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Author (up) Teekman, B.; Stillwell, Y.
Title Exploring reflective thinking in nursing practice Type Journal Article
Year 2000 Publication Journal of Advanced Nursing Abbreviated Journal
Volume 31 Issue 5 Pages 1125-1135
Keywords Nursing; Problem solving; Experiential learning
Abstract Sense-Making, a qualitative research method, was used to obtain and analyse data from interviews with 10 registered nurses, in order to study reflective thinking in actual nursing practice. Ten non-routine nursing situations were analysed for the presence of reflective thinking. Reflective thinking was extensively manifest, especially in moments of doubt and perplexity, and consisted of such cognitive activities as comparing and contrasting phenomena, recognising patterns, categorising perceptions, framing, and self-questioning in order to create meaning and understanding. Self-questioning was identified as a significant process within reflective thinking. By exploring and analysing the type of questions respondents were asking themselves, the study uncovered three hierarchical levels of reflective thinking, focussed on action, evaluation and critical enquiry. The findings of this study resulted in the development of a model of reflective thinking, which is discussed in terms of the implications for learning in nursing practice.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 655
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Author (up) Teunissen, C., Burrell, B.; Maskill, V.
Title Effective surgical teams: an integrative literature review Type Journal Article
Year 2020 Publication Western Journal of Nursing Research Abbreviated Journal
Volume 42 Issue 1 Pages 61-75
Keywords Perioperative nurses; Surgical teams; Teamwork; Patient safety
Abstract Evaluates the aids and barriers for perioperative teams in functioning effectively, preventing adverse events, and fostering a culture of safety. Undertakes an integrative review of the literature. Highlights the role of theatre nurses in situational awareness (SA), running the theatre and assuming leadership of the team.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1789
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Author (up) Tewin, Maureen Heather
Title Exploring the impact of the lung cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist role on patient care in a regional hospital in New Zealand Type Book Whole
Year 2015 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 193 p.
Keywords Lung cancer; Clinical nurse specialist; Patient care; Standards of care; Hospitals
Abstract Distributes a questionnaire to 50 members of the multidisciplinary team within a regional lung cancer service to investigate the impact of an advanced nursing role within the team. Performs an audit of five months of clinical data relating to patients cared for by the lung cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist as judged against the MOH Standards of Service Provision for Lung Cancer Patients in New Zealand .
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1576
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Author (up) Therkleson, T.
Title A phenomenological study of ginger compress therapy for people with osteoarthritis Type Journal Article
Year 2010 Publication The Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology Abbreviated Journal
Volume 10 Issue 1 Pages 1-10
Keywords Ginger compress therapy; osteoarthritis
Abstract This paper claims rigour and sensitivity for a methodology used to explore multiple sources of data and expose the essential characteristics of a phenomenon in the human sciences. A descriptive phenomenological methodology was applied in a study of the experience of ten people with osteoarthritis receiving ginger compress therapy. The application of the phenomenological attitude, with reduction, bracketing and imaginative variation, allowed multiple sources of data-written, pictorial and oral – to be explicated. The applied methodology used is described in this paper, with its six clearly defined illustrated by examples from the study. The findings demonstrate that phenomenological reduction enabled an indication of the potential benefits of ginger compress treatment as a therapy for people with osteoarthritis.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1344
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Author (up) Therkleson, T; Sherwood, P.
Title Patients' experience of the external therapeutic application of ginger by anthroposophically trained nurses Type Journal Article
Year 2004 Publication The Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology Abbreviated Journal
Volume 4 Issue 1 Pages 1-11
Keywords Anthroposophical therapy
Abstract There has been considerable public debate on the range of complementary health practices throughout the western world, perhaps especially in Australia, United States and Europe. Most often, the research critique of these practices is restricted to quantitative or non-user qualitative research methodologies. Consequently, there is a significant gap in the research profile of complementary health services that need to be addressed particularly in view of the rapid and ongoing increase in the use of complementary services, even in the face of sometimes adverse media publicity. This paper demonstrates the contribution that phenomenologically-based research can make to fill this lacuna by explicating, in detail, the client experience of a complementary health practice. The paper explores patient experience of a ginger compress, as applied by anthroposophically trained nurses, to demonstrate various therapeutic effects. Four key themes emerged including an increase in warmth and internal activity in the major organs of the body, changes in thought-life and sensory perception along with a greater sense of well-being and self-focus with the perception of clearer personal boundaries. These themes, emerging from a patient sample in New Zealand, compared favourably to the Filderklinik Study completed in 1992 in a large German state hospital.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1345
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Author (up) Therkleson,T.
Title Ginger compress therapy for adults with osteoarthritis Type Journal Article
Year 2010 Publication Journal of Advanced Nursing Abbreviated Journal
Volume 66 Issue 10 Pages 2225?2233
Keywords Ginger compress therapy; Giorgi?s method; nursing; osteoarthritis
Abstract Abstract

Aim. This paper is a report of a study to explicate the phenomenon of ginger

compresses for people with osteoarthritis.

