth. The percent of home births in the United States rose by 71 percent from 2004 to 2014, indicating the presence of elements other than risk and cost in the decision-making process for planned home birth. In this dissertation, I …
Using Critical And Transformative Theory To Describe Basic Palliative Care In The Acute Care Setting, Tammy Neiman
Using Critical And Transformative Theory To Describe Basic Palliative Care In The Acute Care Setting, Tammy Neiman
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The population of chronically ill, older adults is expected to grow in the coming years as the baby boomer generation ages. The Institute of Medicine recommends that all healthcare providers have a basic competency in palliative care, also referred to as basic palliative care. The definitions and descriptions to date are vague and do not provide an in-depth description of how basic palliative care differs from the care provided by specialists. The purpose of this study was to describe nurses’ understanding and perceptions of basic palliative care in the acute care setting. Focus group and individual interviews were utilized for …
Pediatric Nurses' Experiences Of Identifying And Managing Constipation In Hospitalized Children, Eileen Sherburne
Pediatric Nurses' Experiences Of Identifying And Managing Constipation In Hospitalized Children, Eileen Sherburne
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Pediatric nurses care for hospitalized children with constipation daily. Pediatric nurses’ timely identification and management of constipation in hospitalized patients can be key to preventing long-term problems with chronic constipation and promoting child well-being. The purpose of the study was to investigate the experiences of pediatric nurses regarding their identification and management of constipation in hospitalized children. The Theory of Planned Behavior (TBP) informed this qualitative study. Participants for this phenomenological investigation were 21 pediatric nurses. Nurses provided care in the inpatient setting in a freestanding 292 bed magnet-designated pediatric hospital. In depth interviews were conducted to explore participants’ perspectives …