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Author (down) Harding, Thomas openurl 
  Title Swimming against the malestream : men choosing nursing as a career Type Journal Article
  Year 2009 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 25 Issue 3 Pages 4-16  
  Keywords Nursing; Men; Gender; 'Women's work'; Qualitative research  
  Abstract Reports on one aspect of a larger study, which used qualitative methods to critically explore the social construction of men as nurses. Draws upon literature pertaining to gender and nursing, and interviews with 18 NZ men, to describe the factors underpinning decisions to turn away from 'malestream' occupations and enter a profession stereotyped as 'women's work'. Outlines the five thematic groupings revealed to be significant with respect to the decision-making process.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1447  
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Author (down) Harding, Thomas openurl 
  Title Cultural safety : a vital element for nursing ethics Type Journal Article
  Year 2013 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 29 Issue 1 Pages 4-11  
  Keywords Ethics; Cultural safety; Nursing education; Internationalisation  
  Abstract Argues that the globalisation of nursing and the internationalisation of nursing education potentially leads to the values underpinning nursing curricula coming into conflict with those of other cultures. Suggests the need to examine the values inherent in ethics education in nursing, proposing that cultural safety is incorporated into it in an increasingly multi-cultural nursing environment.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1479  
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Author (down) Harding, T.S.; North, N.; Perkins, R. openurl 
  Title Sexualizing men's touch: Male nurses and the use of intimate touch in clinical practice Type Journal Article
  Year 2008 Publication Research & Theory for Nursing Practice Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 22 Issue 2 Pages 88-102  
  Keywords Male nurses; Nurse-patient relations; Gender  
  Abstract Drawn from a larger study, this article reports the experiences of a group of male nurses regarding the use of intimate physical touch. Using discourse analysis, interview data from 18 male nurses were analysed and related to existing text on men as nurses. The analysis reveals that although touch is important in nursing care, it is problematic for men because discourses have normalised women's use of touch as a caring behaviour and have sexualised men's touch. Participants described their vulnerability, how they protected themselves from risk, and the resulting stress. The complicity of nurses in sexualising men's touch and the neglect of educators in preparing men for providing intimate care are revealed. A paradox emerged whereby the very measures employed to protect both patients and men as nurses exacerbate the perceived risk posed by men carrying out intimate care. The authors suggest that deconstructing and reframing prevailing discourses around nursing, gender, and caring involving touch can help to legitimise men's involvement in physical caring.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 960  
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Author (down) Harding, T.S. url  openurl
  Title Constructing the “other”: On being a man and a nurse Type
  Year 2005 Publication Abbreviated Journal University of Auckland Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Gender; Male nurses; Careers in nursing  
  Abstract This study explores the experiences of men who are nurses in Aotearoa New Zealand. Utilising discourse analysis a social constructionist reading of men, masculinity and nursing is provided to offer an alternative reading to much of the extant literature with respect to men in nursing. The study draws upon a number of different sources of “text”, including over 600 written works, two films and interviews with eighteen men who currently are, have been or are intending to be, nurses. Drawing primarily upon the “literary” textual sources a number of themes were identified for further exploration in interview with the co-researchers. These themes were the construction of masculinity, the construction of images of the nurse, the reaction to men who are nurses, sexuality issues, career development, and men and caring. The findings of this thesis reveal that the literature pertaining to men in nursing is replete with paradox and contradiction and fails to adequately account for the male experience. It is argued that the images and arguments provided in the literature with respect to men in nursing are based on out-of-date models and understandings of gender relations, masculinity and nursing. It is suggested that rather than enjoying patriarchal privilege, men who enter nursing must contend with being constructed as both an inferior man and inferior nurse. Their careers are not, as is alleged in the literature, based on developing “islands of masculinity” and male privilege, nor upon the avoidance of the emotional labour of nursing but reflect a belief that career is one way of doing care. It is argued in this work that men in nursing have fewer “taken-as-givens” upon which to base work and that they work to develop trusting relationships with their patients that are based on communication and empathy within a context defined by the patients' circumstances.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 595 Serial 581  
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Author (down) Harding, T.S. url  openurl
  Title Men's clinical career pathways: Widening the understanding Type Journal Article
  Year 2008 Publication Klinisk sygepleje Abbreviated Journal Coda: An institutional repository for the New Zealand ITP sector  
  Volume 22 Issue 3 Pages 48-57  
  Keywords Male nurses; Gender; Careers in nursing  
  Abstract This article, drawn from a larger study, reports on the factors that have influenced the choice of a group of New Zealand male nurses' clinical career pathways. Using discourse analysis, interview data from 18 participants were analysed and related to existing literature on male nurses. The analysis revealed that the predominance of men in selected areas of nursing can be attributed to multiple factors including: socialisation pressures that are grounded on gender stereotyping, a desire for challenge, homosocial tendencies, and the belief that multiple work experience equips them to be better nurses. The results challenge essentialist readings of masculinity within the context of nursing and identifies challenges for nursing education and the profession to enable men to contribute more widely to nursing.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 646  
