Browsing Nursing Undergraduate Theses by Title
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Challenges of Providing Healthcare to Montana Migrant Workers
(2011-04-01)The purpose of this grounded theory qualitative research study was to gain understanding of the challenges facing healthcare providers when caring for Montana migrant workers. Healthcare providers from the state of Montana ... -
Chronic Tension Headaches: A Critical Analysis of Treatment
(2009-04-01)Chronic tension headaches are the most prevalent type of pain experienced by Americans and account for over eighty percent of reported pain (Walling, 2002). Although common, understanding the exact etiology of these headaches ... -
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 ... -
Complementary and Alternative Therapy for Low Back Pain
(2009-04-01)Low back pain is the second most common reason people seek medical care in industrial countries (Quinn, 2006). A significant number of people have been turning to complementary and alternative therapy to treat their low ... -
Constipation Prevention In The Elderly
(2010-04-01)Constipation is a problem that affects more than 33 million adults in the United States and contributes to over 92,000 hospitalizations every year. A quarter of the United States’ elderly population suffers from constipation. ... -
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 ... -
Coping With Pediatric Cancer
(2009-04-01)Cancer is a life altering experience, and is the leading cause of death between infancy and fifteen years of age. This thesis explored coping, stress, and pain management of the individual and family throughout the lived ... -
Cystic Fibrosis: Living With a Chronic Disease
(2009-04-01)Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is an inherited chronic disease that shortens the life expectancy of the individual to an average age of 37. It is a debilitating disease that negatively affects the respiratory system and digestive ... -
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 ... -
Early Assessment and Prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Premature Infants
(2008-04-01)Premature infants who are very low birth weight have a high mortality rate; one of the primary causes of death in infants transpires from a gastrointestinal complication, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Currently there ... -
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 ... -
Explorative Case Study of Communicative Competence in 19 Year-Old Male with Severe Communication Impairments
(2000-04-01)The development of communication and language skills is vital to fulfilling the goals of expressing needs and wants, exchanging information, and developing social closeness. The process of building communicative competence ... -
Exploring the Human Papillomavirus in Female College Students
(2010-04-01)The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is not only the most common but also the most prevalent Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) in the United States. To date, 20 million people are infected with HPV. The female population has ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The Forgotten Tool of Breastfeeding Success: Cup-Feeding the Infant Who is Struggling to Breastfeed
(2020)Though a mother’s body is ready to provide nourishment through breastfeeding after birth, not every infant may be ready to feed at the breast. Cup feeding is one of many tools that can be used to support successful ... -
Guarding the Hidden Wounds of War: The Lived Experience of Chronic Combat-Related PTSD in Vietnam and Korean War Veterans
(2017-05-13)Combat-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating condition that affects between 18.7% and 30.9% of Vietnam veterans at some point in their lives (Dohrenwend et al., 2006). Current literature highlights ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...