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Living With Hypertension: Experiences Of Black Men Related To Their Perceptions Of The Clinical Encounter At Diagnosis, Glenda Mccartney Feild

Doctoral Dissertations

Introduction: In the U.S., hypertension (HTN) is the most common primary diagnosis and HTN related illnesses are the number one cause of death. Being a member of the Black population increases the risk for developing HTN. Black males are reported to develop HTN earlier in life and have a high incidence of undiagnosed, untreated, and uncontrolled HTN. Sociocultural and gender barriers influence this population’s perceptions of medical experiences, which affects their participation in health-promoting behaviors such as eating a healthy diet, engaging in regular physical activity, avoiding tobacco, limiting alcohol consumption, and decreasing stress.

Purpose: The purpose of this study …

"I Saved The Iguana": A Mixed Methods Study Examining Responder Mental Health After Major Disasters And Humanitarian Relief Events, Suzanne Marie Boswell

Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this mixed methods study was twofold. The first was to use Hobfoll’s (1989) Conservation of Resources theory to predict psychological stress based on responders’ perceptions of resource adequacy. The second was to use qualitative interviewing to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the disaster/humanitarian responder experience.

The study is significant given the expanding role of nurses within disaster/humanitarian response organizations. Furthermore, psychological stress results in increased turnover of human resources in these organizations. This turnover is detrimental to humanitarian systems that already lack adequate coverage and sufficiency because funding and human/material resources grow at a slower pace …

Exploring Perceptions Of Staff Registered Nurse Preceptors For Undergraduate, Pre-Licensure Nursing Students, Katherine C. Hall

Doctoral Dissertations

Staff nurses are increasingly called upon to accept more responsibilities and roles in addition to provider of patient care, including that of preceptor. Aside from dealing with demands of high acuity patients, working long hours with inadequate staffing, and carrying heavy workloads, nurses may view teaching and supervising students as an additional burden, time-consuming, and not part of their role. The purpose of this dissertation was to explore staff nurse experiences as preceptors to undergraduate, pre-licensure nursing students. Emphasis was placed on exploring RN’s perceptions of the role, specifically the preparation for, support in, and understanding of what the role …

Discovery Of The Meanings, Expressions, And Practices Related To Malaria Care Among The Maasai, Cecily Weller Strang

Doctoral Dissertations

Each year, malaria invades and infects 300 million persons, kills up to 1 million, and 90% of deaths are among children in Sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria illness and deaths cost Africa $12 billion in lost productivity. Eighty percent of all malaria cases occur in 17 African countries; one is Kenya, where one group suffers incessantly from malaria, the Maasai. Their pastoral, indigenous lifestyle places the Maasai men, women, and children daily at malaria risk. Although malaria is preventable and treatable, high mortality and morbidity occurrence continues. Global interest in malaria care includes prevention, treatment, and eradication. The current use of generic …

Attachment, Oxytocin, And Cortisol Reactivity In Young Women After Romantic Break-Up, Amelia Shannon Bivens, Marian W. Roman

EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement

Pilot study regarding attachment, oxytocin, and cortisol reactivity in young women after experiencing a romantic relationship break-up.

Experiences Of Er Nurses Caring For The Homeless, Evelyn Marie Gaddis, Gregory Stafford, Thien Dang, Cynthia Carole Smith

EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement

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