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When the Worst Imaginable Becomes Reality: The Experience of Child Custody Loss in Mothers Recovering from Addictions
(Janus Head http://www.janushead.org/, 2013)
This article describes findings from a qualitative study that investigated the lived experiences of four mothers recovering from crack cocaine addictions who lost custody of their children. The project was guided by feminist ...
From vocational college to university: How one group of nurses experienced the transition
(Journal for the Advancement of Educational Research, 2010)
This qualitative descriptive study explored Post LPN to BN students' perceptions of their studies at a Canadian University. Kelly's (1955/1991) Psychology of Personal Constructs was the theoretical framework for this three ...
LPN to BN nurses: Introducing a new group of potential health care leaders
(e-Journal of Organizational Learning and Leadership, 2010)
Vocationally educated Licensed Practical Nurses are seldom viewed as potential leaders in
health care organizations. And yet, transformational leadership practices were evident as
Licensed Practical Nurses graduated from ...
Supporting Persons with Developmental Disabilities and Co-occurring Mental Illness: An Action Research Project
(Canadian Journal of Psychiatric Nursing Research, 2013)
This paper presents findings from a naturalistic action research project that implemented a WrapAround mental health promotion activity with six individuals dually diagnosed with a developmental disability and mental ...
Perfectionism and Depression: Vulnerabilities Nurses Need to Understand
(2011)
Striving for excellence is an admirable goal. Adaptive or healthy perfectionism can drive ambition and lead to extraordinary accomplishments. High-achieving people often show signs of perfectionism. However, maladaptive, ...
Facilitating Constructivist Learning Environments Using Mind Maps and Concept Maps as Advance Organizers
(ournal for the Practical Application of Constructivist Theory in Education, 2013)
Constructivist learning environments, where facilitators build on what learners already know, are grounded in instructional scaffolding. Advance organizers such as mind maps and concept maps are scaffolds that provide ...
Online Post LPN to BN Students’ Views of Transitioning to a New Nursing Role
(International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 2008)
Vocationally prepared nurses, most of whom are women, experience unique challenges when
they enter an online university. And yet, educational research examining their perceptions about
transitioning into a new professional ...
Becoming Socialized into a New Professional Role: LPN to BN Student Nurses’ Experiences with Legitimation
(Nursing Research and Practice, 2012-01)
This paper presents findings froma qualitative descriptive study that explored the professional socialization experiences of Licensed
Practical Nurses (LPNs) who attended an online university to earn a Baccalaureate degree ...
Licensed Practical Nurses becoming Registered Nurses: Conflicts and responses that can help
(Clinical Nursing Studies, 2013)
This article describes findings from a qualitative research project designed to understand the professional socialization
experiences of Licensed Practical Nurses
attending university to transition to the role of Registered ...
Overcoming barriers to role transition during an online post LPN to BN program
(Nurse Education in Practice, 2011)
Canadian Licensed Practical Nurses continuing their education in an online Bachelor of Nursing program
face unique barriers as they transition towards a new and more complex nursing role.
This qualitative descriptive ...