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Human And Social Services Professionals’ Perception Of Service Delivery For African Immigrants, Krystal N. Jossell Jun 2024

Human And Social Services Professionals’ Perception Of Service Delivery For African Immigrants, Krystal N. Jossell

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

African immigrants face various barriers when accessing and utilizing health care and social support services. The challenges associated with migration and the intersectionality of being a Black immigrant can significantly exacerbate African immigrants’ physical, mental, and social well-being. The purpose of this generic, qualitative inquiry was to explore the perceptions and experiences of human and social service providers regarding the barriers and challenges of African immigrants when accessing and using health and social services, the role of cultural competency in the quality-of-service delivery, and how both affect overall service delivery. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with seven human and …


Nursing Staff Shortages In Veterans Health Administration Hospitals, Bobbie Jo Campbell Jun 2024

Nursing Staff Shortages In Veterans Health Administration Hospitals, Bobbie Jo Campbell

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Appropriate nurse staffing levels are necessary to maintain the safety of the nurses, the patients, and the organization. The Veterans Health Administration continues to have severe occupational shortages year after year and needs to identify better recruitment and retention strategies to improve the deficits. This integrative review aims to provide strategies to address nursing staff shortages in the Veterans Health Administration hospitals. For this integrative review, empirical and non-empirical sources were utilized to identify best practices for improved recruitment and retention strategies and to better understand this healthcare issue. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs was the framework for this review. The …


Best Practices To Reduce Nurse Fatigue In Hospital Intensive And Critical Care Units, Decrease Nurse Turnover, And Improve Quality Care, Alejandra Quinones-Otal Jun 2024

Best Practices To Reduce Nurse Fatigue In Hospital Intensive And Critical Care Units, Decrease Nurse Turnover, And Improve Quality Care, Alejandra Quinones-Otal

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Nursing is an occupation with extensive duties affecting patient safety and extensive patient practices. The purpose of this integrative review was to search the existing body of knowledge related to intensive care or critical care nurses to assess work hours and other contributors to nurse fatigue and how this relates to quality patient outcomes. The review question explored the best practices to reduce nurse fatigue in intensive care or critical care related to long shifts and other factors and the relationship to patient outcomes. Methods involved thoroughly analyzing current empirical and nonempirical literature to determine themes for answering the review …


Strategies And Methods Used By Information Technology Security Professionals To Secure Cloud Access Infrastructure, Oliver Fontem Jun 2024

Strategies And Methods Used By Information Technology Security Professionals To Secure Cloud Access Infrastructure, Oliver Fontem

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Cloud computing provides data storage and access services to end users and enterprises but requires effective access controls to protect privileged information from unauthorized and malicious users. Enterprises adopt and integrate cloud computing into their business operations due to its cost-effective and on-demand delivery of computing resources over remote networks but face the challenge of adequate strategies and policies to implement identity and access management securely. Grounded in the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies used by information technology cybersecurity professionals to improve identity and access …


Relationship Between Self-Efficacy And Reading Achievement Among Students With Disabilities, Jessica Maine Jun 2024

Relationship Between Self-Efficacy And Reading Achievement Among Students With Disabilities, Jessica Maine

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Students with disabilities (SWD) often display lower self-efficacy and have a more negative attitude toward reading compared to typically developing peers. Little research has been conducted to measure the relationship between reading self-efficacy and reading achievement of SWD. The purpose of this study was to investigate if reading self-efficacy predicts reading achievement for SWD. Bandura’s theory of self-efficacy guided the research question to evaluate the relationship between reading self-efficacy and reading achievement for SWD. In the present quantitative study, a linear regression analysis was used to assess the predictive relationship between SWDs’ reading self-efficacy, as measured by the Readers’ Self-Perception …


Prekindergarten Teachers’ Perspectives Regarding Kindergarten Readiness In Childcare Centers, Adrienne Dominic Stephens Jun 2024

Prekindergarten Teachers’ Perspectives Regarding Kindergarten Readiness In Childcare Centers, Adrienne Dominic Stephens

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Relationship Between Self-Efficacy And Reading Achievement Among Students With Disabilities, Jessica Maine Jun 2024

Relationship Between Self-Efficacy And Reading Achievement Among Students With Disabilities, Jessica Maine

