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Hales, Caz; Amankwaa, Isaac; Gray, Lesley; Rook, Helen |
| Title |
Providing care for older adults with extreme obesity in aged residential care facilities: an environmental scan |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2020 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
36 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages  |
24-36 |
| Keywords |
Aged residential care; Morbid obesity; Environmental scanning |
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Reports findings of an environmental scan undertaken as part of a larger study s to assess the current state of bariatric (extreme obesity) services within aged
residential care (ARC). Identifies bariatric-resident needs, and gaps in service provision to inform policy and service development. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1680 |
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Hendry, Chris; Prileszky, Gail |
| Title |
A usability study: an e-medication dispenser as part of a home-based medication management programme |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
8 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
23-30 |
| Keywords |
Usability study; E-medication dispenser; Medication management; District nursing |
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Investigates the logistics and acceptability of an electronic medication dispenser (EMD) within a home-based medication management service as a substitute for face-to-face home visiting, as a means of reminding elderly clients to take their medication on time. Uses a qualitative usability study methodology to conduct the study, centred on a small group of clients receiving the service from a small group of clients receiving the service from a community nursing organisation in Christchurch. Involves patients, pharmacists, nurses and managers of the community nursing service. Identifies critical processes and protocols required to safely support a wider roll-out of the product within the service. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1539 |
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Foster, Pamela; Payne, Deborah; Neville, Stephen |
| Title |
An exploration of how nurse education practices may influence nursing students' perception of working in aged care as a registered nurse: A Foucauldian discourse analysis |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2022 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
38 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
23-31 |
| Keywords |
Nursing education; Nursing students; Aged care; Employment |
| Abstract |
Argues that undergraduate nurse education contributes to the problem of too few nurses choosing to work in aged care, by constructing working in aged care as a lower-status or less valuable area of work than other health-care areas. Examines the issue using Foucauldian discourse analysis to explore the dominant discourses being deployed in relation to clinical experience in aged care. Collects data through semi-structured interviews with 10 senior academic staff members from NZ tertiary institutions. Analyses interview data to reveal how a 'nurse education discourse' and a 'work-ready discourse' were shaping perceptions of aged care as a clinical experience in a variety of ways. Suggests that how and why aged care is utilised as a space to learn a range of nursing skills has the unintended effect of devaluing and discouraging employment in aged care settings. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1806 |
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Neville, S.J.; Gilmour, J.A. |
| Title |
Differentiating between delirium and dementia |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2007 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
13 |
Issue |
9 |
Pages |
22-25 |
| Keywords |
Dementia; Psychiatric Nursing; Clinical assessment; Older people |
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Accurate nursing assessment is a critical element in the identification of health problems and treatment strategies for older adults who have delirium and/or dementia. This practice update provides information on the differentiation between these two debilitating and adverse health events, along with some useful assessment frameworks and other resources. Comments from people with delirium and dementia are interspersed throughout the article to draw attention to the impact of these conditions on people's lives and well-being. The article includes the 'A presenting concern framework', useful mnemonic devices to help nurses assess an older person who may have delirium or dementia, and a list of online resources. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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983 |
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| Author |
Ryan, Timothy |
| Title |
Exploring the experiences of Maori men in a culturally-enriched well-being programme |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2019 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
10 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
22-27 |
| Keywords |
Maori men; Kaupapa Maori; Health education; Primary health care |
| Abstract |
Explores the experiences of participants in a health education programme designed specifically for Maori males, called Tane Takitu Ake, delivered by community health workers and a nurse. Employs a qualitative descriptive methodology with thematic analysis of data from a focus group cohort of Maori males aged 38 to 55 years referred to the programme via social and/or health services. Gathers data from during a 10-week kaupapa Maori programme. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1621 |
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| Author |
Spence, D. |
| Title |
Advancing nursing practice through postgraduate education, part two |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2004 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
20 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
21-30 |
| Keywords |
Advanced nursing practice; Professional development; Education; Research |
| Abstract |
This paper continues presentation of the findings of a North Island based research project that explored the impact of clinically focused postgraduate education on advancing nursing practice. Like their international counterparts, increasing numbers of New Zealand nurses are enrolling in advanced practice programmes. Yet, despite international evidence supporting the usefulness of Masters level preparation for advancing clinical practice, questions about the need for such development persist. This paper argues that postgraduate education contributes to the development of courage and that this, in turn, is essential to overcoming the barriers that currently constrain the advancement of nursing practice. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
542 |
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| Author |
Thompson, R.; Farrow, T. |
| Title |
The Workbook Portfolio: Facilitating undergraduate student learning in the mental health clinical area |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
1999 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
14 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
21-30 |
| Keywords |
Mental health; Teaching methods; Critical thinking |
| Abstract |
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 @ |
Serial |
637 |
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| Author |
Challis-Morrison, S. |
| Title |
Caring for a community wanderer |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2006 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
12 |
Issue |
11 |
Pages |
20-22 |
| Keywords |
Case studies; Older people; Community health nursing; Dementia |
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A community based registered nurse from Waikato District Health Board's Older Persons Assessment Team (OPAT) presents her experiences of working with older people with dementia. She uses a case study approach to highlight the issue of wandering, behaviour which can be difficult to modify and can cause carer distress. She outlines a team approach to the condition which requires good communication and co-ordination. Key aspects of management included a risk assessment plan, support for caregivers, and encouraging activity. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
