Browsing by Author "Alligood, Martha Raile"
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Appraisal of uncertainty while waiting for a kidney transplant
Pelletier, Janet (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 ... -
Lumbee women breast cancer survivors stories: understanding the experience
Beasley, Cherry M. (East Carolina University, 2009)The purpose of this interpretive study was to understand the experiences of Lumbee women breast cancer survivors from the text of their oral stories about their life events related to surviving breast cancer. Lumbees, the ... -
New nurse transitions: a qualitative study of perceived difficulties
Brewington, Daphne Michelle Carter (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 ... -
Prenatal yoga practice in late pregnancy and patterning of change in optimism, power, and well-being
Reis, Pamela J. (East Carolina University, 2011)Abstract The purpose of this study was to explore changes in human-environmental field patterning of optimism, power, and well-being over time, in women during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy upon completion ... -
What Is Good Nursing Care? The Lived Meaning of Quality Nursing Care for Practicing Nurses
Burhans, Linda Maas (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 ...