Phiri, T., Mowat, R., & Cook, C. (2022). What nursing interventions and healthcare practices facilitate type 1 diabetes self-management in young adults? An integrative review. Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand, 38(2).
Abstract: Explores how current nursing and health-care practices can be designed to facilitate effective type 1 diabetes (T1D) self-management in young adults aged 16-25 years. Reviews quantitative and qualitative literature published between 2017 and 2021. Identifies four themes by means of thematic analysis: digital information systems; glucose monitoring and insulin devices; group- and peer-education and peer support; diabetes care delivery style. Highlights the importance of adopting age-appropriate interventions to improve young adults' engagement in T1D self-management, requiring nurses and health-care practitioners to keep up to date with the rapid changes in digital technology and diabetes-related device technology.
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Patel, R. (2022). Nurse expertise saves lives through early recognition of patient deterioration. Master's thesis, University of Auckland, Auckland.
Abstract: Explores and identifies factors associated with nurse concern when patient deterioration is recognised in the absence of an emergency activation score such as early warning scoring (EWS) or the physiologically-unstable patient (PUP) tool. Describes the two phases of the multi-site and mixed-methods study: retrospective chart review of 19,326 referrals for emergency assistance; and seven focus group discussions with 29 nurses about what they do when concerned about patient deterioration in the absence of an EWS. Highlights the role of nurse expertise, knowledge and skill in identifying patient deterioration prior to the activation score on an EWS.
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Woods, H. (2023). Oral history: a rich tapestry of information. Kaitiaki Nursing Research, 14(1), 62–64.
Abstract: Explains oral history, its types and best practice. Introduces the Oral History and Sound Collection at Turnbull Library, focusing on the Nursing Education and Research Foundation (NERF) special collection of oral history interviews with nurses, which arose out of the NERF Oral History Project. Provides examples of three oral history interview records from the collection.
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Davis, R. (2022). Nursing Narratives of assisted dying implementation in New Zealand. Master's thesis, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland.
Abstract: Explains how assisted dying legislation and subsequent implementation impacts upon practice and policy for nurses in NZ. Enrols 10 participants working in a range of end-of-life care settings to participate in qualitative research though narrative inquiry and grounded within a social constructivist paradigm. Conducts interviews two to three months prior to the enactment of the End-of-Life Choice Act.
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Hackney, L. H. (2021). Examining the relationship between coping strategies, burnout, bullying, and distress in Registered Nurses working in intensive care and progressive care. Master's thesis, University of Otago, Christchurch.
Abstract: Expands on existing research on the impact of coping constructs, derived from coping theory, on the inter-related issues of burnout, bullying, and psychological distress in RNs working in acute hospital settings, specifically Intensive Care Units (ICU) and Surgical Progressive Care Units (SPCU). Aims to demonstrate a positive relationship between burnout and bullying. Uses a quantitative cross-sectional design, collecting data via electronic questionnaire from RNs working in Christchurch Hospital's ICU and SPCU.
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Dwyer, R. (2022). Exploring the relationships between attitudes to ageing and the willingness of new graduate nurses to work in aged residential care in rural New Zealand. Master's thesis, University of Otago, Christchurch.
Abstract: Examines the relationship between attitudes to ageing and the willingness of pre-registration nursing students to work in aged residential care (ARC), and in
rural NZ. Undertakes a cross-sectional study using a self-administered online survey, of third-year nursing students in southern NZ. Recommends gerontology course content and ARC clinical placements for nursing students.
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McClunie-Trust, P., & Greenwood, J. (2023). The lived experience of people with psoriasis: a qualitative meta-synthesis. Kaitiaki Nursing Research, 14(1), 25–40.
Abstract: Examines the psycho-social effects for adults living with the chronic dermatological condition. Undertakes a meta-synthesis of research into subjects' experiences of the condition, which yields 19 studies, from which three themes are identified: self-identity, personal well-being, and cultural identity. Makes recommendations for research and education.
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Minton, C. M. (2017). A multicase study of a prolonged critical illness in the Intensive Care Unit : patient, family and nurses' trajectories. Ph.D. thesis, Massey University, Palmerson North.
Abstract: Examines the experiences of the patient, their family and healthcare professionals during the trajectory of a prolonged critical illness in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Conducts a qualitative, instrumental, multi-case study informed by the Chronic Illness Trajectory Framework. Analyses data from six linked cases (patient, family and clinicians) in four ICUs over a two-year period. Argues that identifying the sub-phases of a prolonged critical illness trajectory allows targeted interventions for each sub-phase.
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Norris, K. A. (2022). A position in the making: A Bourdieusian analysis of how RN prescribing influences collaborative team practice in New Zealand. Doctoral thesis, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland.
Abstract: Examines designated registered nurse (RN) prescribing among community health nurses. Aims to understand how RN prescribers interact with other members of the health care team and to identify the social processes at play. Employs Bourdieu's 'Theory of Practice' to explore health care teams as competitive social spaces where health professionals vie to establish social position and authority. Recruits three health care teams representing primary health and specialty practice for interviews and observation. Highlights three themes from the data: social topography, working with an RN prescriber; and patterns of communication.
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Adams, S. (2023). 'New Zealand Nurses: Caring for Our People 1880-1950' : An interview with author Pamela Wood. Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand, 39(1). Retrieved July 2, 2024, from http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.36951/001c.75238
Abstract: Draws on a conversation between Wood and Adams, both tauiwi (non-Maori) academics, exploring challenges, innovations, and paradigms of care at a time in NZ history when colonising processes had already affected Maori. Traces the origins of rural, district and Plunket nursing. Provides insight into the structure and content of the book, its value in recording the history, proactive leadership, and practice of modern nursing as instigated by the British nursing diaspora.
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Fostekew, S. L., Andersen, P. R., & Amankwaa, I. (2023). Addison's disease and adrenal crisis: a phenomenological study of the patient experience. Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand, 39(2). Retrieved July 2, 2024, from http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.36951/001c.90846
Abstract: Describes the lived experiences and issues central to patients with Addison's disease during hospitalisation due to adrenal crisis. Explores the experiences of six participants who had undergone one or more of these crises, and analyses the experiences using Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis. Three themes emerge: response, adjustment, and learning. Develops the Addison's and Adrenal Crisis Patient Experience model from the analysis
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Othman, M. (2022). The impact of transformational leadership on nurses' job satisfaction and retention: a literature review. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 13(1), 26–31.
Abstract: Describes the impact of nursing leadership style on staff nurses' satisfaction with their work and intention to stay. Conducts a literature search to ascertain the effect of nursing leadership type on quality of care and nurse turnover. Provides an overview of ways in which transformational leadership increases job satisfaction and retention.
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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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Lindsay, N. (2023). The Leadership practices of nurses in the New Zealand hospital ward: A focused ethnography. Doctoral thesis, Victoria University of Wellington, 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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Papps, E. (1998). Knowledge, power, and nursing education in New Zealand: a critical analysis of the construction of the nursing identity. Ph.D. thesis, University of Otago, Dunedin.
Abstract: Describes and critically analyses the construction of the nursing identity through curriculum and social relations of power. Conducts a critical analysis using Foucault's power/knowledge problematic to unmask power relations positioning the nurse in the discourses of medicine and gender. Analyses the construction of the nursing identity through curriculum and the social relations of power, using the Foucauldian notion of governmentality.
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