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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 ...
Appraisal of uncertainty while waiting for a kidney transplant
(East Carolina University, 2012)
This study tested a middle range nursing theory to better understand the experience of uncertainty in deceased-donor kidney transplant candidates with a goal of identifying ways to improve the care of persons by nurses as ...
A Grounded Theory Study to Understand Nurse and Resident Physician Communication Dynamics
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
Communication between nurses and physicians frequently occurs in the delivery of care to patients in the acute healthcare setting. In an environment where a person's life and well-being depends upon accurate communication, ...
The Influence of Vocabulary Type and Complexity on Rapid Automatized Naming Tasks (RAN/RAS) in Children with Reading Disorders
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The present study was a pilot investigation that examined the role of vocabulary level and task type in rapid automatized naming tasks (RAN/RAS) in 15 adolescent children (ages 10-13) with average reading abilities and ...
The effects of presentation rate on semantic, syntactic, and orthographic processing and relationship to reading fluency in children
(East Carolina University, 2011)
Reading fluency is the connection between reading decoding and reading comprehension. A child becomes fluent between second and third grade (Coltheart, 1978). However, it is unknown if fluency is strictly the result of ...
The Effect of Word Familiarity and Treatment Approach on Word Retrieval Skills in Aphasia
(East Carolina University, 2010)
The purpose of this investigation was to examine the influence of subjective word familiarity on word retrieval ability and responsiveness to short, intensive aphasia treatment. Four native English-speaking participants ...
Speech Production Analyses: Characterizing Typical Development versus Childhood Apraxia of Speech
(East Carolina University, 2010)
Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a controversial diagnosis that is frequently based on clinical perceptions, with treatment success based on the same perceptual measures. Because additional, less abstract diagnostic ...
Teacher Implemented Pivotal Response Training To Improve Communication In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders
(East Carolina University, 2011)
The primary purpose of this current investigation was to determine if a variation of Pivotal Response Training (PRT) can be effectively implemented by a preschool autism teacher in a classroom setting. The secondary purpose ...
The relationship between client-counselor race and counselor use of reflective listening skills
(East Carolina University, 2011)
Abstract Research shows that minority populations underutilize counseling services and have high dropout rates (Hser, Evans, Huang, & Anglin, 2004; King & Canada, 2004). Additionally, counselor behavior is directly related ...