School of Nursing ETDs
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
The effects of gentle human touch on the vagal tone of premature infants: A pilot study., A Kay Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Use of American Diabetic Association's national standards for diabetes self-management education programs among clinics in Kentucky., Barbara A. Baker
Music: An intervention for pain during chest tube removal after open heart surgery., Sharon Kay Broscious
Exploring access to data in nursing research., Lynn Marie Carlton
Quality disconfirmation as a predictor of patient satisfaction of nursing service in selected units in Taiwan, Republic of China., Shieu-Ming Chou
A comparison of caregiving self-efficacy, stress, social support, coping, depression, and life satisfaction among African-American and White-American female caregivers of elder bedbound patients., Norma Graciela Cuellar
Cost-effective attitudes and behaviors of the nursing staff in a southeastern hospital., Sherry Clabaugh Daniels
Hardiness, social support, uncertainty, and adjustment in women clinically free of breast cancer., Lola Angelise Davis
An ethnographic study of family health in Appalachian microsystems., Sharon Ann Denham
The impact of social support and meaning and purpose in life on quality of life of spousal caregivers of persons with dementia., Virignia Dare Domico
The meaning of hope to family caregivers of children with sickle cell anemia., Linda R Summerville Forte
The relationship of parenting in responsibility to a school-age child's locus of control., Willie Mae D Jackson
Knowledge, attitudes, health beliefs, and locus of control of males related to prostate cancer prevention., Ashley Sanders McCord
The effects of collaborative nursing care delivery on the self-care behaviors and coping patterns of rural cancer patients., Ayda Gan Nambayan
Neuman-based analysis of women's health needs aboard a deployed Navy ship: Can nursing make a difference?, Vivienne Andrea Parodi
Adolescent mothers' experience with infant health care utilization., Kimberly Lynn Ray
The experience of hearing loss in older women: Patterns of human becoming., Lavin Reed Rowe
Self-esteem, coping and attitude toward menopause among older rural southern women., Herma Joyce Taylor
Personal and financial costs to family systems providing informal home care for rural elders with Alzheimer's disease., Jeanette L. Vandermeer
Low-income mothers with and without intellectual disability: Interactions in contextual environments., Lillian A. Wise
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Effects of nursing intervention on teacher inclusion anxiety., Jena Clayton Barrett
Adolescent female substance abuse: Risk and resiliency factors., Mary A. Bemker
The relationship between health care provider advice and the initiation of breast-feeding., Rebecca Cagle
The influence of behavioral cues on immunization practices of elders., Lynn Louise Ambroz Chilton
Medicaid managed care and title V services for children with special health care needs., Nancy Collis-Mele
Health access, health status, and health attitudes: Predicting willingness to use advanced practice nurses., Gail Stamper Franks
A Delphi survey to identify activities of nurse practitioners in primary care., Lygia Owen Holcomb
Quality of life of elderly women with spinal fractures secondary to osteoporosis., Cathy Robin Kessenich
Acupressure as an adjunct to a pulmonary rehabilitation program., Suh-Hwa Maa
Antecedents of adherence to antituberculosis therapy., Marcia K. McDonnell
The burnout experience of registered nurses., Janice Ione Nelson
Effects of an educational intervention on mothers of male children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder., Sue Ellen Odom
Nurse-client relationship and process of recovery in schizophrenic inpatients., Dianne Pelletier Raymond
Autonomy in practice of critical care nurses in teaching hospitals in Taiwan., Ling-Ling Shih
Effects of an intervention plan on burn wound care., Beverly Bowens Tidwell
Family members of do-not-resuscitate patients: Perceptions of the meaning of do-not-resuscitate., Denise Annette Tucker
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
The lived experience of cancer patients using unconventional therapies., Audna Agustsdottir
Abilities and limitations of adult type II diabetic patients with integrating of self-care practices into their daily lives., Carolyn Jett Bess
Case management and satisfaction with nursing care of patients hospitalized with congestive heart failure., Judy Pearman Bittinger
Exposure to violence and self-care practices of adolescents., Vera Veldman Cull
Comparison of special care unit and traditional care unit residents experiencing dementia in a nursing home: A naturalistic study., Evelyn Louise Fitzwater
The effect of therapeutic touch on stress reduction and immune function in persons with AIDS., Clare Thomasson Garrard
Observed interaction behaviors between a nurse leader and nurse followers during shift report., Mary Margaret Whiting Hays
The lived experience following a near-death event: A phenomenological study., Barbara Faye Butler Hicks
Social support, self-esteem, symptom distress, and anxiety of adults with acquired immune deficiency syndrome., Patricia Ann H Jarczewski
The lived experiences of women in treatment for weight loss: A feminist analysis., Kay Moses Lopez
The influence of computer-assisted instruction on the rate of universal precautions related behaviors., Brenda Wright Mitchell
Nurse delegation decision-making: Impact on nurse job satisfaction., Lynn Carol Parsons
The effects of therapeutic touch on the grief experience., Loretta Sue Robinson