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Author McKillop, A.M. openurl 
  Title Native health nursing in New Zealand 1911-1930: A new work and a new profession for women Type
  Year 1998 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library, Northland Polytechnic L  
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  Abstract The focus of this thesis is the practice of the nurses employed in the Native Health Nursing Scheme in New Zealand from 1911 to 1930. These nurses were a vanguard movement for change in community nursing services as they established a new role and developed innovative ways of practicing nursing while claiming greater autonomy and accountability for nurses who worked in community settings. Consequently they contributed to an increase in status for nurses in New Zealand.The Native Health Nursing Scheme was established by the Health Department to replace the Maori Health Nursing Scheme, an initiative by Maori leaders for Maori nurses to provide nursing care for their own people. The original scheme had foundered amid under-resourcing, a lack of support from hospital boards and administrative chaos. Government policy for Maori health was openly assimilationist and the mainly non-Maori Native Health nurses carried out this policy, yet paradoxically adapting their practice in order to be culturally acceptable to Maori.Their work with the Maori people placed the Native Health nurses in a unique position to claim professional territory in a new area of practice. As they took up the opportunities for an expanded nursing role, they practiced in a manner which would develop the scope and status of nursing. The geographical isolation of their practice setting provided the nurses with the challenge of practicing in an environment of minimal administrative and professional support, while also offering them the opportunity for independence and relative autonomy. Obedience, duty and virtue, qualities highly valued in women of the day, were expected especially in nurses. These expectations were in direct contrast to the qualities necessary to perform the duties of the Native Health nurse. The conditions under which these nurses worked and lived, the decisions they were required to make, and the partnerships they needed to establish to be effective in the communities in which they worked, required courage, strength, organizational ability and commitment  
  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 14 Serial 14  
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Author Chappell, A.L. openurl 
  Title Towards hope: identifying the healing role of the nurse in promoting psychosocial adaptation in serious illness Type
  Year 1982 Publication Abbreviated Journal Department of Nursing Studies, Massey University  
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  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 139 Serial 139  
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Author Butler, A.M. openurl 
  Title Towards a staffing formula: home visit rating scales for community health nurses Type
  Year 1980 Publication Journal of Advanced Nursing Abbreviated Journal Auckland Hospital  
  Volume 73 Issue 9 Pages 9-14  
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  Abstract Reports the development of a set of Rating scales which can be used to measure the Home visiting part of the workload of Community Health Nurses. The scales provide a useful tool for the equitable distribution of Home visits among existing staff and can assist in the assessment of the total workload of the Community Health Nurses  
  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 138 Serial 138  
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Author Butler, A.M. openurl 
  Title Towards a staffing formula: a staffing system for general and obstetric wards Type Journal Article
  Year 1980 Publication Journal of Advanced Nursing Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 73 Issue 3 Pages 8-10  
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  Abstract A system of staffing is described which can be used to distribute existing staff equitably throughout wards according to patient numbers and the degree of patient/ nurse dependency  
  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 137 Serial 137  
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Author Keen, N. openurl 
  Title To live or let die: who decides and why? Type Miscellaneous
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  Abstract A survey of health professionals in a medium-sized regional hospital, examining attitudes and perceptions of clinical practice surrounding 'do not resuscitate' orders. Data collected using a questionnaire circulated to medical and nursing professionals currently practising in general medical and surgical areas. Reveals differences in what actually happens in clinical practice compared to what health professionals believe should happen. Using five brief case vignettes, agreement is shown in only two cases as to what resuscitation status should be. Shows that determining resuscitation status in dependent on the individual's values and belief systems  
  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 136 Serial 136  
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Author Opie, A.; Allen, N.R.; Fulcher, L.; Hawke, G.R. openurl 
  Title There's nobody there: community care of confused older people Type
  Year 1992 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library  
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  Abstract There's Nobody There, is a qualitative study of the practise of caring for confused elderly people. It examines the implications of community care for social policy. It presents an account of the everyday lives of twenty eight family members who care for people with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. It shows that community care like other forms of care, carries a cost that the burden is largely borne by the carers themselves, rather than by the State  
  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 135 Serial 135  
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Author Perry, J.(see also C.) openurl 
  Title Theory and practice in the induction of five graduate nurses: a reflexive critique Type
  Year 1985 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library  
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  Abstract This study investigates the induction of comprehensive Nurses into a professional culture during their polytechnic education and the first year of Hospital practise. A critical theory framework combined with case study method is used to demonstrate the ways in which social forces constrain individual and professional action. It is argued that a more socially critical approach to the design of Nursing curricula might begin to transform some of the social structures which presently inhibit and constrain the professional choices and actions of student and graduate Nurse  
  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 134 Serial 134  
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Author Churcher, R.L.; Jones, M. openurl 
  Title Theatre nursing – some perceptions of practice. The peri-operative continuum: do we work within it? Type
  Year 1986 Publication Abbreviated Journal Nursing Studies, Massey University Palmerston Nort  
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  Abstract This research project looked at the extent to which affective nursing is practised in operating theatres from an organisational climate point of view. Theatre nurses self image was also studied. The results suggest that even in moderately restrictive organisation; climates affective nursing care can and is being practised. The move towards the perioperative nursing role is practical in these circumstances  
  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 133 Serial 133  
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Author Bavidge, D. url  openurl
  Title Leadership: Further perspectives Type Journal Article
  Year 2006 Publication Vision: A Journal of Nursing Abbreviated Journal Available online from Eastern Institute of Technology  
  Volume 14 Issue 1 Pages 20-22  
  Keywords Leadership; Feminist critique; Nursing philosophy  
  Abstract This paper uses two perspectives, a feminist analysis and emancipatory leadership model, to analyse the practice and philosophy of leadership. It finds the important components of leadership include communicating understanding, developing a sense of community, and reconstituting the power relationships. This challenges traditional leadership perspectives which privilege individuals hierarchically appointed, or with deemed alienable qualities or traits.  
