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Zambas, Shelaine; Dewar, Jan; McGregor, Jenny |
| Title |
The Maori student nurse experience of cohorting: Enhancing retention and professional identity as a Maori nurse |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2023 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
39 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
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| Keywords |
Maori students; Maori nurses; Cohorting; Nurse retention |
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Identifies cohorting as a culturally-responsive teaching and learning strategy, which in the case of a Bachelor of Health Science Nursing programme led to whanaungatanga (connection), tikanga (correct practice), wananga (learning conversation), and manaakitanga (ethic of care) among the Maori cohorts. Conducts focus groups with students in years two and three of the programme to explore their experiences. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1831 |
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Moir, Chris; Taylor, Peta; Seaton, Philippa; Snell, Helen; Wood, Susan |
| Title |
Changes noticed following a pressure-injury link-nurse programme |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2023 |
Publication |
Kaitiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
14 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
19-24 |
| Keywords |
Pressure injuries; Link nurses; Patient safety; Quality improvement |
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Identifies changes that link nurses noticed in their practice areas as a result of participating in a pressure-injury prevention programme. Uses three nurse focus groups to collect data about changes in pressure-injury prevention within their practice areas following implementation of a link-nurse programme. Talks to 22 nurses about increasing awareness of pressure injury prevention, use of assessment tools and documentation, and acquisition of injury prevention equipment. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1848 |
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| Author |
Maxwell-Crawford, K. |
| Title |
Huarahi whakatu: Maori mental health nursing career pathway |
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Report |
| Year |
2004 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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(Trm/04/15) |
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| Keywords |
Professional development; Careers in nursing; Maori; Psychiatric nursing; Mental Health |
| Abstract |
Huarahi whakatu describes a pathway for recognising the expertise of nurses working in kaupapa Maori mental health services and recommends a professional development programme that can lead to advancement along the pathway. An emphasis on dual competencies – cultural and clinical – underlies the rationale for regarding kaupapa Maori mental health nursing as a sub-specialty. Eight levels of cultural competencies and twelve levels of clinical competencies are used to differentiate career stages and it is recommended that movement from one level to another should be matched by increased remuneration. The report also contains a recommended professional development programme to support the operationalisation of the career pathway. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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824 |
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Brinkman, A. |
| Title |
A study into the causes and effects of occupational stress in a regional women's health service |
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2000 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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| Keywords |
Stress; Midwifery; Nursing |
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Hospital-based health systems have the potential to be high stress environments, as staff work towards meetings the many and varied demands of the patients and their families / whanau in a situation of limited resources and unpredictable workloads. Dealing with physical and emotional trauma, and the 'normal' exigencies of daily life in what may be a far from normal workplace may compound the stresses facing health workers. Nurses, who are often at the interface between patients and other health professionals, may be caught in a cross-fire of transferred stress while also coping with stressors associated with their jobs. As well as being likely to have a negative effect on their well-being and job satisfaction, any such compounding impact of stress and stressors could have adverse impacts on patients and their supporters. The primary focus of this study has been to identify stress levels among nurses in a woman's health service, and to establish the causes of elevated stress. All staff were surveyed (with a 68% response rate). Midwives made up the largest portion, followed by nurses, doctors, therapies, support and clerical groups. The Job Stress Survey (JSS) and the General Health Questionnaire – 12 (GHQ-12) were used to help detect emergent stressors, and stress effects that staff were experiencing at the time. Aggregate data was used, focusing on the six occupational groupings and the nine areas within the health service. Findings from the JSS confirm that the staff had experienced a number of stressors, while indications of deleterious mental health effects in some staff emerged from the GHQ-12 scores. Occupational stress is a subset of general stress, making it difficult to separate one from the other as spheres of our lives overlap and interact. The stressors that were identified should contribute to the discussions and policies that might abet the reduction of stress. On the other hand, it is not possible to attribute the effects describes by the GHQ-12 as being derived primarily from occupational stress. A stressed staff member, no matter what the source of their stress might be, still needs support in order to cope. The author notes that the negative outcomes of occupational stress manifests themselves in many ways such as; mistakes, absenteeism, horizontal violence, burnout and turnover. These all affect the quality of the patient care delivered, leading to decreased patient satisfaction and and need to be addressed for these reasons. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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900 |
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| Author |
Simpson, J. |
| Title |
Hospice nurses responses to patient non-acceptance of treatment or care |
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1998 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Massey University Library (later 1999) |
