Acknowledgments
We thank the Sigma Theta Tau International/ The Council for Advancement of Nursing Science for providing the financial support for the study. We also thank the Higher University of Saint Andres, School of Nursing Graduate Program of Bolivia and the Colegio de Enfermeras de Bolivia for their support during the data gathering process.
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