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Author |
Koorey, R. |
Title |
Documentation of the surgical count |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2007 |
Publication |
Dissector |
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Volume |
34 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
23-6,28,30 |
Keywords |
Law and legislation; Patient safety; Surgery; Nursing specialties |
Abstract |
The author examines the current practices around the surgical counts of sponges, sharps and instruments, which is an integral component of safe perioperative nursing practice. Current practice, legislative requirements are reviewed, and the guidelines from the Perioperative Nurses College of New Zealand are reproduced. Case studies of errors in counts are used to illustrate the legal standards of practice. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1048 |
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1032 |
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Author |
Kool, B.; Thomas, D.; Moore, D.; Anderson, A.; Bennetts, P.; Earp, K. |
Title |
Innovation and effectiveness: Changing the scope of school nurses in New Zealand secondary schools |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health |
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Volume |
32 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
177-180 |
Keywords |
School nursing; Maori; Pacific peoples; Socioeconomic factors; Evaluation; Scope of practice |
Abstract |
The aim of this research was to describe the changing role of school nurses in eight New Zealand secondary schools from low socio-economic areas with high Pacific Island and Maori rolls. An evaluation of a pilot addressing under-achievement in low-decile schools in Auckland(2002-05) was made. Annual semi-structured school nurse interviews and analysis of routinely collected school health service data were undertaken. Two patterns of school nurse operation were identified: an embracing pattern, where nurses embraced the concept of providing school-based health services; and a Band-Aid pattern, where only the basics for student health care were provided by school nurses. The researchers conclude that school nurses with an embracing pattern of practice provided more effective school-based health services. School health services are better served by nurses with structured postgraduate education that fosters the development of a nurse-practitioner role. The researchers go on to say that co-ordination of school nurses either at a regional or national level is required. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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963 |
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Author |
Kirkman, A.; Dixon, D.A. |
Title |
Nurses at university: Negotiating academic, work and personal pathways |
Type |
Book Chapter |
Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Davey,J., Neale, J., Morris Mathews, K. , Living and learning: Experiences of university after age 40 (pp. 93-108) |
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Pages |
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Keywords |
Nursing; Education; Careers in nursing |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1160 |
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Author |
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 |
Type |
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 |
Kinniburgh, L. |
Title |
Treaty of Waitangi education: A pakeha woman's reflections on her journey |
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Year |
2007 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz |
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Keywords |
Treaty of Waitangi; Teaching methods; Education; Nursing |
Abstract |
This thesis uses an autoethnographic method to describe the author's personal journey and the influences on teaching the Treaty of Waitangi in the School of Nursing at Otago Polytechnic, from 1985 to 2005. The author starts this exploration as a beginning teaching practitioner in 1985, and continues on with her attendance at the original workshop for trainers by Project Waitangi in 1990. She discusses the influences of her studies towards a Bachelor of Arts at Otago University, through the development of School Charters which influenced her children's schooling and through the process of teaching and facilitating the workshops for Treaty education, until her position in the School of Nursing changed in 2005. She discusses through reflection, the personal influences, the socialisation process of teaching the history of Aotearoa New Zealand to students, the influences of nursing education on Treaty education, the influences of Irihapeti Ramsden's relationship to her journey and also her lecturers at university. She also traces her journey of beginning teaching practice. The author identifies this work as providing a starting place for potential research into the experiences and reflections of nurse educators over this period of time, and across other educational institutes and disciplines. The experiences of students from this teaching would also add to the profession's and the country's knowledge about the relationship of the Treaty of Waitangi to both education and health. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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568 |
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Author |
Kingsbury, K. |
Title |
The illlusion of separateness, a philosophical study of nursing and naturopathic practice: Healing connections between people |
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Year |
2000 |
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ResearchArchive@Victoria |
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Keywords |
Alternative therapies; Nurse practitioners; Nursing models |
Abstract |
