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Author  |
Spence, D. |
| Title |
Experiencing difference in nursing |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2001 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
7 |
Issue |
5 |
Pages |
13-15 |
| Keywords |
Transcultural nursing; Nursing research |
| Abstract |
Draws on the author's doctoral thesis to examine the prejudices, paradoxes and possibilities inherent in nursing a person from a culture other than one's own. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1045 |
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1029 |
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| Author |
Spence, D. |
| Title |
Prejudice, paradox, and possibility: Nursing people from cultures other than one's own |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2001 |
Publication |
Journal of Transcultural Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
12 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
100-106 |
| Keywords |
Cultural safety; Transcultural nursing; Nurse-patient relations |
| Abstract |
This article provides a brief overview of the findings of a hermeneutic study that explored the experience of nursing people from cultures other than one's own. The notions prejudice, paradox, and possibility are argued to describe this phenomenon. Nurses in New Zealand are being challenged to recognise and address racism in their practice. Yet, the implementation of cultural safety in nursing education has created tension within the profession and between nursing and the wider community. As nurses negotiate the conflicts essential for ongoing development of their practice, the play of prejudice, paradox, and possibility is evident at intrapersonal and interpersonal levels as well as in relation to professional and other discourses. Nurses are challenged to continue their efforts to understand and move beyond the prejudices that otherwise preclude the exploration of new possibilities. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1104 |
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1089 |
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| Author |
Speed, G. |
| Title |
Advanced nurse practice |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Nursing dialogue: A Professional Journal for nurses |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
10 |
Issue |
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Pages |
6-12 |
| Keywords |
Nurse practitioners; Cross-cultural comparison; Law and legislation; Advanced nursing practice |
| Abstract |
The concept and characteristics of advanced nursing practice in New Zealand and overseas is compared with the nurse practitioner role. There is an international debate over definitions of advanced nursing and the range of roles that have developed. The rationale for the nurse practitioner role in New Zealand is examined, along with the associated legislation currently before Parliament. Job titles and roles of nurses within the Waikato Hospital intensive care unit are discussed and ways of developing the role of nurse practitioner are presented. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1096 |
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| Author |
Southgate, D. |
| Title |
Advocating practice: The role of the community oncology nurse |
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| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
ResearchArchive@Victoria |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Community health nursing; Cancer; Nurse-patient relations; Oncology |
| Abstract |
The primary aim of this research was to advocate for, and make known, the role of the community oncology nurse, and to bring alive the hidden issues of nursing people in the community who have active cancer treatment. This study is also about the author's journey from novice to expert in developing the role as a community oncology nurse. The research also aimed to identify and understand practice that community oncology nurses do and often take for granted. To capture the essence of this study the method of reflective topical autobiography was utilised, which gave the opportunity to gather advanced nursing inquiry, and generate new nursing knowledge. To obtain insight into the highs and lows in everyday interaction with patients, reflective practice stories are presented. The thesis generated by this research is that care required by cancer patients at home goes beyond the scope of traditional community health. It requires nurses to be competent in technological skills as well as bringing in-depth expertise to the practical and human needs of people experiencing cancer. The role involves holistic, family-centered care; anticipating patient and family needs; educating; managing symptoms; advocating; confronting ethical issues; coordinating complex care; and monitoring progress. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1163 |
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| Author |
Song, Wen Jie |
| Title |
Teaching Ethics in Nursing Education – A case study of teaching in a New Zealand tertiary education context |
Type |
Book Whole |
| Year |
2017 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Issue |
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Pages |
104 p. |
| Keywords |
Ethics; Nursing Education; Nursing Curriculum; Nursing Educators |
| Abstract |
Explores what experiences and challenges nursing educators face teaching ethics content and identifies the difficulties encountered in classroom practice. Interviews a self-selecting sample of 7 nursing educators working at a large NZ tertiary institution in the North Island. Outlines the seven dominant themes to emerge from the inductive data analysis process. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1584 |
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| Author |
Song, Jenny |
| Title |
Ethics education in nursing: challenges for nurse educators |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
9 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
12-17 |
| Keywords |
Ethics; Undergraduate nursing education; Case studies; Nursing students |
| Abstract |
Explores the experiences of a group of nurse educators responsible for teaching ethics to undergraduate nursing students. Discusses the ethical challenges they encounter in their classroom practice. Employs a case study approach to explore the experiences of seven educators working at a large tertiary institution. Interviews them to ascertain the challenges they face in teaching ethics to nursing students, and how best to overcome them. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1595 |
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| Author |
Smythe, E. |
| Title |
Uncovering the meaning of 'being safe' in practice |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Contemporary Nurse |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
14 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
196-204 |
| Keywords |
Childbirth; Patient safety; Advanced nursing practice; Midwifery |
| Abstract |
