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Facilitating the Nursing Process for the Nursing Diagnosis "Alteration in Thought Processes

Veen, Meridell (Grand Valley States University, 1989)

The purpose of this study was to determine if nurses who were given a tool to facilitate assessment of thought processes would collect more assessment data, diagnose "alteration in thought processes" more frequently, and ...
Examining How White College Women Make Meaning of Their Identities and Experiences After Studying Abroad in a Non- European Country

De Ruiter, Damaris Renee Crocker (Grand Valley States University, 2020)

One of the many ways higher education institutions attempt to provide students with an opportunity to examine conflicting identities is through study abroad experiences. The purpose of this study was to explore how White ...
Efficient Implementation of IEEE 802.11i Wi-Fi Security (WPA2-PSK) Standard Using FPGA

Bajracharya, Atal (Grand Valley States University, 2018)

The rationale behind the thesis was to design efficient implementations of cryptography algorithms used for Wi-Fi Security as per IEEE 802.11i Wi-Fi Security (WPA2-PSK) standard.The focus was on software implementation ...
Effect of Proximal Thermal/Pressure Cutaneous Stimulation on the Discomfort of Intramuscular Injection

Desrocher, Michael Edward (Grand Valley States University, 1987)

This study is proposed for the purpose of determining if a relationship exists between the functional disability of chronic low back pain (IBP) to depression. In the investigation a random sample of 40-50 clients from area ...
Effect of nurse's attire on patients' perceptions of trustworthiness

Westrate, Marcia Diane (Grand Valley States University, 1988)

This descriptive study was an investigation of the difference in patients* perceptions of trustworthiness in the nurse based on the nurse’s attire. Eighty-nine men and women who presented to emergency departments in three ...
Differentiating Epileptic from Psychogenic Nonepileptic EEG Signals using Time Frequency and Information Theoretic Measures of Connectivity

Barnes, Sarah (2019)

Differentiating psychogenic nonepileptic seizures from epileptic seizures is a difficult task that requires timely recording of psychogenic events using video electroencephalography (EEG). Interpretation of video EEG to ...
Deep Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Search and Rescue

Zuluaga, Juan Gonzalo Cárcamo (Grand Valley States University, 2018)

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are becoming more prevalent every day. In addition, advances in battery life and electronic sensors have enabled the development of diverse UAV applications outside their original military ...
Cold Careers and Occupational Hazards: The Occupational Preferences of Canadian Serial Killers

Ledezma, Christina E. (Grand Valley States University, 2018)

Serial killing is a dark and complex phenomenon. As researchers have begun to recognize that serial killing exists and interacts within a broad modern context, how these factors affect its occurrence has received more ...
Cardiac Rehabilitation: Client's Perceived Adequacy of Education Related to Adjustments Following Myocardial Infarction

Flikkema, Mary E. (Grand Valley States University, 1989)

A THESIS Submitted to Grand Valley State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING Kirkhof School of Nursing. Heart disease significantly impacts the lifestyles of clients. Psychosocial ...
Best Practice in Dementia Communication: Determining the effectiveness of pre-recorded, presentation-based learning for CNAs working in residential care facilities

Hoeve, Mary Kate (Grand Valley States University, 2021)

The dramatic increase in the aging population and predicted rise in individuals diagnosed with a dementia-related disorder in the next 30 years has sparked an increase in the exploration of gerontology and best practice ...
Analysis of Nursing Care Hours in Selected Diagnostic Related Groups Using Patient Classification System Methodology

Venner, Gail H. (Grand Valley States University, 1990)

The purpose of this study was to explore if Patient Classification System (PCS) methodology provides reliable information which can be used to identify differences in resources e within specific DRGs. This descriptive study ...
Analysis of Growth and Prevalence of Malnutrition during Total Parenteral Nutrition Weaning: A Methodological Demonstration

Kane, Lauren Ashley (Grand Valley States University, 2018)

Background Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) is a life-saving intervention which provides nutrition to premature infants with immature gut functioning. Though essential for nutrition provision in the first days of life, ...
An Examination of the Relationship between Use of Counseling Services and Emotional Resiliency Development

Hawkins, Chelse M. (Grand Valley States University, 2018)

Mental health services remain underutilized and stigmatized within the culture of higher education despite the important role that they play in the development of one’s emotional resiliency competence (ERC). Data suggest ...
Alteration in Growth and Development: A Nursing Diagnosis Validation Study

Coviak, Cynthia Peltier (Grand Valley States University, 1985)

A professional profile questionnaire and a case study questionnaire depicting a child with delayed development was mailed to 200 nurses of th e Michigan Nurses Association Division of Maternal and Child Health. Of th e 60 ...
A Comparison of the Nurse's Perception of the Priority Needs of the Spouse as They Relate to Those Identified by the Spouse

Johnston, Kathleen A. (Grand Valley States University, 1985)
A Comparison of Nurse and Spouse Perceptions Concerning Psychosocial Needs

Bednarczyk, Marie C. (Grand Valley States University, 1988)

The purposes of this research were to discover and compare spouse's and nurse's perceptions of selected psychosocial needs. Twenty-six spouses of cardiac patients admitted to intensive care ranked 45 need statements using ...
14-3-3 Protein Rad24 and its Effect on Mid1 Localization and Contractile Acto- Myosin Ring Assembly During Cytokinesis in S. pombe

Grawe, Anissa P. (Grand Valley States University, 2018)

In animal and yeast cells, cell division (cytokinesis) is facilitated by the formation of a contractile acto-myosin ring (CAR). Proper CAR formation and constriction is heavily reliant on the temporal regulation, ...
“The cracked pots of humanity”: Post-World War II American Literary Perspectives on Psychiatric Treatment/Containment of Mental Disorders

Chichester, Jennifer (Grand Valley States University, 2017)

This thesis examines the ways in which characters in Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House and The Bird’s Nest, Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and John Kennedy Toole’s A Confederacy of Dunces grapple ...
“Not to Be Loved but to Lead”: Homosocial Soldiering in Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried

Young, Cliffton M. (2019-08)

This study explores the presence of homosocial bonds for Tim O’Brien’s characters in his short story collection, The Things They Carried, and examines the value of them for soldiers in and out of the war theatre. Their ...
Constructing and writing mathematical proofs

Sundstrom, Ted (Grand Valley State University Libraries, 2020)

This little book is not intended to be a textbook for a course dealing with an introduction to constructing and writing mathematical proofs. It is intended to be a reference book for students who need to construct and write ...

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