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Thomson, P., Hudson, D., Richardson, A., Campbell, A., & Guihen, A. (2023). The placement experience of nursing students in managed isolation and quarantine facilities. Kaitiaki Nursing Research, 14(1), 12–18.
Abstract: Conducts focus group interviews with seven nursing students whose third-year clinical placements occurred in Managed Isolation and Quarantine Facilities (MIQF) during level 3 lockdown in 2020. Describes the experiences of the students in terms of clinical skills, communication, support, safety and NCNZ competencies.
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Perkins, Z. (2020). The experiences of nurse managers navigating between two conceptual models of leadership in Aotearoa New Zealand. Master's thesis, Massey University, Wellington. Retrieved June 28, 2024, from http://hdl.handle.net/10179/16460
Abstract: Confronts the inherent conflict for nurse managers (NM) in the dual nature of their leadership role, the Professional Practice Model (PPM) and the Generic Management Model (GMM). Examines the challenges for NMs in trying to balance the conflicting requirements of their roles. Surveys five NMs about their main challenges: role confusion, expectations, support, and professional development. Contributes to the ongoing evolution of the NM role.
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Bingham, H., & Malone, T. (2022). Developing compassion in nursing students through engaging with a lived experience. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 13(1), 19–25.
Abstract: Considers whether an educational intervention in which mental illness and addiction sufferers share their personal experience with nursing students results in the development of empathy and compassion among nursing students. Incorporates five workshops into the bachelor of nursing curriculum, in which students listen to the stories told by mental health/addiction patients. Gathers accounts from students of their reactions afterwards.
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Chiyesu, W., & Rasmussen, S. (2021). Influence of a pulmonary rehabilitation education programme on health outcimes for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 12(1), 49–59.
Abstract: Considers whether the education component in a pulmonary rehabilitation programme (PRP) influences health outcomes for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Performs an integrative review of literature to integrate results from qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods articles. Highlights the following concepts: disease knowledge, knowledge in relation to self-management, and the relationship between knowledge and education.
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Adams, S. (2017). Nurse practitioners in rural primary health care in New Zealand : an institutional ethnography. Ph.D. thesis, Massey University, Auckland. Retrieved June 28, 2024, from http://hdl.handle.net/10179/12816
Abstract: Critically examines the work required to establish nurse practitioner (NP) services in rural primary health care in NZ, using the institutional ethnography approach to the inquiry. Explores the work and experiences that nurses undertook to become NPs delivering rural primary health care services. Considers how these were institutionally-shaped and coordinated. Conducts interviews with a total of 13 NPs and four NP candidates.
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Hendry, C. (2024). A process to inform rural nursing workforce planning and development. Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand, . Retrieved June 28, 2024, from http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.36951/001c.115490
Abstract: Describes a four-stage project to identify the current status of the nursing and support-worker workforce to develop a plan to match community health needs: profiles current population and health resources available in the community; profiles the current nursing workfoece; surveys local nurses regarding current work and future plans; seeks perspectives of local nurses, health managers and community representatives on strategies to sustain a future nursing workforce. Focuses primarily on the first two stages of the project.
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Wiapo, C., Sami, L., Komene, E., Wilkinson, S., Davis, J., Cooper, B., et al. (2023). From kaimahi to enrolled nurse: A successful workforce initiative to increase Maori nurses in primary health care. Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand, 39(1). Retrieved June 28, 2024, from http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.36951/001c.74476
Abstract: Describes a national initiative to increase the capacity and capability of the Maori health workforce by supporting kaimahi (unregulated health workers) to become enrolled nurses (EN) delivering care within their communities. Uses Kaupapa Maori principles to create a strengths-based framework, focusing on self-determination and validating Matauranga Maori (Maori knowledge). Outlines the key components of the Earn as you Learn model.
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Czuba, K. J. (2021). Improving outcomes for support workers in aged care. Ph.D. thesis, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland. Retrieved June 28, 2024, from http://hdl.handle.net/10292/14224
Abstract: Describes a rigorous and structured approach to development of an evidence-based e-mentoring intervention for NZ aged care support workers. Establishes the conceptual and theoretical bases to define the peer-mentoring intervention protocol, and investigates its feasibility and acceptability. Considers the evidence for improving psychosocial outcomes and turnover rates for support workers in the development of the WeCare Mentoring Programme.
