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Author Jamieson, I.
Title The mobile operating theatre project Type Book Chapter
Year 2008 Publication Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp.81-97) Abbreviated Journal Ministry of Health publications page
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Rural nursing; Surgery; Training; Evaluation
Abstract (down) This chapter firstly presents the development of a mobile operating theatre project, which was implemented in 2002 to provide rural day-stay surgery. Secondly, it discusses the process and findings of a research project undertaken with the purpose of evaluating a perioperative (theatre and recovery) reskilling programme offered to 42 rural nurses from nine secondary hospitals, conducted over nine months in 2001. The training was given to nurses prior to the introduction of a mobile operating theatre service, and was seen as a key part of the service contract.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 769 Serial 753
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Author Challis-Morrison, S.
Title Management and guidance of patient resuscitations within secondary rural hospitals Type Book Chapter
Year 2008 Publication Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 111-122) Abbreviated Journal Ministry of Health publications page
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Hospitals; Rural health services; Resuscitation
Abstract (down) This chapter firstly offers background information relating to the management and guidance of resuscitation within secondary rural hospitals. Secondly, it discusses the evidence related to issues concerning resuscitation and not-for-resuscitation, including issues involving medical and nursing staff, the patient experience, appropriate documentation, and cultural factors. Thirdly, it presents the findings through an implementation and evaluation plan.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 771 Serial 755
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Author Campbell, K.
Title Experiences of rural women who have cared for their terminally ill partners Type Book Chapter
Year 2008 Publication Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 166-178) Abbreviated Journal Ministry of Health publications page
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Palliative care; Parents and caregivers; Nurse-family relations; Gender; Community health nursing
Abstract (down) This chapter firstly offers background information in relation to palliative care and the role of women as providers of care in the home setting. Secondly, it discusses a study that evolved from a trend the author observed as a district nurse providing community palliative care in rural New Zealand and from New Zealand literature; that the majority of carers of the terminally ill in home-settings are women. The aim of this research study was to offer insights into the requirements of caring for a dying person at home and provide information to assist nurses working in the community and other women who take on the caregiver's role.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 776 Serial 760
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Author Dillon, D.R.
Title Rural contexts: Islands Type Book Chapter
Year 2008 Publication Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 19-30) Abbreviated Journal Ministry of Health publications page
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Rural nursing; Identity; Advanced nursing practice; Professional competence
Abstract (down) This chapter explores the concept of islands particularly in relation to rurality, individual and community identities, and nursing. The author argues that all New Zealanders are islanders, and considers the implications of this on personal and community values, when they are shaped by geographic isolation and structural separateness. She explores commonalities between islanders and rural peoples in areas such as identity, isolation, and health, and outlines the impacts this has on rural nursing practice and competencies. A case study of a nurse on Stewart Island is briefly discussed.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 765 Serial 461
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Author Pedersen, C.
Title Nurse-led telephone triage service in a secondary rural hospital Type Book Chapter
Year 2008 Publication Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 99-110) Abbreviated Journal Ministry of Health publications page
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Rural nursing; Telenursing; Evaluation
Abstract (down) This chapter describes the development of a nurse-led after-hours telephone triage service in a rural secondary hospital in the Hawke's Bay District Health Board area. This service was a response to the health restructuring in the 1990s, which had led to the shift of secondary services out of the rural areas, and workforce recruitment issues. Secondly, it discusses the process and findings of a research project undertaken to identify and describe telephone callers' reported outcomes after using the service. The study found a high level of satisfaction amongst callers and a high level of compliance to advice.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 770 Serial 754
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Author Booher, J.
Title Care of the patient following coronary artery grafts Type Journal Article
Year 2003 Publication Vision: A Journal of Nursing Abbreviated Journal Available online from the Eastern Institute of Technology website
Volume 10 Issue 16 Pages 15-18
Keywords Surgery; Nursing; Case studies; Oncology; Cancer
Abstract (down) This case study outlines the care of Mr. M, a sixty-six year old ventilated patient admitted to an Intensive Care Unit for management following coronary artery grafts. Mr. M's health history and risk factors are explored, in particular how they contributed to his presentation. Mr. M's post operative problems are identified and the rationale for his management is discussed with emphasis on the nursing care provided.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1298
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Author Connor, M.
