This community contains the theses and dissertations of the Department of Graduate Nursing.
The Department of Graduate Nursing offers the following graduate options:
Masters of Science (MS) degree in 3 specializations:
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Nurse Educator
- Clinical Nursing Leadership
PhD in Nursing
Due to copyright restrictions, the collection contains both open access and university access theses and dissertations. University access items are only available to SDSU users, and on-campus visitors. Non-SDSU users wishing to access restricted materials may request items through their institution’s interlibrary loan services.
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
“We're Not Valued, We’re Not Heard” : Voices of Seasoned Rural Nurses in the Post-COVID Era, Kessa V. Tribby
Exploring Nursing Faculty Emotional Exhaustion and Its Relationship to Student Incivility, Shantelle Wade
ETDS from 2021
Prebriefing in Simulation, Brittany A. Brennan
A Quantitative Study of Learning Effectiveness for Participant Roles in Simulation, Alyssa Zweifel
ETDS from 2020
Examining Instructional Methods in End-of-life Nursing Education: Lecture vs. Simulation, Jonathan M. Benson
Educational Interventions for Women and Their Support Persons on Breastfeeding Outcomes, Alexandra Cordell
Follow-up Nurse Telephone Calls for Heart Failure Patients: A Case Study, Danielle M. Schievelbein
Giving Voice to Adults Living with Cystic Fibrosis: A Phenomenological Study, Brandon M. Varilek
ETDS from 2019
Searching for a Sense of Place: The Process of How Adolescent Girls Overcome Suicidality, Tamara Keefner
Understanding Emotional Intelligence and Its Relationship to Clinical Reasoning in Nursing Students: A Mixed Methods Study, Heidi M. Meyer
Spirituality, Religiosity, and Perceived Ability to Provide Spiritual Care in Nursing Students, Shannon O'Connell-Persaud
Assessing the Impact of Interprofessional Education on the Attitudes and Interprofessional Competencies of Health Care Professionals: A Mixed methods Study, Jessica L. Stadick
ETDS from 2018
Relationship of Physical Health Risk Screenings in Seriously Mentally Ill with Self-efficacy for Health, Perception of Health Risk, and Intention to Follow-up with Medical Care., Dawn (VanRuler) Bos
ETDS from 2017
Health-Promoting Behaviors, Hope, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Persons Impacted by Parkinson’s Disease, Amy K. Forbes
The Impact of Standardized Patients on Physical Assessment Skills, Clinical Judgment, and Self-Efficacy in Undergraduate Nursing Students, Allison Mueller
ETDS from 2016
Determining the Relationship Among Change Fatigue, Resilience, and Job Satisfaction of Hospital Staff Nurses, Robin Brown
The Nurse as a Family Caregiver: Their Experience, Their Story, Julie A. Hansen
Pilot Study of the Effects of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback on Perceived Stress, Perceived Coping Ability, and Resilience in Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Andrea J. Harmelink
Depression Outcomes in Care Coordination, Primary Care and Psychiatry Patients After Pharmacogenetic Testing, Julie Kittelsrud
The Learning Experiences of Immigrants Who Are Graduates of An Entry-Level Baccalaureate Nursing Program in Minnesota, Marcia L. Scherer
Relationship Between Self-Care Agency, Self-Care Practices, and Body Mass Index Among Nursing Professionals, Takara Schomberg
ETDS from 2015
Reinventing Life: A Glaserian Grounded Theory Study, Sheryl McMullin Marckstadt
Make a Move: An Intervention to Reduce Childhood Obesity, Kimberly Nerud
The Lived Experience of a Radical, Unexpected or Unpredicted Healing of a Life-Altering Illness, Audrey Poor-Bear
Go Wish- Pediatrics : Pilot Study of a Conversation Tool in Pediatric Palliative Care, Meghan Ryan Potthoff
