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Author Lauder, G.C.
Title Health in the workplace: An exploration of healthy options for an aged care setting Type
Year 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Geriatric nursing; Health behaviour; Workplace
Abstract (up) People working in aged care settings in New Zealand spend approximately 30% of their lives in their workplace. There is a challenge for workplaces to support people to maintain and improve their health status. This project investigated the question: How can workplaces support staff to maintain health in an aged care environment? The project concerned two considerations: primarily what people can do for themselves and how the organisation can assist their interest and maintain their investment in health based activities and secondly what workplaces can do to make the organisations more healthy. The philosophy and the realities of the workplace were reviewed and the project addressed the strategies that could be adopted by the workplace. The study identifies a series of practical activities and outcomes that aged care facilities can undertake for nurses/caregivers or other members of staff working in the workplace. The findings lead to recommendations about healthy outcomes and managing health and creating a positive climate for health within the workplace.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 605 Serial 591
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Author Donaldson, Andrea
Title Forensic clinical nurses in emergency departments: an emerging need for New Zealand Type Journal Article
Year 2019 Publication Kai Tiaki Nursing Research Abbreviated Journal
Volume 10 Issue 1 Pages 54-58
Keywords Forensic nursing; Emergency departments; Nursing skills; Nursing specialisation
Abstract (up) Performs a systematic review of the literature undertaken to gather evidence to support the establishment of clinical forensic nurse specialist roles in NZ emergency departments. Examines research on the role, function and purpose of the clinical forensic nurse in caring for the most challenging patients while upholding ethical and legal principles
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1625
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Author Roberts, Jennifer
Title An investigation into the preparedness for and experiences in working with Maori nursing students among New Zealand tertiary institutes, schools and nurse educators Type Book Whole
Year 2020 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 222 p.
Keywords Maori students; Nursing students; Nursing education; Nurse educators; Te Ao Maori; Cultural safety
Abstract (up) Performs an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study comprising a questionnaire followed by interviews, to understand the experiences and preparedness of nurse educators in working with Maori nursing students. Demonstrates that throughout NZ, nursing schools and the educational institutes in which they are situated are informed by a range of strategies aimed at supporting Maori learners. Finds from interviews that environments encompassing te ao Maori (the Maori world) and staff practises that aligned with this were enabling for Maori nursing students.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1758
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Author Wilson, H.V.
Title Surveillance or support: Divergent discourses in Plunket nursing practice Type
Year 2000 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Public health; Children; Community health nursing; Plunket
Abstract (up) Plunket nurses are New Zealand child health nurses who work in the community with the families of new babies and preschool children. Their work is called child health surveillance and this is considered to involve routine and unproblematic practices which are generally carried out in homes and clinics in the context of a relationship with the child's mother (Ministry of Health 1996; Royal New Zealand Plunket Society 1997). However, evidence in the literature that surveillance can have implications for power relations throws doubts on official claims that the relationship between the mother and nurse operates as a partnership (Trout and Polaschek 1996). The purpose of this thesis was to explore the way in which surveillance is constituted within the discourses of Plunket nurses and to examine these discourses for any implications of unequal power relations. Foucauldian discourse theory and poststructuralism, which informed this thesis, provided the opportunity to challenge assumptions about power and knowledge in the child health context. Analysis of the discourses generated by interviews with five Plunket nurses revealed that, contrary to the claims in the official literature, the relationship between the Plunket nurse and the mother is not that of an equal partnership but is constituted in various and unexpected ways. It was through the nurses' discourses of surveillance that the power relations underpinning this relationship were surfaced. While these discourses suggested that many mothers who use the nursing service are actively involved on their own terms, there are a number of women for whom the surveillance activities of the nurse have been shown to be particularly intrusive (Mayall 1986; Clinton 1988; Bloor and McIntosh 1990; Knott and Latter 1999). It may be primarily this unwelcome surveillance which accounts for the considerable number of women who, the statistics show, cease using Plunket services particularly in the early months. It is perhaps for this reason that the nurses in this study locate themselves as being caught between divergent discourses of support and surveillance. Findings indicate that the resolution of this dilemma by abandoning surveillance practices might improve maternal satisfaction with the Plunket nursing service. The author concludes that a child health service responsive to mothers' stated needs rather than institutional requirements or the nurse's own agenda could lead to a more open and equal relationship between mother and nurse. This relationship would be likely to benefit mothers and babies and, at the same time, enhance both nursing practice and nurses' satisfaction with their work.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 899
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Author McArtney, M.
