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Author Lyall, C. openurl 
  Title Therapeutic relationships: What are inpatient registered nurses perceptions of the factors which influence therapeutic relationship development? Type
  Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Psychiatric Nursing; Registered nurses; Nurse-patient relations; Mental health  
  Abstract The question explored in this research project is: What are inpatient registered nurses' perceptions of the factors which influence therapeutic relationship development? The literature reviewed for this project includes the history of interpersonal relationships in nursing; therapeutic relationships; what constitutes these relationships. Also discussed is literature about phenomenology as the underlying theoretical and philosophical position that informs the research method. To answer the research question a single focus group was used to gather data from a group of registered nurses practising in inpatient mental health units. Focus groups as a data collection method produce data and insights that would not be accessible without the group interaction. The key themes to emerge from the data analysis were; time, environment, knowing / self-awareness, compassion and power imbalance / empowerment. These key themes are discussed in relation to the literature and the wider context of the mental health care environment. The contribution this research makes to nursing includes a list of recommendations to nurses, nurse leaders and managers who aim to provide therapeutic mental health unit environments.  
  Call Number (up) NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1245  
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Author Vermeulen, J. openurl 
  Title “And there's the likes of me”: A phenomenological study of the experience of four women inpatients at a mental health unit Type
  Year 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Psychiatric Nursing; Patient satisfaction; Hospitals; Nurse-patient relations  
  Abstract This research draws on the experiences of four women whilst they were inpatients at the Mental Health Unit in Southland. The Husserlian path of phenomenology was followed and in-depth interviewing used to collect data. Colaizzi's method of analysis enabled accurate interpretation of transcripts. The overall goal of this research was to provide health professionals with an opportunity to inform their practice, based on what consumers were saying about their experience of hospitalisation. Themes emerged through participants relating their experience by using comparisons with either their outside world or previous episodes of hospitalisation. Through analysis, two fundamental structures became evident within the findings. These were 'the environment as containment' and 'the road to recovery'. The author concludes that this study raises significant issues surrounding the experience of hospitalisation at the Mental Health Unit that have implications for future research and for future service delivery.  
  Call Number (up) NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1246  
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Author Hylton, J.A. openurl 
  Title Enrolled nurse transition to degree level study based at a rural satellite campus Type
  Year 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Nursing; Education; Enrolled nurses  
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  Call Number (up) NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1248  
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Author Little, S. openurl 
  Title An exploration of vicarious traumatisation in emergency nurses Type
  Year 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Emergency nursing; Occupational health and safety; Nursing research; Stress  
  Abstract 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.  
  Call Number (up) NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1249  
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Author Corlett, E. openurl 
  Title Finding out what works and what doesn't work: Caring for women with a fungating tumour of the breast Type
  Year 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University, Albany, Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Breast cancer; Nursing; Cancer  
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  Call Number (up) NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1250  
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Author Kidd, J.D. openurl 
  Title What's going on? Mental health nursing in New Zealand Type
  Year 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal Otago Polytechnic Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Psychiatric Nursing; Nursing research  
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  Call Number (up) NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1255  
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Author Wilson, L.J. openurl 
  Title Futurist planning, not a shortage stopgap: Recruitment and retention of registered nurses in New Zealand Type
  Year 2001 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library  
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  Keywords Recruitment and retention; Registered nurses; Policy; Careers in nursing  
  Abstract This literature review critically examines contributing factors to the current nursing shortage in New Zealand, centering on recruitment and retention of registered nurses. There is a dramatic widening between the supply of registered nurses and the demand for their services. All regions in New Zealand are reporting difficulty in hiring experienced and specialty nurses, and recruiting time is lengthening. This report suggests that the shortage is closely linked to factors in the nursing care environment. As a result of multiple factors during the centralising, cost-containing, acuity-increasing decade of the 1990s, the care environment has driven practising nurses out of acute care settings and discouraged new students from entering the profession. The availability of numerous alternative career opportunities has heightened the effect. Continuing causes to the non-selection of nursing as a profession are the influences of wage compression and limited career progression over the lifetime of the nurse, and insufficient orientation and mentoring of new nurses. Recent changes in the health care system have gone unevaluated and without oversight by nursing regulatory agencies – a situation not in the best interests of patients or nurses. A number of both literature-supported and resourceful approaches, including recommendations towards addressing the nursing shortage are proposed in this review.  
