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The purpose of this quantitative, retrospective descriptive study was to investigate the outcomes of online instruction by comparing online and non-online success rates in college algebra courses at the 58 community colleges in North Carolina. The c…

Background: Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is defined as the involuntary loss of urine, and often occurs during activity, sneezing, and laughing. It is 1 of the 5 different types of urinary incontinence (UI) and commonly affects parous females. T…

Background: One of the biggest killers facing the United States today is heart disease and heart failure. Since 1969, doctors have been continuing to work on Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD). The first device was developed as a pulsatile model…

Effective pain management is a critical component of excellent anesthesia care. Ineffective pain management in the perioperative and postoperative settings negatively affects patient outcomes and creates an additional burden for the patient, such as…

The purpose of this predictive quantitative correlational study is to examine the correlation of employee engagement scores with associated turnover rates by conducting a causal-comparative analysis of employee engagement survey data and comparing t…

Background: The smoking of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) has drastically increased in the past several decades, particularly in the youth and adolescent populations. Few attempts have been made to understand why this has become such an epidem…

The purpose of this quantitative, non-experimental, correlational study is to compare teachers’ plans to leave the teaching profession for the school year 2021-22 in rural and urban area schools, and teachers’ plans to leave the teaching profession …

The purpose of this quantitative study was to test the correlational effects of stress on worker satisfaction, turnover intention, and the leader-member exchange (LMX) theory by comparing how stress influences correctional officers in the U.S. priso…

This quantitative study explored the relationship between employee perceptions of professional development and organizational capacity across 31 North Carolina community colleges. Grounded in career adaptability theory and organizational development…

The purpose of this capstone is to investigate the need for career and technical education programs for students at Newport High School. For the utility of this study, the need for more career and technical education pathways is generally defined as…

Background: Osteoarthritis is a common degenerative disease that compromises the integrity of the joint. It causes pain, limits range of motion, leads to deformities and disability, and has been linked to additional comorbidities that have life alte…

Background: SARS-CoV-2 is a newly discovered strain of coronavirus that has caused a global pandemic in 2020. As of August 2021, the United States has accounted for 39 million COVID19 cases and 637 thousand COVID-19 related deaths, both of which ar…