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.

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ETDS from 1997

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Ethical Problems Encountered by Nurse Practitioners in the Primary Care Setting, Julie A. Schock

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The Severely and Persistently Mentally Ill Adult Living in the Community: The Experience of Loneliness, Lisa Smith-Kautzman

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The Role of the Registered Staff Nurse: A Comparative Study: Associate Degree Nurse Educators and Nurse Administrators from Medicare Certified Nursing Homes, Margaret G.B. Smith

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Acetaminophen Use in Newborns to Relieve Circumcision Pain, Karey Thieman

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Health Perceptions and Health Care Practices of Lakota Sioux Living Off the Reservation in Western South Dakota, Laura R. Thom-Withorne

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Factors Related to Continued Exercise Participation Among Healthy Employed Adults, Dawn Van Ruler

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The Relationship Between Activity Levels, Anxiety, Depression and Antepartum Fatigue Among Employed Pregnant Women, Lisa A. Ziegeldorf

ETDS from 1996

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The Relationship of Social Support, Help-seeking Behaviors, and Hardiness to Academic Performance in RN Upward Mobility Students, Elizabeth A. Aanning

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Perceived Stressors and Relation to Emotional State Among Women Participating in Farming, Glenda H. Altena

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Water Intake as it Relates to Mood, Psychosocial Well-being and Behavior Patterns in an Extended Care Facility, Karen Annis

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Pain Management: Administration of IV, IM, Oral and Rectal Analgesics for Pediatric Self-reported Pain, Nadine A. Bergin

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A Comparison of Patient Satisfaction in Traditional Emergency Department Triage and Fast Track Triage Systems of Care, Carol Borg

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Fallers in South Dakota Nursing Homes as Represented on the MDS+, Elizabeth A. Clayton

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Food Intake and Physical Activity Assessment of Native American Children with Acanthosis Nigricans and their Friends, Kathryn Cummins

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The Prevalence of Obesity in Selected Hutterite Colonies, Lisa J. Duncan

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Comparison of Coping Strategies of Elderly Widowed, Cheryl P. Fischer

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Hope and Spirituality Among Well Elderly Living Independently, Geri Lynn Galles Specht

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FAS Knowledge of Past Pregnant Women, Patricia A. Goeden

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Adult Attitudes Regarding Sex Education in South Dakota Schools, Aleen M. Golis

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Nursing Practices Related to Bedside Electrocardiographic Monitoring, Gail S. Hall

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Ideas for Diabetes Prevention in High Risk American Indian Children: A Parent Focus Group Approach, Michelle M. Hanson

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Functional Status Assessment: Comparison of MDS+ Data with National Population Based Surveys, Denise S. Hemphill

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Interpersonal Communication Patterns in Traumatic Perinatal Experiences, Elizabeth P. Hinkley

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Relationships Among Selected Demographic Characteristics, Health Indices, and Cholesterol Levels of Factory and Healthcare Workers, Amy Jones

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Determination, Treatment, and Prevention of Nocturnal Hypoglycemia in a Diabetes Camp Setting, Joyce Kaatz

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Teacher Perceptions of Food and Activity Patterns Among Children in an American Indian Community at High Risk for Diabetes: A Teacher Focus Group Approach, Paul Edward Klein

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Mental Health, Life Satisfaction and Attachment in Elderly Urban Lakota Women, Katherine A. LaBonte

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Uncertainty and Locus of Control During Alcoholism Recovery, Debra J. Leih

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Factors Associated with Functional Ability at Six Months After Discharge from Rehabilitation for Cerebral Vascular Accident, Dianne C. Mair

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Hospital Based Postpartum Care Programs, Martha Pap

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Fatigue, Sleep Disturbance and Mood in Employed Pregnant Women, Judy Phipps

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Pain Management: South Dakota Advanced Prepared Nurses' and Physicians' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceived Barriers, Rebecca B. Reed

