Browsing Dissertations by Author "Pokorny, Marie"
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Breast feeding intention and initiation among rural, low-income Native American and African American adolescent mothers in North Carolina: testing the theory of planned behavior
Herndon, Cynthia Hales (East Carolina University, 2014)Abstract Infant feeding practices can greatly impact a child's life with far reaching implications based upon decisions a mother makes for her newborn. Breastfeeding is the preferred method of infant feeding because of ... -
The lived experience of nurse practitioner graduates' transition to hospital-based practice
Duke, Cheryl (East Carolina University, 2010)The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenology (van Manen, 1990) was to gain insight into the meaning and lived experience of nurse practitioners (NP) with at least one year of work experience regarding their initial ... -
The use of grounded theory to develop a framework for understanding student retention in community college nursing programs
Priode, Kimberly (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 ...