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Author |
Morton, J.; Williams, Y.; Philpott, M. |
Title |
New Zealand's Christchurch Hospital at night: An audit of medical activity from 2230 to 0800 hours |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2006 |
Publication |
New Zealand Medical Journal |
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Volume |
119 |
Issue |
1231 |
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Keywords |
Hospitals; Teamwork; Administration; Shiftwork; Organisational culture |
Abstract |
The authors conduct an audit of medical activity at Christchurch Hospital, a 650 bed tertiary centre, between 2230 and 0800 hours. They measured the volumes of tasks requiring completion overnight and identified the competencies required for this as well as the level of teamwork that existed. They found several organisational areas of concern, that indicate new approaches are required to staff the “hospital at night,” and an Out of Hours Multidisciplinary Team is recommended. Specific issues included the lack of teamwork from the Resident Medical Officers (RMOs), with some overextended while others were inactive. House officer tasks were largely generic rather than specialty specific; there was no formal handover from the afternoon or day shifts and the level of hospital medical staffing did not reflect the activity levels over the time period studied. The researchers also recommend an urgent review of the beep policy. A third of the admissions were to General Medicine, and basic medical activities (including admitting, reviewing, and prescribing drugs and fluids) for patients admitted under all specialties represented the majority of the night workload. Medical registrars had reduced some of the traditional multiple clerking by admitting patients themselves. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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528 |
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Author |
Mortensen, A.; Young, N. |
Title |
Caring for refugees in emergency departments in New Zealand |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2004 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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Volume |
20 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
24-35 |
Keywords |
Emergency nursing; Culture; Mental health; Health status |
Abstract |
This paper outlines some of the special health needs of people from refugee backgrounds who present in the emergency department, and the role of emergency department nurses in improving care for refugee and migrant peoples. Refugees and asylum seekers represent a significant proportion of attendees in emergency departments in Auckland Hospitals. Culture and ethnicity are a major factor to be considered in addressing the health care needs of this population. Other factors such as the physical and psychological sequelae of the refugee experience, health care experience prior to arrival in New Zealand, poverty, language, and the trauma of resettlement also have a major impact on health care seeking behaviours. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 557 |
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543 |
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Author |
Morrison, M. |
Title |
Posthuman pathology: A postmodern art project located in critical care |
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Year |
2003 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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Keywords |
Intensive care nursing; Nursing philosophy; Culture; Technology |
Abstract |
The author's art project “Posthuman Pathology” is a postmodern examination of the resolutely modernist culture of critical care medicine. She uses conceptual art practices in conjunction with the techniques of anti-aesthetics in order to dismantle, open out and critique ideas which are foundational to the culture of critical care. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 580 |
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566 |
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Author |
Miller, Jodi Shirlene |
Title |
Workplace learning: exploring the context and culture in New Zealand |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2013 |
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Pages |
234 p. |
Keywords |
Workplace learning; Post-registration education; Postgraduate education; Professional development; Learning culture; Critical reflection; Mentoring |
Abstract |
Explores the rationale underpinning the development of education programmes within urban district hospitals throughout the country, and ascertains how these workplaces develop education programmes, given that the majority of nurses in New Zealand have identified that they prefer to participate in workplace-based professional development. Cites a clear requirement to foster learning during a nurse's development post-registration, while considering how prepared nurse educators were to fulfil their roles as lifelong learning facilitators and mentors. Utilises the perspective of nurse educators employed in District Health Boards (DHBs) geographically isolated from universities providing post-registration learning. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1566 |
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Author |
McEldowney, R.A.; Richardson, F.; Turia, D.; Laracy, K.; Scott, W.; MacDonald, S. |
Title |
Opening our eyes, shifting our thinking: The process of teaching and learning about reflection in cultural safety education and practice: An evaluation study |
Type |
Report |
Year |
2006 |
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Keywords |
Cultural safety; Nursing; Culture |
