Browsing Nursing Electronic Theses and Dissertations (UMKC) by Thesis Semester "2015 Spring"
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Community Factors in Differential Responses of Child Protective Services
(2015-06-19)Child maltreatment results in over 3 million referrals annually to U. S. child protective services agencies and an estimated 695,000 children who are determined to be child maltreatment victims. There are ongoing concerns ... -
Exploring the impact of osteoporosis on myogenesis
(2015-05-28)Aging is accompanied by a significant decline in bone mass and strength (osteoporosis) and in muscle mass and strength (sarcopenia). These conditions pose a tremendous threat as each year, one in three older adults living ... -
Influences on contraceptive use among college women
(2015-05-19)Background: An unintended pregnancy (UIP) occurs before an ideal time or is completely unwanted. In 2011, the rate of UIP in the United States was 49% of all pregnancies. Unintended pregnancies are expensive to society and ... -
Lateral Violence Response Training for Nursing Students
(2015-06-19)Lateral violence among nurses is a pervasive problem contributing to deleterious consequences for targets, work environments, patient outcomes, and the nursing profession. Newly licensed nurses are at a disadvantage to ... -
Male Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence: Syndemic Theory, Minority Stress Theory, & the Community of Protective Measures
(2015-05-28)Intimate partner violence is an underreported, stigmatized, and deleterious reality affecting a higher proportion of men who have sex with men (MSM) than their heterosexual counterparts. The constructs of two theories ... -
What is the BSN Student's Perception of Why a Nursing Course was Failed?
(2015-05-28)Nursing student success is important to students, faculty, institutions of higher education, and the healthcare needs in Texas. Despite recent research showing that cognitive indicators can predict student success, the use ...