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Murray, D. J. (2004). The roles of nurses working with adolescents in Auckland secondary schools. Ph.D. thesis, , .
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Murrell-McMillan, K. A. (2006). Why nurses in New Zealand stay working in rural areas. New Zealand Family Physician, 33(3), 173–175.
Abstract: The author investigates why nurses in New Zealand stay working in rural areas when their Australian counterparts and medical colleagues are leaving rural areas at alarming rates. She looks at international recruitment and retention issues, and particularly compares rural nursing in Australia with New Zealand. Local research shows that over 50% of rural nursing is in the practice environment. Practice nurses report high job satisfaction, specifically around working with diverse populations, autonomy, and working with GPs, the local community, and local iwi. The only perceived barrier identified in the New Zealand literature to job satisfaction and collaborative team behaviour has been the funding of nursing services in rural areas. This contrasts with many barriers to rural nursing in Australia, and the author suggests New Zealand policy makers may learn from Australia's retention issues.
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Mustafa, M., Adams, S., Bareham, C., & Carryer, J. (2021). Employing nurse practitioners in general practice: an exploratory survey of the perspectives of managers. Journal of Primary Health Care, 13(3). Retrieved July 5, 2024, from http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/hc21036
Abstract: Explores the perspectives of practice managers on employing nurse practitioners (NP) in general practice. Uses an electronic survey to collect demographic and numerical data, which were analysed descriptively and analytically using SPSS (version 26). Written answers to open-ended questions were analysed qualitatively.
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Nadeem, A., & Healee, D. (2021). Utility of the Waterlow scale in acute care settings: a literature review. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 12(1), 44–48.
Abstract: Explains the implications of pressure injuries as an indicator of quality of care and how the Waterlow scale is used in international guidelines for prevention of such injuries. Explores the effectiveness and validity of the Waterlow scale in acute care settings for the prevention of pressure injuries by means of a synthesis of the information from 11 studies examining the validity, reliability, feasibility and cost implications of using the Waterlow scale. Recommends its use in conjunction with clinical judgement.
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Naidu, A. (2007). Is scholarship an integral component of advanced nursing practice? Whitireia Nursing Journal, 14, 50–53.
Abstract: This article defines scholarship and how it links to nursing. It explores how nurses perceive scholarship and how it can enhance their practice. While agreeing that scholarship plays a vital role in the image of nursing as a professional practice, the article's main focus is on scholarship as an integral component of advanced nursing practice.
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Nakarada-Kordic, I. (2016). Assessing mental models in multidisciplinary operating room teams. Ph.D. thesis, University of Auckland, .
Abstract: Aims to develop a new empirical method for assessing the similarity of mental models in surgery, focusing on laparotomy; to begin the process of validation of the new approach; and to demonstrate how the new approach could be used in clinical practice. Develops a software application (Momento) to sort key tasks in order to capture the information on mental models regarding task sequence and responsibility. Asks 20 6-person operating room (OR) teams, each comprising 3 sub-teams consisting of anaesthesia, surgery and nursing, to complete Momento prior to 2 simulated emergency laparotomies. Suggests the Momento approach could be used to improve teamwork in OR.
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Narbey, N. (2001). Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in psychosis: Relevance to mental health nurses. Ph.D. thesis, , .
Abstract: The author uses his personal and professional experience to explore the application of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in caring for people who experience psychosis. Psychosis can be a life-threatening illness; about one in ten young men with psychosis will take their own lives. Much of the progress in treatment has been predicated on a biological explanation of psychosis. The late 1990s have seen increasing interest in psychological approaches in the treatment of psychosis; not withstanding that this treatment does not work for all people. The first aim of this research report is to develop understanding about Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, through exploration of its origins and examining the theoretical basis and reviewing the evidence that may support its use. The second aim is to explore the evidence around mental health nurses' training and use of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, by critically examining some of the major UK and Australian reports. The author considers that Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is theoretically and pragmatically compatible with contemporary nursing practice, and will have increasing prominence for New Zealand mental health nurses.
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Neehoff, S. M. (2005). The invisible bodies of nursing. Ph.D. thesis, , .
Abstract: In this thesis, the author explores what she terms 'invisible bodies of nursing', which are the physical body of the nurse, the body of practice, and the body of knowledge. She argues that the physical body of the nurse is absent in most nursing literature. Her contention is that the physical body of the nurse is invisible because it is tacit and much nursing practice is invisible because it is perceived by many nurses to be inarticulable and is carried out within a private discourse of nursing, silently and secretly. Nursing knowledge is invisible because it is not seen as being valid or authoritative or sanctioned as a legitimate discourse by the dominant discourse. This analysis is informed by Luce Irigaray's philosophy of the feminine, Michel Foucault's genealogical approach to analysing, and Maurice Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology. The author discusses strategies that nurses could use to make themselves more 'visible' in healthcare structures.
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Neehoff, S. M. (1999). Pedagogical possibilities for nursing. Ph.D. thesis, , .