  Call Number (up) NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1258  
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Author Rummel, L. openurl 
  Title Safeguarding the practices of nursing: The lived experience of being-as preceptor to undergraduate student nurses in acute care settings Type
  Year 2001 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University, Albany, Library  
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  Keywords Preceptorship; Nursing; Education; Identity; Intensive care nursing  
  Abstract This thesis used a Heideggerian Hermeneutic approach to explore the experiences of registered nurses who act as preceptors to undergraduate student nurses. The researcher interviewed fifteen volunteer registered nurses twice as preceptors to investigate their experience. The data generated was audio-taped and analysed. Four dominant themes emerged. The first, 'Becoming attuned – the call', related to registered nurses responding to the call to be preceptors to students in their clinical placement. The second, “The emerging identity of being-as preceptor: keeping the student in mind”, related to preceptors cultivating their own identity as preceptors as they worked with students in the world of nursing practice. The third, 'Assessing where the student is at: the preceptor and preceptee working and growing together', related to a constant evaluation by preceptors of students' knowledge, readiness to learn, and the provision of learning opportunities. The fourth, 'Preceptors as builders of nursing practice through teaching reality nursing', facilitated the preceptee's experience of the real world of nursing practice. An overall constitutive theme: 'Preceptors as the safeguarders of the practices of nursing', emerged as the essence of the experience.  
  Call Number (up) NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1263  
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Author Hinder, G. openurl 
  Title Challenging the boundaries: An initiative to extend public health nursing practice Type
  Year 2000 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University, Palmerston North, Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Public health; Scope of practice; Nursing  
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  Call Number (up) NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1264  
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Author Martin, M. openurl 
  Title A grain of salt ...: A contemplative study of natural form in nursing, developed in collaboration with people in life-threatening and life-challenging situations to reveal untold stories of healing Type
  Year 2000 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library  
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  Keywords Terminal care; Nurse-patient relations  
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  Call Number (up) NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1267  
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Author Burtenshaw, M.K. openurl 
  Title Characteristics and expectations of beginning Bachelor of Nursing students Type
  Year 1999 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Students; Nursing; Education  
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  Call Number (up) NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1269  
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Author Delugar, A. openurl 
  Title An historical inquiry to identify the contribution Beatrice Salmon's writings made to nursing education in New Zealand, 1969-1972 Type
  Year 1999 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library  
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  Keywords History of nursing; Nursing; Education  
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  Call Number (up) NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1271  
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Author Fail, A. openurl 
  Title Ageing in the 21st century Type Journal Article
  Year 1999 Publication Vision: A Journal of Nursing Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 5 Issue 9 Pages 24-31  
  Keywords Older people; Theory; Quality of life; Quality of health care; Age factors  
  Abstract The author looks at demographic and statistical information to extrapolate on trends that will affect the aged through into to the next century. She reviews policy approaches to the issues of a growing aged population combined with social and economic changes that could make this group vulnerable. Effective planning for the provision of quality care is placed in the context of social changes, advances in gerontology, and social theories of ageing.  
  Call Number (up) NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1275  
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Author Crawford, R. openurl 
  Title Nutrition: Is there a need for nurses working with children and families to offer nutrition advice? Type Journal Article
  Year 2001 Publication Vision: A Journal of Nursing Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 7 Issue 13 Pages 10-15  
  Keywords Paediatric nursing; Community health nursing; Nurse-family relations; Socioeconomic factors; Diet  
  Abstract Using nursing and associated literature, the relevance of nutrition in the care of children and families is highlighted in this article. The role of a nurse in providing nutrition advice and interventions is examined, in the context of social and economic pressures on the provision of a healthy diet. Relevant examples of the provision of such advice is provided, along with competencies required to achieve this in practice.  
  Call Number (up) NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1276  
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Author openurl 
  Title Dementia care: A literature review Type Journal Article
  Year 2001 Publication Vision: A Journal of Nursing Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 7 Issue 13 Pages 33-36  
  Keywords Dementia; Nurse-patient relations; Quality of health care; Nursing; Education  
  Abstract This article defines dementia, and explores recent trends in relation to why it is such a misunderstood condition in the health care setting. Within a theoretical framework of literature development, nurse client relationships, and quality of care and attitudes are analysed. Gaps, inconsistencies and consistencies are outlined, with the implications for nursing practice and education explored.  
  Call Number (up) NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1279  
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