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Lowe, L. |
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Title |
Linking housing and health status |
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Journal Article |
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2002 |
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Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
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8 |
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9 |
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26-27 |
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Health status; Public health; Nursing |
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The author examines the impact of poor housing on health, and looks at how the situation can be improved. Ways that nurses can work towards improving housing standards and thus health are discussed. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1021 |
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1005 |
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Love, E. |
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Towards the best of both worlds: Developing a partnership between education and practice to improve clinical practicum experience and learning outcomes for undergraduate nursing students |
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2000 |
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Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Nursing; Education; Teaching methods |
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One proposed method for addressing concerns about a `theory-practice gap' in nurse education and perceived clinical shortcomings in beginning practitioners, is improved collaboration between education and practice. This paper is about a New Zealand nursing initiative to promote optimal learning outcomes for nursing students through supported hospital clinical experiences. It is implemented through a contractual partnership between Lakeland Health Limited in Rotorua, and Waiariki Institute of Technology. An associated “Clinical Nurse Educator Programme”, developed by lecturers at Waiariki's nursing school, prepares hospital nurses to be Clinical Nurse Educators. These “C.N.Es” replace and enhance the clinical role formerly provided by nursing lecturers, and short term contracted nurses. The programme is entering its fourth year with positive evaluations, and has extended into another hospital. Literature suggests that although educators are important, students may consider hospital nurses much more significant for their clinical learning and developing confidence 'in the real world'. These nurses are on hand, and generally have clinical credibility not afforded to academic staff. However, ward nurses, like contracted nurse teachers, have reported not having enough curriculum knowledge, nor teaching skills to optimise student learning. This C.N.E programme addresses these shortcomings through its selection of experienced nurses in current practice, and 50 hours of theoretical and practical course content, to prepare them for the role. This paper provides a clinical and personal perspective of the C.N.E programme, its beginnings, how it works locally, and process for its ongoing development. Not only does this programme provide a bridge between theory and practice for students during their clinical practicum placements, but communication, consultation and collaboration between education, practice and the workplace have also improved. Nurses in both sectors are confident that through the developing partnerships, students and future practice will benefit from the aim to provide students with 'the best of both worlds'. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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897 |
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Logan, C.M. |
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Anaesthetic nursing: Focusing perioperative practice on the patient |
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2000 |
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Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Nursing specialties; Advanced nursing practice; Nurse-patient relations; Nursing; Education |
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The purpose of this literature review is to generate a picture of what is known and what needs to be investigated further about anaesthetic nursing in the perioperative nursing role in New Zealand, and to examine this in relation to international trends. Nurse anaesthetists in the United States are described in American nursing literature, and recognised as one of the four advanced nurse practitioner roles. In New Zealand, recent efforts to provide appropriate post-graduate education for the perioperative nurse have been challenged by other inter-professional interests, thus restricting the development of an expanded role. The author notes that this has caused concern for New Zealand's perioperative nurses who consider anaesthetic nursing is an integral part of perioperative practice. Anaesthetic nursing forms a substantial component of the basic competencies required of a registered nurse working in the operating theatres. Orientation programmes and ongoing education at all levels of professional development incorporate anaesthetic nursing competencies to provide continuity of patient care and support perioperative practice. Care of the patient undergoing anaesthesia is an area where nurses demonstrate their advanced assessment skills and clinical judgement and is included in perioperative specialist or nurse practitioner job descriptions. The Perioperative Nurses Association in New Zealand is concerned to develop postgraduate education in their area of speciality to support their application for 'College' status within the New Zealand Nurses Organisation. For this to happen in a cogent fashion, information and knowledge generated from research, are required to clarify perioperative nursing's current position and determine how practice can be shaped to best care for patients undergoing surgical interventions. Evidence from research supports nurses in the anaesthetic role by demonstrating that the preoperative visits and assessments they undertake can reduce patients' anxieties, decrease the need for pain relief and shorten hospital stays. This review includes literature sources that explore disparities between the development of New Zealand anaesthetic nursing and international models. The author suggests that information and understanding gained from conducting this review will allow future developments in anaesthetic nursing practice to be informed by previous initiatives and projects and identifies areas for further research. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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790 |
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Lockett, Jessica |
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Strategies and processes emergency department nurses consider important to safely manage during an influenza pandemic: a qualitative descriptive study |
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Book Whole |
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2020 |
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132 p. |
