General Information
PhD in Nursing
Program
Dissertations Completed
| Margaret Cushman, 2008 | The Use and Perceived Effectiveness of Herbs as Therapeutic Modalities by U.S. Adults |
| Deborah Farina Mulloy, 2008 | Evaluation of Implementation of the AORN Correct Site Surgery Tool Kit and the Universal Protocol for Wrong Site Surgery |
| Linda Samia, 2007 | A Study of the Work Environment and Job-Related Stress among Home Healthcare Nurses |
| Dorothy Brewin, 2007 | Contribution of Multidimensional Contextual Factors during Adolescence and Young Adulthood to Racial in Birth Outcomes |
| Linda J. Curtin, 2007 | Nursing Strategies in Reducing Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: Program Evaluation |
| Shellie Simons, 2006 | Workplace Bullying Between Nurses: Prevalence and Relationship to Intention to Turnover by Newly Licensed Registered Nurses |
| Laura Cestari-Long, 2006 | Impact of Medicare Payment Policies for Home Healthcare on Nursing Services and Patient Outcomes |
| Marie Eileen Onieal, 2005 | Hospital Closures in Massachusetts: A Case Study of the Waltham Hospital Closure |
| Mary Beth Harrington, 2005 | Advanced practice nursing: Impact of outcomes in patients undergoing CABG procedures |
| Victoria Morrison, 2005 | A Contemporary Analysis of the Voluntary Smallpox Vaccination Program |
| Anna Yoder, 2005 | Variation in Clinical Practice: The Impact of Age and Gender on Prescribing Decisions for Coronary Heart Disease |
| Patricia Poirier, 2005 | The Relation of Sick Leave Benefits, Employment Patterns, and Individual Characteristics to Radiation Therapy-Related Fatigue |
| Kathleen Donaher, 2004 | Human Capital Competencies Inventory: Development and Psychometric Testing with Nurse Managers |
| Elissa Ladd, 2004 | The Judicious Use of Antibiotics: An Analysis of Nurse Practitioner & Physician Prescribing Practices, 1996 – 2000 |
| Susan LaRocco, 2004 | Policies and practices that influence recruitment and retention of men in nursing |
| Lisa Abdallah, 2003 | EverCare nurse practitioners activities: Similarities and differences across five sites |
| Eileen Stuart-Shor, 2002 | Preventive cardiovascular services in Boston: Determinants of inadequate access among racial and Hispanic ethnic groups |
| Eileen O’Connell, 2002 | Considering the alternatives: The White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
| Chenyeong Kwak, 2001 | Factors influencing formal and informal care received by the elderly |
Dissertations in Progress
| Gail Gall | Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening: Differences in Access and Utilization Between African American Women and Women of African Descent in Boston |
| Nancy Ebersole | What has been the response by hospitals to the identified patient safety indicators promoted by the Leapfrog Group: A comparison of 2 rollout areas |
| Weibo Lu | Impact of the 1997 Balanced Budget Act on Utilization and Outcomes of Home Health Care |
| Hong Tao | Impact of Social Environmental Factors on Re-hospitalization of Home Healthcare Elderly Patients |