Adolescent females in the United States and around the world are at an increase risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Understanding the factors that increase adolescent females vulnerability to HIV infection is necessary for the development of . . .

Venipuncture such as blood draw and intravenous (IV) access are commonly performed in the emergency department (ED) as a diagnostic and treatment intervention. The pain associated with these procedures is inadequately treated and poorly managed in the . . .

Problem: The need for nurse practitioners (NPs) in the primary care setting is increasing with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010 due to the shortage of primary care providers. However, the role transition from registered nurse (RN) to NP has been . . .

Statement of Problem: The number of Iraqis fleeing for survival to various countries are increasing. The United States (U.S.) is one of the primary countries to accept and resettle Iraqi refugees. These refugees are a vulnerable population because of . . .

A phenomenological study was carried out in the form of a semi-structured interview to collect data from a convenience sample of twelve Hispanic students who had recently graduated or were in their last semester of a baccalaureate nursing program. The . . .

Discussing Death or dying is a taboo in many Asian cultures, including Chinese culture. Older Asian Americans were reported less likely to use hospice care than older White Americans. Chinese is the largest sub-ethnic group among all the Asian America . . .

Statement of Problem: Malnutrition is a frequent condition in institutionalized elderly but underestimated in the low-income community. An equally extensive study of malnutrition in low-income community-dwelling elderly is needed, in order to identify . . .

Statement of Problem Medication adherence in the older adult population has been a prevalent problem for decades. Hundreds of randomized control trials have been performed in hopes of finding the etiology to this issue with little resolved. To this da . . .

Cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States despite four decades of decline in death rates and incidence of heart disease, stroke and related vascular diseases. Medication adherence has been . . .

Statement of Problem Traditionally nursing schools and universities have been shown to over accentuate academia and leave out emotional intelligence competencies ("Emotional Intelligence," 2007). This may be important in a service based profession suc . . .