Sisters of Mercy: The Walking Nun's Siouxland Journey and Experiences in Nursing (1890-1965), Diane L. Smith
Exploring the Relationship of Secondary Traumatic Stress and Lack of Anonymity in nurses, Marilyn A. Swan
A Multi-media preventive Reproductive Health Intervention in a Family Planning Setting, Jane M. Wrede
ETDS from 2014
The Experience of Feeling Respected for Rural Nurse Leaders, Diana Lois Berkland
Rural Mental Health Nurse Work Environment, Mentoring, and Retention, Kelly Boese
The Voice of the Nursing Student After Experiencing Collaborative Testing, Dawn M. Gordon
The Experience of Feeling Disrespected a Humanbecoming Perspective, Kim Hawkins
Patients or Prisoners? A Grounded Theory of How Nurses Provide Care to Inmate-Patients, Julie A. Manz
The Process of Transitioning from Homelessness for Single Mothers, Martha J. Todd
Registered Nurse Support for Patient Activation, Kathryn Vander Veen
ETDS from 2013
Reciprocity in Relationships Among Rural Nurses, Debbie Bomgaars
Modification and Evaluation of the Late-preterm Screening and Multidisciplinary Risk Assessment and Parent Activation Scale, Sheri Lynn Fischer
Investigation of Swine Influenza Virus Genetic Diversity and Evolution, Benjamin Matthew Hause
The Living Experience of Feeling Playful, Kathy K. Knitig
Searching for an Answer: A Humanbecoming Research Study, Deborah Letcher
Parental Experience of Coping, Social Support, and Uncertainty During Childhood Genetic Testing, Jan Rogers-Haugen
Risk Factors for Release in Nurses with Substance Use Disorder, Kathleen J. Tinklenberg
Using Simulation Education to Assess the Confidence in Experienced Hospital Registered Nurses, Alyssa Zwifel
ETDS from 2012
The Recognition of Child Abuse: Expert Providers' Experience, Nancy K. Kertz
The Correlation between Work/Life Balance, Intent to Stay, and the Personal Well-being among Female Nurses at a Rural Community Hospital in the Midwest, Janet Rounsville
Testing of an Instrument for Measuring Nurse Behaviors Related to Safe Patient Handling, Shila Thompson
Faculty Attitudes Toward the Utilization of High-fidelity Human Patient Simulation in Nursing Education, Shantelle Wade
ETDS from 2011
Relationship-Based Care: Effects on Patient Satisfaction, Becka J. Foerster
A Psychometric Evaluation of Innovative Item Types Added to the National Certification Examination for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Mary Anne Krogh
Evaluation of Decision Support Aids for Early Stage Breast Cancer Treatment among Rural Women, Sarah Mollman
Generational Differences in Work Orientation of Nursing Students, Jeanne M. Neifer
Living on the Edge: A Humanbecoming Perspective, Robin Peterson-Lund
A Pilot Test of Delegation and Prioritization Skills in New Graduate Nurses Using a Multiple Patient Simulation, Jody Serfling
ETDS from 2010
Assessment of Smoking Self-Efficacy in Two Groups of South Dakota Nurses: Former Smokers and Smokers Who Have Tried to Quit, Christi Hoffman
Student Response Systems: The Impact on Nursing Student Engagement and Classroom Participation, Sandra Mordhorst
Nurses' Perceptions of the Effects of Disruptive Physician Behavior on Patient Safety, Roxanne L. Vandendries
ETDS from 2009
The Lived Experience of Feeling Peaceful, Noreen Eberline Reding
The Lived Experience of Taking a Risk for Persons Who Have Experienced Natural Disaster, Victoria Lynn Strauser Britson
The Lived Experience of Women Domestic Violence Survivors, Gayle Webert
ETDS from 2008
Effect of Oral Care and Health Professional Education on Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia: A Pilot Study, Robin Arends
Nurse Administrators' and Nurse Managers' Attitudes About Nurse-To-Patient Ratios, the Nurse Shortage, Job Satisfaction, and Patient Care, Shelley Erdahl-Wynia
