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Injection Drug Users’ Perceptions Of Received Nursing Care: A Case Study, Kimberly Dion
Injection Drug Users’ Perceptions Of Received Nursing Care: A Case Study, Kimberly Dion
Doctoral Dissertations
The primary aim of the exploratory case study was to explore the injection drug users’ experience with received nursing care while hospitalized on a medical unit. Data were gathered using semistructured interviews with nine injection drug users at two needle exchange services. Five men and four women were interviewed for 27–90 minutes. Travelbee’s (1971) interpersonal nursing model served as the theoretic framework for this study. Data were analyzed through the process of coding, pattern matching, and the convergence of emerging themes. For the rival case, the theme of Understanding Addiction emerged. For the comparison cases, the overarching themes of Marginalization …
Case Study: Community Perspectives Of A Service Learning Partnership Involving One School Of Nursing In The Southeastern United States, Polly Mcclanahan Mcarthur
Case Study: Community Perspectives Of A Service Learning Partnership Involving One School Of Nursing In The Southeastern United States, Polly Mcclanahan Mcarthur
Doctoral Dissertations
The purpose of this single case study was to describe community perspectives of a service learning (SL) partnership with a single university conferring a baccalaureate nursing degree. The longevity of the partnership extended the study purpose to explain why the partnership continued and worked well. A review of nursing literature revealed descriptive accounts of programs designed to meet needs of underserved populations and student learners. However, the review also revealed a knowledge gap in nursing education science regarding the community perspectives of successful SL partnerships. This study focused on relationships with the academe partner, interactions with students and faculty, and …