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Invisible Motherhood: A Heideggerain Hermeneutical Analysis Of Motherhood Among Three Generations Of African American Women, Katherine Ferrell Fouquier
Invisible Motherhood: A Heideggerain Hermeneutical Analysis Of Motherhood Among Three Generations Of African American Women, Katherine Ferrell Fouquier
Nursing Dissertations (PhD)
The mothering role of African American women has largely been ignored in the literature. Contemporary research on the construct of becoming a mother has focused on upper middle class, White women who are partnered. When African American women are included in research, they are often poor, single, teenage mothers and their experiences have not been described within the context of the African American worldview. Hermeneutic phenomenology from an afrocentric feminist perspective is the methodological approach used in this study to provide insight, analysis, and understanding of the experiences of three generations of African American women in the transition to motherhood. …
Nurses' Experiences With The Disclosure Of Errors To Patients, Debbie Greene
Nurses' Experiences With The Disclosure Of Errors To Patients, Debbie Greene
Nursing Dissertations (PhD)
The 1999 Institute of Medicine report, To Err is Human, raised awareness about the multitude of errors that occur in healthcare. Frequently, errors are not disclosed to patients or their families. While several studies have examined patient and physician perspectives on disclosure, limited research on nurse perspectives exist. In hospitals, nurses are often the last line of defense before errors reach the patient. Because nurses are often present when errors occur, nurses’ experiences with disclosure are integral to understanding the issues that surround the disclosure of errors. The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of nurse experiences …
The Relationship Betwen Perceived Wellness And Stages Of Change For Exercise Among Rural African American Women, Imani Carolyn Goodwin
The Relationship Betwen Perceived Wellness And Stages Of Change For Exercise Among Rural African American Women, Imani Carolyn Goodwin
Nursing Dissertations (PhD)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among women in the US, and African American women (AAW) have a disproportionately high rate of deaths from CVD. Physical inactivity plays a major role in CVD development. It has been reported that some rural women have low rates of physical activity; 39% of White women and 57% of women of color are reported to be physically inactive. Rural AAW have a high mortality and morbidity rate related to CVD and a high rate of physical inactivity. The purpose of this study was to describe rural AAW’s perception of wellness in …