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 2017
A Qualitative Exploration into Larry Wilson's Transformational Leadership, Peter D. Engstrom
How to choose: Enhancing Shared Decision Making in Breast Cancer Screening, Emma Hermes
Nursing education and institutional policy reform: creating a trajectory towards successful lactation, Kathleen Guinee Holman
Performance improvement through a shared governance structure, Erik R. Johnson
Schizophrenia’s Relationship with Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality, Hannah Jorgensen
Transforming nursing orientation using a tiered skills acquisition model: promoting new nurse retention and competence, M Ellen Joswiak
Improving family nurse practitioner abilities in addressing sexual health, Colleen A. Lane
The integrative health and wellness program for veterans with spinal cord injury, Jamie Calie Lang
STARS: students taking a rise against suicide, Tina M. Lewison
Educational model for nursing: back health in orthopedics, Krystal H. Marking
An acculturations orientation module for a midwestern endoscopy unit, Darcie E. Moehnke
Mentorship program for novice psychiatric nurses to improve retention, Laura Niesen
Merging human becoming theory and health coaching principles into the role of the family nurse practitioner, Tammy Lee Olney
Early childhood nutrition education for Minnesota's Native American population, Rebecca Partridge
Preventing falls in the community dwelling older adult population through education, exercise, and strategic partnerships, Julie Kay Philbrook
Telestroke Network use to Improve Acute Ischemic Stroke Care in Rural Community Hospitals, Christopher Prigge
Healing touch modalities and pediatric patients, Shanna Rapp
Nurse mentorship program implementation to enculturate nurses to an intensive care unit, Michael A. Rysavy
Partners in healing: a collaborative approach to caring and healing, Amy Schei
Open your eyes: recognizing the signs and symptoms of human trafficking, Elizabeth M. Stanek
Routine Screening for Silent Atrial Fibrillation, Zach Stevens
Preventing Burnout in Health Care Providers with Biofeedback, Evan Welo
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
The Perspectives of Reverse Transfer Srudents at Two-Year Technical Colleges, Ross A. Brower
Job Satisfaction and the Relationship to Ethnicity, Carrie M. Carroll
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
Strengths-Based Leadership and its Effect on Intrinsic Motivation and Employee Performance within a Corporate Setting, Kimberly A. Jatko
A Study of the Crisis Leadership Model at Marshall University, Michele Kidwell
Perspectives of Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders about their Experiences with Social Stories, Jason Kram
Study of Leadership Characteristics During Transformational Change in Health Care Organizations, Susan Long
The Identification of Leadership Strategies among Leaders of Successful Mergers or Acquisitions, Andrew F. Luce
Current Reading Methodologies used in Classrooms: Grades K-6, Brett Ott
A Case Study Examining Gender and Self-Efficacy in a Newsroom, Kathryn Eileen Parry
Collaborative leadership strategies: A look into the funding models of Alternative Service and Nonprofit Organizations, Charles H. Pratt
Staff Retention in Small Non-Profit Organizations, Michelle A. Redding
Lateral Violence: An Education Module, Amos M. Schonrock
Experiences of Suburban Students in a Social Justice Literacy Program, Jillian L. Scott
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
The Impact of Test Format Familiarity on Reducing Test Anxiety, William P. Aamodt
How to Successfully Recruit Students in the Rapidly Changing World of Higher Education: Ethical Leadership for Enrollment Managers of Private Non-Profit Institutions, Charles R. Abbott
lntroducing Integrative Medicine at the Bedside to Patients with Post-traumatic Headache Pain, Melissa E. Allard
Innovation Through Social Networking in Communities of Practice, Patricia K. Brill
A Call to Action After a Patient Fall, Lisa D. Bungum
The Bible and the Ballot: the Christian Right in American Politics, Terence L. Burns
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
Development, Implementation and Analysis of a Project-Based Model In a Special Education Setting, Joel Dimock
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
Perspectives of Students Labeled with Emotional and/or Behavioral Disorders on Their Transition Programs, Allison E. Gardner
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
Student Perceptions of Responsive Classroom in an Urban Setting, Jeremy Lee Jones
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
Youth Leadership Development in the Activism Context: a Case Study of the Wilder Youth Leadership Initiative, Susan Marie Phillips
The Effect Frequent Organizational Restructure has on Employee Perceptions, Lisa Sabasteanski