This paper moves away from the prevalent discourse of competence to consider the meaning of the experience of 'being safe' within the context of childbirth. It offers findings from a doctoral study, informed by the philosophies of Heidegger and Gadamer. Following ethical approval, the data was collected in New Zealand by tape-recorded interviews of 5 midwives, 4 obstetricians, 1 general practitioner and 10 women. The method was informed by van Manen. The findings reveal that in seeking the meaning of being safe one needs to be aware that the unsafety may already be present in the situation. Practitioners may be able to do little to rectify the unsafeness. There is, however, a spirit of safe practice, explicated in this paper, that is likely to make practice as safe as it can possibly be. Wise practitioners are ever mindful that a situation may be or become unsafe, and are always aware of their own limitations. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
877 |
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| Author |
Smye, V.; Rameka, M.; Willis, E. |
| Title |
Indigenous health care: Advances in nursing practice |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2006 |
Publication |
Contemporary Nurse |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
22 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
142-154 |
| Keywords |
Cultural safety; Transcultural nursing; Cross-cultural comparison; Nursing; Education |
| Abstract |
In this introduction to a special issue on nursing with indigenous peoples, the authors affirm the need for continued application of tools and strategies for thinking critically about issues of culture, history and race. Without these things, evidence of discriminatory policies and practices in the health system remain hidden to many health professionals. Attention to socio-political structures is as essential to promoting health and preventing illness as are nurses' activities with the individual clients. To develop critical consciousness in nursing requires educational strategies and frameworks that focus on the responsibilities and implications of practicing nursing in a postcolonial context where race and power continue to create patterns of inclusion and exclusion in health care settings. The authors suggest that many contemporary nursing programmes fail to provide such strategies and frameworks, and argue that nursing must view critical analyses of these issues as central aspects of nursing education, research, theory and practice. They go on to engage with the notion of cultural safety as a means of fostering a critical political and social consciousness in nursing to create an opportunity for social transformation. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1037 |
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| Author |
Smith, P.A. |
| Title |
Mad bad or sad: Caring for the mentally disordered offender in the court environment from a nurse's perspective |
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| Year |
2004 |
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 |
Mental health; Psychiatric Nursing |
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This paper examines the difficulties health professionals face daily when providing care for the mentally disordered offender in the court environment. The role of the court nurse is to provide care for people with mental health needs in the court and health professionals can find this a restrictive environment to work in. This is mainly due to the court's legal processes which are designed to punish rather than offer therapeutic alternatives. By advocating for the mentally disordered offender, the court nurse ensures the court is aware of an individual's mental health needs, thus reducing the prospect of inappropriate sentencing, and the associated stigmatisation that may occur as a result of a criminal conviction. |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 843 |
Serial |
827 |
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| Author |
Smith, M.C. |
| Title |
Reviewing the role of a mental health nurse practitioner |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
14 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
20-22 |
| Keywords |
Psychiatric Nursing; Nurse practitioners; Evaluation research; Professional competence |
| Abstract |
The author describes his experience of five years as a nurse practitioner in mental health at Waikato District Health Board. A recent review of the role gave him the opportunity to reflect on the learning associated with assuming the nurse practitioner role. A key area of learning has been in negotiating the shifting responsibilities and changing relationships associated with his role as an nurse practitioner and also as a Responsible Clinician, a role traditionally held by psychiatrists. The Responsible Clinician role is a statutory one under the Mental Health Act (1992), generally performed by psychiatrists but open to other suitably qualified professionals. He reports the results of a review based on feedback from fellow professionals, clients and their families, along with quantitative data from basic statistics connected to the role, such as a time and motion study. The review asked fellow professionals to rate the performance of the nurse practitioner against the Nursing Council competencies. These results indicate the nurse practitioner role is of some value and that other professionals and clients seem satisfied with the role. There is some evidence it is delivering outcomes acceptable to clients and other professionals. The study has many limitations which are discussed, such as a poor response rate and short time frame. Further research is planned to evaluate this role. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
993 |
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| Author |
Smith, Abel; Fereti, Safaato'a; Adams, Sue |
| Title |
Inequities and perspectives from the COVID-Delta outbreak: the imperative for strengthening the Pacific nursing workforce in Aotearoa New Zealand |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2021 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
37 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
94-103 |
| Keywords |
COVID-19; Inequity; Pacific Island nurses; Pacific communities; Nursing workforce |
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Provides an overview of the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to Pacific communities, in order to identify the lessons for the health system and the Pacific nursing workforce. Cites data to show inequities for Pacific communities before and during the pandemic, to highlight the opportunities missed for prioritising them in the pandemic response. Reflects on the nursing response to COVID-19 in those Pacific communities, particularly the contribution of Pacific nurses, and how to strengthen the Pacific nursing workforce in the future. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1738 |
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| Author |
Smillie, A. |
| Title |
The end of tranquillity? An exploration of some organisational and societal factors that generated discord upon the introduction of trained nurses into New Zealand hospitals, 1885-1914 |