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Retrospective Descriptions of Relational Behaviors That Negatively Influenced Perinatal Perceptions During Traumatic Experiences Among Cesarean Birth Women, Rena J. Robbennolt

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A Descriptive Study of Farmers and Ranchers Entering South Dakota Nursing Homes, Marie A. Rogers

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Perceptions of Family Members of Cadaveric Organ Donors Towards Selected Issues of the Organ Donation Process, Victoria Schallenkamp

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A Descriptive Study of Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Principles of Pain Management, Judy J. Sibilrud

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The Association Between Nurses' Perceptions and the Use of Physical Restraints in the Psychiatric Setting, Benita H. Timpe

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Nurses' Job Satisfaction, Intent to Stay, and Turnover, Fang-Yi Wang

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Prediction of Sick Neonates' Length of Stay From Demographic Data and Respiratory Status at Birth, Carolee Weber

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Identifying Mothers of Children Diagnosed With Fetal Alcohol Syndrome on a Plains Indian Reservation, Angel Wilson-Hutchinson

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An Analysis of Factors That Influence Health Care Services Utilization by Elderly Veterans in Frontier/Rural Areas, James V. Woehl

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Educational Needs of Postmyocardial Patients, Linda J. Young

ETDS from 1995

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The Perceived Needs of Parents of Children with Autism: Social, Economic, and Demographic Correlates, Linda C. Bird

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Knowledge and Attitudes of Community Health Nurses Toward Cholesterol Education and Referral, Roxann O. Boysen

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Nutritional Intake of Intermediate Care Facility Residents with Differing Cognitive, Communication/Hearing, and Vision Patterns, Vickie Britson

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The Role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Midwest, Nancy Denker

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Education and Support Needs of Adult Children Who Provide Care for their Parents, Carol J. Dreke

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Stroke and Changes in Function in Long Term Care Patients, Kathleen Haberman

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Functional Ability and Hope: A Study of the Frail Elderly Home Health Client Post-hospitalization, Arlene Horner

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The Relationship between Learning Style Preference and Academic Achievement of Freshmen Associate Degree Nursing Students, Adele Jacobson

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Relationship between Menstrual Status, Self Esteem, and Exercise - a Health Promotive Behavior, Lorall J. Karpuk

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Health Promotion Lifestyles of Mid-life Women Who Regularly Exercise, Paulette Kirby

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Patient Satisfaction with Nurse Practitioner Service in a Rural Setting, Nancy A. Knudtson

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The Prevalence of Microbial Growth in Enteral Tube Feeding in Two North Central Hospitals, Carol M. McGinnis

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Inventory of Caregiver Burden, Donna Parry

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Serial Orthostatic Parameter Measurements in the Elderly, Dorothy B. Peterson

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Quality of Life Issues of Rural Breast Cancer Survivors: A Replicated Study, M. Kathryn Petta

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The Experience of Pregnancy as Lived by Rural Adolescents, Esther Masat Preszler

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Selected Input, Throughput, and Output Variables and Their Relationship to Academic Success in an Associate Degree Nursing Program, Susan L. Reinhart

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The Relationship between Blood Pressure and Total Sodium Intake among Rural Adolescents, Clara T. Rieck

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Activities of Daily Living and Post Hospitalized Rural Elderly Person's Home Help, Mieca S. Valen

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Differences Between Case Managed and Non-Case Managed Length of Stay, Cost Effectiveness and Patient Satisfaction, Pamela S. Yockey

ETDS from 1994

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Health-promoting Behaviors of Adults Who Attend Nurse-managed Cardiac Risk Screening Clinics in the Rural Midwest, Diana L. Berkland

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Placing a Parent in the Nursing Home: the Decision-making Experience, Taphne L. Blue

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An Exploration of the Relationships between Adolescent Pregnancy, Perception of Body Image, and Self-esteem, Leann W. Buell