Title Courage and complexity in chronic illness: Reflective practice in nursing Type Book Whole
Year 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Asthma; Nurse-patient relations; Nurse-family relations; Community health nursing; District nursing; Chronically ill
Abstract (down) This book presents the reflective account of an actual nursing practice situation (a woman living with chronic asthma).The author provides a descriptive narrative and then delves deeper into the narrative to obtain greater understanding of what she calls “strife” in chronic illness and the best nursing practice to assist its resolution.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 926 Serial 910
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Author Litchfield, M
Title To advance health care: The origins of nursing research in New Zealand Type Book Whole
Year 2009 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 129 pp
Keywords Nursing Research Section, New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Abstract (down) This book examines in detail the confluence of personalities and professional and practice agendas, out of which emerged the research section, intent on placing research at the centre of the profession's evolution. It provides a fascinating look at how a group of women, utterly committed to nursing, drove their research agenda and it expands understandings of why nursing research is significant for the development of nursing. It also provides an insight into that web of relationships between the professional body, NZNA, the Department of Health, service delivery and education.

To order a copy:

Email: publications@nzno.org.nz

NZNO members: $25 (incl GST + p&p)

Non-NZNO members: $35 (incl GST + p&p)
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1341
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Author Wassner, A.
Title Labour of love: Childbirth at Dunedin Hospital, 1862-1972 Type Book Whole
Year 1999 Publication Dissector Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Hospitals; History of nursing; Maternity care; Registered nurses; Nursing; Education
Abstract (down) This book covers obstetrical care from a nursing perspective at the Dunedin Hospital's Maternity Units. The researcher found little information on the two lying-in (maternity) wards of the first two Dunedin Hospitals. The book presents historical records outlining obstetric nursing procedures and maternity culture at the Dunedin Hospitals, The Benevolent Institution, The Batchelor Maternity Hospital, and Queen Mary Hospital. It covers cultural, social and legislative changes over the period, and examines conditions and pay for nursing staff across this time. A chapter on the evolution of baby care looks at changes in acceptable practices around nursery care, breast and bottle feeding, and medical procedures. The book has an extensive list of appendices, including staff lists, training notes for staff, duty lists, and interviews with staff and patients.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1049
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Author Harding, T.S.
Title Men's clinical career pathways: Widening the understanding Type Journal Article
Year 2008 Publication Klinisk sygepleje Abbreviated Journal Coda: An institutional repository for the New Zealand ITP sector
Volume 22 Issue 3 Pages 48-57
Keywords Male nurses; Gender; Careers in nursing
Abstract (down) This article, drawn from a larger study, reports on the factors that have influenced the choice of a group of New Zealand male nurses' clinical career pathways. Using discourse analysis, interview data from 18 participants were analysed and related to existing literature on male nurses. The analysis revealed that the predominance of men in selected areas of nursing can be attributed to multiple factors including: socialisation pressures that are grounded on gender stereotyping, a desire for challenge, homosocial tendencies, and the belief that multiple work experience equips them to be better nurses. The results challenge essentialist readings of masculinity within the context of nursing and identifies challenges for nursing education and the profession to enable men to contribute more widely to nursing.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 646
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Author Janssen, J.
Title Fat simple: A nursing tool for client education Type Journal Article
Year 2006 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 22 Issue 2 Pages 21-32
Keywords Health education; Nursing; Diet
Abstract (down) This article summarises the current level of knowledge regarding dietary effects on serum cholesterol. Information from a literature review was used to design a table that identifies how changes in diet and activity can alter components of a person's lipid profile. Nurses can use the resulting table as a simple tool to give clients targeted education based on their individual cholesterol results. This tool illustrates that not all dietary recommendations to the public are beneficial to serum cholesterol levels and it also explains why popular diets such as the Atkins, Mediterranean, and glycaemic index / load can produce more cardio-protective profiles than the traditional low fat diet.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 536 Serial 522
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Author Lui, D.M.K.