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The purpose of the research was an evaluation of practice exemplars as a reflective process in teaching and learning about cultural safety. Six Maori, two Pacific and five Pakeha students, ranging in age from 30 to 40, took part in the research. The research findings revealed five sub themes: personal safety, power/ powerlessness, reflection, teaching and learning and cultural safety. The presentation, while acknowledging that cultural safety shared some commonalities with culture care theory, highlighted differences between the two. These included that cultural safety was explicit in identifying the inherent power of the nurse in health care relationships; related to the experience of the recipient of nursing care, and extended beyond cultural awareness and sensitivity; provided consumers of nursing services with the power to comment on practices; and contributed to the achievement of positive outcomes and experiences for them. It outlined the characteristics of a culturally safe nurse as a nurse who had undertaken a process of reflection on her/his own cultural identity and who recognised the impact their personal culture had on client care. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 693 |
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679 |
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Author |
McBride-Henry, K.; Foureur, M. |
Title |
A secondary care nursing perspective on medication administration safety |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2007 |
Publication |
Journal of Advanced Nursing |
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Volume |
60 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
58-66 |
Keywords |
Patient safety; Drug administration; Organisational culture; Nursing |
Abstract |
This paper reports on a study to explore how nurses in a secondary care environment understand medication administration safety and the factors that contribute to, or undermine, safe practice during this process. Data were collected in 2005 using three focus groups of nurses that formed part of a larger study examining organisational safety and medication administration from a nursing perspective. A narrative approach was employed to analyse the transcripts. Participants had good understandings of organisational culture in relation to medication safety and recognised the importance of effective multi-disciplinary teams in maintaining a safe environment for patients. Despite this, they acknowledged that not all systems work well, and offered a variety of ways to improve current medication practices. These findings highlight the meaningful contribution nurses can make to patient safety and emphasise the importance of including the nursing voice in any quality improvement initiatives. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
648 |
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Author |
McBride-Henry, K.; Foureur, M. |
Title |
Organisational culture, medication administration and the role of nurses |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2006 |
Publication |
Practice Development in Health Care |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
5 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
208-222 |
Keywords |
Patient safety; Medical errors; Organisational culture; Nursing; Drug administration |
Abstract |
This research study was designed to identify ways of enhancing patient safety during the administration of medications within the New Zealand context. The researchers employed a multi-method approach that included a survey using the Safety Climate Survey tool, focus groups and three clinical practice development groups. The authors conclude that the outcomes of this study indicate that practice development initiatives, such as the ones outlined in this project, can have a positive effect on nurses' perceptions of organisational safety, which in turn has been demonstrated to have a positive impact on patient safety. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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784 |
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Author |
McArthur, J. |
Title |
Discursive understanding of knowledge within advanced nursing practice roles: A co-operative inquiry in an acute health care organisation |
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Auckland University of Technology Library |
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Keywords |
Advanced nursing practice; Organisational culture |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1280 |
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1265 |
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Author |
Lindsay, L. |
Title |
Atrocity tales: The language of terrorism in nursing |
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Year |
2004 |
Publication |
Whitireia Nursing Journal |
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Volume |
11 |
Issue |
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Pages |
27-35 |
Keywords |
Gender; Male nurses; Culture |
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In this paper, the author explores the concept of 'professional terrorism'. He exposes discrimination against male nurses as being a form of professional terrorism, primarily as it is enacted through use of language. He presents the concept of horizontal violence as a way to understand why nurses, as a marginalised group, perform oppressive acts towards male nurses, who are similarly oppressed. He outlines the cost of such a culture on nursing practice and presents strategies for change. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1310 |
Serial |
1294 |
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Author |
Lapana, S. |
Title |
Pa hi atu health model: A Tokelau perspective |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2007 |
Publication |
Whitireia Nursing Journal |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
14 |
Issue |
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Pages |
35-39 |
Keywords |
Health promotion; Nursing; Culture; Pacific peoples |
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In this article, the author describes a health model aimed at providing health practitioners with a better understanding of Tokelau health concepts and values. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1034 |
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Kirkham, S.; Smye, V.; Tang, S.; Anderson, J.; Blue, C.; Browne, A.; Coles, R.; Dyck, I.; Henderson, A.; Lynam, M.J.; Perry, J.(see also C.); Semeniuk, P.; Shapera, L. |
Title |