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Hospice nurses in New Zealand provide supportive care to patients of settings. In doing so, the hospice nurse and team are likely to have an ideal of a “good death” that guides their practice.A 'good death“ is one where symptons are well controlled without over medicalisation, where there is an acceptance of death by the patient and loved ones and where appropriatepreparation and completion of unfinished business has occurred. The death itself is peaceful and the loved ones are present. However, patients or their families do not always accept the treatment or care that the nurses offer to facilitate the best quality of life and a ”good death“ for the patient. This may leave the nurses involved feeling distressed and confused, as they are confronted with the conflict between the patients' path and the nurses' ideals.This study employs critical incident technique to explore how nurses respond and feel when the patients decline the treatment or care the nurse feels will improve their quality of life and eventually lead to a ”good death“. The findings illustrate a broad range of treatment or care that is declined by either patients or their families in the first instance. This study uncovers a number of action responses nurses use in these situations, which demonstrate acceptance of patient choice but also need to help the patient experience a ”good death". In addition it demonstrates that nurses experience a gamut of emotional responses to such situations, some of which are painful for the nurse and have the potential to cause stress. Recommendations are made which may assist nurses limit the distress they experience when patients of their families decline the treatment or care, and empower nurses with further strategies to use in such situations |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 306 |
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306 |
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| Author |
Johnson, S. |
| Title |
Hope in terminal illness |
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2007 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz |
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| Keywords |
Palliative care; Terminal care; Psychology |
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Hope is considered an elusive, vague, over-used, and ambiguous concept in nursing practice which lacks clarity, but hope is essential to the quality of life in the terminally ill. Therefore, hope is an important concept to research further. A gap in nursing research has been identified in the area of hope in terminal illness. The aims of this research were to clarify the concept of hope as perceived by patients with a terminal illness; to develop hope as an evidence-based nursing concept; and to contribute new knowledge and insights about hope to the relatively new field of palliative care. Utilising Rodgers' (2000b) evolutionary concept analysis methodology and thematic content analysis, 17 pieces of research-based literature on hope as perceived by adult patients with any terminal illness pathology (from the disciplines of nursing and medicine) have been reviewed and analysed. Hope's attributes, antecedents, consequences, social-cultural variations, temporal variations, surrogate terms, and related concepts have been considered. An exemplary case of the concept in action is presented along with the evolution of the concept hope in terminal illness. Ten essential attributes of the concept were identified in this research: positive expectation, personal qualities, spirituality, goals, comfort, help / caring, interpersonal relationships, control, legacy, and life review. The evolution of hope in terminal illness has evolved from patients hoping for a prosperous healthy future to an enrichment of being is more important than having or doing. Patients' hopes and goals are scaled down and refocused in order to live in the present and enjoy the time they have left with loved ones. Hope in the terminal phase of one's illness is orientated in the past and the present, hope in the here and hope in the now. The author concludes that by completing all the steps to Rodgers' (2000b) evolutionary view of concept analysis, a working definition and clarification of the concept in its current use has been achieved, providing a solid conceptual foundation for further study. Recommendations are made for hope-enhansing strategies, that may help to maximise the quality of life of terminally ill patients in the future. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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922 |
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| Author |
Leeks, O. |
| Title |
Lesbian health: Identifying the barriers to health care |
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2007 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz |
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Attitude of health personnel; prejudice; cultural safety |
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Homosexuality has been practiced since ancient times, but through the centuries this expression of sexual identity has moved from being acceptable to unacceptable and finally regarded in a contemporary era as a mental health problem that needed to be, and it was thought could be, cured. This paper focuses on the barriers that lesbian women perceive when wanting to access health care. Most of the research about lesbian women has been conducted in the United States with some in the United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand. Through reviewing the available literature and grouping common themes, the author identifies three main barriers to health care that exist for lesbian women. Firstly, ignorance or insensitivity of the health care professional about the specific health care needs of this client group; secondly, homophobia or heterosexism that may be present in the health care environment; and thirdly the risk of disclosing one's sexual orientation. These barriers are discussed using the concepts of cultural safety and nursing partnership. The author concludes that the negative health care experiences that lesbian women encounter leave them feeling vulnerable and fearful. This fear and stigmatisation has resulted in lesbian women becoming an 'invisible' community. It is the assumption of heterosexuality that immediately places the lesbian woman at a disadvantage and this potentially may produce missed opportunities to provide individualised care to the lesbian client. The purpose of this work is to encourage discussion within nursing to challenge attitudes and the approach to women who identify as lesbian. The author hopes that this paper will contribute to the increasing body of knowledge in regard to this client group. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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816 |
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| Author |
Gingell, M.E. |
| Title |
Home based treatment nursing in Aotearoa New Zealand: Factors influencing the successful delivery of care |
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2005 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Mental health; Home care; Psychiatric Nursing |
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Home Based Treatment in acute mental health care is a relatively new phenomenon in New Zealand, although it has been utilised successfully overseas for many years. This paper considers factors that are integral elements of its successful implementation, specifically considering the relationship of nursing care to crisis intervention methodology. It describes how Home Based Treatment fits with contemporary crisis services and how the adherence to crisis intervention models can enable nurses to create a clearly defined recovery perspective in their practice. The author notes that service users in New Zealand and overseas have openly voiced their concerns around the discrepancies between how services have traditionally been delivered and how they wish services to be. He suggests that, as an alternative to inpatient care, Home Based Treatment is an option that promotes recovery and self determination. It is also an arena in which nurses can deconstruct the traditional power relationships between themselves and clients to create a new and invigorating way of practicing. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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589 |
