Below are theses and dissertations completed by graduates of the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Nursing.
For the entire collection of UNLV theses and dissertations, visit UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Using Pictorial Action Instructions to Train Low-Literacy Adults to Construct a Basic Humanitarian Engineering Project, Kathleen Paco Cadman
Implementing Evidenced-Based Tools and Obesity Bias Training when Counseling Overweight and Obese Truck Drivers, Sheryl M. Giordano
Clinical Instructors' Cultivation of Pre-Licensure Nursing Students' Pharmacology KSAs, Rieneke Holman
Implementing High-Fidelity Simulation to Meet Undergraduate Clinical Requirements, Tammy Lynn Mccoy
Concept Interview Assignment to Foster Intentional Learning in Nursing Students, Sarah Mollman
Development of an Evidence-Based Nursing Leadership Fellowship Program Guide, Jennie Noren
Educating Perinatal Nurses to Promote Bonding Techniques and Increase Support of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Parents, Kandice Perez
Electronic Health Record Instruction in First-Semester Nursing Students: A Comparative Study, Angela Ruckdeschel
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
PostPartum Depression Educational Intervention, Leslie Feth (Kalyn)
The Implementation Gap Between Evidence-Based Guidelines and Primary Care Providers' Provision of Care for Adult Obese Individuals, Linda Ailene Hagemann
Maintaining Nurses' Currency in Informatics, Jennifer Alaine Strawn
Psychometric Testing of the Malaria Critical Thinking Test, Tally Rae Tinjum
Succession Planning for Nursing Leaders in a College of Nursing, Cheryl Ann Tucker
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Implementation of the Obesity Prevention and Management (OPM) Guideline to Increase Recognition and Treatment of Childhood Overweight and Obesity in an Urgent Care Setting, Krystle Denise Apodaca
Standardization of Military Rapid Response Teams, Kristine Patricia Broger
Nursing Students’ Nonacademic Barriers to Success on High Stakes Exams, Jennifer Bussen Bussen
The Impact of Nursing Crew Resource Management Training on the Patient Safety Self-Efficacy of Nursing Students, Deanne Marie Donaway
Self-Efficacy in Situation Background Assessment and Recommendation Communication Using Information Technology in Baccalaureate Nursing, Kelly Etcheberry Espinoza
Understanding the Preparation and Support Needed for Undergraduate Clinical Faculty, Sara Mcpherson
Developing Registered Nurse Competency in Diabetes Care, Elizabeth Ortiz
Delirium Education Program for Critical Care Nurses: A Mixed Methods Study, Meredith Padilla Padilla
The Relationship Between Clinical Teaching Models and Perceived Clinical Self-Efficacy and Attitude Toward Team Process, Christina H. Plemmons
Identifying Learning Acquired During Debriefing, Shelly J. Reed
Cultural Competence of Nurse Practitioners: Providing Care for Gay and Lesbian Clients, Paul Steven Smith
Student Motivation, Stressors, and Intent to Leave a Nursing PhD or DNP Program: A National Study Using Path Analysis, Delene Renee Volkert
Eight Steps to Weight Loss: Development of an Evidence-Based Collaborative Provider-Patient Workbook for Overweight or Obese Adults, Katherine Ann Wagner
Developing Therapeutic Communication Skills: Integration of Standardized Client Simulation in an Associate Degree Nursing Program, Kristine Weber and Timothy Farrell
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Nurse Managers' Hiring Selection of Newly Licensed RNs: A Grounded Theory Approach, Susan Adamek
Increasing Comfort With End-of-Life Discussions, Theresa Catherine Berton
The Lived Experience of Registered Nurses with Substance Use Disorder who complete an Alternative to Discipline Program through a state board of nursing, Susan Melanie Ervin
Intraprofessional Nursing Communication and Collaboration: APN-RN-Patient Bedside Rounding, Rita M. Herm-Barabasz
Evaluating A Novel Approach for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patient Education: Modified Team -~ Based Learning, Corine Belle Lazaro
Survival of the Fittest: The Role of Linguistic Modification in Nursing Education, Brenda Strauch Moore
The Impact of Shift Work on Diabetes Self-management Activities, Daniel Navarro
An Evidence Based Approach to Sepsis: Educational Program, Dolores Perez
The Lived Experience of Nurses Working in a Modified Therapeutic Community, Victoria Lynn Plagenz
The voices of the people: Lower Sioux Indian Community members speak out on what they need and want in a primary health care clinic on the reservation, Darin Michael Prescott
Partnering with the community for establishment of alternate care sites during disasters or emergencies: A staff training matrix, Jean Marie Roberts
Improving Transitions of Care in the Perioperative Setting, Brian Wayne Selig
The Predictors of Cultural Competence in the Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Curriculum: Implications for Nursing Education, Angela Elizabeth Silvestri-Elmore
The Effects of the HCAHPS Learning Module on Undergraduate Nursing Students During the Simulated Hospital Day, Ronnie C. Stout
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Family Nurse Practitioner Mentoring Relationships' Impact on Organizational Commitment, Patricia Bartley-Daniele
The Reduction of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Intensive Care Units through the Implementation of the Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program, Michael Andrew Basinger
The Relationship among School Playground Design and Conditions and Physical Activity Levels in Children, Ipuna Estavillo Black
Use of Standardized Tests Within Nursing Education Programs, Irene Coons
Retirement and the Registered Nurse: The SAVER Study, Shanna Field Keele
The Lived Experience of Nursing Students During Their Psychiatric Nursing Education: Does It Influence View of Psychiatric Nursing as a Career Choice?, Lisa Mcconlogue
The Lived Experience of Black African Nurses Educated Within the United States, Amy Elizabeth Smith
Merging Educational Technology into Routine Care for Patients Living with Fibromyalgia, Toni Sparks