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A Mixed-Methods Approach To Investigating The Influence Of Education On Nurses’ Attitudes Toward Sex Trafficking Victims, Tabitha Mcdaniel

Nursing Theses and Dissertations

Significance of problem: Sex trafficking (ST) impacts victims of all ages, genders, races, and ethnicities. It is a significant public health issue which is shrouded in secrecy. Although victims are typically isolated by their trafficker, they will still seek out health care services. Nurses are frontline staff with rare access to victims in a setting where help can be given.

Purpose: The primary purpose of this mixed-methods study is to explore targeted education about sex trafficking and its influence on nursing attitudes and knowledge about sex trafficking and its victims. This study also analyzes demographic information and how those variables …

Effect Of Metacognitive Strategy On Nursing Students’ Achievement And Engagement In An Active Learning Exercise, Theresa M. Naldoza

Nursing Theses and Dissertations

Nurse educators are responsible for producing nurse graduates that are competent, safe, and prepared to manage the complex clinical situations they will face. These graduates must possess sound clinical judgment skills that ensure safe and effective delivery of patient care. The decreasing capacity of clinical placements available for students to acquire hands-on experience presents an additional challenge. Educators must develop and implement innovative, effective teaching strategies to address these issues. An initial comparative concept analysis of engagement and reciprocity focused on the educator-student relationship as one in which all members contribute to the learning atmosphere is included in Chapter 2. …

Impact Of Podcasting On Learning Outcomes In Associate Degree Nursing Students, Daira D. Wilson

Nursing Theses and Dissertations

The dawn of the Information Age has provided rapid advances in technology that have improved lives and produced better tools for caring for each other. Nursing has begun to employ many of these new technologies and nurses are at the forefront of deciding how these innovations might best help patients. New technologies have made their way into schools of nursing and students are benefitting from improved learning experiences. Nursing faculty are leading the way in providing new learning opportunities to students through a multitude of technological advances. One of these advances is podcasting. Podcasting provides students the ability to listen, …