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Jarden, A. J. (2018). Before-school check nurses' experiences of motivational interviewing during the weight-related referral process : an interpretive phenomenological study. Master's thesis, University of Canterbury, Christchurch. Retrieved July 1, 2024, from http://hdl.handle.net/10092/16678
Abstract: Investigates nurses' experiences of weight-related conversations with whanau, and their level of understanding and application of motivational interviewing, during the Before-School Check programme to identify 95% of high-weight children. Uses a questionnaire focussed on competencies in conjunction with recorded interviews concentrated on process-oriented accounts of the referral process.
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Goodyear, K. A. (2018). Talking about menopause: exploring the lived experience of menopause for nurses. Master's thesis, University of Otago, Dunedin. Retrieved July 1, 2024, from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/8486
Abstract: Explores through semi-structured, in-depth interviews how 11 nurses working at Christchurch Hospital experienced menopause in the workplace and in their personal lives. Uses thematic analysis to highlight how the stigma surrounding menopause led to the nurses' fear of being treated as a menopausal woman, rather than as a professional.
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Haji Vahabzadeh, A. (2018). Optimal Allocation of Intensive Care Unit nurses to Patient-At-Risk-Team. Doctoral thesis, University of Auckland, Auckland. Retrieved July 1, 2024, from http://hdl.handle.net/2292/47425
Abstract: Explains the need for nurse-led Patient-at-Risk-Teams(PART) to prevent unnecessary ICU admissions. Investigates which nurse allocation policy between PART and ICU would result in the best outcomes for patients and hospitals. Provides econometric models to estimate the impact of critical care nurses on hospital length of stay. Proposes queueing and simulation models to obtain the optimal nurse allocation policy for minimising the ICU mortality rate. Validates proposed models at Middlemore Hospital from 2015 to 2016. Estimates the financial and mortality impact of allocating another nurse to PART per shift.
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McKelvie, R. (2019). Where we are and how we got here: an institutional ethnography of the Nurse Safe Staffing Project in New Zealand. Doctoral thesis, Massey University, Palmerston North.
Abstract: Charts a detailed description and analysis of how aspects of the strategies of the Nurse Safe Staffing Project work in everyday hospital settings. Argues that nurses' situated knowledge and work are being organised and overridden by competing institutional knowledge and priorities in a competitive institutional environment. Demonstrates the consequences for nurses, patients and staffing strategies. Conducts 30 interviews with 26 participants, including frontline nurses and participants in safe staffing projects.
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Tabakakis, C., McAllister, M., & Bradshaw, J. (2020). Burnout in New Zealand resgistered nurses: the role of workplace factors. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 11(1), 9–16.
Abstract: Investigates the impact of workplace factors on burnout in NZ RNs. Conducts a cross-sectional survey among 480 RNs in which burnout, practice environment and negative acts in the workplace were self-reported by means of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI), the Practice Environment Scale (PES), and the Negative Acts Questionnaire (NAQ).
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Briscoe, J., & Harding, T. (2020). Promoting the use of the SOAP (IE) documentation framework in medical nurses' practice. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 11(1), 17–23.
Abstract: Promotes the use of the SOAP(IE) framework for nursing documentation. Conducts action research to identify areas within cycles of planning, implementation, evaluation and reflection in need of improvement. Undertakes three cycles of action research using audits, surveys and a focus group interview with RNs in two DHB medical wards. Increases the uptake of SOAP through education sessions and tools, and nurse champions.
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Wynne-Jones, J., Martin-Babin, M., Hayward, B., & Villa, L. (2020). Patient safety leadership walk-rounds: lessons learrned from a mixed-methods evaluaion. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 11(1), 24–33.
Abstract: Assesses the impact of a patient safety leadership walk-rounds (PSLWR) programme in an Auckland hospital to provide recommendations for programme improvement. Involves senior leaders and other departmental representatives visiting wards to conduct staff and patient interviews to capture their experiences, and to assess the environment. Proposes recommendations for organisations intending to or currently implementing a PSLWR programme.
