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Kennedy, W. |
| Title |
How do Registered Nurses utilise self assessment and performance appraisal to inform their professional practice? |
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2008 |
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Eastern Institute of Technology Library |
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| Keywords |
Professional development; Registered nurses |
| Abstract |
This thesis describes an exploratory study of registered nurses within a local district health board which pursued 'if' and 'how' professional practice frameworks assisted nurses in their individual professional practice. Self assessment and performance appraisal are identified as critical elements of professional development by the Nursing Council of New Zealand, and this became the focus of the author's research. A qualitative descriptive framework was utilised to explore the research question, where experiences of registered nurses employed within inpatient adult medical and surgical settings were collected through questionnaire. Analysis of the data was through general inductive thematic approach. Eight themes arose, of which, two have sub-themes. The first four themes relate to self assessment and performance appraisal and the second four themes relate to professional practice. The findings from the participant's perspective provide an understanding of how participants' utilised self assessment and performance appraisal to inform their professional practice. There are significant implications for professional practice within the findings of this study, which are presented along with recommendations for future practice, and future avenues for research. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1161 |
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| Author |
Brinkman, A.; Wilson-Salt, R.; Walker, L. |
| Title |
Education survey report: Implications for practice |
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Report |
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2008 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
http://www.nzno.org.nz |
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| Keywords |
Professional development; Professional Competence; Nursing |
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Professional development is an ongoing requirement of nurses as a result of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act. The Act?s principal purpose is to protect the health and safety of the public by ensuring health practitioners are fit and competent to practise. This survey was designed to explore the avenues nurses have taken, and would prefer to take, for their professional development. The questionnaire was sent to a random sample of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation's registered and enrolled nurse members. Nurses overwhelmingly favoured professional development in the workplace. More than half the respondents reported a conflict with other time commitments, while a number of respondents wrote of their desire for work-life balance. The cost of fees, ability to take time off work, and time and travelling distance were all hurdles to professional development. Nurses cited information technology, conflict resolution, managing challenging behaviour, and dealing with rostered & rotating shifts as aspects of their current work for which their nursing education (pre and post) had not adequately prepared them. Nurses also indicated that their pre-registration education in health systems and political processes was inadequate for their current work. As nurses aged, their interest in professional development increased, though many still preferred workplace options. The authors conclude that, in order for professional development opportunities to be accessible and relevant, resources and time must be made available. This is vital to achieve ongoing education of nurses and improved patient outcomes. Management support, combined with effective assessment of learning needs guiding professional development opportunities, are fundamental to ensuring nurse competence. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1329 |
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| Author |
Carter, G.E. |
| Title |
Critical thinking abilities: Evidence from students' clinical self-evaluation responses: A pilot study |
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2005 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Massey University Library |
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| Keywords |
Clinical assessment; Critical thinking |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 597 |
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583 |
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| Author |
Vallant, S.R. |
| Title |
Dialogue and monologue: The relationship between student nurse and nurse clinician: The impact on student learning |
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2004 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Massey University Library |
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| Keywords |
Students; Nursing; Mentoring |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 610 |
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596 |
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| Author |
Rydon, S.E. |
| Title |
Attitudes, skills and knowledge of mental health nurses: The perception of users of mental health services |
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2001 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Massey University Library |
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| Keywords |
Mental health; Psychiatric Nursing; Patient satisfaction; Attitude of health personnel |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 819 |
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803 |
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| Author |
Morrison-Ngatai, E. |
| Title |
Mai i muri ka haere whakahaere: Maori woman in mental health nursing |
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| Year |
2004 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Massey University Library |
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| Keywords |
Mental health; Maori; Female; Psychiatric Nursing |
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Contents: Chapter 1 Kupu whakataki – introduction; Chapter 2 Raranga mohiotanga – literature review; Chapter 3 To te wahine mana tuku iho – theoretical framework; Chapter 4 Tahuri ki te rangahau – research methodology; Chapter 5 Whakaaturanga whakaoho – beginnings; Chapter 6 Kia pakari – positioning and contesting; Chapter 7 E ara ki runga wahine toa – standing and enduring; Chapter 8 Kua takoto te whariki. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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828 |
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| Author |
Jenkinson, F.H. |
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An evaluation of nursing documentation as it relates to pro re nata (prn) medication administration |
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2003 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Massey University Library |
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Drug administration; Psychiatric Nursing; Administration; Mental health |
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| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 875 |
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859 |
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| Author |
O'Brien, A.J. |
| Title |
The therapeutic relationship: Perceptions of mental health nurses |
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| Year |
2000 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Massey University Library |
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Psychiatric Nursing; Mental health; Nurse-patient relations |
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| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 914 |
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898 |
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| Author |
Gilmour, J.A. |
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On the margins: Nurses and the intermittent care of people with dementia: A discourse analysis |
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2001 |
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Massey University, Palmerston North, Library |
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Older people; Dementia; Nursing |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1276 |
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1261 |
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| Author |
Richardson, S.K., Grainger, P.C.; Joyce, L.R. |
| Title |
