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Student retention in associate degree nursing programs in north carolina
(East Carolina University, 2013)
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Influences on transition to practice outcomes among new nurses
(East Carolina University, 2013)
This research explored the investigation of influences on transition to practice outcomes among new graduate nurses in a nurse residency program. The study participants consisted of 641 nurse residents from the Versant RN ...
Reframing disorder: gender, class, and the history of the resurfacing debate in nursing
(East Carolina University, 2011)
The nursing profession has sustained a state of disorder. The debate within the disorder historically exists in relationship to multiple educational pathways for entry into RN practice. Diploma, BSN, and ADN pathways still ...
What Is Good Nursing Care? The Lived Meaning of Quality Nursing Care for Practicing Nurses
(East Carolina University, 2008-04-11)
Healthcare quality in the United States of America (USA) is the subject of intense criticism. Although quality nursing care is vital to patient outcomes and safety, meaningful quality improvements have been disturbingly ...
Implementing the Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM) to Improve Health Literacy at a Rural Community Health Center
(2014)
Health literacy, as defined by the Institute of Medicine, is "the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic information and services needed to make appropriate decisions regarding ...
The use of grounded theory to develop a framework for understanding student retention in community college nursing programs
(East Carolina University, 2013)
Gaining admission into pre-licensure nursing programs has proven to be quite difficult for the average college student. Topping the list of crucial priorities for many academic institutions is the retention of these nursing ...
Exploring the Attitudes Toward Interprofessional Practice: Eastern North Carolina Perspectives
(2014-12-16)
Interprofessional health care delivery has the potential to greatly impact the experience, costs, and outcomes of health care. Primary care providers have the capacity to be the tipping point of this change. Primary care ...
New nurse transitions: a qualitative study of perceived difficulties
(East Carolina University, 2013)
The transition from student to registered nurse has proven difficult for new graduate nurses. While organizations have implemented structures and processes to support new nurse transition into practice, new nurse turnover ...
Self-efficacy in freshman and sophomore nursing students
(East Carolina University, 2012)
Healthcare disparities and inequities have been at the forefront of the health agenda, thus supporting that minority healthcare is of poorer quality than that experienced by the majority population. Compounding this issue ...
The relationship between religiosity and quality of life in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators
(East Carolina University, 2010)
The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is often used in treatment and prevention of lethal cardiac arrhythmias in at-risk patients. Despite its established effectiveness, ICD therapy is associated with ongoing ...