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Emergency departments; Emergency nursing; Infectious diseases; Epidemics; Strategic planning; Surveys |
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Explores what NZ Emergency Department (ED) nurses perceive as the biggest challenges to nursing care and staff safety during an influenza pandemic, in order to provide information on how to ensure the engagement of these nurses at the frontline of the pandemic response. Uses a qualitative descriptive design to allow an examination of the first-hand perspectives of ED nurses, gaining meaningful insights into a phenomenon little explored. Interviews 16 ED nurses about future pandemic planning at ED, DHB and government level. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1691 |
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Lockett, Jessica |
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Title |
Emergency Department pandemic preparedness: Putting research into action |
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Journal Article |
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2021 |
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Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand |
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37 |
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3 |
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20-21 |
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COVID-19; Emergency department; Pandemic planning; Nursing research |
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Reflects on the introduction of COVID-19 screening protocols for all patients and visitors accessing the Emergency Department (ED) of the hospital where the author was on the senior leadership team. Having just completed research into the perspectives of emergency nurses on pandemic preparedness, shows how these perspectives were incorporated into the protocols. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1727 |
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Little, S. |
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An exploration of vicarious traumatisation in emergency nurses |
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2002 |
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Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Emergency nursing; Occupational health and safety; Nursing research; Stress |
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This thesis explores the theoretical notions of suffering and caring within the nurse patient relationship in the context of emergency nursing. It includes a small pilot study that aimed to assess the feasibliity of a major research project, by describing the impact of vicarious traumatisation in emergency nurses, specifically in relation to their self capacities. This pilot study utilised a descriptive, correlational design. Data was collected by using the Inner Experience Questionnaire (IEQ) a twenty four-item questionnaire developed by Dr Pearlman (1995), and a profile sheet which identified demographic details. Twenty-seven emergency nurses participated in this pilot study. The IEQ was assessed for internal reliability by applying the Cronbachs alpha and utilising a focus group to gain insight into the usability and relevance of the questions. The internal reliability of the IEQ suggests that it may be an appropriate tool to measure disruption of self capacities in the population of emergency nurses. Although the results are limited, and conclusions cannot be drawn, findings suggest a correlation between the variables of age, experience, nursing qualifications and a history of personal trauma and the IEQ. There is evidence that emergency nurses are affected psychologically when caring for the victims of trauma in emergency departments and the IEQ has the potential as a tool to be integrated into future emergency nursing studies. A multidimensional methodological approach is recommended to capture the many contours of the complex phenomena of vicarious traumatisation and the emergency nurse. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1249 |
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Litchfield, Merian |
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Title |
Nursing is -- and has -- a methodology: a nursing voice |
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Journal Article |
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2021 |
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Kai Tiaki Nursing Research |
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12 |
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1 |
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66-72 |
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Nursing knowldege; Nursing voice; Nursing methodology |
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Argues that a nursing paradigm identifies and differentiates the nursing perspective on health, and reinterprets practical expertise. Posits that nurse researchers present their findings as practice wisdom. Suggests that the significance of nursing lies in its knowledgeable practitioners and that the nursing voice is a collective one. Emphasises the need for a distinctly nursing perspective on health in NZ. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1721 |
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Litchfield, M.; Ross, J. |
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The role of rural nurses: National survey |
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Report |
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2000 |
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Online on the Ministry of Health's Centre for Rural Health pages |
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Rural nursing; Personnel; Nursing specialties; Primary health care |
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A survey was used to reach as many nurses as possible involved with nursing in “rural” areas throughout New Zealand and to build a profile of nurses involved in the provision of healthcare beyond the urban centres. The contact also sought to inform nurses of the rural healthcare project and encourage them to contribute their experience to the development of health services in the new health service structure. Data is presented on the characteristics and employment conditions of nurses and access to resources including information technology. The inadequacy of information on the rural nurse workforce is identified: nurse roles are historically defined yet employment patterns are changing according to the workforce demands of new structures, and the existing definitions of rural health service design and delivery are only in terms of general medical practices and on-call coverage. Recommendations are made for definitions of “rurality” and “rural nurse” that will allow a more useful depiction of the nurse workforce. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1175 |
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Litchfield, M.; Laws, M. |
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Achieving family health and cost-containment outcomes: Innovation in the New Zealand Health Sector Reforms |
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Book Chapter |