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Author (down) Harding, T.S. url  openurl
  Title The construction of men who are nurses as gay Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication Journal of Advanced Nursing Abbreviated Journal Coda: An institutional repository for the New Zealand ITP sector  
  Volume 60 Issue 6 Pages 636-644  
  Keywords Male nurses; Prejudice; Sexuality  
  Abstract This paper is a report of a study to determine the construction of male nurses as gay, and to describe how this discourse impacts on a group of New Zealand male nurses. This social constructionist study drew on data collected from existing texts on men, nursing and masculinity and interviews with 18 New Zealand men conducted in 2003-2004. Discourse analysis, informed by masculinity theory and queer theory, was used to analyse the data. Despite the participants' beliefs that the majority of male nurses are heterosexual, the stereotype persists. A paradox emerged between the 'homosexual' general nurse and the 'heterosexual' pyschiatric nurse. The stigma associated with homosexuality exposes male nurses to homophobia in the workplace. The heterosexual men employed strategies to avoid the presumption of homosexuality; these included: avoiding contact with gay colleagues and overt expression of their heterosexuality. These stigmatising discourses create a barrier to caring and, aligned with the presence of homophobia in the workplace, deter men's entry into the profession and may be important issues with respect to their retention.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 647  
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Author (down) Harding, T.S. openurl 
  Title New strategies in evidence based practice Type Journal Article
  Year 2006 Publication Klinisk sygepleje Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 20 Issue 3 Pages 4-11  
  Keywords Evidence-based medicine; Nursing; Education; Curriculum  
  Abstract This article considers wider organisational issues that impact on the implementation of evidence based practice. It describes the strategies adopted by the Auckland Area Health Board and Unitec New Zealand to implement the principles of evidence based practice in New Zealand. This has resulted in a collaboration with Auckland University and the Joanna Briggs Institute for Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery to form the Centre for Evidence Based Nursing – Aotearoa. Evidence based nursing is a vital part of nursing education. Unitec New Zealand has developed and incorporated evidence based nursing into all courses in their undergraduate programme. Central to this is the use of evidence based practice in patient care and the integration of technology with evidence based nursing in clinical practice.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 778  
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Author (down) Harding, T.S. openurl 
  Title Male nurses: The struggle for acceptance Type Journal Article
  Year 2004 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 9 Issue 4 Pages 17-19  
  Keywords Sex discrimination; Male nurses; History of nursing; Law and legislation  
  Abstract This article describes the role of men in the nursing profession in New Zealand from colonial times to the 1970s. It considers attitudes towards male nurses, the provision of training for men and the various laws and regulations dealing with the issue.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 999  
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Author (down) Hardcastle, J. openurl 
  Title 'Back to the bedside': Graduate level education in critical care Type Journal Article
  Year 2008 Publication Nurse Education in Practice Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 8 Issue 1 Pages 46-53  
  Keywords Nursing specialties; Nursing; Education; Curriculum  
  Abstract This paper explores the relationships within teaching, learning and practice development in critical care nursing and questions the popular assumption that 'post graduate (Master's level) education fits all'. The need for critical care nurses to apply advanced knowledge and technical skills to complex and dynamic practice situations necessitates the development of critical thinking and a problem-solving approach to clinical practice that can be fostered through education and experience. Discussion focuses on the successful development and implementation of graduate level education for critical care nurses in the South Island of New Zealand and how this development is challenging existing approaches to the provision and evaluation of formal critical care education in New Zealand.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 656  
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Author (down) Hardcastle, J. openurl 
  Title The meaning of effective education for critical care nursing practice: A thematic analysis Type Journal Article
  Year 2004 Publication Australian Critical Care Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 17 Issue 3 Pages 114, 116-2  
  Keywords Hospitals; Nursing; Education; Nursing specialties  
  Abstract Using thematic analysis, this study explored the phenomenon of effective education for critical care nursing practice by asking: What does effective education for critical care nursing practice mean to nurses currently practising in the specialty? Eighty eight critical care nurses from the South Island provided written descriptions of what effective education for critical care nursing practice meant to them. Descriptive statements were analysed to reveal constituents, themes and essences of meaning. Four core themes of personal quality, practice quality, the learning process and learning needs emerged. Appropriateness or relevance for individual learning needs is further identified as an essential theme within the meaning of effective education for critical care nursing practice. Shared experiences of the phenomenon are made explicit and discussed with reference to education and practice development in the specialty. The study results lend support to education that focuses on individual learning needs, and identifies work based learning as a potential strategy for learning and practice development in critical care nursing.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 873  