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Differences in Knowledge Levels About Pain Management Among Advanced Practice Nurses and Non-advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Patricia J. Bultsma

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The Influence of Employer-sponsored On-site Child Care on Employment of Nurses Who Work in Hospitals, Denise L. Burggraff

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Determination of Nurses Awareness of Battered Women, Barbara A. Condon

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An Identification of Hope Level and Frequency of Coping Response Among Hospitalized Post-myocardial Infarction Patients, Vonna R. Cranston

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Perception of Control Over Daily Activities and Hopelessness in Elderly Rural Nursing Home Residents, Melanie Dunlap

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Relationship of Water Intake and Cognitive Function, Communication/Hearing, and Vision Pattern Among Nursing Home Residents, Deborah Erickson

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Relationship of Water Intake and Cognitive Function, Communication/Hearing, and Vision Pattern Among Nursing Home Residents, Deborah Erickson

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Impact of the Growing Healthy Curriculum on Health Promotion Behaviors of South Dakota Children, Lisa M. Feller

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The Relationship Between Job Stress and the Smoking Behavior of Nurses, Sandra Goehring

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The Association of Nutritional Intake and Functional Ability Among Long-Term Care Residents, Joyce E. Graves

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The Non-Medical Expenses Associated with Childhood Cancer, Mary Haight

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The Differences in Role Conception among Students upon Exit from an Associate Degree Nursing Program, Julie Hanson

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Coping Humor and Life Satisfaction Among Elderly Women Living in the Community, Jeanette L. Hoffman

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Association of Nutritional Intake with Psychosocial Well-being, and Mood and Behavior Among Nursing Home Residents, Maxine E. Kilstrom

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Determining Relationships Among Perceived Health Status and Health Promoting Lifestyles of Frontier Elderly, September Kirby

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The Perimenopausal Phenomenon in Catholic Nuns, Debra A. Kolecka

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Water Intake and Physical Functioning of Residents in One Rural Intermediate Care Facility, Cynthia Sue Lewin

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Parent and Nurse Perceptions of Family Needs in Transitioning Home With an Infant or Toddler Having a Chronic Health Condition, Shirley M. Lund

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Self-esteem and Body Image Changes in Adolescents After Scarring Surgery, Kristi L.M. Mitchell

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Self-Esteem and Body Image Changes in Adolescents After Scarring Surgery, Kristi Lynn Mitchell Miller

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Health Beliefs & Health Practices of Selected Native American Women, Evalina M. Murphy

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Role Expectations of the In-patient Nurse Practitioner, Karen K. Murphy

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Relationship between Self-esteem and Alcohol Use in Low Income Pregnant Women, Ann M. Pick

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Predictability of the Burns' Wean Assessment Program Tool: A Replication Study, Constance K. Schmidt

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A Correlational Study of the Relationship Between Instructor and Students' Perception of Spiritual Care Curriculum Content, Nancy Sonne

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Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Selected High School Students in South Dakota, Barry Steever

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Relationships in Neonatal Glucose Values Among Four Measurement Methods, Gayle Stroschein

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Family Resources and the School-aged Child with Special Needs, Marlene R. Sturdevant

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Family Resources and the School-Aged Child With Special Needs, Marlene R. Sturdevant

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The Relationship between Social Support and Impact of Family Support Group, Gloria S. Thompson

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Pediatric Nurses' and Parental Assessments of the Level of Pain in Preverbal Children, Diana Lynn Wilson-Kirby

ETDS from 1993

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Circumstances Surrounding Contaminated Needlestick and other Sharp Object Injuries in the Acute Health Care Setting, Gwen M. Beiningen

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Factors Affecting Attendance of Continuing Education Programs by Registered Nurses in South Dakota, Zita Billings

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Adolescent HIV Health Knowledge Application of the Health Belief Model, Julie A. Bostic

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The Relationship Between Experiential Learning Syle and Computer Attitudes Among Generic Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Judy Crane