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Students with disabilities (SWD) often display lower self-efficacy and have a more negative attitude toward reading compared to typically developing peers. Little research has been conducted to measure the relationship between reading self-efficacy and reading achievement of SWD. The purpose of this study was to investigate if reading self-efficacy predicts reading achievement for SWD. Bandura’s theory of self-efficacy guided the research question to evaluate the relationship between reading self-efficacy and reading achievement for SWD. In the present quantitative study, a linear regression analysis was used to assess the predictive relationship between SWDs’ reading self-efficacy, as measured by the Readers’ Self-Perception …


Prekindergarten Teachers’ Perspectives Regarding Kindergarten Readiness In Childcare Centers, Adrienne Dominic Stephens Jun 2024

Prekindergarten Teachers’ Perspectives Regarding Kindergarten Readiness In Childcare Centers, Adrienne Dominic Stephens

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Prekindergarten Teachers’ Perspectives Regarding Kindergarten Readiness in Childcare Centers by Adrienne Dominic Stephens MS, Walden University, 2016 BGS, University of Arkansas at Monticello, 2011 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education Walden University May 2024


Strategies And Methods Used By Information Technology Security Professionals To Secure Cloud Access Infrastructure, Oliver Fontem Jun 2024

Strategies And Methods Used By Information Technology Security Professionals To Secure Cloud Access Infrastructure, Oliver Fontem

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Cloud computing provides data storage and access services to end users and enterprises but requires effective access controls to protect privileged information from unauthorized and malicious users. Enterprises adopt and integrate cloud computing into their business operations due to its cost-effective and on-demand delivery of computing resources over remote networks but face the challenge of adequate strategies and policies to implement identity and access management securely. Grounded in the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies used by information technology cybersecurity professionals to improve identity and access …


Nursing Staff Retention, Turnover Intention, And Job Satisfaction In California Nursing Home Facilities, Dr. Selene E.A Laws Jun 2024

Nursing Staff Retention, Turnover Intention, And Job Satisfaction In California Nursing Home Facilities, Dr. Selene E.A Laws

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Nurse turnover rates in long-term care facilities, specifically in California nursing homes, are among the most pressing issues for the quality of patient care and nursing homes’ operational costs. The purpose of this integrative review was to reveal effective ways to improve job satisfaction, decrease turnover intention, and increase retention rates among nursing staff in California nursing homes. This study focused on the critical issue of turnover in healthcare administration, grounded by Herzberg’s motivation–hygiene theory, which stated that job satisfaction was the fundamental problem causing high staff turnover, and it suggested that hygiene and motivation factors may affect employee turnover. …


Nursing Staff Retention, Turnover Intention, And Job Satisfaction In California Nursing Home Facilities, Dr. Selene E.A Laws Jun 2024

Nursing Staff Retention, Turnover Intention, And Job Satisfaction In California Nursing Home Facilities, Dr. Selene E.A Laws

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Nurse turnover rates in long-term care facilities, specifically in California nursing homes, are among the most pressing issues for the quality of patient care and nursing homes’ operational costs. The purpose of this integrative review was to reveal effective ways to improve job satisfaction, decrease turnover intention, and increase retention rates among nursing staff in California nursing homes. This study focused on the critical issue of turnover in healthcare administration, grounded by Herzberg’s motivation–hygiene theory, which stated that job satisfaction was the fundamental problem causing high staff turnover, and it suggested that hygiene and motivation factors may affect employee turnover. …


Early Childhood Educators’ Perceptions Of Practicum And Its Relationship To Self-Efficacy In Teaching, Terri Gray Johnson Jun 2024

Early Childhood Educators’ Perceptions Of Practicum And Its Relationship To Self-Efficacy In Teaching, Terri Gray Johnson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Limited research exists on the factors that contribute to community college students’ development of self-efficacy (SE) while serving as preservice teachers (PSTs) during their early childhood education (ECE) practicum. This lack of research is concerning because educators who have high SE enhance the educational well-being of all children. The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences in practicum that early childhood educators perceive contribute to the development of SE among PSTs. The conceptual framework was derived from Bandura’s theory of SE. The focus of the research questions was on understanding the development of SE during practicum experiences and …


Early Childhood Educators’ Perceptions Of Practicum And Its Relationship To Self-Efficacy In Teaching, Terri Gray Johnson Jun 2024

