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Spring 2023

Picard, Christopher

Emergency departments (ED) around the globe rely on triage to sort which patients can wait safely for care when the demand for service outstrips the resources available. The triage process is typically performed by experienced emergency nurses and can be the earliest documented assessment for...

Spring 2023

Chiu, Pak Cheong Patrick

Background: Advocacy is core to the nursing profession as illustrated within the literature, codes of ethics, and regulatory standards. While scholars have advanced our collective understandings about how advocacy can be strengthened within the profession, the focus has remained largely situated...

Spring 2023

Wadams, Morgan

In this monograph-style thesis, experiences of transitions into and out of Alberta correctional facilities for people living with HIV were explored using narrative inquiry. The inquiry is informed by my experiences of working as a registered nurse within an Alberta correctional facility: the...

Spring 2023

Rempel, Hannah

The issue of climate change is one that threatens the foundation of human health and existence. As health professionals and leaders, nurses have been trained to advocate for health, communicate risks, and manage complex systems. This makes nurses ideal candidates to raise awareness, educate and...

Spring 2022

Adewale, Bisi

Background: Every year, over 20 thousand new cancer cases are diagnosed in Ghana, the majority of which are at an advanced stage. Health services for persons living with advanced cancer are limited in Ghana and thus family members are usually the sole responsible caregivers. Purpose: The purpose...

Spring 2022

Kaewwilai, Lalita

Background: Caring for persons living with dementia is complex, and there is a great cost associated with caregiving. Many family carers are at an increased risk of deteriorated physical and psychological outcomes. However, the numbers of Asian studies concerning the association between coping...

Spring 2022

Lebene Fiavem, Veronica Ami

Nurses’ experiences in the performance of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the non-critical care wards are seen to be emotionally and physically exhaustive. This is due to needed time sensitiveness and urgency which could influence the survival of patients who suffers cardiac arrest. This study...

Spring 2022

Negrin, Kelly A.

Abstract Background: Upon graduation, nursing students continue to be ill-prepared in gerontological nursing care and lack a desire to work with older persons. Although nurse educators are expected to facilitate students’ learning about how to provide appropriate older person care, they lack...

Fall 2022

Drake, Margaret Patrice

Early miscarriage presents a conundrum for women, their support people, society, and healthcare providers. Early miscarriage has been the topic of a plethora of research since the early 1980s. The early research focused on women’s experience and sought to illuminate the challenges they faced...

Spring 2022

Beka, Vanesa

Children with disabilities are among the most at-risk groups for marginalization due to compounded disadvantages from the intersection of risk factors such as refugee status and disability status. Despite this high risk, there is no systematic data collected on this group and scant literature on...