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Creator:: Jones, Lenoa Kent
Abstract:: There are three avenues of education to prepare students for board examination leading to licensure as a registered nurse: diploma certificate, associate degree, and baccalaureate degree. The baccalaureate nursing programs are challenged to prepare students for acute care nursing, community health nursing and leadership in nursing. Baccalaureate nursing educators believe...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Hughes, Colleen Constance Carris
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this research study was to determine whether significant differences occurred in the amount of knowledge achieved as a result of using Braille or compressed speech as learning modes. Biographic/demographic characteristics such as present age, highest educational level achieved, age at loss of vision, age at initial...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Smith, Margaret M. (Margaret Mary), 1942-
Abstract:: The two major purposes of this study were to gather data relative to the knowledge and attitudes toward sexual expression among sixty-five to seventy-four year olds and to determine whether or not significant differences existed between the sexes. The study focused on six research questions: These were: 1. Do older...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Okoye, Peter Iloabuchi
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to identify the competencies essential for effective performance as a rural public health sanitarian in developing countries. The need to identify rural sanitarian competencies in developing countries is closely related to the World Health Organization's goal of "Health for all by the year...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Rat-rim-chong, Aim-ut-cha
Abstract:: This study compared the perceptions of health education experts, principals and teachers regarding the ranking in order of importance of organizing school health programs within the elementary schools under the Jurisdiction of Bangkok Metropolis, Thailand. Of 604 subjects participating, 19 were health education experts from universities, Ministry of Public Health...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Smith, Judith Claire
Abstract:: This research project historically reviews literature relating to dental hygiene practice, more specifically dental hygiene independent practice movements. From the early days of dental hygiene to current legislative actions, material applicable to dental hygienists practicing independently is presented. Information relating to the public's perception of this field, dental hygiene's professional...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Flora, Rosalind Reed
Abstract:: Purpose The major purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of self concept upon parent-adolescent communication patterns. Parental self concepts and the self concepts of their adolescent along with the adolescent's perceived quality of communication with their parents were examined to determine if (1) the parents' self concepts...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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