National University of Samoa: Recent submissions

  • Cyber Bullying Prevention 
    Lee, Ming-Shinn; Zi-Pei, Wu (2012-10-15)
    Background: This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of the cyber bullying prevention WebQuest course implementation. Methodology/Findings: The study adopted the quasi-experimental design with two classes made up of ...
  • Cybersocial Connectedness 
    Belangee, Susan; Bluvshtein, Marina; Haugen, Daniel (University of Texas Press, 2015)
    The purpose of this article is to review the results of a 2014 survey of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the Adler Graduate School in Richfield, Minnesota. The survey aimed to explore the use of social ...
  • The training and praxis of the nurse in the light of nursing theories. 
    Pegorer SantosI, Bruna; Mendes de SáI, Flávia; Eugenio PessanI, Jessica (Rev Bras Enferm, 2018-09-09)
    Objective: to report the experience of the development of nursing knowledge from nursing theories and points of contact with the nurse’s praxis. Method: case report on the reflections on contents addressed in the discipline ...
  • Designing a Nursing Care Plan Based on Faye Glenn Abdellah Model in Patients with Diabetes Type 2 
    Mehraee, Parisa; Nazarpou, Parivash; Ghanbari, Atefeh (International Journal of Caring Science, 2020)
    Background: Faye Abdullah's theory is simple and mainly focused on solving patients' problems and has used the theories of Henderson, Maslow, and Erikson in its initial form. Considering the main focus of this theory; it ...
  • Effective decision-making 
    Watkin, Samantha (British Journal of Nursing, 2019)
    Many theories have been proposed for the decision-making conducted by nurses across all practices and disciplines. These theories are fundamental to consider when reflecting on our decision-making processes to inform future ...
  • Training and practice of nurses in Primary Care management: 
    Gomes Barbosa AssadI, Suellen; Cavalcanti ValenteI, Geilsa Soraia; Pereira dos Santos, Silvia Cristina (Rev Bras Enferm, 2021-04-01)
    Objectives: to analyze the process of permanent professional training of Primary Health Care nurse managers from the perspective of reflective practice theory, built by Donald Schön. Methods: this is a theoretical-reflective ...
  • Essential Role of Theory in Nursing Research for Advancement of Nursing Science 
    Soyoun, Yu; Ju-Eu, Song (Korean Society of Nursing Science, 2021)
    From the review papers published in the three journals, 393 https://jkan.or.kr Theory in Nursing Research for Advancement of Nursing Science https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.51401 the theoretical application in research studies ...
  • GENDER DIFFERENCES IN CYBER-BULLYING AMONG FIRST-YEAR UNIVERSITY OF VENDA STUDENTS 
    Raymond Raselekoane, Nanga; Mudau, TJ; Tsorai, PP (Gender & Behaviour 201, 2019)
    Most people anticipate bullying as a childhood issue that children will finally outgrow but bullies are growing up and penetrating university campuses. The growing of technology has allowed bullying to be taken to adulthood ...
  • Transactional Sex, Alcohol Use and Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the Rakai Region of Uganda 
    P. Miller, Amanda ; V. Pitpitan, · Eileen ; Nabukalu, Dorean  (Springer, 2020)
    Transactional sex (TS) is prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa. Women’s engagement in TS is linked with HIV infection; little is known about the relationship between TS, intimate partner violence (IPV) and alcohol use—established ...
  • HOW WE USE AND ARE USED BY SOCIAL MEDIA IN EDUCATION 
    Burbules, Nicholas C (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016)
    In this article, Nicholas C. Burbules explores the effects of various social media on the ways people communicate, and the implications of these effects for the use of social media in educational contexts. Facebook, Twitter, ...
  • Usefulness of nursing theory-guided practice. 
    Younas, Ahtisham; Quennell, Shannon (Nordic College of Caring Science, 2019)
    Background: Nursing theory-guided practice helps improve the quality of nursing care because it allows nurses to articulate what they do for patients and why they do it. However, the usefulness of nursing theory guided ...
  • Humanizing Nursing Care 
    L´etourneau, Dimitri; Cara, Chantal (International Journal for Human Caring40, 2017)
    Humanism’s tenets are rarely described in regard to the theories of our discipline. In this article, we outline the historical origins of the humanism movements along with its etymology in order to analyze the assumptions ...
  • IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN PRESENT SCENARIO 
    Kuma, Rajesh; Agrawa, Priyanka (INMANTEC Institutions., 2017)
    This paper discusses the impact of social media on its extensive use for the company and their effective connectivity with the customers in present scenario. This paper also elaborates on understanding what social media ...
  • Workplace wellness program empowers self-leadership. 
    M. Kulik, Carole (Sigma Theta Tau International, 2019-12-02)
    We’ve made changes to our Privacy Policy to update how we work with international data and how we disclose your personal and non-personal data. Your continued use of this site represents your consent to these changes and ...
  • Impaired knowledge in individuals with heart failure 
    Gabrielle da SilvaI, Cláudia; Santana de AraújoI, Suelayne; Coelho Ramalho Vasconcelos MoraisI, Sheila (Rev Bras Enferm, 2020-09-14)
    Objective: To develop a middle range nursing theory of impaired knowledge in individuals with heart failure. Methods: Descriptive study of the cross type developed through the theoretical-causal validity method, which used ...
  • Andean States and the Resource Curse. 
    Damonte, Gerardo; Schorr, Bettina. eds. (Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 2022)
    This volume explores institutional change and performance in the resource-rich Andean countries during the last resource boom and in the early post-boom years. The latest global commodity boom has profoundly marked the ...
  • Family and Culture, and the Samoan Youth 
    F. Ofahengaue Vakalahi, Halaevalu; T. Godinet, Meripa (Journal of Family Social Work, 2008)
    This qualitative study examines the Samoan family and culture as possible sources of risk and/or protection for delinquency among Samoan youth. Study participants included Samoan American youth and parents living in one ...
  • Tobacco smoking initiation among students in Samoa and health concerns 
    Singh, Baljeet; Shivneel Chand, Shamal; Chen, Hong (PLOS ONE, 2021-10-29)
    Background High prevalence of tobacco smoking among young students remains a serious health concern given the positive association between smoking and NCDs. More recently, some studies also noted young smokers were more ...
  • Media Violence: Advice for Parents 
    Muscari, Mary (Pediatric Nursing, 2003)
    By the time they reach age 18, American children will have seen 16,000 simulated murders and 200,000 acts of violence (American Psychiatric Association, 1998). media violence can be hazardous to children's health, and ...
  • Africa's Soft Power. 
    Tella, Oluwaseun (Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 2021)
    This book investigates the ways in which soft power is used by African countries to help drive global influence. Selecting four of the countries most associated with soft power across the con tinent, this book delves ...

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