Rethinking cultural safety while waiting to do fieldwork: Methodological implications for nursing research |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Research in Nursing & Health |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
25 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
222-232 |
Keywords |
Cultural safety; Hospitals; Health behaviour; Culture; Nursing research |
Abstract |
The authors trace a series of theoretical explorations, centered on the concept of cultural safety, with corresponding methodological implications, engaged in during preparation for an intensive period of fieldwork to study the hospitalisation and help-seeking experiences of diverse ethnocultural populations. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1078 |
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Author |
Kidd, J.D. |
Title |
Aroha mai: Nurses, nursing and mental illness |
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Year |
2008 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
University of Auckland Library |
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Pages |
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Keywords |
Mental health; Nursing; Culture |
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This research takes an autoethnographical approach to exploring the connections between being a nurse, doing nursing work, and experiencing a mental illness. Data is comprised of autoethnographical stories from 18 nurses. Drawing on Lyotard's (1988) postmodern philosophy of 'regimes of phrases' and 'genres of discourse,' the nurses' stories yielded three motifs: Nursing, Tangata Whaiora (people seeking wellness) and Bullying. Interpretation of the motifs was undertaken by identifying and exploring connected or dissenting aspects within and between the motifs. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 478 |
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465 |
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Author |
Hughes, H.M. |
Title |
Whakaohonga na Kahungatanga: Awakening from addiction |
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Year |
2007 |
Publication |
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ResearchArchive@Victoria |
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Keywords |
Culture; Maori; Substance abuse; Alcoholism |
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This thesis explores the shared experiential journeys of four Pukorero (participants) who successfully completed detoxification and recovery programmes from AOD addiction. Three questions were used to guide the research process to enable the Pukorero to identify positive aspects of their individual detoxification and recovery programmes, surface any barriers and issues they experienced, and clarify the support they received throughout the process. Kaupapa Maori and narrative inquiry was adapted to undertake this study to capture the essence of Maori thinking and reality regarding AOD. Through the use of thematic analysis the data findings of the study reflect the views from each Pukorero of Wairua, Whakapapa and Whanau as key to their successful recovery. This supports the notion that a pathway of detoxification, recovery and hope exists to enable Maori and others to take the journey to reclaim their own health and well-being, and the health and well-being of whanau, hapu, iwi, and Maori community. In honour of these Pukorero, kaumatua, tipuna, whanau, hapu, iwi, Maori katoa, and to celebrate kaupapa Maori and narrative inquiry [as the preferred methodological approach], the use of our tino ataahua reo integrated with English throughout the thesis demonstrates the interwoven connections between the two cultures enshrined in Te Tiriti o Waitangi that comprise the nation of Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu of New Zealand. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1219 |
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Author |
Hughes, F. |
Title |
Nurses at the forefront of innovation |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2006 |
Publication |
International Nursing Review |
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Volume |
53 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
94-101 |
Keywords |
Organisational culture; Technology; Policy; Nursing |
Abstract |
This paper explores the concept of innovation in nursing, the inherent set of characteristics that need to be present in order for innovations to succeed, and the barriers that impede innovation from occurring. Successful innovations developed and implemented by nurses are featured, and organisational factors necessary to support innovation are described. This paper is based on a presentation given by the author at the 23rd Quadrennial ICN Congress and 7th International Regulation Congress in Taipei in May 2005. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 796 |
Serial |
780 |
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Author |
Howie, L. |
Title |
Rural society and culture |
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Book Chapter |
Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 3-18 ) |
Abbreviated Journal |
Ministry of Health publications page |
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Keywords |
Rural nursing; Culture |
Abstract |
The author takes a multidisciplinary approach to examine how the location and concept rural is defined and provides a critique of the disparate definitions available. Definitions encompass different disciplines such as sociology and anthropology, and there are national distinctions based on historical factors. The chapter also investigates the way researchers speak about rural people, particularly as the human aspect of health is a primary concern to nursing. The focus is on the socio-cultural, occupational, ecological, and health aspects of rurality. The Rural Framework Wheel is introduced, which is a method to categorise rural contextual definitions. Rurality is presented as a variable and evolving concept that provides particular challenges to nursing practice. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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460 |
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