This thesis describes the journey of a practicing independent nurse practitioner and naturopath through the stories of five clients. The thesis is presented as a narrative and begins with an account of the events in the practitioner's life that lead to the specific study of natural therapies and the development of a cohesive practice using holistic health practices from a nursing perspective. The text essentially describes the process of establishing a private practice combining two disciplines of nursing and naturopathy in New Zealand. The study reveals how a nurse and naturopath's practice is based on the premise that it is crucial to recognise that the personal life and professional life of the nurse inform and influence each other and are always part of the process of care in such a practice. Three healing modalities that are central to the practice are described in detail. The description is informed by theory and research from nursing, the social sciences and the natural sciences. The study reveals the practical value of postmodern nurse theorists, Jean Watson and Margaret Newman to this practice. This study also briefly discusses the concepts from quantum theory, evolutionary theory and psychoneuroirnmunology that are used in the practice. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1181 |
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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 |
Serial |
465 |
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Author |
Kidd, J.D. |
Title |
What's going on? Mental health nursing in New Zealand |
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Year |
2002 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Otago Polytechnic Library |
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Pages |
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Keywords |
Psychiatric Nursing; Nursing research |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1255 |
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Author |
Kerr, R.C. |
Title |
Is the graduate nurse work-ready for emergency nursing? |
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Year |
2006 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Keywords |
Mentoring; Preceptorship; Training; Emergency nursing |
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In this research paper for a Master of Nursing (Clinical), the author suggests that graduate nurses can successfully adapt to emergency nursing when supported with intensive domain-specific transition programmes to complement the national nursing entry to practice (NETP) programme in New Zealand. This outcome conflicts with the present traditional emergency department recruitment strategy that nurses must have two years acute care experience. The graduate believes they are prepared for practice for any healthcare setting but do need time to resolve the rift between theory and practice. This research project confirms the perpetuation of experienced nurses' perceptions that graduates are not work-ready but are unrealistically expected to hit the floor running following ad hoc orientation ranging from three days to four weeks. By creating domain-specific programmes with a minimum twelve-week staged rotation orientation package, graduate nurses can be nurtured as emergency nurses. The influential role of the organisation and experienced nurses is vital to limit reality shock and complement NETP. Preceptorship and mentorship programmes promote the graduates' confidence in themselves to become competent team members. Limits to this research are the non-differentiation between nurses new to emergency nursing and the graduate nurse in the published studies. Assumptions have therefore been made regarding successful transition in regard to newly qualified registered nurses in the emergency department. Further study and evaluation applicable in the New Zealand context is also recommended by the author where anecdotally only a few emergency departments are involved in socialising graduate nurses into the workforce regardless of the urgent need for more first-year-of-practice clinical placements. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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494 |
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Author |
Kennedy, W. |
Title |
Professional supervision to enhance nursing practice |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2007 |
Publication |
Vision: A Journal of Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
Available online from Eastern Institute of Technology |
Volume |
14 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
3-6 |
Keywords |
Professional development; Clinical supervision; Nursing; Education |
Abstract |
This article examines the concept of clinical supervision as “professional supervision”. Professional supervision contains many elements, is structured and not without effort. Fundamentally it is about being safe and professional. 'Reflective learning' and 'Live/tutorial' models are reviewed in different contexts for assisting nurses work through everyday issues, conflicts and problems of their role. The author concludes that regardless of which model is used there are benefits for safety and professionalism. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1310 |
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Author |
Kennedy, Barry |
Title |
The Relationships between empathy and burnout in nurses |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2013 |
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Pages |
1v |
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Empathy; Burnout; Earthquakes; Acute nursing; Surveys |
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Surveys nurses at two hospitals during April and May of 2012. Uses bivariate correlations, group comparisons, analysis of variance and multiple regression to analyse the results. Notes that nurses were still experiencing negative emotional effects of the earthquakes and aftershocks of the preceding 18 months. Finds empathy levels and burnout levels were lower than the normative mean, and that empathy and burnout were negatively correlated with age and experience. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1565 |