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1999 |
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Cohen,E. & De Back,V. (Eds.), The outcomes mandate: New roles, rules and relationships. Case management in health care today (pp. 306-316) |
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Advanced nursing practice; Nurse managers; Teamwork; Nurse-family relations; Leadership; Health reforms |
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The chapter presents the research findings of the 1992-1993 Wellington Nurse Case Management Scheme Project as a distinct model of nurse case management, which introduced a role and form of practice of a family nurse and a diagram of the service delivery structure required for support and relevant for the New Zealand health system reforms. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1169 |
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Litchfield, M.; Jonsdottir, H. |
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A practice discipline that's here and now |
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Journal Article |
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2008 |
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Advances in Nursing Science |
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31 |
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1 |
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79-92 |
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Nursing research; Policy; Nursing philosophy |
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The article is a collaborative writing venture drawing on research findings from New Zealand and Iceland to contribute to the international scholarship on the status and future direction of the nursing discipline. It takes an overview of the international historical trends in nursing knowledge development and proposes a framework for contemporary nursing research that accommodates the past efforts and paradigms of nurse scholars and reflects the changing thinking around the humanness of the health circumstance as the focus of the nursing discipline. It addresses contemporary challenges facing nurses as practitioners and researchers for advancement of practice and delivery of health services, and for influencing health policy. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1174 |
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Litchfield, M. |
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Thinking through diagnosis: Process in nursing practice |
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Journal Article |
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1986 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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1 |
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4 |
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9-12 |
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Diagnosis; Nursing philosophy; Nursing research |
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A paper following on from the paper “Between the idea and reality” (Nursing Praxis in New Zealand 1(2), 17-29) proposing the focus for the discipline of nursing – practice and research – is diagnosis. For nursing practice, diagnosis is a practice that collapses “The Nursing Process”; for research to develop nursing practice, diagnosis is one continuous relational process that merges and makes the separate tasks od assessment, intervention and evaluation redundant. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1314 |
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Author |
Litchfield, M. |
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Knowledge embedded in practice |
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Journal Article |
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1989 |
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Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
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82 |
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10 |
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24-25 |
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Nursing research; diagnosis; Education; Nursing philosophy |
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A statement of the nature of research needed to distinguish the knowledge of nursing practice from knowledge developed by other disciplines. It orients to the interrelationship of practice and research as the foundation of the discipline of nursing. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1315 |
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Litchfield, M. |
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Nursing education: Direction with purpose |
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Journal Article |
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1991 |
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Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
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84 |
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7 |
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22-24 |
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Nursing education |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1316 |
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Author |
Litchfield, M. |
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Computers and the form of nursing to come |
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Conference Article |
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1992 |
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Held by NZNO Library and author |
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Proceedings of the Inaugural National Nursing Info |
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81-90 |
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Nursing: Computers; Technology |
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A paper presented at the annual conference of Nursing Informatics New Zealand (subsequently incorporated into the collective organisation, Health Informatics NZ). |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1317 |
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Author |
Litchfield, M. |
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Computers and the form of nursing to come |
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Journal Article |
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1992 |
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International Journal of Health Informatics |
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1 |
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1 |
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7-10 |
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Computers; Nursing; Technology |
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An invited paper for the initial issue of the IJHI. Adapted from a paper presented at the annual conference of Nursing Informatics New Zealand, 1991 (subsequently incorporated into the collective organisation, Health Informatics, NZ. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1318 |
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