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Facing the Issue of Cultural Sensitivity with Female Patients who have Undergone Circumcision: A Survey ofNursing Students’ Knowledge and Perceptions Concerning the Practice of Circumcision
(2004-04-01)With an influx of refugees coming to the United States, the need to be culturally sensitive has become increasingly important. Health care workers are now being exposed to what was once a relatively unknown issue in the ... -
The Experience of Living with Congestive Heart Failure: A Phenomenological Study
(2005-04-01)Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a chronic, progressive disease with many symptoms and poor prognosis. Each year, millions of people must adjust to new physical limitations and make permanent changes in their lives affecting ... -
Coping with Cancer: Taking Action to Adapt to the Realities of Cancer and Treatment
(2005-04-01)The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore and better understand problems and ways of coping with cancer and treatment and then identify interventions that nurses may use to address issues identified as problematic ... -
Difficulties Faced by Young Mothers with Breast Cancer Nicole Todorovich
(2005-04-01)Breast cancer is extremely prevalent is today’s society, yet little research has been done to investigate the effects a breast cancer diagnosis may have on a young mother and her family. The purpose of this qualitative ... -
Complementary and Alternative Medicine and the Experience of Breast Cancer: A Phenomenological Study
(2005-04-01)About 1 in 8 women in the United States develop breast cancer, according to a National Cancer Institute report (Center for Disease Control, 2003). Some women use Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) to help them ... -
The Sacred Circle and the Four Directions In American Indian Healing: A Historical Analysis
(2005-04-01)American Indian people of North America have a unique and varied history perpetuated through oral tradition and legend. These traditions continue to remain a strong part of the present way of life for these people in spite ... -
History and Treatment of Mental Illness in the United States
(2006-04-01)The history of mental illness in the United States includes treatment that has varied from misunderstanding to death. In the past, society has ostracized, tortured, ridiculed, and killed those with mental illness. Even ... -
The Lived Experience of Multiple Sclerosis: A Qualitative Study
(2006-04-01)The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the lived experience of people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a degenerative neurological disease. This phenomenological study used Georgi's Method to analyze the data ... -
Emergency Nurses and Their Roles in Injury Prevention
(2007-04-01)Hundreds of thousands of individuals living in the United States are accidentally injured every year. The purpose of this thesis is to identify risks contributing to accidental injury, individuals’ perception of injury ... -
HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment The Role of the Parish Nurse In Patient Care in Swaziland Africa
(2007-04-01)The purpose of this research study is a better understanding of the culture, experiences, and responses of parish nurses and their patients in Swaziland, Africa in relation to the problem of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the ... -
Factors Influencing a Mother’s Decision to Breastfeed
(2007-04-01)Breastfeeding has many proven health benefits as well as economical and environmental advantages. Although breastfeeding rates are increasing in the United States, the percentage of mothers who breastfeed for a full year ... -
Living with Anorexia: A Case Report
(2007-04-01)Eating disorders have recently become one of the most prevalent diseases affecting adolescent girls. The National Eating Disorder Association estimates that 10 million females in the United States have an eating disorder; ... -
Kangaroo Care: The Low-Tech Phenomenon Saving Mothers and Babies Alike
(2007-04-01)Approximately 15.2% of all births in the United States end in low birth weight infants (less than 2,500 grams) resulting from prematurity (UVa Health.com, 2006). Nearly all of these babies will be sent to a Neonatal Intensive ... -
The Adult Individuals’ Experience with Type 2 Diabetes
(2007-04-01)Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) has become an epidemic in the United States and throughout the world. Within the United States, an estimated 20.8 million people have this deadly disease. DM2 is a fatal condition leading to ... -
Parents’ Lived Experience with a Child Who Has Asthma
(2008)In the past year, more than four million parents brought their children to the hospital with asthma symptoms such as wheezing, shortness of breath and chest tightness. Purpose: To increase knowledge and understanding of ... -
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
(2008-04-01)Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder that affects between 3.5 and 5 million women of reproductive age in the United States (Barron, 2004). It is characterized by hyperandrogenism and menstrual ... -
The Lived Experiences of Those with Urinary Tract Infections
(2008-04-01)Urinary tract infections are prevalent in our society and result in much discomfort including dysuria, fever, chills, and kidney infections. Because of these infections, thousands of people require hospitalization every ... -
Living and Recovering from a Heart Attack in Montana: A Phenomenological Study
(2008-04-01)Myocardial infarction or heart attack claimed 221,000 lives in the United States annually. The purpose of this thesis is to gain a better understanding of the true meaning of living and recovering from a myocardial infarction. ... -
Issues and Concerns of Individuals Living with Heart Failure
(2008-04-01)Five million people in the United States have heart failure and approximately 550,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. About 22 percent of men and 46 percent of women will develop heart failure within 6 years of having ... -
Nursing Interventions Utilized by Parish Nurses in Swaziland
(2008-04-01)The area and culture most affected by AIDS is in sub-Saharan Africa, where 74 percent of the total number of people infected resides. In January 2005 data was collected through the nursing intervention classification (NIC) ...