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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 |
History; Nursing |
| Abstract |
This historical research study examines some of the factors that caused problems for early New Zealand trained nurses upon their introduction into New Zealand hospitals, between 1885 and 1914. Eight incidents in the professional lives of nurses of the period are used as illustrations of the strains and discord that were apparent in this time of change. Analysis of these incidents attempts to answer the question as to whether the introduction of trained nurses into the New Zealand hospital system did add new considerations to problems encountered by nurses in their professional life. The conclusion is that there was a new dimension of difference added to the system with the introduction of the trained nurse. This developed from the evidence that these nurses, particularly if they were also matrons, had to fit into the existing power structures, which were not really ready to accept them, either through choice or lack of foresight. Enmeshed within these considerations is the influence of Florence Nightingale; her effect on nursing itself, and the consequent public and official perception, or misperception, of who nurses should be. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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857 |
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| Author |
Smart, S. |
| Title |
Post-operative pain management knowledge and attitude of paediatric nurses: A New Zealand regional view |
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2005 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
ResearchArchive@Victoria |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Pain management; Paediatric nursing; Hospitals; Pharmacology |
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This research explored the knowledge and attitudes towards paediatric post-operative pain, within the New Zealand context of small regional hospitals. It established how nurses working in these areas obtain and update their paediatric pain management knowledge, and what is it that influences their paediatric post-operative pain management practices. A questionnaire survey of registered nurses working in three small paediatric units (5 to 12 beds), in regional secondary service hospitals was undertaken. The survey had a 79% (n=33) response rate. Findings corroborate many findings in previously published literature including that nurses do well in questions related to assessment. However pharmacological knowledge continues to be lacking. Results also indicated that while nurses have a good understanding about who is the best person to rate pain, this wasn't carried through in the clinical scenarios provided. Education is clearly an important factor in improving the knowledge and attitudes needed in clinical practice. While this survey was somewhat limited, both in size and in that a clear correlation between the results and actual clinical practice could not be made, results are significant for the areas surveyed and for the development of pain education for nurses. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1194 |
Serial |
1179 |
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| Author |
Skally, M.H. |
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An exploration of the preparation of New Zealand nurse educators for their role in teaching postgraduate clinical nursing courses |
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2007 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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| Keywords |
Education; Nursing |
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Little is known about the preparation of New Zealand nurse educators teaching clinically focused postgraduate programmes. This research gives an insight into their world and the preparation they had in order to fulfil their roles. A review of the literature on nurse educator preparation revealed a dichotomy of preparation nationally and internationally. This study was carried out to inform the New Zealand nursing profession on the preparedness of its educators teaching clinical nursing postgraduate programmes. It was the author's assumption that nurse educator preparation lacked strategic direction and was not nationally uniform. The research expected to answer how and to what extent New Zealand nurse educators teaching clinical nursing postgraduate courses at NQF Level 8 are prepared and supported for their teaching role. This research used an exploratory descriptive survey methodology and was underpinned by a conceptual framework. The conceptual framework, referred to as the critical elements of nurse educator preparation (CENEP), contained four key concepts, support, educational preparation, personal attitudes and experience. These concepts informed the design and construct of a questionnaire to determine the level of preparation of New Zealand nurse educators teaching clinical postgraduate programmes. A total of 89 postal questionnaires were administered resulting in a response rate of 46% (N=41), however, four questionnaires were excluded leaving a sample size of 37. Results of this research reveal a culture where nurse educator preparation lacks uniformity and consistency. Individually, New Zealand nurse educators were found to be highly qualified for their positions and motivated and enthusiastic about their roles. However, 40% of respondents did not hold a teaching qualification. Results from this research revealed a pattern of clinical training for postgraduate nurses that was immersed in the world of the academic institution. This research study is limited and cannot be generalised to the entire population of nurse educators teaching clinical postgraduate programmes. However, some valuable insights have been gained into a previously unexplored area, and recommendations have been made for the future direction of preparation for nurse educators teaching clinical postgraduate programmes in New Zealand. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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500 |
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| Author |
Skadiang, K. |
| Title |
Researching post-tonsillectomy bleeding |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2001 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
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| Volume |
7 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
22-23 |
| Keywords |
Surgery; Health status; Nursing |
| Abstract |
This article reports findings from an audit of post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage among patients at South Auckland Health from October 1998 to April 1999. All patients who underwent tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy were contacted by telephone, after the 14th day and before the 21st day following surgery. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1015 |
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