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 2011
Introducing Integrative Medicine at the Bedside to Patients with Post-traumatic Headache Pain, Melissa E. Allard
Transcultural Nursing in Guatemala: A Different Yield, Katherine A. Baumgartner
Innovation Through Social Networking in Communities of Practice, Patricia K. Brill
Complexity Theory and Local Government Application, Scott A. Brink
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
Community Health Workers: Bearers of the Light in Health, Healing, and Care, Jean M. Gunderson
Leadership Program Outcomes Study: Essential elements of leadership trainings offered to marginalized populations, Emily Halbur
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
Executive Turnover in the Chamber of Commerce Industry, Lori R. Higgins
Developing a Conceptual (Mosaic) Transcultural Model of Nursing Care for Use at a Pediatric Inner-City Hospital, Lani Hollenbeck
Students' 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
Nursing Vigilance - Blocking the Road to Delirium through a Culture of Care, Mary Ann Kinney
The Caring Connection: Using Leadership Metis to Facilitate Community Outreach for Hospital-based Nurses, Susan Rein Loushin
A Bridge to One World: An Indigenous Wisdom-Based Approach to Designing a Transcultural Patient Family Advisory Council, Julie Lundberg
Ways of Knowing Transcultural Herbal Healing, Kristin M. McHale
Somali CARES: Listening to the Voices of the Other, Joyce P. Miller
Communication In A Digital Age, Natalie M. Miller
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
Creating Community With Homeless and Marginally Housed Women, Judy Schlaefer
According to Secondary Female Science Students, What Creates an Engaging and Interesting Science Class, Colleen Victoria Quinn Schroeder
The Self- Caring Tree: A Model of Nursing Self-Care, Cynthia M. Severson
Can Leading Change Catalyze Innovation in the Workplace, Rebecca L. Smithwick
Comparison of Registered Nurse Job Satisfaction to Patient Satisfaction and the Link to the Role of the Nurse Manager, Deborah M. Spotts
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 Qualitative Study on how Dialogue, Discussion, and Debate Manifest in a Corporate Setting, Lisa Wocken
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
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 Internationally 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
Differences and Commonalities in Adult Expectations Regarding ADHD Referral, Nate Christopherson
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-Curricular Writing: Teacher Perspectives, Whitney M. Gonzales
The Persistence of the Glass Ceiling, Lora B. Holland
Does Customer Service Training Influence Patient Satisfaction Scores?, Beth Holman
Best Practices in the use of Employee Assessment Instruments in Leadership Development, Yvonne Kinney-Hockert
Leadership Philosophy and Practice Which Drive Improved Chemical Health Outcomes, Denise St. Peter McAlpin
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
Strategies and Methods of Reciprocal Teaching as Defined, Revised, and Implemented by Individual Teachers Across the K-l2 Spectrum, Linday Peters
Awareness Cultivation: Designing a Transcultural Patient Family Advisory Council, Lisa G. Peterson
At the Heart of Health Care Reform: Leadership Lessons from President Obama, Jodi A. Petrich
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
Correlation Between BASC and IEP Daily Point Sheets, Ruth E. Rautio
A Matter of Trust: The Impact of Transcultural Communication Between Culturally Diverse Nursing Staff, Patricia Reed
Differentiating Reading Comprehension Curriculum using NWEA Data, Robert A. Reetz
Coco Chanel: A Transformational Leader, TyAnn Severine Rolph
The Relationship Between Mentor-mentee Gender Combinations and Mentoring Relationship Success, Kristen E. Spreck
Good Leadership for Top Performing Teams, Britta Sundberg
Computerized Provider Order Entry Implementation: Provider and Hospital Leadership Impacts on Success, Elizabeth J. Walker
The Use of Physical Activity to Promote Effective Coping and Life Skill Development in Minneapolis Sheltered Youth, Kathleen M. Welle
Factors that Influence Classroom Engagement, Tracy Lynn Wilk
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
Theory, Research & Practice of a Comprehensive Teen Sexuality Education Curriculum, Dawn M. Bowker
Developing 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
Building Trusted Relationships with Female Street Sex Workers: A Nontraditional Approach, Sandra Finn
Giving end of Life Care to Persons With Intellectual Disabilities: a Model of Support for Community Based Caregivers, Emily K. Gress
Transition Curriculum for Vessey Leadership Academy Leadership Application Project, Paul Terrence Gruber
The Best Practices for Leadership Development in Medium-Sized Companies, Beth A. Hanzal