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Author (down) Hardcastle, J. openurl 
  Title What is the potential of distance education for learning and practice development in critical care nursing in the South Island of New Zealand? Type
  Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Intensive care nursing; Nursing; Education  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1116  
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Author (down) Hand, K. openurl 
  Title Nursing, alcohol and the social model: a study of nurse attitudes Type
  Year 1984 Publication Abbreviated Journal A.T.I. Library North Shore & Alcohol Advisory Coun  
  Volume Issue Pages  
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  Abstract Health professionals, as well as clients, appear to often miss, ignore or avoid alcohol as a health problem. Changes in role for Nurses as well as changes in concepts of alcoholism, alcohol and alcohol control especially in sociological terms led to this study of Nurse's attitudes to alcohol as a social issue. Aim was to shed light on the adequacy of Nurses to function in the community and in the application of sociologically oriented programs of alcohol control. 44 Student Nurses on the point of entering clinical practise were questioned on 21 attitude items. Their responses were compared to those of 100 respondents selected as comparable demographically from 10,000 New Zealanders surveyed in 1978-79 by A.L.A.C. Differences were found, but no strong profile of distinctive 'nurse' views could be identified with confidence. No real extra concern for alcohol issues could be established giving some doubts about the efficiency of Nurses in the workplace. Nurses did differ in some areas of social viewpoints from the general New Zealand population but further studies are needed to more exactly define dimensions of these differences  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 79 Serial 79  
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Author (down) Hammond, S. url  openurl
  Title Parallel journeys: Perceptions of palliative care Type
  Year 2001 Publication Abbreviated Journal ResearchArchive@Victoria  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Palliative care; Policy; Geriatric nursing  
  Abstract The delivery of palliative care within contemporary New Zealand society is discussed, in the light of the recent publication of The New Zealand Palliative Care Strategy (2001). The viewpoint taken is largely descriptive rather than prescriptive, being based on a literature survey of international research and academic theory, which is also informed by the author's professionally gained knowledge. Four different perspectives, comprising a mix of providers and recipients of care are investigated: those of central government planning; specialist palliative care units; aged-care complexes; and patients, family and whanau. As an area of healthcare which current demographic projections indicate will become increasingly significant, the provision of palliative care to residents of and patients within aged-care complexes receives special attention. A metaphor of “parallel travellers” on “parallel journeys” is used to provide a thematic basis to the paper. The lived experiences and perceptions of each group of “parallel travellers” are explored. Difficulties in defining and evaluating palliative care, the implications of main-streaming, the scope of palliative care provision, the educative role of specialist palliative care providers and the current focus on mechanistic outcome measures are discussed. It is contended that the values and goals, both explicit and implicit, of the four specified groups may not at present be sufficiently congruent to optimise the effective provision of palliative care from the point of view of all concerned. While adequate resourcing and a genuinely collaborative approach among healthcare providers are both acknowledged to be critical, the potential for palliative care nurse practitioners to be appointed to the role of “care co-ordinator” alluded to within The New Zealand Palliative Care Strategy (2001), is also seen as pivotal. Insights from a postmodern perspective are offered as one possible way of achieving greater congruence.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1215  
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Author (down) Hales, Caz; Harris, Deborah; Rook, Helen url  openurl
  Title Nursing Aotearoa New Zealand and the establishment of the National Close-Contact Service: A critical discussion Type Journal Article
  Year 2021 Publication Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 37 Issue 3 Pages 12-14  
  Keywords COVID-19; Contact tracing; Pandemic response  
  Abstract Using exemplars, and the themes of shared human vulnerability and professional authority, this critical discussion draws on theoretical and philosophical nursing perspectives to demonstrate the authors' involvement in the establishment of the National Close-Contact Service (NCCS).  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1725  
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Author (down) Hales, Caz; Curran, Nicky; Vries, Kay de url  openurl
  Title Morbidly obese patients' experiences of mobility during hospitalisation Type Journal Article
  Year 2018 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 34 Issue 1 Pages 20-31  
  Keywords Morbid Obesity; Mobility; Bariatric care; Hospitalisation; Rehabilitation  
  Abstract Examines the mobility experiences and needs of morbidly-obese patients before and during hospital admission. Undertakes semi-structured interviews with seven morbidly obese patients. Identifies two categories of mobility problems: 'compromised pre-existing mobility', with a subcategory of 'accessing services prior to admission' and 'mobilisation difficulties during hospitalisation', with a subcategory of 'dissonance between dependency and need for assistance'. Recommends bariatric-care pathways for the morbidly-obese patient.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1591  
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