Title Nursing development units: Between a rock and a hard place Type
Year 2000 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Professional development; Nursing
Abstract (up) Practice development, situated at the nurse-patient interface, is a crucial aspect of professional development as a whole. The Nursing Development Unit (NDU) is one model of structured clinical practice development. NDU have their origin in a desire to provide the best possible care for patient through the support and development of autonomous therapeutic nurses. All possible sources of NDU-related literature from 1983-1999 were reviewed to determine the effectiveness of the NDU model. The purpose of the research was to establish the role of the parent organisation in supporting the ongoing viability of NDU; to describe the key processes and activities of NDU that are instrumental in the development of nursing practice; to clarify the role of the NDU in contributing to improved patient outcome; and finally to identify the critical indicator of successful NDUs for their application in the New Zealand context. The study found that British nursing journals have played a large part in promoting the NDU model. The pioneering units were given positive coverage and this has by and large continued. Accreditation systems have been important in maintaining standards and providing a generic framework for implementation. The trend is now towards internal funding from the parent organisation. The review identified a number of key features for the successful establishment of NDUs. NDUs appear to have under emphasised the development of socio-political acumen in the nursing staff. However, the NDU does offer a model for the development of confident, assertive, autonomous professionals. The NDU model values nursing as professional practice. The author concludes that the NDU model has stood the test of time, and demonstrated the ability to be at the vanguard of contemporary practice development. The model is flexible and its potential is maximised when it is tailored to meet the need of the parent organisation. The model has been successfully established in Australia, and has the potential to be adapted and refined for the New Zealand context.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 561
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Author Medlin, E.
Title Practice nursing: An autoethnography: Changes, developments and influences Type
Year 2006 Publication Abbreviated Journal Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Practice nurses; Community health nursing
Abstract (up) Practice nurses work in general practice providing an increasingly autonomous service to consumers of primary health care. Autoethnography is a biographical method of research that describes personal experience in terms of society and culture and is the theoretical foundation of personal narratives and storytelling. Throughout history, stories have been used as a means of communicating and learning which with reflection, allows new meanings to develop for all participants. This autoethnography is the author's story of practice nursing and it discusses her experience of being a practice nurse over the past 12 years. It is autobiographical and reflexive and charts the changes that she has found in her practice during this time. Some of these changes have arisen from influences personal to her practice, others because of influences on practice nursing in general, but all are intertwined. Education and professional development, leadership and government policies are identified as the major influences on her practice. A discussion of these influences enables recognition of the changes, advancement and expansion of services thereby allowing others to share the experience and find meaning within it.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 745
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Author Butters, Katheryn Janine
Title A qualitative study of the ethical practice of newly-graduated nurses working in mental health Type Book Whole
Year 2008 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 184 p.
Keywords Newly-graduated nurses; Nursing ethics; Mental health nurses; Surveys
Abstract (up) Presents a qualitative exploration of factors that influence eight newly-graduated nurses as they endeavour to practice ethical mental health nursing. Gathers data from in-depth interviews with the participants, analysed using a thematic analysis method. Considers aspects of the social and political context within which the participants are situated.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1861
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Author Holloway, Kathryn
Title The New Zealand nurse specialist framework: Clarifying the contribution of the nurse specialist Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice Abbreviated Journal
Volume 13 Issue 3 Pages 147-153
Keywords Nurse Specialist Framework; Advanced nursing practice; Workforce planning; Capability models
Abstract (up) Presents an overview of the NZ Nurse Specialist Framework (NZNSF), developed through a consensus approach as part of a doctoral study, and which provides an over-arching structure to support coherence, clarity and consistency for nurse specialists. Maintains that the framework supports workforce policy makers in planning effective utlisation of the nurse specialist in health care delivery.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1827
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Author Clark, T.C.; Best, O.; Bearskin, M.L.B.; Wilson, D.; Power, T.; Phillips-Beck, W.; Graham, H.; Nelson, K.; Wilkie, M.; Lowe, J.; Wiapo, C.; Brockie, T.