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Thomson, P., Richardson, A., & Foster, G. (2021). Collaborative learning in the COVID-19 pandemic: A change to the delivery of undergraduate nursing education. Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand, 37(3). Retrieved June 28, 2024, from www.nursingpraxis.org
Abstract: Describes an innovative solution to designing meaningful learning activities as substitutes for clinical placements in primary health care settings, in which student nurses focus on collaborative learning in a virtual team. Backgrounds their participation in a project focusing on disaster nursing preparedness and management of the sequelae associated with a disaster, particularly the COVID-19 pandemic. Notes how e-learning short courses contributed to student preparation for clinical practice acting as substitutes for clinical experience.
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Lindsay, N. (2023). The Leadership practices of nurses in the New Zealand hospital ward: A focused ethnography. Doctoral thesis, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington. Retrieved June 28, 2024, from https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/The_Leadership_Practices_of_Nurses_in_the_New_Zealand_Hospital_Ward_A_Focused_Ethnography/22827629 Victoria University of Wellington
Abstract: Describes and explores how nursing leadership practices occur in contemporary hospital wards in NZ. Utilises 18 months of episodic fieldwork observations in four wards of a hospital and individual discussions with nurses, to conduct a focussed ethnography from the perspective of leadership-as-practice. Uses qualitative analysis to identify the nature of leadership practices at all levels of the nursing team.
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Hunt, G., Verstappen, A., Stewart, L., Kool, B., & Slark, J. (2020). Career interests of undergraduate nursing students: A ten-year longitudinal study. Nurse Education in Practice, 43. Retrieved June 28, 2024, from http://hdl.handle.net/2292/49810
Abstract: Describes career interests of over 500 undergraduate nursing students in New Zealand over a ten-year period. Invites all Bachelor of Nursing cohorts commencing between 2006 and 2016 to complete a questionnaire which includes questions about their career interests. Identifies emergency care and child health as strongest career interests at entry, with child health and surgery the prevailing interests at exit.
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Berger, S. (2021). Encounters with uncertainty and complexity: Reflecting on infection prevention and control nursing in Aotearoa during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand, 37(3). Retrieved June 28, 2024, from www.nursingpraxis.org
Abstract: Describes the author's experiences working as an infection prevention and control nurse leader. Discusses complex adaptive-systems thinking and the concept of collective competence as theoretical frameworks through which to conceptualise and account for the COVID-19 response. Sets out in a table Canterbury region's COVID-19 Integrated Infection Prevention and Control Response.
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Sibley, E., & Mercer, C. (2023). Management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD): an integrative review. Kaitiaki Nursing Research, 14(1), 41–49.
Abstract: Describes the behavioural and psychological symptoms associated with dementia, including depression, agitation, psychosis, hallucinations, delusions and apathy. Employs an integrative review to investigate why care-givers resort to anti-psychotic medication in the first instance instead of non-pharmacological interventions to manage such symptoms. Identifies three themes: low staff-to-patient ratios, insufficient specialised staff; inadequate understanding of the manifestations of dementia.
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Bogossian, F., Cooper, S., Kelly, M., Levett-Jones, T., McKenna, L., Slark, J., et al. (2018). Best practice in clinical simulation education -- are we there yet? A cross-sectional survey of simulation in Australian and New Zealand pre-registration nursing education. Collegian, 25(3). Retrieved June 28, 2024, from http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2017.09.003
Abstract: Describes the current use of simulation in tertiary nursing education programmes leading to nurse registration, in Australia and NZ. Determines whether investments in simulation have improved uptake, quality and diversity of simulation experiences. Conducts a cross-sectional electronic survey distributed to lead nursing academics in nursing registration programmes in both countries.
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Adams, S., Boyd, M., Carryer, J., Bareham, C., & Tenbensel, T. (2020). A survey of the NP workforce in primary healthcare settings in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1523). Retrieved June 28, 2024, from https://hdl.handle.net/2292/54716
Abstract: Describes the demographics, distribution, clinical settings and employment arrangements of the NZ nurse practitioner (NP) workforce in primary healthcare settings, and organisational factors limiting their practice. Surveys 160 NPs and finds that general practice and aged residential care were the most common clinical settings.
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