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Lauder, G.C. |
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Health in the workplace: An exploration of healthy options for an aged care setting |
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2004 |
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Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Geriatric nursing; Health behaviour; Workplace |
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People working in aged care settings in New Zealand spend approximately 30% of their lives in their workplace. There is a challenge for workplaces to support people to maintain and improve their health status. This project investigated the question: How can workplaces support staff to maintain health in an aged care environment? The project concerned two considerations: primarily what people can do for themselves and how the organisation can assist their interest and maintain their investment in health based activities and secondly what workplaces can do to make the organisations more healthy. The philosophy and the realities of the workplace were reviewed and the project addressed the strategies that could be adopted by the workplace. The study identifies a series of practical activities and outcomes that aged care facilities can undertake for nurses/caregivers or other members of staff working in the workplace. The findings lead to recommendations about healthy outcomes and managing health and creating a positive climate for health within the workplace. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 605 |
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591 |
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Butterfield, S.L. |
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Helplessness or self care: a study of nursing practice with depressed patients in an In care setting |
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1982 |
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Massey University Library Palmerston North |
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This study was conducted to investigate the practise of Nurses when working with depressed patients in an In Care setting. A survey of the literature shows that the role commonly prescribed for nurses who work in psychiatric settings is one that emphasises a one- on -one relationship based on models of psychotherapy and focuses on individual illness, pathology, systems and psycho dynamics. It is suggested that this is not a role which most Nurses working in New Zealand psychiatric settings would be able to implement in practise. Three perspective's of Nursing practise were explored in the study. What Nurses were seen to do in practice. What they thought they should do as evidenced in results of an exercise to rank different possible interventions, and what patients said were helpful Nursing interventions. A framework was developed for the study which depicts the process of helplessness(depression) as the negative 'mirror -image' of the process of self care. Results were analysed within this framework to determine whether or not Nurses tended to support behaviours which were indicative of movement towards helplessness or encourage those which indicated progress towards self care by their interventions. There was little evidence of positive reinforcement for independent or coping behaviours with patients in the study sample. Further, the nursing practise showed little relationship to the role prescribed in the literature. The Nurses did demonstrate a warm caring friendly approach that seemed to stem from a more traditional 'succouring, mothering' view of Nurses' role |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 61 |
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61 |
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McDonald, S. |
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Registered nurses' perceptions of their role in acute inpatient care in New Zealand: A qualitative descriptive study |
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2004 |
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University of Auckland |
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Mental health; Psychiatric Nursing |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 620 |
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606 |
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Carryer, J.B.; Boyd, M. |
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The myth of medical liability for nursing practice |
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2003 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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19 |
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4-12 |
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4-12 |
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Interprofessional relations; Law and legislation; Nurse practitioners; Advanced nursing practice |
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This article explores the complex nature of liability in the case of standing orders and vicarious liability by employers, and also when nurses and doctors are in management roles. The authors address misconceptions about medico-legal responsibility for nursing practice with the advent of nurse prescribers and nurse practitioners. They refer to the submission made by the College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ) on the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (2003), and discuss practice liability and nurse-physician collaboration. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 624 |
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610 |
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Carryer, J.B.; Budge, C.; Russell, A. |
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Measuring perceptions of the Clinical Career Pathway in a New Zealand hospital |
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2002 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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18 |
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3 |
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18-29 |
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Professional development; Careers in nursing; Nursing; Hospitals |
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The authors outline the Clinical Career Pathways (CCPs) for nurses, which were first established in New Zealand during the late 1980s. This paper introduces a new instrument, the Clinical Career Pathway Evaluation Tool (CCPET) designed to assess nurses' and midwives' knowledge of and attitudes towards their Clinical Career Pathway. The 51 item instrument takes the form of a self-report questionnaire. The development of the CCPET is described and results from an initial application of the instrument with 239 nurses and midwives in a New Zealand hospital are presented. Results indicate that knowledge levels were moderate in this sample and were correlated with both positive and negative attitudes. Results of t-test comparisons indicated that, on average, the group who had already completed a CCP portfolio had greater knowledge and more positive attitudes than the group who had not. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 634 |
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620 |
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Davy, R. |
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Strategy to increase smear testing of older women |
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2002 |
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Practice nurse: Official Journal of the New Zealand College of Practice Nurses |
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2 |
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3 |
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13-14 |
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Health promotion; Older people; Screening |
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The author presents a project to increase enrolments of women aged 60-69 years in the cervical screening programme. The programme included provision of packages comprising fliers, counter signs, stickers, postcards and pens to 1387 women's groups or locations where women gather. The author collates and analyses calls to the advertised 0800 telephone number, smear tests at the Well Women's Nursing Trust, and enrolment rates on the Cervical Screening Register from June to August 2001. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 637 |
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623 |
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Seymour, P.D. |
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Improvement in the motivation of student nurses |
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1973 |
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New Zealand Nursing Journal |
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66 |
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7 |
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4-6 |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 64 |
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64 |
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Noble-Adams, R. |
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'Exemplary' nurses: An exploration of the phenomenon |
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2001 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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17 |
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1 |
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24-33 |
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Nurse-patient relations; Nursing; Professional competence |