Title COVID-19 among Indigenous communities: Case studies on Indigenous nursing responses in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States Type Journal Article
Year 2021 Publication Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 37 Issue 3 Pages 71-83
Keywords COVID-19; Indigenous nurses; Nursing leadership; Pandemics; Australia; Canada; United States
Abstract (up) Presents case studies from NZ, Australia, Canada, and the United States of America, exploring aspects of government policies, public health actions, and indigenous nursing leadership, for indigenous communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Demonstrates that indigenous self-determination, data sovereignty, and holistic approaches to pandemic responses should inform vaccination strategies and pandemic readiness plans.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1736
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Author Rodgers, Vivien; Gilmour, Jean
Title Shaping student nurses' attitudes towards older people through learning and experience Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 27 Issue 3 Pages 13-20
Keywords Ageism; Nursing; Education; Attitudes
Abstract (up) Presents findings of a study comparing student nurse attitudes towards older people before and after an introductory nursing paper that included gerontology theory and clinical practice in an aged-care setting. Administers The Kogan Attitudes Towards Old People Scale to 56 nursing studies students at the beginning and end of the semester of study.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1467
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Author McGregor, Jennifer
Title Historical Trauma Theory: The implications for nursing in Aotearoa New Zealand Type Book Whole
Year 2021 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 79 p.
Keywords Historical Trauma Theory; Kaupapa Maori research methodology; Te Kapunga Putohe; Maori nursing research
Abstract (up) Presents the findings of an integrative literature review exploring the possibility of applying Historical Trauma Theory to nursing practice. Uses Kaupapa Maori research methodology to apply Historical Trauma Theory to health care practice, in a Maori context. Considers how trauma theory can be used to support Wilson and Barton's Te Kapunga Putohe nursing model.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1748
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Author Crick, Michelle; MacDonald, Danielle; Perry, Jane; Poole, Nicky
Title Reflections on the influence of grandmothers on the careers of four nurses Type Journal Article
Year 2017 Publication Whitireia Nursing and Health Journal Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue 24 Pages 21-27
Keywords Reflection; Grandmothers; Advanced nursing practice
Abstract (up) Presents the personal reflections of four nurses who have lived and worked in different parts of the world, revealing the influence of their grandmothers in their career choice. Identifies common values of respect, courage and the importance of listening to others, imparted to the nurses by their grandmothers. Relates these attributes to fundamental elements of the International Council of Nurses (ICN) code of ethics.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1547
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Author Richardson, Sandra
Title Senior nurses' perceptions of cultural safety in an acute clinical practice area Type Journal Article
Year 2009 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 25 Issue 3 Pages 27-36
Keywords Cultural safety; Attitudes and beliefs; Senior clinical nurses; Nursing perceptions
Abstract (up) Presents the results of a small study aimed at eliciting the beliefs and attitudes of a group of senior nurses with respect to the concept of cultural safety, and their perception of its role in clinical practice.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1449
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Author Hikuroa, Evelyn; Glover, Marewa
Title Reducing smoking among indigenous nursing students using incentives Type Journal Article
Year 2017 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 33 Issue 1 Pages 17-27
Keywords Smoking; Maori nurses; Nursing students; Maori health; Financial incentives
Abstract (up) Presents the results of a stop-smoking trial using a financial incentive to assist Maori nursing students and a whanau quit-mate to quit smoking. Conducts a marae-based 24-week programme of cessation support with financial incentives in the form of scholarship payments awarded to students incrementally based on proven smoking cessation of both quit mates. Uses focus groups at two points in the programme with students and their quit mates and administers a questionnaire to students at the end of the programme.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1523
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Author Diers, D.
Title “Noses and eyes”: Nurse practitioners in New Zealand Type Journal Article
Year 2008 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 24 Issue 1 (Mar) Pages 4-10
Keywords Cross-cultural comparison; Nurse practitioners; History of nursing
Abstract (up) Principles for understanding and evolving nurse practitioner practice, politics and policy are distilled from 40 years of experience in the United States and Australia. The issues in all countries are remarkably similar. The author suggests that some historical and conceptual grounding may assist the continuing development of this expanded role for nursing in New Zealand.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 965
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