Theses, Dissertations, and graduate student summative projects submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for graduation from Augsburg University
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Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Reducing restraint and seclusion in psychiatric settings: a paradigm shift in nursing practice, Victor Afolami Awosika
Exercise as a treatment for depression, Frank M. Brekke
Honoring others by accompaniment, Merrilee Brown
Caring moments model: putting the safe patient handling and mobility pieces together, Sally T. Gardner
Reclaiming our sacredness as nurse healers, Lani L. Hollenbeck
culturally sensitive career advancement for Hmong nurses, Sandra M. Littlejohn
Essential nursing care for the sole, Teresa A. Miller
Uncertainty in nursing: the impact on practice and leadership, Sarah R. Orde
Caring for homless youths: a culturally congruent guide for volunteers, Katherine R. Palmer
Connecting across culture through story, Patrice (Tammy) Sinkfield-Morey
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Postpartum depression: a prenatal nursing educational module, Tersa Ailts
Exploring the complexities of daily life and healthcare for the Old Order Amish of central Wisconsin, Denise E. Barten
Collaborative care model for treating adolescents with depression in primary care, Roxanne M. Brennan
Sharing stories-finding hope using storytelling as a model to better understand cancer survivor needs, Kathleen M. Bricco-Jablonski
Palliative care: an education pathway for renal nurses, June Buck-Tipton
Nutrition support nursing handoff: a computerized template, Suzanne L. Bundrick
A model of care: improving patient education in the emergency department, Jessica Degrote
Prevention of postoperative urinary retention, Terri L. Egesdal
A qualitative study of a successful volleyball philosophy using Collins' Level 5 leadership model, Laura Evans
Transforming lives: the power of connection, Martha L. Guthmiller
Retreat as a learning medium for health, empowerment and transformation of Tanzanian girls, Rebecca S. Hartwig
A collaborative approach to an advanced nursing practice, Elizabeth R. Janeczko
Cervical cancer screening in rural Tanzania, Shangwe Kiliaki
Media selection and management for virtual teams, Randall Ross
Reducing stress in nursing with aromatherapy, Elizabeth Rose Schmidt
Integrative therapies to address postoperative pain and anxiety: a nurse educational module, Sara Selvaraju
LGBT advocacy: one leader's journey through fear to transcendence, Paula Suffrins
Circle of care and hope: an adaptation and empowerment mental health healing model for Blacks, Judy Edvaline Vansiea
Complementary therapies for care of the awake craniotomy patient, Lee Ann Wacholz
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
The Health Commons: A Journey into Metis, Kathleen M. Clark
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Using Service-Learning to Improve Attitudes and Behaviors Towards Recycling in a Secondary School, Sharriah B. Armstrong
Meaningful Pattern Recognition and Leadership, Quinn Bissonette
Food Security in the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation: A Nursing Educational Module, Beth E. Grund
How Nursing Impacts Nursing: Using Metaphor to Understand the Perinatal Nurse's Role, Kathleen Guinee Holman
Lateral Violence: An Education Module, Amos M. Schonrock
The Product Issues Tracking System: An Educational Module for Staff Nurses, Jane Torzewski
Growing Our Own: A Proposal for the Development of a Nurse Mentoring Program, Dawn M. Zeches
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
lntroducing Integrative Medicine at the Bedside to Patients with Post-traumatic Headache Pain, Melissa E. Allard
A Call to Action After a Patient Fall, Lisa D. Bungum
Advancing a Culture of Safety Through the Creation of a Unit-Based Safety Team, Lynda K. Carr
Trials, Tribulations, and Triumphs: Writing the Major Paper or Thesis as a Graduate Student with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Judy L. Chucker
Frequent Users of the Emergency Department: Guiding Patients to Comprehensive and Coordinated Care, Anne L. Draeger
Creating an Environment That Fosters Feedback Among Nurses, Anne M. Egan
Creating a Healing Environment in the Intensive Care Unit, Elissa Egbers
Empowering and Retaining New Graduate Nurses Through a Structured Mentoring Program, Kelly O. Gamble
Facilitating the Staff Nurse's Role in Creating a Culture of Care on an Obstetrical Care Unit, Laura Struve Hanson
Public Health Nursing and the Community: Partnering to Improve Health By Improving the Environment, Anna Haubrich
Let Your Life Speak: Exploring the Lived Experience of Graduate Nurses In an Emergency Department Setting, Mary Margaret Healy
Developing a Conceptual Transcultural Model of Nursing Care for Use at a Pediatric Inner-City Hospital, Lani Hollenbeck