Early Childhood Educators’ Perceptions Of Practicum And Its Relationship To Self-Efficacy In Teaching, Terri Gray Johnson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Limited research exists on the factors that contribute to community college students’ development of self-efficacy (SE) while serving as preservice teachers (PSTs) during their early childhood education (ECE) practicum. This lack of research is concerning because educators who have high SE enhance the educational well-being of all children. The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences in practicum that early childhood educators perceive contribute to the development of SE among PSTs. The conceptual framework was derived from Bandura’s theory of SE. The focus of the research questions was on understanding the development of SE during practicum experiences and …


Relationships Between Parenting Styles And Oppositional Defiant Disorder In African American Families, Sierra Savedge Jun 2024

Relationships Between Parenting Styles And Oppositional Defiant Disorder In African American Families, Sierra Savedge

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a mental health disorder that is seen throughout adolescent populations; however, limited research has been conducted on African American adolescents. Based on the parenting theory, the purpose of this quantitative study was to examine relationships between parenting styles, African American cultural influences, and ODD. A sample of 125 parents with adolescents in Virginia was surveyed. The Parenting Styles Questionnaire was used to measure parenting styles. The African American Acculturation Scale Revised was used to measure African American cultural influences. Symptoms of ODD were measured using the Child and Adolescent Disruptive Behavior Inventory. Chi-square tests, independent …


Compassion Satisfaction, Compassion Fatigue, Managerial Support, And Intent To Leave Among Mental Health Nurses, Victoria N. Duncan Jun 2024

Compassion Satisfaction, Compassion Fatigue, Managerial Support, And Intent To Leave Among Mental Health Nurses, Victoria N. Duncan

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The turnover rate among mental health nurses is consistently higher than other areas of nursing practice creating a shortage. Factors that contribute to nursing turnover, leaving the profession, and a subsequent shortage of mental health nurses include compassion satisfaction (CS), compassion fatigue (CF), managerial support, and intent to leave. The purpose of this study, guided by Stamm’s theory, was to determine if there was a relationship among CS, CF, managerial support, and intent to leave in mental health nurses. The Professional Quality of Life Scale was used to measure CS and CF, the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work …


Relationships Between Parenting Styles And Oppositional Defiant Disorder In African American Families, Sierra Savedge Jun 2024

Relationships Between Parenting Styles And Oppositional Defiant Disorder In African American Families, Sierra Savedge

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a mental health disorder that is seen throughout adolescent populations; however, limited research has been conducted on African American adolescents. Based on the parenting theory, the purpose of this quantitative study was to examine relationships between parenting styles, African American cultural influences, and ODD. A sample of 125 parents with adolescents in Virginia was surveyed. The Parenting Styles Questionnaire was used to measure parenting styles. The African American Acculturation Scale Revised was used to measure African American cultural influences. Symptoms of ODD were measured using the Child and Adolescent Disruptive Behavior Inventory. Chi-square tests, independent …


Compassion Satisfaction, Compassion Fatigue, Managerial Support, And Intent To Leave Among Mental Health Nurses, Victoria N. Duncan Jun 2024

Compassion Satisfaction, Compassion Fatigue, Managerial Support, And Intent To Leave Among Mental Health Nurses, Victoria N. Duncan

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The turnover rate among mental health nurses is consistently higher than other areas of nursing practice creating a shortage. Factors that contribute to nursing turnover, leaving the profession, and a subsequent shortage of mental health nurses include compassion satisfaction (CS), compassion fatigue (CF), managerial support, and intent to leave. The purpose of this study, guided by Stamm’s theory, was to determine if there was a relationship among CS, CF, managerial support, and intent to leave in mental health nurses. The Professional Quality of Life Scale was used to measure CS and CF, the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work …


Assessing The Uptake Of Biosimilar Insulin Glargine Among Physicians For The Treatment Of Diabetes In South Africa, Euganthri Pillay Jun 2024

Assessing The Uptake Of Biosimilar Insulin Glargine Among Physicians For The Treatment Of Diabetes In South Africa, Euganthri Pillay

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In South Africa, diabetes is a serious problem where 1 in 9 adults has diabetes, making it the country with the highest diabetes prevalence on the African continent. Even though insulin is an absolute necessity for treating diabetes, it is unaffordable to millions. Biosimilar insulins, however, are innovative medicines that are similar but not exact copies of the originator insulin, making alternative treatment affordable to patients. The problem is that, in South Africa, it is still not known whether patients have access to biosimilar insulin in a country where diabetes is rampant. The diffusion of innovation theory was used to …


