This dissertation aims to discover potential explanations for nursing's lack of engagement with prison abolition by examining nurses' discussions of prison abolition and [...]

Diversification of social identities and demographic categories in nursing remains stagnant despite its importance to addressing health inequality. Inclusive work environ [...]

In this dissertation, I explore the mechanisms by which providing end-of-life care labor to parents harms women’s subjectivities. Subjectivity encompasses a person’s posi [...]

Palliative care (PC) is an interdisciplinary specialty focused on symptom relief and quality of life (QOL) for people and families living with serious illnesses from diag [...]

Weight stigma is defined as assigning negative attributes to individuals based on their weight status and includes both overt and subtle acts of discrimination. Although [...]

Dena Hassouneh, Ph.D., R.N., A.N.P., P.M.H.N.P., F.A.A.N., is a professor in the OHSU School of Nursing. Dr. Hassouneh's primary research interests include mental health [...]

Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in Arab Female Breast Cancer Patients (AFBCPs) in Saudi Arabia can be influenced by multiple factors, such as spirituality, religio [...]

Reflecting the postcolonial theoretical framework of the overall study, the dissertation results re-characterize the existing research literature on this topic and provid [...]

The specific aims of this exploratory sequential mixed methods study were to 1) describe the impact of the ICU work environment on CRRT nursing practice and ICU nurses’ [...]

The purpose of this critical hermeneutic study was to examine the lived experiences of African American women with postpartum depression (PPD). The specific aims of the [...]