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Author (up) Ross, J. openurl 
  Title Perspectives on developing the advanced role of rural nursing in New Zealand Type Journal Article
  Year 2001 Publication Health Manager Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 8 Issue 1 Pages 19-21  
  Keywords Rural nursing; Advanced nursing practice; School nursing; Professional competence  
  Abstract The author traces the development of rural nursing, which began as an assistant role for general practitioners, to the present role which incorporates advanced nursing practice. She reports the results of two surveys of nurses' roles and skills, from 1996 and 1999-2000. Specific rural competencies are identified, in managing isolation, professionalism in a small community, nurse/patient relationships in a small community, and independence.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1313 Serial 1297  
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Author (up) Ross, J. openurl 
  Title International perspective: The development of the advanced role of rural nurses in New Zealand Type Journal Article
  Year 1999 Publication Australian Journal of Rural Health Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 7 Issue 4 Pages 253-257  
  Keywords Nursing; Education; Rural nursing; Advanced nursing practice  
  Abstract This paper offers an insight into the development of the advanced role of rural nursing practice in New Zealand. The concept of advanced nursing practice is discussed within the context of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. It is argued that as nurses take on advanced practice, it is essential they receive appropriate clinical and theoretical skills to ensure they are in a position to provide competent and clinically safe, effective health care in an ethical, efficient manner. A description of a survey, undertaken by the author, studying rural nurses' skills provides the recommendation for the development of an appropriate postgraduate course at Masters level, designed specifically for primary rural nurses for the advanced role.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 953  
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Author (up) Ross, J. openurl 
  Title Rural practice nurse skills project 1996 Type Journal Article
  Year 1999 Publication Journal of Australian Rural Health Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue 7 Pages 7  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 338 Serial 338  
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Author (up) Ross, Jean url  openurl
  Title 'Place' Matters to Rural Nurses: A Study Located in the Rural Otago Region of New Zealand Type Book Whole
  Year 2017 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 346 p.  
  Keywords Rural nursing; Identity; Otago; Sense of place  
  Abstract Explores the social construction of the evolving professional identity, of rural nurses between the 1990z and early 2000s, a period of time was associated with two

significant national directives impacting on the professional practice of rural nurses and their contribution to the delivery of health care, from the rural Otago region of NZ. Engages with the concepts of place and governmentality. Demonstrates that rural nursing is a place–based practice governed both from within and beyond location, an analytical diagrammatic matrix.
 
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1555  
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Author (up) Ross, M.E. openurl 
  Title A study into the effects of the New Zealand health reforms of the 1990's on the role of the nurse manager Type
  Year 2005 Publication Abbreviated Journal University of Otago Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Nurse managers; History; Policy  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 687 Serial 673  
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Author (up) Ross, N. openurl 
  Title Nursing professionalism and the Employment Contracts Act Type
  Year 1996 Publication Abbreviated Journal University of Waikato Library  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 292 Serial 292  
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Author (up) Roud, D.; Giddings, D.L.S.; Koziol-McLain, J. openurl 
  Title A longitudinal survey of nurses' self-reported performance during an entry-to-practice programme Type Journal Article
  Year 2005 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 21 Issue 2 Pages 37-46  
  Keywords New graduate nurses; Methodology; Professional competence; Training  
  Abstract The researchers conducted a study to compare self-reported changes in both frequency and quality of performance of nursing behaviours in a cohort of recently graduated nurses undertaking a one year entry to practice programme. Thirty-three nurses were surveyed, seven weeks after beginning the programme and again seven months later, using a modified version of Schwirian's (1978) Six-Dimension Scale of Nursing Performance (6-DSNP). Over the study period participants reported significant increases in frequency of performance for the domains of leadership, critical care, teaching/collaboration, and planning/evaluation. Significant increases in the quality of nurse behaviours in the domains of critical care, planning/evaluation and interpersonal relations/communication were also reported. The modified Schwirian 6-DSNP was found to be a useful instrument for measuring nurses' self reporting of performance during periods of transition.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 553 Serial 539  
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Author (up) Roulston, E. openurl 
  Title Storytelling: The story of my advancing rural nursing journey Type Book Chapter
  Year 2008 Publication Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 57-65) Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Rural nursing; Nursing philosophy; Scope of practice  
  Abstract The author takes a storytelling approach to describe her advancing practice as a registered nurse in a rural context. She adapted a theoretical 'reflective learning through storytelling' framework, from McDrury and Alterio (2002). The framework includes the concepts of reflection, learning, knowledge and experience which is related to professional practice and one's self.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 751  
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Author (up) Roulston, E. openurl 
  Title Storytelling: The story of my advancing rural nursing journey Type
  Year 2006 Publication Abbreviated Journal Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Rural nursing  
  Abstract The author tells a story to describe her advancing practice as a registered nurse practising in the rural context. Storytelling is a way to add to the growing knowledge of rural nursing practice in New Zealand. By sharing her rural nursing story through a storytelling framework, she suggests that other nurses may be in a position to utilise this framework and tell their own stories. She has adapted a formalised storytelling framework from McDrury and Alterio (2002). Concepts of the storytelling framework, including reflection, critical reflection and critiquing, can lead to new knowledge and understanding of nursing practice. Past experience is a component of this framework as are the concepts of surface and deep learning. In this way, nursing practice can be deconstructed then reconstructed for new knowledge to be obtained. The innermost thoughts and feelings of the nurse are an integral part of this whole process and need to be acknowledged. The author wanted to answer questions she asked of herself, namely, “how do I practise and how can I improve my practice for the benefit of my patients?” The rural context is expanded upon in her nursing story as this is where she practises as a registered nurse. Her various nursing roles, including advanced practice as a district nurse and rural nurse specialist, are described in depth as are the two areas where she has lived and worked as a rural nurse.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 737  