  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 1325 Serial 1309  
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Author Neville, S.J.; Alpass, F. url  openurl
  Title Older men and worries: The impact on well-being Type Journal Article
  Year 2006 Publication Vision: A Journal of Nursing Abbreviated Journal Available online from Eastern Institute of Technology  
  Volume 14 Issue 1 Pages 4-7  
  Keywords Older people; Male; Geriatric nursing  
  Abstract The aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between worries and psychological well-being, and self-rated health in older men. A cross-sectional survey method was used to investigate the research aim. A group of men aged 65 years and over (n = 217), who lived in a small New Zealand city, participated in this study. Results from this research revealed that worries about physical abilities and health were significantly related to a decrease in psychological well-being and self-rated health. Gerontological nurses are challenged to be cognisant of older men's concerns about their health and physical ability.  
  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 1323 Serial 1307  
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Author King, B.E.; Fletcher, M.P.; McKenzie, S. openurl 
  Title The work life of qualified nurses: the pilot project: a users guide to methodology and mechanics Type
  Year 1980 Publication Abbreviated Journal University of Canterbury Library  
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  Abstract A paper specifically foe persons interested in using the methodology developed for the project in their own setting. This paper focuses on the problems of undertaking this project and concludes with some practical guidelines about adapting and or simplifying the questionnaire used by the researchers  
  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 132 Serial 132  
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Author White, T. url  openurl
  Title Avoiding the pitfalls of long-term suprapubic catheterisation Type Journal Article
  Year 2004 Publication Vision: A Journal of Nursing Abbreviated Journal Available online at Eastern Institute of Technology  
  Volume 12 Issue 2 Pages 4-7  
  Keywords Nursing specialties; Long term care  
  Abstract Studies show that majority of complications experienced by patients with long term suprapubic catheters are associated with urinary tract infection and encrustation of catheters. This article will revise the pathophysiology of infection and encrustation and discuss management of suprapubic catheters based on current best practice. It is stressed that suprapubic catheters should only be considered once less invasive methods of maintaining bladder function have been exhausted as it is preferable for patients to manage incontinence with bladder training, pelvic floor exercises and continence products than to have a permanent indwelling catheter inserted.  
  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 1319 Serial 1303  
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Author Mercer, C. url  openurl
  Title Interpreting the phenomenology of out-of-town hospitalisation using a Heideggerian framework Type Journal Article
  Year 2003 Publication Vision: A Journal of Nursing Abbreviated Journal Available online from Eastern Institute of Technology  
  Volume 11 Issue 17 Pages 20-25  
  Keywords Nursing research; Patient satisfaction  
  Abstract This article is presented in two parts. In the first, an outline of Heidegger's approach to phenomenology is offered. A basic premise of hermeneutic phenomenology is that people make sense of the world through the narratives they tell to themselves and to others. When the researcher uses this philosophical approach, persons communicate their experiences; the researcher interprets the experience and communicates that understanding in writing. In the second part of the paper, the experiences of four people whose partners were hospitalised out of town is described.  
  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 1318 Serial 1302  
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Author Levien, J. url  openurl
  Title Maori health: One area of risk Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication Nursing Journal Northland Polytechnic Abbreviated Journal Available online at coda, An Institutional Repository for the New Zealand ITP Sector  
  Volume 11 Issue Pages 17-21  
  Keywords Colonisation; Maori; Health status; Nursing  
  Abstract This essay explores the social and historical context of the continued incidence of rheumatic fever amongst Maori. This communicable disease is associated with poverty, inadequate housing and overcrowding. These risk factors are all higher for indigenous populations. The article traces the effects of colonisation on Maori health, and presents the Te Whare Tapa Wha health model, which is grounded in a Maori world view, and provides a framework to examine this issue. The implications for nursing practice are explored.  
  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 1316 Serial 1300  
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Author Ross, J. openurl 
  Title Perspectives on developing the advanced role of rural nursing in New Zealand Type Journal Article
  Year 2001 Publication Health Manager Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 8 Issue 1 Pages 19-21  
  Keywords Rural nursing; Advanced nursing practice; School nursing; Professional competence  
  Abstract The author traces the development of rural nursing, which began as an assistant role for general practitioners, to the present role which incorporates advanced nursing practice. She reports the results of two surveys of nurses' roles and skills, from 1996 and 1999-2000. Specific rural competencies are identified, in managing isolation, professionalism in a small community, nurse/patient relationships in a small community, and independence.  
  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 1313 Serial 1297  
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