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style="display:none;">2025</span> </h3>   <p class="pdf"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=18618&context=dissertations" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Impact of Leadership Characteristics of Empowerment and Support of Employee Growth on Job Commitment and Turnover Intent of Nurses in Ghana (1.2 MB)" aria-label="Download PDF of Impact of Leadership Characteristics of Empowerment and Support of Employee Growth on Job Commitment and Turnover Intent of Nurses in Ghana (1.2 MB)" >PDF</a></p> <p class="article-listing"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/16948" >Impact of Leadership Characteristics of Empowerment and Support of Employee Growth on Job Commitment and Turnover Intent of Nurses in Ghana</a>, Ernest Addai Duah</p>    <p class="pdf"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=18872&context=dissertations" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Impact of Leadership Characteristics of Empowerment and Support of Employee Growth on Job Commitment and Turnover Intent of Nurses in Ghana (1.2 MB)" aria-label="Download PDF of Impact of Leadership Characteristics of Empowerment and Support of Employee Growth on Job Commitment and Turnover Intent of Nurses in Ghana (1.2 MB)" >PDF</a></p> <p class="article-listing"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/17202" >Impact of Leadership Characteristics of Empowerment and Support of Employee Growth on Job Commitment and Turnover Intent of Nurses in Ghana</a>, Ernest Addai Duah</p>    <p class="pdf"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=18924&context=dissertations" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Executive Summary: Staff Education Project Prescription-Based Virtual Reality Solution for Chronic Pain Management (1.3 MB)" aria-label="Download PDF of Executive Summary: Staff Education Project Prescription-Based Virtual Reality Solution for Chronic Pain Management (1.3 MB)" >PDF</a></p> <p class="article-listing"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/17254" >Executive Summary: Staff Education Project Prescription-Based Virtual Reality Solution for Chronic Pain Management</a>, ADESINA ADEGOKE</p>    <p class="pdf"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=18670&context=dissertations" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Executive Summary: Staff Education Project Prescription-Based Virtual Reality Solution for Chronic Pain Management (1.3 MB)" aria-label="Download PDF of Executive Summary: Staff Education Project Prescription-Based Virtual Reality Solution for Chronic Pain Management (1.3 MB)" >PDF</a></p> <p class="article-listing"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/17000" >Executive Summary: Staff Education Project Prescription-Based Virtual Reality Solution for Chronic Pain Management</a>, ADESINA ADEGOKE</p>    <p class="pdf"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=18665&context=dissertations" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Exploring Cybersecurity Asset Management Strategies for Medical Device Safety and Security in Hospitals (902 KB)" aria-label="Download PDF of Exploring Cybersecurity Asset Management Strategies for Medical Device Safety and Security in Hospitals (902 KB)" >PDF</a></p> <p class="article-listing"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/16995" >Exploring Cybersecurity Asset Management Strategies for Medical Device Safety and Security in Hospitals</a>, Heather Afriyie</p>    <p class="pdf"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=18919&context=dissertations" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Exploring Cybersecurity Asset Management Strategies for Medical Device Safety and Security in Hospitals (902 KB)" aria-label="Download PDF of Exploring Cybersecurity Asset Management Strategies for Medical Device Safety and Security in Hospitals (902 KB)" >PDF</a></p> <p class="article-listing"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/17249" >Exploring Cybersecurity Asset Management Strategies for Medical Device Safety and Security in Hospitals</a>, Heather Afriyie</p>    <p class="pdf"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=18839&context=dissertations" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Clinical Practice Guideline for Lifestyle Management of Clients on Second Generation Antipsychotic Medications (180 KB)" aria-label="Download PDF of Clinical Practice Guideline for Lifestyle Management of Clients on Second Generation Antipsychotic Medications (180 KB)" >PDF</a></p> <p class="article-listing"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/17169" >Clinical Practice Guideline for Lifestyle Management of Clients on Second Generation Antipsychotic Medications</a>, Althea G. Andrade</p>    <p class="pdf"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=18585&context=dissertations" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Clinical Practice Guideline for Lifestyle Management of Clients on Second Generation Antipsychotic Medications (180 KB)" aria-label="Download PDF of Clinical Practice Guideline for Lifestyle Management of Clients on Second Generation Antipsychotic Medications (180 KB)" >PDF</a></p> <p class="article-listing"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/16915" >Clinical Practice Guideline for Lifestyle Management of Clients on Second Generation Antipsychotic Medications</a>, Althea G. Andrade</p>    <p class="pdf"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=18896&context=dissertations" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection Prevention in Medical Intensive Care Unit (3.6 MB)" aria-label="Download PDF of Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection Prevention in Medical Intensive Care Unit (3.6 MB)" >PDF</a></p> <p class="article-listing"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/17226" >Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection Prevention in Medical Intensive Care Unit</a>, Linet Angir</p>    <p class="pdf"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=18642&context=dissertations" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection Prevention in Medical Intensive Care Unit (3.6 MB)" aria-label="Download PDF of Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection Prevention in Medical Intensive Care Unit (3.6 MB)" >PDF</a></p> <p class="article-listing"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/16972" >Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection Prevention in Medical Intensive Care Unit</a>, Linet Angir</p>    <p class="pdf"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=18573&context=dissertations" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline Medication Reconciliation as a Catalyst for Patient Safety and Outcome (312 KB)" aria-label="Download PDF of Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline Medication Reconciliation as a Catalyst for Patient Safety and Outcome (312 KB)" >PDF</a></p> <p class="article-listing"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/16903" >Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline Medication Reconciliation as a Catalyst for Patient Safety and Outcome</a>, Monica Arevalo</p>    <p class="pdf"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=18827&context=dissertations" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline Medication Reconciliation as a Catalyst for Patient Safety and Outcome (312 KB)" aria-label="Download PDF of Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline Medication Reconciliation as a Catalyst for Patient Safety and Outcome (312 KB)" >PDF</a></p> <p class="article-listing"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/17157" >Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline Medication Reconciliation as a Catalyst for Patient Safety and Outcome</a>, Monica Arevalo</p>    <p class="pdf"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=18853&context=dissertations" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Exploring School Leaders’ Experiences Allocating Financial Resources to Support Technology Integration Learning (1.0 MB)" aria-label="Download PDF of Exploring School Leaders’ Experiences Allocating Financial Resources to Support Technology Integration Learning (1.0 MB)" >PDF</a></p> <p class="article-listing"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/17183" >Exploring School Leaders’ Experiences Allocating Financial Resources to Support Technology Integration Learning</a>, Joshua Armstrong</p>    <p class="pdf"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=18599&context=dissertations" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Exploring School Leaders’ Experiences Allocating Financial Resources to Support Technology Integration Learning (1.0 MB)" aria-label="Download PDF of Exploring School Leaders’ Experiences Allocating Financial Resources to Support Technology Integration Learning (1.0 MB)" >PDF</a></p> <p class="article-listing"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/16929" >Exploring School Leaders’ Experiences Allocating Financial Resources to Support Technology Integration Learning</a>, Joshua Armstrong</p>    <p class="pdf"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=18561&context=dissertations" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Teachers' Perspectives of Mandated Health Education Curriculum Goals in Grades K-3 (555 KB)" aria-label="Download PDF of Teachers' Perspectives of Mandated Health Education Curriculum Goals in Grades K-3 (555 KB)" >PDF</a></p> <p class="article-listing"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/16891" >Teachers' Perspectives of Mandated Health Education Curriculum Goals in Grades K-3</a>, Ashley Baker</p>    <p class="pdf"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=18815&context=dissertations" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Teachers' Perspectives of Mandated Health Education Curriculum Goals in Grades K-3 (555 KB)" aria-label="Download PDF of Teachers' Perspectives of Mandated Health Education Curriculum Goals in Grades K-3 (555 KB)" >PDF</a></p> <p class="article-listing"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/17145" >Teachers' Perspectives of Mandated Health Education Curriculum Goals in Grades K-3</a>, Ashley Baker</p>    <p class="pdf"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=18922&context=dissertations" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Business Management Strategies to Address Retail Theft (1.5 MB)" aria-label="Download PDF of Business Management Strategies to Address Retail Theft (1.5 MB)" >PDF</a></p> <p class="article-listing"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/17252" >Business Management Strategies to Address Retail Theft</a>, Mattie Sena Barcon</p>    <p class="pdf"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=18668&context=dissertations" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Business Management Strategies to Address Retail Theft (1.5 MB)" aria-label="Download PDF of Business Management Strategies to Address Retail Theft (1.5 MB)" >PDF</a></p> <p class="article-listing"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/16998" >Business Management Strategies to Address Retail Theft</a>, Mattie Sena Barcon</p>    <p class="pdf"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=18855&context=dissertations" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Attachment Styles Predicting School Engagement in Nontraditional Graduate Students (726 KB)" aria-label="Download PDF of Attachment Styles Predicting School Engagement in Nontraditional Graduate Students (726 KB)" >PDF</a></p> <p class="article-listing"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/17185" >Attachment Styles Predicting School Engagement in Nontraditional Graduate Students</a>, Aline Benamou-Fruchter</p>    <p class="pdf"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=18601&context=dissertations" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Attachment Styles Predicting School Engagement in Nontraditional Graduate Students (726 KB)" aria-label="Download PDF of Attachment Styles Predicting School Engagement in Nontraditional Graduate Students (726 KB)" >PDF</a></p> <p class="article-listing"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/16931" >Attachment Styles Predicting School Engagement in Nontraditional Graduate Students</a>, Aline Benamou-Fruchter</p>    <p class="pdf"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=18629&context=dissertations" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Examining Workplace Performance and Training for Organizational Sustainability in the Fashion Industry (1.3 MB)" aria-label="Download PDF of Examining Workplace Performance and Training for Organizational Sustainability in the Fashion Industry (1.3 MB)" >PDF</a></p> <p class="article-listing"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/16959" >Examining Workplace Performance and Training for Organizational Sustainability in the Fashion Industry</a>, Stephanie Lynne Bilderback</p>    <p class="pdf"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=18883&context=dissertations" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Examining Workplace Performance and Training for Organizational Sustainability in the Fashion Industry (1.3 MB)" aria-label="Download PDF of Examining Workplace Performance and Training for Organizational Sustainability in the Fashion Industry (1.3 MB)" >PDF</a></p> <p class="article-listing"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/17213" >Examining Workplace Performance and Training for Organizational Sustainability in the Fashion Industry</a>, Stephanie Lynne Bilderback</p>    <p class="pdf"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=18677&context=dissertations" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Risk Factors for Peripheral Artery Disease-Related Amputations Among Black Americans (1.0 MB)" aria-label="Download PDF of Risk Factors for Peripheral Artery Disease-Related Amputations Among Black Americans (1.0 MB)" >PDF</a></p> <p class="article-listing"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/17007" >Risk Factors for Peripheral Artery Disease-Related Amputations Among Black Americans</a>, Darnell L. Blake</p>    <p class="pdf"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=18931&context=dissertations" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Risk Factors for Peripheral Artery Disease-Related Amputations Among Black Americans (1.0 MB)" aria-label="Download PDF of Risk Factors for Peripheral Artery Disease-Related Amputations Among Black Americans (1.0 MB)" >PDF</a></p> <p class="article-listing"><a href="https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/17261" >Risk Factors for Peripheral Artery Disease-Related Amputations Among Black Americans</a>, Darnell L. 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