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Hughes, F.; Farrow, T. |
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Title |
Caring for obese patients in a culturally safe way |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2007 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
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13 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
14-16 |
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Keywords |
Nursing models; Obesity; Cultural safety |
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The authors review the contemporary notion of obesity and suggest that the nursing approach, with an emphasis on treatment, are shaped by a culture located within “western” views of ideal body shape. The biomedical framework regards obesity as disease and obese people as the cause of their own health problems. The authors note varying cultural interpretations of obesity, and suggest that by viewing obesity as a disease, the cultural, social or economic determinants of obesity are not acknowledged. Nursing needs to broaden the concept of the categories of difference to respond in a culturally safe way to obesity. Cultural safety asks that nurses care for people “regardful” of difference. This means nurses must reflect on the care given, so that the biomedical model is not just replicated. Nurse-led clinics offer an opportunity for practices based on nursing values of care and cultural safety. Such clinics are based on nursing's social model of health, rather than a biomedical, disease-focused model. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 994 |
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978 |
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Hughes, M.; Farrow, T. |
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Title |
Invisible borders: Sexual misconduct in nursing |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2005 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
21 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
15-25 |
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Keywords |
Patient safety; Nursing; Guidelines |
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This paper identifies the issue of sexual misconduct by nurses in New Zealand. There is evidence that some nurses have been involved in sexual misconduct, resulting in disciplinary proceedings against them. Despite this, there is an absence of guidelines and discussion for New Zealand nurses to prevent such occurrences. This article identifies difficulties in naming and defining sexual misconduct, and discusses sexual misconduct as an abuse of power by nurses. New Zealand and international literature about sexual misconduct by nurses and other health professionals is described, as are guidelines designed to prevent sexual misconduct. Finally, the authors make recommendations for actions needed to facilitate New Zealand nurses in identifying and avoiding sexual misconduct in practice. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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537 |
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Author |
Farrow, T.; McKenna, B.; O'Brien, A.J. |
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Title |
Initiating committal proceedings 'just in case' with voluntary patients: A critique of nursing practice |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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Volume |
18 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
15-23 |
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Keywords |
Patient rights; Law and legislation; Mental health; Nurse-patient relations |
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The authors report a clinical audit that, combined with anecdotal evidence, verifies the practice of putting section 8B medical certificates on the files of voluntary mental health patients at the time of admission. This is seen as a strategy to balance the requirement to support and promote the autonomy of voluntary patients with the need to protect those patients or other people. A conceptual analysis of these issues indicates that such a practice is both legally questionable and ethically inappropriate. The authors suggest an alternative framework for practice that is legally and ethically preferable for both nurses and patients. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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618 |
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Thompson, R.; Farrow, T. |
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Title |
The Workbook Portfolio: Facilitating undergraduate student learning in the mental health clinical area |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
1999 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
14 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
21-30 |
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Keywords |
Mental health; Teaching methods; Critical thinking |
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This article describes the use of a model that has been developed to assist students in tackling the complex issues surrounding mental health nursing. The Workbook Portfolio has identifiable components that encourage the development of reflective and analytical skills, which allow nurses to practice within an environment that is influenced and determined by a complex, and sometimes contradictory, range of external influences. The article explains the workings of this model so it can be used by educators to for students in the mental health setting. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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637 |
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Author |
Farrow, T.; McKenna, B.; O'Brien, A.J. |
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Title |
Advanced 'prescribing' of nurses' emergency holding powers under New Zealand mental health legislation |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2002 |
Publication |
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
11 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
164-169 |
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Keywords |
Mental health; Law and legislation; Psychiatric Nursing; Scope of practice |
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A new approach to mental health legislation has seen the involvement of a range of health professionals in legislated mental health roles, including the power of registered nurses to detain patients in hospital under Section 111 of the New Zealand Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act (1992). Under this Section, a nurse who believes that a voluntary patient meets the legal criteria of the Act can independently detain the patient for a period of up to six hours, pending further assessment by a medical practitioner. However, anecdotal evidence and a clinical audit undertaken by the authors suggest some doctors 'prescribe' Section 111 at the time of admission. This practice instructs nurses to initiate Section 111 if particular voluntary patients choose to leave hospital. This study outlines practice issues resulting from 'prescribing' Section 111; provides a legal critique of medical practitioners' involvement in this practice; and makes recommendations for guidelines toward a more constructive use of Section 111. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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651 |
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Author |
Farrow, T.; O'Brien, A.J. |
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Title |
Discourse analysis of newspaper coverage of the 2001/2002 Canterbury, New Zealand mental health nurses' strike |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2005 |
Publication |
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing |
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Volume |
14 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
187-195 |
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Keywords |
Mental health; Nursing specialties; Industrial relations |
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This paper reports on research into print media representations of industrial disputes in Canterbury in 2001, when mental health nurses undertook a variety of strike actions after stalled negotiations with the local district health board. One response to these actions was the temporary reduction of many of the regions' mental health services. The researchers identified themes of juxtaposed but largely deprecatory images of both mental health nursing and of consumers of services. Some professional nursing voices were given print space during the strike; however, these were largely incorporated into existing discourses rather than offering a nursing viewpoint on the strike. The researchers suggest organisational efforts to focus on ways of ensuring that mental health nurses are seen as a legitimate authority by the media. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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692 |
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Author |
Farrow, T. |
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Title |
'No suicide contracts' in community crisis situations: A conceptual analysis |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing |
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Volume |
10 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
199-202 |
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Keywords |
Mental health; Community health nursing; Psychology; Suicide |
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'No suicide contracts' take the form of a 'guarantee of safety', along with a 'promise' to call specified persons if the suicidal ideation becomes unmanageable for the person concerned. They are commonly used in community crisis situations with suicidal people in New Zealand. This article describes and analyses the use of 'no suicide contracts' in these settings. It is argued that the theoretical base (transactional analysis) of the 'no suicide contract' is likely to be deleterious in the community crisis situation. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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779 |
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Author |
Farrow, T. |
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Title |
Owning their expertise: Why nurses use 'no suicide contracts' rather than their own assessments |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2002 |
Publication |
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
11 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
214-219 |
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Keywords |
Interprofessional relations; Psychiatric Nursing; Community health nursing; Qualiltative research; Suicide |
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'No suicide contracts' are a tool commonly used by nurses in community crisis situations. At times this tool is utilised because the clinician believes that it is beneficial. However, there are other occasions when 'No suicide contracts' are introduced in a manner that runs counter to the clinical judgement of the crisis nurse. This paper discusses the results of a qualitative study that addressed the question of why nurses use 'No suicide contracts' in such situations, rather than relying on their own expertise. This analysis suggests that underlying concerns of clinicians can determentally affect decision-making in such circumstances, and recommends that rather than subjugating nursing expertise, underlying issues be addressed directly. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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785 |
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