The Student Capstones, Theses, & Dissertations Collection compiles the student works listed in our Department student collections.
Theses/SIP from 2000
Families of Persons with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness and their Ratings of Use and Value of Mental Health Services in a Southeastern Minnesota Community, Kathryn M. Collins and Teresa M. Richards
Terms Used to Describe the Concept of Acute Postoperative Abdominal Pain and the Extent to which These Terms Can Be Mapped to Source Vocabularies, Lisa Downer and Tristen Lee
The Efffects of a Structured Cardiac Education Program on Post Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty and/or Stent Patients' Coronary Artery Disease Knowledge Retention and Health-Promoting Behaviors, Andrea Eickhoff and Karyl Tammel
Effects of a Low Intensity Weight-Bearing Exercise Program on C-Reactive Protein Levels of Individuals with Osteoarthritis of the Knee, Laura K. Evenson and Ronda M. Nading
The Effect of Exercise on Interleukin-6 Levels in the Synovial Fluid of Osteoarthritic Knees, Kathy Ferguson and Denise Ring
Pain During Transurethral Thermotherapy for Benign Prostate Hyperplasia: A Comparative Descriptive Study, Karen A. Hanson
The Relationship Between Male and Female Adolscents' Knowledge of Breastfeeding and Their Attitutdes Towards Breastfeeding, Rhonda Hemann and Stephanie Sulla
Effect of Select Skin Care Products on Adult Diaper Absorbency, Connie M. Hoppe and Elizabeth M. Wirt
The Effect of an Educational Program on Nursing Home Nurses' Pain Knowledge, Assessment, and Intervention Strategies on Nursing Home Residents with Pain, Renee M. Iverson and Elizabeth A. Robb
The Healthcare Needs of Elderly Catholic Sisters, Melanie K. Johnson
Leadership and Job Satisfaction in Home Health Care, Marcia M. Knutson
Critical Analysis of Two Public Health Interventions, Kathryn Lammers
The Relationship of Patient Satisfaction with Pain Management to Overall Satisfaction with Hospitalization: A Secondary Study, Marie A. Litscher
Accuracy of Accelerometer Instruments for Estimation of Energy Expenditure in a Population of Elderly Individuals with Osteoarthritis of the Knee and an Abnormal Gait, Susanne R. Mlsna and Deanne L. Romaine
Impact of Illness, Life Fulfillment, and Depressive Symptoms Among Patients with Fibromyalgia, Angela C. Pfeiffer
Effect of Caregiver Perception of Preparedness of Burden in an Oncology Population, Mary Scherbring
Representing Pain in the Electronic Medical Record, Debra A. Schiller and Katherine K. Seelandt
Theses/SIP from 1999
Use of the Autolaunch Method of Dispatching an Emergency Helicopter, Kathleen Berns
Ambulation Status-Post Femoral Artery Hemostasis by Collagen Plug Versus Mechanical Compression: Trends in Back Pain and Femoral Artery Site Complications, Lorinna Dessner, Penny Kalpin, and Joyce Rodgers-Johnson
Continence Promotion for Community Dwelling Older Women in Rural Iowa, JoAnn Ermer-Sltun
A Pilot Study of the Content Coverage of a Nurse Practitioner's Documentation Against Selected Coding and Classification Systems, Faith P. Handevidt
Assisting Commercial Airlines with Medical Emergencies, Judy Helgerson
Examining Critical Care Registered Nurses' Practice Regarding Family Interventions For Adults Receiving Care Following A Traumatic Accident, Carole E. Jenson
An Investigation of the Co-Occurrence of Depression Indicators and Nursing Diagnoses, Melissa M. Jordan and Susan M. Mundt
Evaluation of Anxiety and Patient Satisfaction Related to Preoperative Education, Kim McPhee, Judy Osterman, and Krista Swenson
An Investigation to Determine the Mother's Perceived Helpfulness of Rembered Nursing Interventions Surrounding Miscarriage, Johanna Meyer and Kathy Demmer
Predictors of Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients: A Secondary Analysis, Amy Nelson and Katie Tu
Postoperative Pain in Patients with Known Residual Malignancy, Nona L. Thackeray and Margaret M. Vogel
Exploration of the Level of Work Stressors Among Long-Term Care Staff in a Rural Midwestern Department of Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, Diane F. Wilson
Skin Cancer Awareness and Prevention Practices Among North Central Iowa Farmers, Susan Wojcik, Stacey Rosenberg, and Greg Larson