Title Nursing and midwifery attitudes towards withdrawal of care in a neonatal intensive care unit: Part 1. Literature review Type Journal Article
Year 2003 Publication Journal of Neonatal Nursing Abbreviated Journal
Volume 9 Issue 2 Pages 45-47
Keywords Attitude of health personnel; Neonatal nursing; Ethics; Technology
Abstract (down) This article seeks to investigate the attitude of nurses and midwives to the withdrawal of care from sick neonates. Advanced technology results in the survival of increasingly premature babies with extremely low birthweights and this has inevitably led to an increase in the ethical dilemmas faced by neonatal staff as to whether continued treatment is actually in the best interests of these infants. Part 1 reviews the literature on this subject. Part 2 describes the results of a survey carried out in a New Zealand NICU.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 906 Serial 890
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Author Wiffin, L.
Title Treating depression during pregnancy: Cognitive behavioural therapy as a treatment option Type Journal Article
Year 2006 Publication Vision: A Journal of Nursing Abbreviated Journal Available online from Eastern Institute of Technology
Volume 14 Issue 1 Pages 8-12
Keywords Pregnancy; Mental health; Stress
Abstract (down) This article reviews the use of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for pregnant women suffering from depressive symptoms. CBT provides a structured, short-term, collaborative process between clinician and client, using strategies and techniques to identify dysfunctional thinking and beliefs, challenge and change these beliefs, then implement new rational beliefs and behaviours. A process of engagement, assessment and conceptualisation is followed by treatment planning and implementation, and modification of dysfunctional thinking and behaviours. Use of CBT to treat depression in women during pregnancy is supported by the literature, especially where pharmacological intervention is declined or contraindicated. Pregnancy can bring stressors that combine with biological factors and core beliefs to contribute to depressive symptoms.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1308
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Author Warren, B; Dovey, S; Griffin, F
Title The evidence behind more than a decade of policy recommending influenza vaccination for young New Zealanders with long term medical conditions Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication Kai Tiaki Nursing Research Abbreviated Journal Held by NZNO Library
Volume 2 Issue 1 Pages 27-32
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Abstract (down) This article reviews the recent evidence underpinning the New Zealand Ministry of Health's recommendation to offer free annual influenza vaccination to people aged six months to 64 years who have certain chronic medical conditions (eligible younger people). These results show there is relatively limited research providing evidence underpinning recommendations for influenza vaccination among people aged <65 years. These results show that there is a need to increase nurses' awareness of the rationale behind the New Zealand influenza vaccination policy, that this may in turn increase their willingness to recommend influenza vaccine to more eligible younger people.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1359
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Author Gage, J.; Hornblow, A.R.
Title Development of the New Zealand nursing workforce: Historical themes and current challenges Type Journal Article
Year 2007 Publication Nursing Inquiry Abbreviated Journal
Volume 14 Issue 4 Pages 330-334
Keywords History of nursing; Nursing research; Personnel; Interprofessional relations
Abstract (down) This article reviews the development of the New Zealand nursing workforce, which has been shaped by social, political, scientific and interprofessional forces. The unregulated, independent and often untrained nurses of the early colonial period were succeeded in the early 1900s by registered nurses, with hospital-based training, working in a subordinate role to medical practitioners. In the mid/late 1900s, greater specialisation within an expanding workforce, restructuring of nursing education, health sector reform, and changing social and political expectations again reshaped nursing practice. Nursing now has areas of increasing autonomy, expanding opportunities for postgraduate education and leadership roles, and a relationship with medicine, which is more collaborative than in the past. Three current challenges are identified for nursing in New Zealand's rapidly evolving health sector; development of a nursing-focused knowledge culture, strengthening of research capacity, and dissemination of new nursing knowledge.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 946 Serial 930
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