Background. Osteoarthritis is claimed to be the leading cause of musculoskeletal

pain and disability in Western society. Management ideally combines non-pharmacological

strategies, including complementary therapies and pain-relieving

medication. Ginger has been applied externally for over a thousand years in China

to manage arthritis symptoms.

Method. Husserlian phenomenological methodology was used and the data were

collected in 2007. Ten purposively selected adults who had suffered osteoarthritis

for at least a year kept daily diaries and made drawings, and follow-up interviews

and telephone conversations were conducted.

Findings. Seven themes were identified in the data: (1) Meditative-like stillness

and relaxation of thoughts; (2) Constant penetrating warmth throughout the

body; (3) Positive change in outlook; (4) Increased energy and interest in the

world; (5) Deeply relaxed state that progressed to a gradual shift in pain and

increased interest in others; (6) Increased suppleness within the body and (7)

More comfortable, flexible joint mobility. The essential experience of ginger

compresses exposed the unique qualities of heat, stimulation, anti-inflammation

and analgesia.

Conclusion. Nurses could consider this therapy as part of a holistic treatment for

people with osteoarthritis symptoms. Controlled research is needed with larger

numbers of older people to explore further the effects of the ginger compress

therapy.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1346
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Author (up) Thompson, C.M.M.
Title Caring for people with mental health problems who present at the emergency department: A nurse educator's journey Type
Year 2005 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Mental health; Emergency nursing; Education
Abstract The New Zealand emergency department (ED) nurse is faced daily with the challenge of caring for patients of all ages with a wide variety of presenting complaints. Courses are available for ED specialty work such as trauma and paediatric assessment. However, this thesis argues, it is difficult to access updated and ongoing education in relation to caring for people with mental health problems who present to the emergency department. In addition to this education deficit, are the challenges of providing care in an overcrowded ED environment. The author goes on to say that such factors contribute to a perceived lack of confidence and sometimes ambivalence or frustration on the part of nursing staff in caring for this group. This may result in an inconsistent standard of care for the person with a mental health problem unless such issues are addressed. The aim of this research paper was to explore the education needs of ED nurses when caring for people with mental health problems. A literature review was undertaken to investigate the broad education strategies available to overcome these challenges. Diverse approaches were identified such as workshops, clinical guidelines, and mental health consultation-liaison roles. Research was also identified that examined ED nursing attitudes and their learning needs in relation to mental health. This paper concludes with a discussion of recommendations for the New Zealand setting with the intention of developing a more confident and competent nursing workforce, who are better prepared to care for the person with a mental health problem.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 575
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Author (up) Thompson, J.
Title Budgeting for nursing services Type
Year 2000 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords
Abstract The author suggests that a nursing service would benefit by using the concept of budgets and budgeting control, in terms of management accounting and its applicability to a hospital based nursing service. The main objective of this study was to suggest a possible line of approach towards the construction of an information system designed to yield reliable and useful data, without which there can be little hope of any truly effective guide to the development of nursing services.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 36
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Author (up) Thompson, J.
Title Care and management of the aged in a hostile environment Type Miscellaneous
Year Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 37 Serial 37
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Author (up) Thompson, L.
Title Suctioning adults with an artifical airway: A systematic review Type Book Whole
Year 2000 Publication Abbreviated Journal Subscriber access at the Joanna Briggs Institute
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Evidence-based medicine; Nursing research
Abstract This systematic review was conducted by the New Zealand Centre for Evidence Based Nursing, a collaborating centre of The Joanna Briggs Institute for Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery. The aim was to present the best available evidence on interventions, which are effective in preventing or reducing the prevalence of complications associated with suctioning, in hospitalised adult patients with an artificial airway who are breathing spontaneously or are artificially ventilated and who require suctioning. The specific questions addressed were as follows: Which methods of suctioning reduce the prevalence of mucosal trauma or mucosal dysfunction, and promote the removal of respiratory secretions? Which techniques or methods are effective in reducing the occurrence of suctioning -induced hypoxaemia, during or following the suctioning procedure? Which techniques or methods are effective in minimising the haemodynamic or pulmonary complications associated with the suctioning procedure?
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1136 Serial 1121
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Author (up) Thompson, L.E.
Title Profession and place: Contesting professional boundaries at the margins Type
Year 2006 Publication Abbreviated Journal UC Research Repository
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Rural health services; Primary health care; Identity; Interprofessional relations