Challenging the culture of Emergency Department violence and aggression |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2022 |
Publication |
New Zealand Medical Journal |
Abbreviated Journal |
NZMJ |
| Volume |
135 |
Issue |
1554 |
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9-19 |
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Occupational violence; Workplace aggression; Emergency Departments; Emergency nurses |
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Outlines findings from a longitudinal study of the reporting of violence and aggression (V&A) within Christchurch Hospital Emergency Department (ED). Continues a prospective, longitudinal cohort study involving repeated yearly audits of ED staff reporting V&A during the same month each year. Employs an audit approach, focussing on the accuracy of routine reporting. Captures data from 2014-2020,including staff members' professional group, gender, category of V&A (e.g. verbal or physical abuse or threat, and physical or sexual assault), date and location of incident, and the individual who committed the violence. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1797 |
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| Author |
Barton, J. |
| Title |
Pain knowledge and attitudes of nurses and midwives in a New Zealand context |
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2001 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
NZNO Library |
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Nursing; Pain management; Attitude of health personnel |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1140 |
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1125 |
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| Author |
Boyd, L. |
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“It could have just as easily been me”: Nurses working in mental health services who have experienced mental illness |
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2001 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
NZNO Library |
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Nursing; Mental health; Occupational health and safety |
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This research explores the issues and experiences of mental health nurses who experience or have experienced mental illness. This project was prompted by the author's concern for colleagues and friends in this situation. The research topic was approached using a mix of critical ethnography and action research principles. Five mental health nurses who all work for the same district health board were interviewed about their experiences of being mental health professionals with mental illness and the issues that arose from this. The themes that emerged from this research are: the reactions of nurse colleagues, the effects on participants' own mental health treatment, employer responses, professional experiences and issues and strategies for coping. Discussion and recommendations focus on the need for improvements to the responses that mental health nurses with experience of mental illness encounter in their workplace. Recommendations from this research encompass suggestions for both individual and organisational education, action and change. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1127 |
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| Author |
Walker, Leonie |
| Title |
Hardships and hurdles: The experiences of migrant nurses in New Zealand |
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Journal Article |
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2010 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
NZNO Library |
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1 |
Issue |
1 |
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4-8 |
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Recruitment and retention; Personnel recruitment; Foreign nurses; English as a second language; Emigration and immigration; Bullying |
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The New Zealand nursing workforce is increasingly made up of overseas trained nurses. There is extensive literature from elsewhere in the world on the impacts of international nurse recruitment and migration on individual nurses and on health services. The literature also portrays evidence of abuse and exploitation, yet few studies are available relating to the experiences of migrant nurses in New Zealand. This research conducted a survey of overseas-trained nurses, specifically focusing on those nurses for whom English is not their first language, to understand the experiences and factors affecting migrant registered nurses in New Zealand. Given the importance to the New Zealand workforce of overseas-trained nurses, this research highlighted that more warnings and advice regarding recruitment agencies and information about nursing in New Zealand and the Nursing Council requirements for registration should be made available to nurses prior to their migration. Nursing leaders should be particularly alert to any evidence of bullying or discrimination based on race or overseas origin. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1337 |
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| Author |
Roberts, F. |
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The people the programme & the place: Nurses' perceptions of the Lakeland Health Professional Development Programme |
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1999 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
NZNO Library, Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Careers in nursing; Professional development; Registered nurses |
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This thesis concerns the Professional Development Programme at Lakeland Health. In New Zealand, such programmes were introduced as a mechanism to openly recognise the clinical expertise of nurses. Clinical Career Pathways were introduced to nursing in North America in the 1970's at a time of nursing shortage. Prior to their inception, nurses wishing to develop their careers had to move to administration, management or education. The programmes recognised and rewarded expertise in practice. A qualitative, descriptive approach (using focus groups) was used with Registered Nurses to gather their perceptions of what helps nurses enroll in the Professional Development Programme. The ideas and insights of nine Registered Nurses were clustered around three main categories: The People (fear; being struck; motivation; feedback; peer support; ways of learning); the Programme (relevance; flexibility; Bachelor's Degrees; implementation; supporting information; fairness); the Place (time; regular and accessible; support from nurse leaders; management). These perceptions are discussed in more detail in the context of nursing at Lakeland Health and of Clinical Career Pathways in New Zealand. The findings are helpful for the evaluation and future development of the Professional Development at Lakeland Health. The research contributes to our understanding of what helps nurses enroll in a Clinical Career Pathway, and emphasises the importance of the People, the Programme and the Place. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1150 |
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1135 |
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| Author |
Wilson, M.J. |
| Title |
Strategies for the nurse leader to enhance nursing practice and promote workforce development within an interdisciplinary alcohol & other drugs team |
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2007 |
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Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz |
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Professional development; Alcoholism; Nursing specialties; Nursing; Nurse managers; Drug abuse; Substance abuse |
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This dissertation had two main aims. The first was to explore the literature from which nurse leaders of alcohol and other drug services might develop their leadership skills so as to enhance nursing practice within an interdisciplinary alcohol and other drug team. The second was to further utilise these skills to develop a 'toolkit' which would assist in the successful management of the team but would also aid with workforce development. In addition, this dissertation was linked to the Nursing Council of New Zealand Competencies for the Registered Nurse Scope of Practice (2005) and Competencies for Advanced Nursing Practice (2001). This dissertation provides direction for the nurse leader wishing to develop their toolkit. Implications for the advancement of nursing are suggested. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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474 |
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