Student' Perceptions of Read 180 at the Middle School Level, Erica L. Johnson
Motivational Interviewing with Patient Education to Promote a Safe Sleep Environment for Lakota Infants, Kari Johnson
A Bridge to One World: An lndigenous Wisdom-Based Approach to Designing a Transcultural Patient Family Advisory Council, Julie Lundberg
Care of Self: How Reiki is used by Nurses to Reduce Stress on an Acute Care Unit, LeAnn Olson
Health and Wellness Coaching for Older Adults within a Faith Community, Julie K. Philbrook
Creating Community With Homeless and Marginally Housed Women, Judy Schlaefer
Can Leading Change Catalyze Innovation in the Workplace, Rebecca L. Smithwick
New Graduate Nurse Orientation Program, Darcie L. Thies
Case Study Scenario and Simulation: Supplementing a Student Nurse's Missed Foundational Clinical Nursing Experience, Lori Versaguis
A Conceptual Framework for Providing Healthy Meals for a Marginalized Population, Hoching Wu
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Migrant Workers Remittances: Building Futures and Forging Leadership Back Home, Mohamed Abdinur
Strict Isolation Compliance: A Quality Improvement Initiative Implementation Process, Debra Apenhorst
Strict lsolation Compliance: A Quality lmprovement lnitiative lmplementation Process, Debra Apenhorst
A Secondary Data Analysis of the Practice Intervention Designed to "Wipe out C. difficile", Kimberly Aronhalt
Identifying Institutional Barriers to Addressing Health Disparities, Julia Ashley
The Experience of Foreign Born Nurses Working in Twin Cities Hospitals, Jolene C. Baker
The Perspective of Bullying According to Students with Asperger Syndrome, Ryan B. Barnick
Caring Beyond Constraint: A Nursing Model of Presence in a Time Limited Procedural Practice, Laura Becker
An Examination of the Impact of Social Influences on Followers' Assessments of Male and Female Leadership Behaviors, Mary L. Brown
Leadership and the Theory of Metacommunication, Regina M. Brown
Generational Perspectives in Public Health Nursing: Workplace Conditions That Impact Job Satisfaction and Retention, Marilyn Kittleson Deling
Integrative Literature Review Emotional Intelligence and its Relationship to Transformational Leadership, Katharine Ellingson
Thinking Differently: Developing a Fall Risk Assessment for the Emergency Department Setting, Carissa K. Fauks
Nurse to Nurse Communication: Conveying the Patient's Story, Cheryl Fisher Laine
Women's Indirect Intra-Gender Aggression: A Study of Workplace Relationships, Deborah Friedman
Rounding of the Administrative Supervisor and the Engagement of Charge Nurses in an Acute Hospital Setting, Kellie J. Geiger
The Impact of a Writing Center on Cross-Cultural Writing: Teacher Perspectives, Whitney M. Gonzales
Iloes Customer Service Training Influence Patient Satisfaction Scores?, Beth Holman
Staying Alive: A Nursing Care Model in the Technical Delivery of Dialysis, Sylvia Moe
Guided Notes in the Pre-Algebra Mathematics Classroom, Lynn C. Morris
Replicating Success: Developing an Educational Process for Improving Nursing Accuracy When Using a Patient Classification System, Dewey M. Moulton
Awareness Cultivation: Designing a Transcultural Patient Family Advisory Council, Lisa G. Peterson
Interactive Whiteboard Technology: Impacts on teachers, teaching, and students, Taylor Edward Yost Pettis
Nurturing the Novice: lnitiating the Journey of Transformational Shifts in the Development of Future Nurse Mentors, Brenda Ranstrom-Llambes
A Matter of Trust: The Impact of Transcultural Communication Between Culturally Diverse Nursing Staff, Patricia Reed
The Use of Physical Activity to Promote Effective Coping and Life Skill Development in Minneapolis Sheltered Youth, Kathleen M. Welle
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Developing a Community Clinic to Address the Health Needs as Experienced by a Small Rural Village in Sierra Leone, Doris K. Acton
Nurse Influence in Policy Development: A Model Using Storytelling, Michele Anderson
Key Curriculum for Developing World-Class Patient Centered Care Teams, Linda Bauermeister
The Effects of Procedural Choice as an Instructional Strategy on Locus of Control: A Practical Curriculum, Seth Duane Baun
Retention Issues for Native Students, Ryan A. Bench
Higher Purpose Leadership The Effect of Higher Purpose in Organizational Mission: A Case Study of the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation, William P. Bengtson
Developng a Neighbor-like Enviornment Between Home and School, Rebecca J. Butters
The Value of Creating a Culture of Caring, Lisa C. Carter
Parental Effects on Academic Achievement, Gregory A. Chubb
The Importance of Teaching Social Skills to Students in Elementary Schools, Jessica Deschneau
An Analysis of Mahatma Gandhi and His Leadership Style, Curt Fernandez