Theses/SIP from 1998
A Secondary Analysis of Pain Intensity and Patient Satisfaction with Pain Management in Post-Abdominal Surgery Patients, Gayle Baird and Laura Swenson
Performance of Infrared Emission Detection and Oral/Axillary Electronic Digital Thermometers in Febrile and Afebrile Children, Jennifer A. Bishop, Cheryl A. Niewoehner, and Claudia L. Swanton
Self Perceived Physical, Psychological and Spiritual Well-Being of Primary Caregivers of Home Hospice Patients, Lynn S. Borkenhagen
The Accuracy and Precision of the Omrom HEM-725 Oscillometric Device as Compared to the Standard Reference Method for Measuring Blood Pressure, Teresa G. Cascino, Elizabeth Morice, and Rebecca Biesanz
Living in Two Worlds: A Phenomenological Study of Health Care and End of Life Decisions of the Hmong, Cathy Ford and Sara Moldenhauer
Parents' Knowledge and Percpetions About Fever in Children: A Descriptive Study, Jayne Gilmore and LeAnn Johnson
A Longitudinal, Prospective Pilot Study Examining the Perceived Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Before and After Treatment with Interferon, Andrea A. Gossard
Interrater Agreement in the Assessment of the Human Energy Field, Ann Hiniker
Self-Reported Health Problems In A Nurse Case Manged Geriatric Population Using the Omaha System: A Secondary Analysis, Esther Miller
A Comparative Description of the Differences in Leadership Characteristics of Associate Degree, Baccalaureate, and RN to BSN Nursing Students, Linda Muehlenbein
The Dimensions of Hope in Patients Enrolled in Phase I Clinical Trials for Treatment of Cancer, Jane A. Schaller
A Descriptive Study of Delayed Screening for Sexually Transmitted Disease in a Population of Women Self Treating Symptoms with Over-the-Counter Antifungal Medications, Jeanne M. Thoreson
Exploring Age-Related Differences in Reported Pain and Pain Medication Use in the Adult Surgical Patient, Barbara J. Timm and Martha L. Guthmiller
Illness Demands Placed on Husbands of Women with Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, Karen T. Warfield
Theses/SIP from 1997
A Pilot Study To Examine The Effects of Medical and Surgical Unit Occupancy Rates on Nursing Productivity, Jaqueline M. Attlesey-Pries
The Effect of an Anti-Smoking Education Intervention of Junior Students at a Private, Catholic High School, DeWayne Gallenberg
Patient Satisfaction with Nurse Practitioners, Janell R. Grazzini and Linda A. Eckstein
The Relationship of Critical Thinking Ability, Disposition for Critical Thinking, and Academic Performance in Second Year Associate Degree Nursing Students, Marcia L. Hillman
A Pilot Study: Weekly Levels of Fatigue in Women with Stage I or II Breast Cancer Receiving Outpatient Radiation Therapy, Janine E. Kokal and Lori A. Thicke
The Accuracy of the Tympamic Thermometer as an Alternative to Rectal and Axillary Thermometry in Full-Term Neonates, Mary Kramer and Kari Strandell
Association of the Pressure Ulcer Predictive Variables of the Minimum Data Set and the Norton Scale in Nursing Home Residents, Katherine L. Loftberg
Associate Degree Nursing Education: If and How Ethics is Taught in a Small Midwestern State, Patricia C. Martin
Barrier Identification to a Preoperative Education Class Attendance, Donna Miller and Jennifer Roslien
Professionalism of Nurse Practioners in Minnesota, Michael J. Muehlenbein
Pediatric Endotracheal Suctioning Practice and Complications: A Research Utilization Pilot Study, Darcy M. Mullenbauch
A Comparison Study of Strict Isolation Versus Modified Strict Isolation and the Effect on Rate of Infection in Heart and Lung Transplant Patients: A Secondary Analysis, Lisa M. Mundy and Susanne M. Cutshall
A Comparison of Critical Thinking Dispositions and Skills Between Entering and Exiting Generic Baccalaureate Nursing Students: A Secondary Analysis, Dawn A. Nelson and Gretchen A. McCloskey
The Lived Experience of Intractable Epilepsy: A Phenomenological Study, Joyce Nelson and Amy Zwygart
Practices of Fever Management and Parent Education Among Primary Care Providers, Joan M. Queen and Elynn M. Welle
