Browsing by Subject "Nursing"
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Evaluating baccalaureate curriculum end-of-life care content based upon End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) guidelines
(2016-06-21)Evidence shows that the demand for palliative and end-of-life care is increasing in healthcare, yet nurses lack the proper education to provide this care with confidence and competence. Before educational practices are ... -
For their patients : a grounded theory study of hospice nurses responding to their patients' suffering
(2014-05)The purpose of this study was to develop an inductive theory describing the process that hospice nurses use to identify and respond to their patients' suffering. Additionally, the study sought to describe the coping ... -
Forecasting of sick leave usage among nurses via artificial neural networks
(2010-12)This report examines the trends in sick leave usage among nurses in a hospital and aims at creating a forecasting model to predict sick leave usage on a weekly basis using the concept of artificial neural networks (ANN). ... -
An interdisciplinary inquiry into the ethics codes of the helping professions : interpretations of moral principles and professional responsibilities
(2011-05)Helping professionals help people to achieve optimal functionality and fulfillment in the physical, psychological, emotional and intellectual domains. Well-defined ethical standards for practitioners are crucial to such a ... -
The lived experience of tuberculosis treatment for Mexican Americans living on the US-Mexico border
(2013-05)This study produced a rich description of the lived experiences of tuberculosis (TB) treatment among Mexican Americans with TB living in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) of Texas. This phenomenological study was guided ... -
The Poutiatine women : war, revolutions, and exile, 1898-1922
(2012-05)This is a study of six women who lived in Britain during the early twentieth century. A mother and five daughters, they immigrated to Britain from Russia in 1909, and their letters provide a window into the lives of women ...