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| Author |
White, E. L. |
| Title |
Wellington School of Nursing: the first thirty years |
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1983 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Wellington Hospital Archives |
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Historical facts from 1881 pertaining to Wellington Hospital, and the training of nurses, commencing with the employment of unpaid Lady Nurses, the conditions of employment for probationers (circa 1883), the formal teaching of probationers 1888, progressing to a three year training, and, with Miss Ellen Dougherty a Wellington trainee being the first registered nurse in the world in 1901. Management of the 1880's and 90's appears a little strange, not employing their own trainees, nor appointing Miss Dougherty as matron, when she had been acting matron.Extrapolation of historical facts to give a probable characterisation of the unpaid Lady nurses and the day in the life of a probationer nurse of these times.Inferences suggest that nursing in New Zealand had military rather than religious origins and, perhaps Misses Selena Sutherland and Dougherty were not lady like enough to be employed by Wellington Hospital! |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 341 |
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341 |
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Baldwin, Angela |
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Effective home based care to enhance the health status of children under five years. Margaret May Blackwell Study Fellowship Report 1998 |
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Report |
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1999 |
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44 |
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Child health services; Family health; Home care services; Community health services; Reports |
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Highlights well-child and family health programmes in the US, Canada, and the UK. Provides an overview of the programmes and their clinical effectiveness, focusing on the themes that emerged. Part of the Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship Reports series. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1425 |
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Rook, Helen; Hales, Caz; Milligan, Kaye; Jones, Mark |
| Title |
Dr Jill Wilkinson's discourse analysis of the sources of power and agency for nursing |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2021 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
37 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
37-41 |
| Keywords |
Advanced nursing practice; Nurse practitioners |
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Highlights two articles written by Jill Wilkinson in 2008 pertaining to the Ministerial Taskforce on Nursing in 1998, in which she discusses the conflict between autonomy and unionism in nursing and the development of the nurse practitioner (NP) role. Considers the ongoing challenges to establish NP toles in mainstream health services. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1689 |
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Blunden, Jenna; Poulsen, Michelle |
| Title |
Answering the call: Academic nurse educators returning to practice on the eve of COVID-19 |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2021 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand |
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37 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
30-33 |
| Keywords |
COVID-19; Nurse educators; Returning to practice; Certification |
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Highlights the value of academic staff having clinical currency that allows them to meet moral and professional responsibilities to return to work during a pandemic. Makes clear that a collaborative relationship between education and healthcare providers allows access to frontline-prepared, highly-skilled registered nurses to be called upon in a time of need. Argues that academic and clinical roles should not be mutually exclusive. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1730 |
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Darkins, Tina |
| Title |
Merging health and social day care: report on a New Zealand-based model of holistic day care service for the elderly, frail and those with disabilities |
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Report |
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2016 |
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73 p. |
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Aged care -- New Zealand |
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Highlights the service innovation model that establishes a new community relationship between health and nursing services, and day-care providers to the elderly, frail and those with disabilities. Performs a literature review of research on the topic, outlining the goals of adult day care, and describing the Forget Me Not (FMN) programme used at the FMN Centre in Whangarei. Highlights the levels of care within the programme and the proposed outcomes. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1504 |
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Tipa, Zoe |
| Title |
Mahi Ngatahi: Culturally-responsive ways of working with whanau accessing Well Child/Tamariki Ora services |
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Book Whole |
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2021 |
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178 p. |
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Mahi Ngatahi; Well Child/Tamariki Ora; Cultural safety; Cultural competence; Kaupapa Maori research methodology |
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Highlights the perspectives of Maori families using health services provided by Well Child/Tamariki Ora (WCTO), citing institutional racism and unconscious bias. Interviews 18 families with children under five years, about their experiences of WCTO services. Employs a Kaupapa Maori research methodology to develop Mahi Ngatahi, a theory for culturally-responsive WCTO services. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1752 |
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Smit, Charmaine |
| Title |
Making self-care a priority |
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Journal Article |
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2017 |
Publication |
Whitireia Nursing and Health Journal |
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Issue |
24 |
Pages |
29-35 |
| Keywords |
Self-care; Compassion fatigue; Burn-out; Compassion; Palliative care |
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Highlights the importance of prioritising self-care for palliative care nurses whose prolonged exposure to work-related stress may result in burn-out. Recommends a self-care plan that addresses individual strengths and challenges, including physical, emotional, cognitive, relational and spiritual. Suggests the use of self-care strategies, such as the identification of professional and personal strengths, and the application of mindfulness and stress-reduction techniques to improve self-awareness. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1548 |
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