Browsing Nursing Electronic Theses and Dissertations (UMKC) by Thesis Semester "2017 Spring"
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The Effects of Hypnosis on Acute Pain Among Adolescents Undergoing Surgical Pectus Excavatum Repair
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)In the United States, approximately four million surgical procedures are performed on children every year. Unfortunately, severe post-surgical pain is common. Children are at risk for the development of chronic ... -
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Effect of Duration of Manual Expression and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy on Milk Volumes in Mothers of Premature Infants: The MERIT Study
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are extremely vulnerable, and breast milk is best for the well-being of the infant. Most premature infants, however, are not yet able to suck, so other methods ... -
Survival Stories: Relationships of Justice-involved Women with History of Trauma
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Over one million women are incarcerated in local and county jails or placed under community supervision of the criminal justice system in the U.S. each year. Women with history of incarceration have higher rates of many ...