Nursing Masters Theses

 

Recent Submissions

  • The Relationship between Epidural Analgesia during Childbirth and Childbirth Outcomes 

    Ramstad, Marsha (North Dakota State University, 2004)
    Epidural analgesia has increased in usage dramatically in the United States as a means of comfort for labor pain. Prior studies have connected epidural analgesia to an increase in cesarean birth rate, an increase in use ...

  • Lived Experiences of Stigma: Nurses Who Work in Abortion Clinics 

    Jacobs, Rosa Leigh (North Dakota State University, 2015)
    The profession of nursing is respected and trustworthy, but certain nursing specialty fields are looked at less favorably than others. Abortion nursing can be highly stigmatized because of society’s ethical, religious, and ...

  • Midwest Medical Center Employee Perceptions of Workplace Breastfeeding Experiences 

    Brown, Michelle Ann (North Dakota State University, 2015)
    The privilege of motherhood establishes additional temporary occupational needs for women who choose to breastfeed an infant and continue full time employment. The purpose of the study was to assess the holistic needs of ...

  • Nursing Student Stress 

    Kulland, Emily Pohribnak (North Dakota State University, 2015)
    Nursing students experience multiple stressors as they are expected to apply theoretical learning and develop critical thinking skills while in the professional environment. Perceived overwhelming negative stressors can ...

  • Stress Levels of Nurses in Oncology Outpatient Units 

    Ko, Woonhwa (North Dakota State University, 2014)
    The purpose of the research was to identify stress levels of outpatient oncology nurses, to investigate stressful factors of nurses at the workplace, to identify differences in stress levels among nurses’ demographic ...

  • Comparison of Burnout and Empowerment Between New Graduate and Experienced Nurses Employed in Acute Care 

    Schaeffer, Kolby Lee (North Dakota State University, 2014)
    The nursing profession is expected to experience massive staff shortages due to experienced nurses reaching retirement and new nurses leaving the profession related to feelings of burnout. This study describes quantitative ...

  • Perception of Nursing Empowerment and Intent to Stay 

    Schmaltz, Joyce Marie (North Dakota State University, 2013)
    Nursing turnover and the evolving nursing shortage has continued to receive much attention from health care organizations. It is predicted that there will be 1.2 million job openings in nursing by 2020. Work empowerment ...

  • The Impact of Simulation Experiences on Nursing Student’s Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning 

    Graening, Shelly (North Dakota State University, 2013)
    Previous research has shown that high fidelity simulation experiences impact the satisfaction and self-confidence of nursing students. The purpose of the study was to examine the student satisfaction and self-confidence ...