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This paper examines the phenomenon of exemplary nursing. It includes a literature review to identify the characteristics of good nurses. These include particular personality traits, altruism, caring, expert practice, vocation, commitment and attitude. Aspects of the nurse-patient relationship with such nurses is described. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 640 |
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626 |
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Clendon, J.; McBride, K. |
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Public health nurses in New Zealand: The impact of invisibility |
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2001 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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17 |
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2 |
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24-32 |
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Public health; Nursing specialties |
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This research study examined the role of the public health nurse. Utilising community needs analysis method, 17 key informants and two focus groups were asked questions to determine perceptions of the public health nurse. Findings indicated that participants lacked knowledge regarding the role. Additional findings intimated that participants had difficulty in accessing public health nurse services and that 'knowing the system' was beneficial to receiving needed care. One of the major conclusions of this study was that many facets of care managed by public health nurses were invisible to the communities in which they work. Conclusions suggest that public health nurses need to enhance their service by improving accessibility to services and promoting their service in a more visible manner. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 643 |
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629 |
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Christensen, D.J.C. |
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Integrating the terminology and titles of nursing practice roles: Quality, particularity and levelling |
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1999 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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14 |
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1 |
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4-11 |
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Advanced nursing practice; Nursing specialties; Nursing models |
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The author reconsiders the meaning of expert, specialist and advanced practice. She proposes that they are distinctive and complementary aspects of every nursing role and suggests a set of attributes for each. Expertise is discussed in terms of the quality of performance, speciality in relation to particularity of performance, and advanced practice with regard to the level of performance. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 658 |
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644 |
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Sutherland, F.R. |
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Incidence of phlebitis in intravenous infusions |
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Incidence of Phlebitis in association with the use of I.V. Infusions was studied. Patients in the I.C.U. with peripheral I.V. lines were studied over a 2.5 week period, a form being completed by the staff. The study established a 20% incidence of infusion phlebitis. The care and observations of intravenous therapy is a nursing responsibility requiring constant vigilance to detect early any complication that may arise |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 67 |
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67 |
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Sheridan, N.F. |
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Mapping a new future: Primary health care nursing in New Zealand |
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2005 |
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University of Auckland Library |
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Primary health care; Chronic diseases; Community health nursing; Nursing models |
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The aim of the study was to determine the practice of nurses employed in integrated care projects in New Zealand from late 1999 to early 2001. Integrated care was a major health reform strategy that emphasised primary health care as a means to improve service provision between the health sectors. An investigation of nurses' practice sought to determine the extent to which primary health care principles had been adopted in practice, as a comprehensive primary health care approach has been advocated globally in the management of chronic conditions; the leading cause of disability throughout the world and the most expensive problems faced by health care systems. The philosophical basis of the research was postpositivism. The study employed a quantitative non-experimental survey design because it allowed numeric descriptions of the characteristics of integrated care projects to be gained for the purpose of identifying nurses' practice. The unit of inquiry was the integrated care project, and 80 comprised the study population. Data were obtained on projects from expert informants (n=27) by telephone survey using a structured interview questionnaire developed by the researcher. Data obtained from interviews were statistically analysed in two stages. First, data were produced to comprehensively describe the characteristics of integrated care projects and nurses practice. The 'Public health interventions model' was used as a framework to analyses the interventions (activities) and levels of population-based practice of nurses. Following this, the social values embedded in nurses' practice were determined using 'Beattie's model of health promotion' as a framework for analysis. A strong association was found between nurses' practice in projects and strategies used in integrated care, such as information sharing, guideline development and promotion, and case management, and projects with an ethnic focus, low income focus, chronic condition focus, and well-health focus. Whilst nurses undertook interventions most frequently at the individual practice level they were also strongly associated with the small proportion of interventions that were undertaken at the community level. The majority of interventions by nurses reflected the health promotion value of health persuasion, indicating a paternalist and individual-oriented philosophy. Nurses were engaged in two interventions that indicated a collective-oriented philosophy – coalition building and community development, the latter reflecting health promotion values of negotiation, partnership and empowerment. The study demonstrated that nurses' practice in projects was predominantly centred on individual-focused population-based practice suggesting the need for a framework to assist nurses to transition their practice to include more activity at the community and systems levels. Without a reorientation of practice, nurses will remain limited in their ability to achieve health gains for populations. In response to this conclusion, and drawing on research results and reviewed literature, a new model, The 'Primary Health Care interventions model' was constructed. Recommendations include advocacy for the acceptance of the model by the health funder, professional nursing bodies, health organisations, educational institutions, nurses, communities, and individuals. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 679 |
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665 |
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King, B.E.; Westerdiep, A.R. |
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Intensive nursing care units in public hospitals |
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1978 |
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University of Canterbury Library |
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The basic objective of the survey was to establish the proportion of the nursing staff employed in hospitals who were assigned to Intensive Nursing Care units. Twenty one different types of units were identified with a total of 118 units. Established in twenty four of the twenty nine hospitals throughout the country, Nearly 12 % of registered Nurses where ICU's were established were allocated to these units but the proportion s ranged from a low of 7% in one major Board area, to a high of 26% in another major Board area |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 68 |
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68 |
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Davies, M. |
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Lived experiences of nurses as they engage in practice at an advanced level within emergency departments in New Zealand |
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2005 |
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Massey University Library |
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Emergency nursing; Nurse practitioners; Advanced nursing practice |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 682 |
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668 |
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Richardson, C.A. |
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Ever decreasing circles: Non-curative terminal illness, empowerment and decision making: Lessons for nursing practice |
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2005 |
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University of Otago Library |
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Nursing; Palliative care; Terminal care; Psychology |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 683 |
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669 |
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