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A REDEFINITION OF SELF: THE DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, AND IMPACT OF A CAREER EXPLORATION COURSE FOR STUDENTS ON ACADEMIC PROBATION
(East Carolina University, 2022-02-10)
Students on academic probation are among the most vulnerable populations within higher education. Research indicates that following a semester of academic difficulty, students experience diminished self-efficacy and a ...
Beyond Men's Experiences: Developing a Psychometric Scale to Measure Perceptions of Men's Fitness for Professional Nursing
(East Carolina University, 2022-04-28)
Background: According to the 2021 United States (U.S) Bureau of Labor Statistics, men represent only 13% of Registered Nurses in the U. S. This minority portion of the workforce has been extensively explored through ...
Examining the Relationships between Parental Mental Health, Feeding Styles and Weight in Formula-Fed Infants
(East Carolina University, 2022-04-28)
Formula-fed infants are at greater risk for obesity compared to breastfed infants; however, some families are not able to or choose not to breastfeed. Parental feeding styles have been associated with infant weight, and ...
The Effect of Brief Sex Offender Training on the Graduate Counseling Students’ Scores on the Discrete Emotions Questionnaire and Working Alliance Inventory
(East Carolina University, 2022-04-26)
Clinicians who treat sex offenders commonly struggle with the tension between conceptualizing them as rehabilitative or instinctively predatory. On the one hand, there is the well-intended goal of forming an alliance with ...
DIFFERENCES IN ACCESS AND QUALITY OF CARE DURING ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE: FINDINGS FROM THE REGARDS STUDY
(East Carolina University, 2022-04-25)
Evidence suggests there are discrepancies in access and quality of care during hospitalization for acute ischemic stroke. The aim of this study was to characterize differences in receipt of neurologist evaluation, documented ...
A Qualitative Examination of Accelerated BSN Students’ Learning Experiences Related to EBP Using Thematic Analysis Guided by the Threshold Concepts Framework
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-03)
Nurses continue to report deficits related to evidence-based practice (EBP) competency. These deficits threaten the quality and safety of healthcare. In response, healthcare and academic organizations along with governing ...
FACE THE FACTS: IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL SOCIOECONOMIC BARRIERS THAT IMPACT SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED AT LENOIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(East Carolina University, 2022-03-09)
This research study examines the relationship between socioeconomic barriers students encounter and the interventions to address those factors at Lenoir Community College. Specifically, the study seeks to determine the ...
CHILDREN OF WAR: PREPARING MILITARY DEPENDENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE, FOCUSED SUPPORT TO IMPROVE EDUCATION OUTCOMES
(East Carolina University, 2022-03-22)
Since 2001, over two million children have experienced having one or both of their parents deployed (Tunac de Pedro et al., 2018). There is significant research that shows that "military children experience tremendous ...
A SENSE OF BELONGING: EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF A SOCIAL EMOTIONAL FRAMEWORK ON STUDENT CONNECTEDNESS WITH SIXTH-GRADE MALES
(East Carolina University, 2022-02-14)
Duckton is a township part of Eastern County Schools, a community of schools comprising three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. Based on data collected from an at-risk referral database, Duckton ...
Becoming a better ally : improving the social experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students at Elizabeth City State University
(East Carolina University, 2022-03-22)
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) persons are largely invisible in historically Black post-secondary education research and discourse. To this end, LGBTQ students attending historically Black colleges ...