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Author |
Kempthorne, A. |
Title |
Why do nurse graduates choose to work in the area of mental health? |
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Year |
2006 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Pages |
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Keywords |
Careers in nursing; Psychiatric Nursing; Mental health |
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The low numbers of nurses attracted to work in mental health is a concern particularly with the increased demand for mental health services. Strategies are required to increase recruitment to this less popular area of nursing to ensure that a high quality of care is provided for people suffering from mental illness. The World Health Organisation is aware that this area of health has been neglected and that it is time to promote mental health. This study aimed to examine the influences involved in nurses choosing to work in this area. A descriptive survey using a questionnaire was given to seven groups of new graduates enrolled in the New Graduate Mental Health Nursing programme through five educational institutes. At the time of writing there were no published studies around this topic in New Zealand. This study will attempt to inform nurses, the Nursing Council of New Zealand, tertiary institutions and the government of New Zealand that there is evidence of a need to develop and change practices to address the predicted workforce decline. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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733 |
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Author |
Kell, Anne-Marie; Gilmour, Jean; Wissen, Kim van |
Title |
Nurses' experiences caring for patients surgically treated for oral cavity cancer |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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Volume |
34 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
p.7-19 |
Keywords |
Oral cavity cancer; Surgery; Post-operative nursing; Emotional labour; Stress |
Abstract |
Explores nurses' experiences of caring for patients who have had surgery for oral cavity cancer in one NZ hospital, involving wound care, tracheostomy management, oral care, ongoing patient education and the provision of emotional support to patients and families. Interviews three registered nurses about the challenges involved in caring for this patient group; their moral conflict over the effects of surgery on the patients; their professional uncertainty, and the emotional effort involved in nursing oral cavity cancer patients. Suggests the need for informal debriefing, grief counselling, clinical supervision, stress management training, and continuing education in this specialised role. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1590 |
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Author |
Keene, J.M. |
Title |
The role of the nurse in the outpatient setting |
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Year |
2006 |
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 |
Nursing; Nursing specialties |
Abstract |
Outpatient nurses are often seen as nurses who are less important or skilled and can no longer physically cope with working in busy wards. This report is aimed to challenge this presumption and show that there are many educated and highly skilled nurses working in these departments. The diversity of the role of the nurse within the continued advancement of nursing practice in the outpatient department is evidence to disprove the perceptions other nurses have of the outpatient nurse. The purpose of this report was to discuss the changing role of the outpatient nurse from 'handmaiden' to 'autonomous practitioner', and secondly, to discuss nurse-led services and what experience and/or skills these nurses are expected to have to fulfill these roles. Literature was gathered to inform this report from the academic circles, policy from the Ministry of Health, the District Health Board website, and in relation to the author's own role with the outpatient department. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 493 |
Serial |
479 |
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Author |
Kaviani, N.; Stillwell, Y. |
Title |
An evaluative study of clinical preceptorship |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2000 |
Publication |
Nurse Education Today |
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Volume |
20 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
218-226 |
Keywords |
Preceptorship; Nursing; Education; Evaluation research |
Abstract |
A preceptorship programme of 100 hours duration was developed and delivered by a nurse education institute, in consultation with a health care organisation. The purpose of the study was to examine preceptors, preceptees, and nurse managers' preceptions of the preceptor role and factors which influenced the performance of preceptors. Using focus groups, participants were each asked to identify the outcomes of the programme in practice. Study findings highlighted the importance of formal preceptor preparation, personal and professional development of the preceptors, and the promotion of positive partnerships between nurse educators and nurse practitioners. The need for formal recognition of the preceptor role in practice, particularly in relation to the provision of adequate time and resources, emerged from the study. The research findings enabled the development of an evaluative model of preceptorship, which highlights the intrinsic and extrinsic factors impacting on the preceptor role |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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654 |
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