Assessing The Uptake Of Biosimilar Insulin Glargine Among Physicians For The Treatment Of Diabetes In South Africa, Euganthri Pillay Jun 2024

Assessing The Uptake Of Biosimilar Insulin Glargine Among Physicians For The Treatment Of Diabetes In South Africa, Euganthri Pillay

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In South Africa, diabetes is a serious problem where 1 in 9 adults has diabetes, making it the country with the highest diabetes prevalence on the African continent. Even though insulin is an absolute necessity for treating diabetes, it is unaffordable to millions. Biosimilar insulins, however, are innovative medicines that are similar but not exact copies of the originator insulin, making alternative treatment affordable to patients. The problem is that, in South Africa, it is still not known whether patients have access to biosimilar insulin in a country where diabetes is rampant. The diffusion of innovation theory was used to …


Effective Leadership For Supply Chain Management In The Big Data Era, Tianshu Wu Jun 2024

Effective Leadership For Supply Chain Management In The Big Data Era, Tianshu Wu

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The diffusion of big data technology undergirds a fast and far-reaching digitalization process that has posed challenges for many supply chain organizations. Big data refers to large volumes of data from various sources in real time. Although the literature indicates the benefits and challenges of deploying big data within supply chain operations, there is a lack of research on the problem of lag-behind and the impact of digital disruption. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of big data and leadership strategy on supply chain management. The research questions focused on the current perceptions of big data …


Perception Of Pre-Existing Dm2 Management Among Pregnant Asian Indian Immigrants During Covid-19, Sanya Bedi Grewal Jun 2024

Perception Of Pre-Existing Dm2 Management Among Pregnant Asian Indian Immigrants During Covid-19, Sanya Bedi Grewal

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease that exerts a significant burden among communities by increasing healthcare costs, reducing productivity, higher rates for premature mortality, and tangible socioeconomic burden, which overall reduces the quality of life. The purpose of the study was to explore the perception of pregnant Asian Indian immigrants regarding diabetes self-management strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Five women were recruited via purposive sampling from Facebook groups. Data were collected via individual interviews using Facebook groups. The health belief model was used to help understand and interpret the findings. Clarke and Braun’s thematic analysis method was used to …


Impact Of Telehealth On Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Nancy Olivo Marshall Jun 2024

Impact Of Telehealth On Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Nancy Olivo Marshall

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The incidence of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is on the rise, particularly among adults aged 18 years and older. Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels are commonly used by healthcare professionals to assess glucose variability; fluctuations are associated with an increased risk of adverse effects. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of self-directed management of HbA1c levels through telehealth. The purpose of this retrospective quantitative study was to investigate the effectiveness of self-directed management of HbA1c levels using telehealth among T2DM diagnosed adults at a community health service organization in the northeastern U.S. from December 2018 to 2022. Using multivariate regression …


Effective Leadership For Supply Chain Management In The Big Data Era, Tianshu Wu Jun 2024

Effective Leadership For Supply Chain Management In The Big Data Era, Tianshu Wu

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The diffusion of big data technology undergirds a fast and far-reaching digitalization process that has posed challenges for many supply chain organizations. Big data refers to large volumes of data from various sources in real time. Although the literature indicates the benefits and challenges of deploying big data within supply chain operations, there is a lack of research on the problem of lag-behind and the impact of digital disruption. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of big data and leadership strategy on supply chain management. The research questions focused on the current perceptions of big data …


Perception Of Pre-Existing Dm2 Management Among Pregnant Asian Indian Immigrants During Covid-19, Sanya Bedi Grewal Jun 2024

Perception Of Pre-Existing Dm2 Management Among Pregnant Asian Indian Immigrants During Covid-19, Sanya Bedi Grewal

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease that exerts a significant burden among communities by increasing healthcare costs, reducing productivity, higher rates for premature mortality, and tangible socioeconomic burden, which overall reduces the quality of life. The purpose of the study was to explore the perception of pregnant Asian Indian immigrants regarding diabetes self-management strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Five women were recruited via purposive sampling from Facebook groups. Data were collected via individual interviews using Facebook groups. The health belief model was used to help understand and interpret the findings. Clarke and Braun’s thematic analysis method was used to …


Teachers’ Perceptions And Challenges Using Imagine Language And Literacy Tool To Support English Language Learners, Sheryl Wallace Jun 2024