Abstract Based on qualitative research conducted in New Zealand and the Western Isles with rural primary care nurses and Family Health Nurses respectively, this thesis explores the ways that nurses construct flexible generalist professional identities that challenge traditional inter and intra-professional boundaries. Rhetoric of 'crisis' is often utilised to raise political awareness of the problematic, but in fact, rural general practitioner recruitment and retention has been documented for about a hundred years. For about the same length of time nurses have been providing primary health care services in rural and remote places, often working alone. In the New Zealand case, rural primary care nurses negotiate the boundaries between nursing and medicine, those within nursing itself, and also those between nursing a paramedic work. Nurses perform this boundary work by negotiating self-governing 'appropriate' and 'safe' professional identities. In the Western Isles case, the introduction of the newly developed role of Family Health Nurse serves to highlight the problematic nature of inserting an ostensibly generalist nursing role beyond the rural.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1177 Serial 1162
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Author (up) Thompson, R.
Title On call but not rostered Type Book Chapter
Year 2008 Publication Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 67-78) Abbreviated Journal Ministry of Health publications page
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Rural nursing; Ethics; Registered nurses
Abstract In this chapter the author uses storytelling to explore the legal and ethical issues she experiences as a rural volunteer registered nurse. She describes the relationship between the nurse and community embodied in areas such as the public perception of nurses, and discusses aspects of her practice in the light of the particular legal and ethical context of rural areas.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 768 Serial 752
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Author (up) Thompson, R.
Title Red Band nursing: From swannies to stethoscopes Type
Year 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Rural nursing; Community health nursing; Public health
Abstract The author notes that many registered nurses undertake a role in the community which may or may not be recognised for what it really is – one of these roles may be that of the unpaid health care provider. The nurse may be called on by family, friends, neighbours, or the wider community to provide a voluntary health service at any time of the day or night according to the need of the person wanting the information or assistance. This is the story of one such nurse. Four themes have been uncovered from a nursing practice that has spanned three decades of providing an on-call basic first aid service to a community of about two hundred households in a rural community. These experiences are used to shape the stories within the story of this voluntary role, and provide a framework to discuss the implications for the future of voluntary practice.The themes are: Maintaining personal and professional boundaries; Maintaining values and a high standard of care; Commitment to ongoing education; Accepting accountability for one's actions. The confidence and competence that such practice demands is explained from a personal perspective, along with an attempt to answer a question that is often asked – “Who will or indeed does anyone want to replace me when I retire or shift away from the district?” This question is addressed in the context that this story is written, the changes that the healthcare system is experiencing at present, and the impact that these changes may have for the future.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 607
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Author (up) Thompson, R.; Farrow, T.
Title The Workbook Portfolio: Facilitating undergraduate student learning in the mental health clinical area Type Journal Article
Year 1999 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 14 Issue 2 Pages 21-30
Keywords Mental health; Teaching methods; Critical thinking
Abstract This article describes the use of a model that has been developed to assist students in tackling the complex issues surrounding mental health nursing. The Workbook Portfolio has identifiable components that encourage the development of reflective and analytical skills, which allow nurses to practice within an environment that is influenced and determined by a complex, and sometimes contradictory, range of external influences. The article explains the workings of this model so it can be used by educators to for students in the mental health setting.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 637
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Author (up) Thompson, S.A.
Title Getting it right: An exploration of compulsive caregiving and helping profession syndrome Type
Year 2000 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Psychology; Nursing
Abstract This thesis is a theoretical exploration of the concepts of 'Compulsive caregiving' and 'helping profession syndrome' in relation to the choice of nursing as a career. These concepts are derived from Bowlby's attachment theory and psychodynamic psychotherapy. Both have evolved from psychoanalytic theory. The thesis explains Bowlby's development of compulsive caregiving in health professionals. The author notes that her life history and experience as a nurse educator and as a nurse practicing psychotherapy support this theoretical explanation. An argument is developed that the propensity towards compulsive caregiving is a strength in nurses. Nursing places high value on caring and many of the traits exhibited by compulsive caregivers are desirable in nurses. Nursing as a caring interpersonal process is explored with reference to the literature. However, nursing has been identified as a stressful occupation. Support strategies such as professional supervision and reflective practice are discussed. Thesis concludes with a suggestion for further research on compulsive caregiving and helping profession syndrome.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 813 Serial 797
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