The Effect of a Research Utilization Project on Nurses' Beliefs and Practices in the Management of Second Stage Labor: A Secondary Analysis of Data, Jerelyn M. Sehl
Patient Satisfaction and Nursing Care Behaviors, Susan M. Stiene
Formal Education Preparation and Level of Professional Nursing Autonomy, Carol J. Stockinger
Theses/SIP from 1996
Concept Analysis: Collaboration, Margaret Arko
Psychosocial Adjustment to Hemodialysis: The Roles of Uncertainty and Social Support, Julie K. Brown
The Sensitivity of the Uniform Needs Assessment Instrument in Detecting Changes in Hospitalized Elderly Patients' Needs from Admission to Discharge: A Secondary Analysis, Janet L. Finley and Linda K. Griebenow
Testing the Feasibility of the Use of the Uniform Needs Asessment Instrutment: A Descriptive Case Study, Gale M. Hess and Eileen McMyler
Effectiveness of Multifaceted Treatment of Eating Disorders of the Constructs of Ineffectiveness, Body Dissatisfaction, and Depression: A Secondary Analysis, Sally Keating and Ann McKay
Doughnut Pressure Dressing for Prevention of Blistered Pressure Ulcers Associated with the FemoStop™ Pneumatic Compression Device in Anticoagulated Coronary Artery Stent Patients, Jane A. Linderbaum
Patient Satisfaction: A Secondary Analysis of Changes in Discharge Planning Practice, Janyce McHale and Jill S. Ohland
The Relationship of General Health Perception in Patients, On Entry Into and Discharge From, A Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation Program, Susan A. Mullenbach
Health Related Hardiness and Psychosocial Adaptation in Rural, Elderly Women with Chronic Illness, Diane Palm and Roxie Tienter
Effect of Nursing Intervention Using Referent Power on Well-Being and Health Promoting Activities in Chronic Arterial Occlusive Disease, Diane Schaldach
The Practice Framework and Professional Role of the Oncology Nurse Practitioner: A Qualitive Perspective, Mark Thalacker and Michelle H. Weber
Determining the Need for a Pregnancy Test in the Emergency Department for a Complaint of Abdominal Pain Based on Recorded Patient History, Diane Wrobleski
Evaluation of the Feedback From Employers of Graduates From a Baccalaureate Program in Nursing, Bin Yang
Theses/SIP from 1995
The Nurse's Role as Patient Advocate with Advance Directives, Ruth Berns and Shirley Newberry
Implementation of the Pain Resource Nurse Program at a Midwestern Teaching Hospital, Yvonne Cronin
Comparison of Costs Between Two Experimental Nursing Care Delivery Systems Using New Assistive Roles and the Current System, Doreen K. Frusti
Socialization Into the Differentiated Nursing Roles of Case Manager and Case Associate, Mary L. Gerke and Mary K. Proksch
Evaluation of a Critical Care Nursing Fellowship Program, Doreen J. Gudlin and Mary L. Heyrman
Levels of Uncertainty in Adults with Diabetes Mellitus from Three Community Settings, Judy Hanscom
Critical Thiking Dispositions of Registered Nurses in Clinical Practice, Laura Hopkins and Karen Roller
The Relationship Between General Health Perception and Acute Care Consumption in Chronically Ill Patients Admitted to a Community-Based Case Management Program, Kimberly A. Larson and Melissa M. Schultz
Perceived Quality of Life of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Receipients, Pamela McCabe
The Relationship Between Parental Locus of Contorl and Nurturance, Sonja J. Meiers
Coping and Adjustment of Spouses of Patients with Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Postoperatively, Beth O'Donnell
Nurses' Attitudes Toward Physical Assault by Patients, Marybeth Partington
Elderly Clinical Preventive Services Provided by Iowa Nurse Practioners as Compared to Selected Health People 2000 Objectives, Marsha A. Rosendahl
How Nursing Students Perceive Caring and Noncaring Behaviors of Nursing Instructors, Donna Schumacher
Sexually Transmitted Disease Education Intervention for College Students, Janice Seys and Carol Burgmeier
Pressure Ulcers as a Surgical Complication: A Study of Incidence and Predisposing Conditions, Jaclyn K. Whelen
Theses/SIP from 1994
Exploring the Quality of Nursing Care: A Comparison of Nurse and Patient Satisfaction, Diane M. Carney
An Investigation of Hospital Staff Nurse Preferences of First-Line Nurse Manager Activities, William D. Corser
