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Perceptions Of Midwestern Msn Nps Of The Dnp Degree, Margaret Gallagher
Perceptions Of Midwestern Msn Nps Of The Dnp Degree, Margaret Gallagher
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Strong professional forces have emerged within healthcare with expectations for a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree for nurse practitioner (NP) practice. While NP contribution to societal healthcare is evident, most of these frontline workers are still only masters’ prepared nurses (MSN). A problem exists in that their views of the DNP have been minimally studied. Hence, the purpose of this study was to investigate perceptions of Midwestern MSN NPs of the DNP. The study was supported by the self-determination theory (SDT) proposing that motivation for goal achievement was driven by perceptions of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards, which set priorities …
Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing Student And Faculty Perceptions Of Blended Learning, Emily Elliott
Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing Student And Faculty Perceptions Of Blended Learning, Emily Elliott
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In response to the demand for baccalaureate-educated nurses, nursing schools offer an accelerated baccalaureate of science in nursing (BSN). The problem is nursing programs have used blended learning approaches, but it is unclear whether and in what ways accelerated BSN students benefit from this learning design. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore how faculty and students perceived the benefits and challenges of an accelerated BSN program utilizing a blended learning format. Knowles’s adult learning theory served as the conceptual framework through which interview data were analyzed. Participants included 6 faculty and 7 students from 1 school …
African American Single Mothers' Perceptions Of Physical Activity, Sheryl Lynn Richard
African American Single Mothers' Perceptions Of Physical Activity, Sheryl Lynn Richard
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Insufficient physical activity detracts from healthy living and has a disparate impact on African American women and their female children. The extensive body of prior research addressing preventable chronic disease and other consequences of insufficient physical activity includes limited information specific to African American single mothers. The purpose of this descriptive phenomenological study was to gain an understanding of African American single mothers' perceptions of physical activity. Specifically investigated were African American women's familial influences and potential effects of these influences on their children's health behaviors. The health belief model served as the theoretical framework for this study and provided …
High School Teachers' Perceptions Of Mental Health And Adolescent Depression, Christine Ann Breuer
High School Teachers' Perceptions Of Mental Health And Adolescent Depression, Christine Ann Breuer
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Adolescents have a high rate of untreated mental health issues, specifically related to depression. Current literature does not indicate the impact of teachers' attitudes toward mental health on their decisions to refer students for services. This study provides understanding specifically, how teachers' beliefs about mental health, as well as their age, gender, ethnicity, years of education, and years of teaching, were analyzed to determine the impact each these characteristics had on the decision to refer a student for services. 92 high school teachers participated in this quantitative study by completing a survey measuring their attitudes of mental health, and then …
Nursing Faculty Perceptions Of And Responses To Student Incivility, Lori Linn Theodore
Nursing Faculty Perceptions Of And Responses To Student Incivility, Lori Linn Theodore
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Student incivility has become a problem in nursing schools around the country. Researchers have noted that uncivil behavior that goes unaddressed may compromise the educational environment. Nursing faculty have differing standards about uncivil behavior; thus, students experience inconsistencies in approaches to incivility. The purpose of this mixed-methods explanatory study was to explore nursing faculty experiences with, understandings of, and responses to student incivility. The conceptual framework was Clark's continuum of incivility and the conceptual model for fostering civility in nursing education. Descriptive analysis of the level and frequency of uncivil behaviors of nursing faculty members (17 full-time and 15 part-time), …