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This collection contains graduate student theses and dissertations from the UNLV School of Nursing. Records are organized by Year, Author, and Title. To view the entire collection of UNLV theses and dissertations across all programs, visit the UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones collection.
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Family Nurse Practitioner Mentoring Relationships' Impact on Organizational Commitment, Patricia Bartley-Daniele
The Reduction of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Intensive Care Units through the Implementation of the Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program, Michael Andrew Basinger
The Relationship among School Playground Design and Conditions and Physical Activity Levels in Children, Ipuna Estavillo Black
Use of Standardized Tests Within Nursing Education Programs, Irene Coons
Retirement and the Registered Nurse: The SAVER Study, Shanna Field Keele
The Lived Experience of Nursing Students During Their Psychiatric Nursing Education: Does It Influence View of Psychiatric Nursing as a Career Choice?, Lisa Mcconlogue
The Lived Experience of Black African Nurses Educated Within the United States, Amy Elizabeth Smith
Merging Educational Technology into Routine Care for Patients Living with Fibromyalgia, Toni Sparks
Development and Evaluation of an Opioid Monitoring Clinic, Richard Luna Talusan
Methodological Quality and Study Report Characteristics of Current Nursing Education Research, Staci Lynn Warnert
Application of the Transtheoretical Model: Assessing Exercise Behavior in African Americans in a Church-Based Setting, Robin Marie White
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Predictors of Resilience and Their Influence on Adaptation after Elective Abortion, Anna Marie Antonio
Developing Ethical Competence: The Perspective of Nurse Educators from Pre-Licensure Baccalaureate Nursing Programs Accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Jennifer Lee Bartlett
The Lived Experience of the Novice Nursing Dean: Exploring the Meaning and Significance, Melissa Rae Bouws
The Lived Experiences of Acute-Care Bedside Registered Nurses Caring for Patients and Their Families with Limited English Proficiency, Jami-Sue Coleman
Perceptions of Hospital Patient Safety Culture in Department of Veterans Affairs Station 593 Southern Nevada, Kimberly Falco
Testing a Reflection Education Intervention on Baccalaureate Nursing Students' Level of Reflection during Online Clinical Post Conference, Jaime Alicia Hannans
The Meaning of Visual Thinking Strategies for Nursing Students, Margaret M. Moorman
Evaluation of an Educational Intervention on Perceptions of a Patient Safety Culture Among Staff in Acute Care Nursing Units, Cynthia Ann Parkman
Firefighter Fitness-for-Duty Medical screening: A Peer Review Quality Improvement Pilot, Julie Collings Rochefort
Comparison of Study/Article Characteristics and Methodological Quality of International Nurse Workplace Violence Research Published Before and After the Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert on Disruptive Behaviors, Terressa Margarette Stowell Love
School Nurses' Recognition, Attitudes, and Educational Needs Regarding the Care of Children with School Refusal Behavior, Heather Strasser
A Comparison of Nursing Service Demand in Title 1 Schools and Non-Title 1 Schools, Karen Ray Stratford
Implementing a Bystander Awareness Program on a University Campus, Robert Joseph Vadovic
Sickle Cell Disease: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Emergency Department Providers, Pretrescia Marie Walker
Evaluating Shared Governance For Nursing Excellence, Evette Michelle Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Elementary School Based Health Centers as Providers of School Entry Health Exams: Do They Meet the Standards?, Roberta Bavin
Program Evaluation of Preceptor Preparation and Effectiveness in a Local Nurse Residency Program, Margaret Covelli
The Meaning of the Lived Experience of Nursing Faculty on a Dedicated Education Unit, Deborah Ann Demeester
The Relationship between Self-efficacy and Fluid,and Dietary Compliance in Hemodialysis Patients, Ansy Paul John
Nutritional Management of the Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant: An Evidence Based Clinical Practice Guideline, Dana J. Lunde
Provider Variations in Cesarean Section (CS) and Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) Practice, Rita Elizabeth Marrero
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Primary Care Providers' Evaluation of Patient Fitness to Fly, Kerry Colleen Palakanis
Program Evaluation of Stroke in Rural Nevada Hospital, Starla Cheri Ricks
Cultural Competence in the Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Curriculum, Angela Elizabeth Silvestri
Improving evidence based asthma management in an urban university student health center, Hedian Cho Swanson
Use of Continuous Glucose Monitors in Type-1 Diabetes: An Analysis of Wave Form Versus Glycemic Values in the Improvement of Glucose Control and Fear of Hypoglycemia, Tomas Charles Walker
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Job stress, mentoring, psychological empowerment, and job satisfaction among nursing faculty, Catherine Emily Ebersole Chung
Faculty’s Perceptions of Students’ Abilities to Utilize Self-Regulated Learning Strategies to Improve Critical and Reflective Thinking in Making Clinical Decisions: A Methodological Study, Amber Lynn Donnelli
Enhancing the cultural competence of women’s health nurses via online continuing education, Ella T. Heitzler
Methodological quality of quantitative nursing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender research from 2000 to 2010, Michael Johnson
Impact of home hospital program on empowerment and professional practice behaviors, Marcille Jo Jorgenson
Graduating BSN students' EBP knowledge, EBP readiness and EBP implementation, Ludy SM. Llasus
Factors which influence the use of active learning strategies by nursing faculty, Deborah Lowell Shindell
The utilization and effectiveness of the HESI E(square) exit exam as a graduation requirement toward increasing NCLEX-RNRTM pass rates in baccalaureate nursing programs, Debra Henline Sullivan
The development and validation of a tool to measure self-confidence and anxiety in nursing students while making clinical decisions, Krista Alaine White
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Recent Accelerated Second-Degree Baccalaureate Graduates’ Perceptions of Educational Preparation, Susan Candelaria