Critical Thinking: Are We Educating the Nurse Educator?, Christina H. Erickson
Nurse Practitioners' Knowledge and Use of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, Tonya Froehlich
Patients' Psychological Adjustment to an Implanted Cardioverter Defibrillator, Tera L. Gross
Dental Health and Socioeconomic Status: Their Relationship with Preterm Labor in Rural Western South Dakota A Pilot Study, Angela Lochridge
Nursing Students' Practices Regarding Completion of Instructor Evaluations, Jason Raether
Learning Needs and Barriers to Continuing Education Among Rural Montana Nurses, Cheryl Richards
ETDS from 2007
Predictors of North Dakota and South Dakota Nurses' Decisions to Receive Influenza Vaccinations, Laurie J. Johansen
ETDS from 2006
Quality of Life after Aortic Valve Replacement: A comparison between mechanical prostheses and pulmonary autografts, Sara K. Mackey
ETDS from 2005
The "Good" Clinical Nursing Educator and the Baccalaureate Nursing Clinical Experience: Attributes and Praxis, Karla J. Hanson
Stressors and Coping Strategies of Student Nurses in Accelerated Baccalaureate Programs, Sister Vicky J. Larson
As Two Become One : The Lived Experience of a Twinless Twin, Jody Ness
The Wireless Lifestyle: The Relationship between Internet Use, Cellular Telephones, and College Students Risk Behaviors, Kathy K. Wiebe
ETDS from 2004
The Relationship Between Nurses' Self-concept and Nurses' Perceptions of the Benefits of Precepting Nursing Students, Denise Cundy
The Lived Experience of Postpartum Depression, Stephanie J. Orth
ETDS from 2003
The Relationship Between Depression Levels and Vitamin D Status Among Older Adults in Eastern South Dakota, Tami Hogie-Lorenzen
ETDS from 2002
Differences in Nursing Assessment and Documentation of Pain Before and After a Pain Education Program, Lori A. Koenecke
The Effect of Therapeutic Massage on Clinically Diagnosed Hypertension, Christine M. Olney
ETDS from 2001
Symptoms Reported by Menopausal Women Taking Synthetic Hormone Replacement Therapy or Bioidentical Progesterone, Melissa M. Aberle
Internet Support Groups as Social Support for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Kathleen E. Baumiller
Correlation of Rapid Shallow Breathing Index and Successful Weaning from Mechanical Ventilator Support in Surgical Patients, Caren M. Bonander
An Examination of the Health Care Barriers and Needs of Twenty Rural South Dakota Counties, Victoria M. Christopherson
The Lived Experience of Rural Families During Medical Emergencies, Billie Jo Hague
Relationship of Level of Satisfaction and Anxiety and Patient Information Provided Among ICU Family Members, Karen A. Mauer
The Volume of PEG Solution Consumed Versus Patient Symptoms and Bowel Cleanliness, Martin J. McGee
Accuracy of Verification Methods for Gastric Feeding Tube Placement in Preterm Neonates, Rebecca Mork
Ethical Reasoning of Nurses in a Midwestern State, Rolf Muldbakken
The Use of Warm-up Exercises Among Collegiate Rodeo Athletes, Jannine Purcell
Knowledge, Behavior, and Feelings of Women Throughout South Dakota Regarding HIV and AIDS, Kevin R. Queen
The Effect of Social Support and Self-efficacy in Individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Carla Schweitzer
Description of the Need and Willingness to Hire Nurse Practitioners by Health Administrators and Physicians in a Rural State, Loretta B. Vanhove
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Physiological Response of the Preterm Neonate to Sensory Stimulation from Lighting and Sound, Kimberly K. Barber
A Descriptive Study : Purposeful Activity and Level of Hope in Elderly Nursing Home Residents, Lesley Brandt-Raney
Herbal Medicine : Consumers, Knowledge, and Self-disclosure in the Rural Elderly, Dawn R. Bucher