Journal of Undergraduate Research

Kevara Wilson and Dr. Debra Hobbins-Garbett, Nursing Every mother wants to give the best to her baby, and many mothers feel breastfeeding is doing just that—giving the best. For these mothers, the effect of epidural anesthesia on those first breastfeeding encounters is an important one. Unfortunately, few researched-based answers about these effects exist. The question […]

Christy Rae Lee and Dr. A. Elaine Bond, Nursing In the intensive care unit (ICU), family members of severe traumatic brain-injured (STBI) patients struggle with the possibility of future dysfunction or untimely death. This is a vulnerable and precarious time for the families. In this crisis time, nurses must be able to provide holistic nursing […]

Robin Kartchner and Dr. Lynn C. Callister, Nursing Women across the world share in the same biological process of childbirth. However, their experience with childbirth can vary widely depending on their cultural and spiritual background. The quality of care a woman receives during and after her pregnancy is deeply influenced by the understanding of these […]

Melissa A. Dalton-Richardson and Dr. Lynn Callister, Nursing Within recent years, there has been a steady increase of births attended by midwives in the United States. The reemergence of midwives to the medical scene provides pregnant women with alternative methods of birth. In order to provide women with the most information possible about these two […]

Elizabeth Ward and Dr. Barbara Mandleco, Nursing Introduction The social and behavioral issues of autism are very unique and have a deep impact on families, particularly siblings, as they learn to cope and live with a child with autism (CWA). However, there is limited information in the literature relative to the experience of the sibling, […]

Christie Sue Henrichsen, Cassidy Tomao, and Dr. Ana Birkhead, Nursing This qualitative descriptive study examined the perceptions of the birth experience for primaparous women who had received prenatal education classes (PNEC) compared with those who did not. The researchers surveys 20 women who had received PNEC and 20 who had not. Women were surveyed on […]

Glauco Souza and Dr. Lynn Clark Callister, Nursing Purpose The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to describe the experience of having symptoms of postpartum depression (PPD) and identify help seeking behaviors in immigrant Hispanic women. Background Hispanics are the largest and fastest growing minority group living in the United States. Between 2000 and […]

Diana Snyder and Professor Beth Cole, Nursing Main Text Grief and bereavement can be defined as experiences created by responses to the loss of a family member or close friend. Such distressing experiences can be amplified by sleep dysfunction because of the devastating effects poor sleep quality has in healthy functioning. In a study done […]

Caitlin Herrmann Peterson and Dr. Barbara Mandleco, Nursing Background and Significance Parents raising children with disabilities (CWD) experience a number of situations and stresses parents not raising a CWD experience. How families adapt to the situation of raising a CWD may be related to a number of variables including the parent’s religiosity and the depression […]

McKenzie Miller and Dr. Barbara Mandleco, Nursing Background and Significance Up to 40% of children in the United States require health related services above those needed by other children due to a chronic condition or illness, and as the majority of these children live at home, their presence greatly affects family members living with them […]