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Rhodes, J. (2020). Students' perceptions of participating in educational escape rooms in undergraduate nursing eduction. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 11(1), 34–41.
Abstract: Captures undergraduate nursing students' perceptions after participation in an educational escape room. Describes the concept of the escape room for undergraduate nursing students, in which students collaboratively solved problems during a specified time before returning to the classroom. Reports the findings of a survey conducted with 181 students on the utility of the experience for teaching teamwork, collaboration, and critical thinking while under pressure.
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Field, J., McClunie-Trust, P., Kearney, C., & Jeffcoat, J. (2020). Language and communication: a vital component of health for people with refugee backgrounds. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 11(1), 42–49.
Abstract: Reports on a collaborative project that explores trans-disciplinary understanding of the implications of learning English for the health and well-being of refugees. Argues that English literacy is a significant factor in health literacy and access to health care. Uses secondary analysis to analyse primary research with 60 predominantly female adult refugees aged 18 to 64 years. Highlights the experiences of these English language learners and reflects on their relevance for primary health care and nursing practice.
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Taylor, P., Josland, H., & Batyaeva, N. (2020). Literature review: the case for appointing Parkinson's Disease nurse specialists. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 11(1), 50–57.
Abstract: Explores the current management of Parkinson's disease to identify gaps and make recommendations for an improved model of care. Investigates the validity of establishing a Parkinson's nurse specialist role. Examines the literature on the disease and its management, economic burden and risks. Describes the enhanced model of care in Sweden and the UK using Parkinson's nurse specialists.
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Chandler-Knight, E. (2020). Poster[sic]Bullying in mental health inpatient nursing. Bachelor's thesis, Southern Institute of Technology, .
Abstract: Asserts that bullying is common in nursing, and particularly in mental health nursing. Conducts a literature review before administering a mixed-method online survey to registered nurse (RN) inpatient mental health nurses, of whom 38 responded.
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Rademeyer, M., Roy, D., & Gasquoine, S. (2020). A stroke of grief and devotion: A hermeneutic enquiry of a family's lived experience two years post-stroke. Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand, 36(1). Retrieved July 1, 2024, from http://dx.doi.org/10.36951/27034542.2020.002
Abstract: Explores the post-stroke experiences of family two years after a patient's stroke, as part of a larger four-year longitudinal hermeneutic phenomenological inquiry. Conducts three semi-structured interviews with participants at 6-week, one-year, and two-year intervals.
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Hutchinson, R., Adams, S., & Cook, C. (2020). From regulation to practice: Mapping the organisational readiness for registered nurse prescribers in a specialty outpatient clinic setting. Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand, 36(1). Retrieved July 1, 2024, from http://dx.doi.org/10.36951/27034542.2020.004
Abstract: Asserts that registered-nurse (RN) prescribing could improve equitable access and care delivery for patients. Uses a mapping tool to reflect how one RN qualified to deliver prescribing services in a sexual health clinic. Emphasises the need for organisational readiness to employ RN prescribers.
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Lim, G., Roberts, K., Marshall, D., & Honey, M. (2020). Factors that influence registered nurse prescribers' antibiotic prescribing practices. Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand, 36(1). Retrieved July 1, 2024, from http://dx.doi.org/10.36951/27034542.2020.005
Abstract: Investigates the attitudes of RN prescribers towards prescribing antibiotics, in the context of increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Focuses on six nurse prescribers in primary health and specialty teams, who are permitted to prescribe antibiotics, asking about their clinical assessments of patients and safety considerations of prescribed antibiotics.
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Chalmers, L. (2020). Responding to the State of the World's Nursing 2020 report in Aotearoa New Zealand: Aligning the nursing workforce to universal health coverage and health equity. Nursing Praxis in New Zealand, 36(2). Retrieved July 1, 2024, from http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.36951/27034542.2020.007
Abstract: Cites recommendations from the WHO's State of the World's Nursing (SOWN) 2020 report that countries invest in local production of nurses, nursing data and management, nursing leadership, nursing education and the regulation of nurses. Argues that NZ must address inequity in Maori health outcomes through growth of its Maori nursing workforce and Maori nursing leadership capacity and capability.
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