Abstract: This thesis is about what the author terms the 'invisible bodies of nursing'. The physical body of the nurse, the body of practice, and the body of knowledge. The physical body of the nurse is absent in most nursing literature, it is sometimes inferred but seldom discussed. The contention is that the physical body of the nurse is invisible because it is tacit. Much nursing practice is invisible because it is perceived by many nurses to be inarticulable and is carried out within a private discourse of nursing, silently and secretly. Nursing knowledge is invisible because it is not seen as being valid or authoritative or sanctioned as a legitimate discourse by the dominant discourse. These issues are approach through an evolving 'specular' lens. Luce Irigaray's philosophy of the feminine and her deconstructing and reconstructing of psychoanalytic structures for women inform this work. Michel Foucault's genealogical approach to analysing discourses is utilized, along with Maurice Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology. Nursing's struggle for recognition is ongoing. The author discusses strategies that nurses could use to make themselves more 'visible' in healthcare structures. The exploration of the embodied self of the nurse and through this the embodied knowledge of nursing is nascent.
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Nelson, C. M. (1998). Nursing the stranger you know. Ph.D. thesis, , .
Abstract: Nursing the Stranger You Know demonstrates how combining aspects of nursing theory, the work of Ken Wilber, a leading writer in the field of transpersonal psychology and my own reflections have enhanced how I am able to experience and practice nursing in a primary health care setting.This study acknowledges and values the power of the connections which link us all together. The greatest strength of this work is that it shows, through the use of personal writing, how it is possible to nurse beyond the present and beyond the obvious when clinical, theoretical and self knowledge are all equally respected and incorporated into nursing practice
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Nelson, C. M. (1993). An exploration of factors affecting registered nurses participation in continuing education. Ph.D. thesis, , .
Abstract: A qualitative study of factors affecting four registered nurses participating in continuing education.Data was collected through unstructured interviews and then analysed using themetic analysis The data revealed that the nurses had ambient feelings towards the benefits of post registration nursing education and that these were many work related, supervisal, and financial and logistial barriers affecting their ability to participate in further study. The nurses were also disturbed and frustrated by a lack of clinically based programmes for them to attend. Implications from this study are discussed and recommendations are presented
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Nelson, K., & Cook, N. (1986). Nursing research questionnaire: Diploma of Nursing research component. Ph.D. thesis, , .
Abstract: In October, 1986 the fifteen technical institutes that run Nursing programs in New Zealand were sent questionnaire that were designed to find out about the Nursing Research Component in the Diploma of Nursing, The Advanced Diploma of Nursing and other Nursing Courses. The same questions were asked of each of these courses. Twelve replies were received and eleven were analysed in this report. Two general observations emerged from the Diploma of Nursing: 1. The questionnaires varied greatly in the detail provided in answers. 2. Where there were small numbers enrolled in the Diploma of Nursing, the questionnaire answers suggest there is less emphasis placed on Nursing research as a separate component in the course. This small project provides us with some information about the Nursing Research Component in the Diploma of Nursing courses offered in New Zealand
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Nelson, K. M., Connor, M., & Alcorn, G. D. (2009). Innovative nursing leadership in youth health. Nursing Praxis in New Zealand, 25(1), 27–37.
Abstract: Looks one of the eleven health care nursing innovation projects funded by the Ministry of Health: Vibe Youth Transition Services, located in the Hutt Valley, formerly known as the Hutt Valley Youth Service. Highlights the leadership role provided by the nurse practitioner (NP) which led to youth health and development nationally.
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Neugebauer, A. F. (2004). The adult congenital heart disease service: An evidence-based development of a nurse specialist position. Ph.D. thesis, , .
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Nevatt, E. A. (1981). A study of individual health beliefs and practices in relation to propensity for self care. Ph.D. thesis, , .
Abstract: The concepts of self care of health (the goal of self care) are explored in relation to the self care nursing model. It is a basic premise of this model that the client be involved to the fullest possible extent in regarding or developing self care skills. It is proposed that individuals differ in respect to their readiness of such involvement and effort in their own health work and, hence, inability to benefit from the application of the self care nursing model. The study aimed at developing a means of identifying and predicting these differences. It was hypothesised that the individuals perceptions and beliefs about heath, his attribution about the location of blame for illness and the extent to which he perceives himself as having control over the contingencies of his behaviour, would all systematically influence his readiness to engage in self care. A health questionnaire designed to obtain data on individual health related beliefs and practices was constructed. This was mailed to a random sample of non-academic staff from one of the universities. A combination of univariate and multivariate analyses of the 86 completed questionnaires showed four major variables to be significantly interrelated. The pattern of relationships which emerge between responses to other items in the questionnaire cast further light on the complex determinants of health behaviour. Of particular interest is the suggestion that the way health is defined is a crucial factor. Use of the principal axes method of factor allowed a shortened version of the original questionnaire to be produced. The profile yielded by scores on this instrument, not only describes the client in terms of four major health related variables, but can also be used to predict readiness to benefit from a self care nursing approach
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