Teachers’ Perceptions And Challenges Using Imagine Language And Literacy Tool To Support English Language Learners, Sheryl Wallace

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The growth in the English language learners (ELLs) population in the classroom has given rise to the need for teachers to employ strategies that are both innovative and culturally responsive. A Florida school district has implemented the Imagine Language and Literacy program to meet the growing academic and linguistic demands of its ELL students. However, understanding of teachers’ perceptions and challenges with this program in mainstream classrooms remains limited. This basic qualitative study explored the perceptions and challenges of teachers using Imagine Language and Literacy to support ELLs in their mainstream classrooms. The study was guided by Thomas and Collier’s …


Use Of Integrated English Language Development To Improve Long-Term English Learner Instruction, Rosanne Reid May 2024

Use Of Integrated English Language Development To Improve Long-Term English Learner Instruction, Rosanne Reid

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In 2023, California schools served 1.2 million students designated English learners (EL-classified students). Most EL-classified students in grades 6-12 were considered long-term English learners. The problem addressed by this study is that LTEL-considered students have historically had the lowest academic achievement of any student group, despite federal and state mandates for instructional support through designated and integrated English language development (ELD). The purpose of this case study was to explore how content-area teachers at one California high school used components of integrated ELD to support LTEL-considered students in learning language, literacy, and content knowledge and how site and district administrators …


How African American Clergy Perceive The Cultural Relevance And Usefulness Of The Mental Health Guide For Faith Leaders, Lisa Marie Harris May 2024

How African American Clergy Perceive The Cultural Relevance And Usefulness Of The Mental Health Guide For Faith Leaders, Lisa Marie Harris

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

African Americans experience mental illness at a rate similar to White individuals but are less likely to seek professional mental health care. African Americans have traditionally turned to the Black church for mental health assistance. Various organizations have created mental health resources for clergy members, with varying levels of comprehensiveness. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore how African American clergy perceived the cultural relevance and usefulness of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation’s Mental Health Guide for Faith Leaders. The study was conducted using critical race theory as its theoretical framework. Four experienced clergy participated in two …


Implementation Of Social-Emotional Programs Found In Urban Elementary Schools In A Mid-Atlantic State, Stephanie Ann Gouskos May 2024

Implementation Of Social-Emotional Programs Found In Urban Elementary Schools In A Mid-Atlantic State, Stephanie Ann Gouskos

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

As the rise in need for social emotional learning (SEL) becomes apparent in schools, the lack consistent implementation in schools is apparent. Information has been collected stating how districts, schools, and teachers implement their own SEL lessons into the classroom to promote student well-being. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of administrators and teachers in urban elementary schools in a Maryland school district regarding possible barriers to consistent implementation of high-quality SEL. The theoretical framework for this study is based on CASEL’s SEL framework. The research questions focus on the perception of implementation and barriers …


Secondary Mathematics Teachers’ Perceptions And Experiences With Implementing Collaboration In Us Classrooms, Scott Norman Cairney May 2024

Secondary Mathematics Teachers’ Perceptions And Experiences With Implementing Collaboration In Us Classrooms, Scott Norman Cairney

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Collaboration is an underused teaching strategy despite its benefits and the call for curriculums worldwide to increase its use. To aid in discovering why the strategy is underused, more information was needed about the implementation of collaboration in the mathematics classroom. The purpose of this study was to investigate mathematics teachers’ perceptions and experiences when implementing collaboration in their classrooms. The conceptual framework that grounded this study was Vygotsky’s social constructivism. Data for the basic qualitative study were collected through 12 interviews with mathematics teachers in California, Oregon, and Washington who have implemented collaboration. Through inductive analysis, seven themes emerged …


Stress And Coping Experienced By Mothers With Autoimmune Diseases While Parenting Children With Autism, Christine Marie Dillon May 2024

Stress And Coping Experienced By Mothers With Autoimmune Diseases While Parenting Children With Autism, Christine Marie Dillon

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The number of individuals diagnosed with autoimmune diseases (AD) continues to rise, with the majority being women of childbearing age. There has been a concurrent increase in the number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Mothers of children with ASD are often the primary caretaker for their children, and report decreased quality of life and increased behavioral health concerns. AD and ASD have been studied separately through a quantitative lens, with findings demonstrating similarities between the two regarding potential etiology. Few qualitative studies have been conducted to understand the stress and coping experienced by mothers with AD parenting …