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Author (up) Rowe, W. openurl 
  Title An ethnography of the nursing handover Type
  Year 2001 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Administration; Nursing; Organisational culture  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1272 Serial 1257  
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Author (up) Roy, D.E. openurl 
  Title Exploring the realities: the lived experienced of chronic rheumatoid arthritis Type
  Year 1995 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library, UNITEC Institute of Te  
  Volume Issue Pages  
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  Abstract Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disease of the connective tissues. People with rheumatoid arthritis often experience chronic pain, chronic fatigue and functional impairment for a large apart of their lives. The cause of rheumatoid arthritis is unknown, with three times more women than men being affected. There are many women who live with rheumatoid arthritis throughout much of their adult lives. Women with rheumatoid arthritis face the challenges and stresses of parenting, partnerships, and employment along with the need to cope with a chronic and increasingly debilitating disease.A review of the literature related to rheumatoid arthritis reveals a dearth of qualitative research, with few studies that focus specifically on women even though they constitute a significant percentage of the client group. Little is known from the clients' perspective of what it is like to live with chronic rheumatoid arthritis. This study, a single-participant case study using a phenomenological analysis, explores one woman's' reality of living with rheumatoid arthritis. As this woman's story unfolds, it is revealed how daily living with rheumatoid arthritis had been incorporated into a new way of being-in-the world. Her way of being-in-the-world is such that rheumatoid arthritis is very much a reality, impacting on most aspects of her life. Yet it does not dominate, as she continues with a very full and active life despite this disease  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 188 Serial 188  
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Author (up) Roy, Dianne; Gasquoine, Susan; Caldwell, Shirrin; Nash, Derek openurl 
  Title Health professional and family perceptions of post-stroke information  Type Journal Article
  Year 2015 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 31 Issue 2 Pages 7-24  
  Keywords Stroke; Patient education; Families; Surveys  
  Abstract Conducts a mixed-methods descriptive survey to ascertain information needs of stroke families, as part of a longitudinal research programme, Stroke Families Whanau Programme. Asks 19 family members and 23 practitioners via interviews their opinions on current resources, and the appropriateness, accessibility, timeliness or omissions in the information provided, following a stroke. Identifies barriers to information provision.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1502  
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Author (up) Roy, Dianne; Gasquoine, Susan; Caldwell, Shirrin; Nash, Derek url  openurl
  Title Health Professional and Family Perceptions of Post-Stroke Information Type Journal Article
  Year 2015 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 31 Issue 2 Pages 7-24  
  Keywords Stroke; Patient education; Health professionals; Families  
  Abstract Undertakes a mixed-methods descriptive survey to ascertain the information needs of stroke families through identifying current practice and resources, their appropriateness, accessibility, timeliness and the information gaps. Collects qualitative and quantitative data via face-to-face interviews. Identifies barriers to effective provision of information, including language and other communication barriers, time constraints and workload issues for health professionals. Highlights the discrepancy between health professionals' theoretical understanding of information provision and their actual practice.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1508  
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Author (up) Rudd, J. url  openurl
  Title From triage to treatment: An exploration of patient flow systems in emergency departments Type
  Year 2005 Publication Abbreviated Journal ResearchArchive@Victoria  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Emergency nursing; Hospitals; Risk management; Patient safety  
  Abstract To find an effective approach to managing or reducing waiting times for lower triage category patients processed through one particular metropolitan emergency department, an extensive search of the literature revealed several different patient flow processes. These approaches are discussed, in relation to suitability for the particular emergency department. The history of triage, including how and why it evolved, plus the realities of triage today are explored. Included are case examples of two patients on a journey through the department the way it is presently, and how it could be if particular approaches are introduced. Extending nursing practice by introducing nurse-initiated x-rays at triage and the introduction of a separate stream for minor category patients in a dedicated ambulatory care area is one approach that could improve waiting times for these patients. There would be the added advantage of improving triage compliance figures for category three patients. The additional costs involved in such a process could be offset by improved efficiency in terms of waiting times, improved triage compliance figures, happier patients and clinical staff, and an emptier waiting room.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1209  
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Author (up) Rummel, L. openurl 
  Title Safeguarding the practices of nursing: The lived experience of being-as preceptor to undergraduate student nurses in acute care settings Type
  Year 2001 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University, Albany, Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Preceptorship; Nursing; Education; Identity; Intensive care nursing  
  Abstract This thesis used a Heideggerian Hermeneutic approach to explore the experiences of registered nurses who act as preceptors to undergraduate student nurses. The researcher interviewed fifteen volunteer registered nurses twice as preceptors to investigate their experience. The data generated was audio-taped and analysed. Four dominant themes emerged. The first, 'Becoming attuned – the call', related to registered nurses responding to the call to be preceptors to students in their clinical placement. The second, “The emerging identity of being-as preceptor: keeping the student in mind”, related to preceptors cultivating their own identity as preceptors as they worked with students in the world of nursing practice. The third, 'Assessing where the student is at: the preceptor and preceptee working and growing together', related to a constant evaluation by preceptors of students' knowledge, readiness to learn, and the provision of learning opportunities. The fourth, 'Preceptors as builders of nursing practice through teaching reality nursing', facilitated the preceptee's experience of the real world of nursing practice. An overall constitutive theme: 'Preceptors as the safeguarders of the practices of nursing', emerged as the essence of the experience.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1263  
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