977 |
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| Author |
Dellagiacoma, T. |
| Title |
Contracting as a career option for nurses |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2007 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
13 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
20-22 |
| Keywords |
Professional development; Nursing; Work |
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A nurse presents research and her own experiences of contracting. Contracting, as defined in this article, refers to a nurse not employed permanently on a wage. It covers agency nursing, short and long fixed-term contracts and secondments. The author identifies the need to continue to develop professionally, which is now a mandatory requirement under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance (HPCA) Act. Contractors have little, if any financial support to develop professionally, and time taken to do courses is not paid. Taking study leave within a contract may also not be an option. Options for managing professional development in these conditions are offered, including goal setting, investing in education or training, and considering some longer contracts. Practical financial advice and examples are given, including managing accounts and consideration of employment law. The author recommends that skilled nurses looking for interesting ways to develop their careers and to branch out in an entrepreneurial way should seriously consider taking up contract work. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 996 |
Serial |
980 |
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| Author |
Hunt, M. |
| Title |
Nurses can enhance the pre-operative assessment process |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2006 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
12 |
Issue |
10 |
Pages |
20-22 |
| Keywords |
Nursing specialties; Clinical assessment; Hospitals; Surgery |
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This reports on an initiative at Whakatane Hospital, where a Nurse-Led pre-assessment (NLPA) was delivered at an outpatients clinic. NLPA involves taking a comprehensive medical history, a nursing assessment, physical examination, airway assessment, ordering appropriate investigations and carefully documenting the process and results. More valuably, it provides an opportunity for the patient to participate in planning their care. The aim of this initative was to short circuit delays and congestion in existing pre-assessment clinics, streamline the pre-assessment process and reduce the number of patient visits to hospital. Reducing cancellations of surgery (often on the day of surgery) and “did not appear” (DNA) numbers were also objectives. After a small pilot, a six-month trial was funded by the Ministry of Health. Over the six-month trial, 373 patients attended NLPA; 178 patients required anaesthetist review before surgery, and 198 could proceed directly to surgery following NLPA. An anonymous postal survey was made of patients, who indicated satisfaction with the service. Other outcomes are discussed, and the trial was deemed successful. Follow up plans have been disrupted by restructuring at the hospital and the clinic has yet to be implemented. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1005 |
Serial |
989 |
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| Author |
Lockett, Jessica |
| Title |
Emergency Department pandemic preparedness: Putting research into action |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2021 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
37 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
20-21 |
| Keywords |
COVID-19; Emergency department; Pandemic planning; Nursing research |
| Abstract |
Reflects on the introduction of COVID-19 screening protocols for all patients and visitors accessing the Emergency Department (ED) of the hospital where the author was on the senior leadership team. Having just completed research into the perspectives of emergency nurses on pandemic preparedness, shows how these perspectives were incorporated into the protocols. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1727 |
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| Author |
Crowe, M.; Carlyle, D. |
| Title |
Deconstructing risk assessment and management in mental health nursing |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Journal of Advanced Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
43 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
19-27 |
| Keywords |
Psychiatric Nursing; Risk management; Policy; Culture |
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The aims of the study were to provide a deconstructive analysis of the concepts of risk and risk management, and to explore the historical context of mental disorder and the concept of risk, the clinical context of risk assessment and management, the cultural, political and economic context of risk, and the impact on mental health nursing and consumers of mental health services. This is undertaken by providing a critical review of the history of mental illness and its relationship to risk, examination of government policy on clinical risk management, analysis of a risk assessment model and a discussion of the political and economic factors that have influenced the use of risk assessment and management in clinical practice. The concept of risk and its assessment and management have been employed in the delivery of mental health services as a form of contemporary governance. One consequence of this has been the positioning of social concerns over clinical judgement. The process employed to assess and manage risk could be regarded as a process of codification, commodification and aggregation. In the mental health care setting this can mean attempting to control the actions and behaviours of consumers and clinicians to best meet the fiscal needs of the organisation. The authors conclude that the mental health nursing profession needs to examine carefully its socially mandated role as guardians of those who pose a risk to others to ensure that its practice represents its espoused therapeutic responsibilities. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1069 |
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Cook, Catherine; Clark, Terryann; Brunton, Margaret |
| Title |
Optimising cultural safety and comfort during gynaecological examinations : accounts of indigenous Maori women |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2014 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
30 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
19-34 |
| Keywords |
Maori women's health; Indigenous health; Cultural safety; Cultural competence; Sexual health; Gynaecological examinations; Cartwright Report |
| Abstract |
Undertakes a thematic analysis to highlight Maori women's perspectives on health and wellbeing. Identifies 6 key themes in the data: mihi (initial engagement), whakawhanaungatanga (belonging through relationships of shared experience), kaupapa (consultations' main purpose), tapu (sacred and set apart), embodied memories, manawahine (women's knowledge and authority). Asks women about those approaches used by non-indigenous clinicians, receptionists and service providers that enhanced their experiences of cultural safety during sexual health consultations and gynaecological examinations. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1496 |
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| Author |
Bingham, Helen; Malone, Tara |
| Title |
Developing compassion in nursing students through engaging with a lived experience |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2022 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
13 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
19-25 |
| Keywords |
Compassion; Personal narratives; Mental illness; Addiction; Nursing education |
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Considers whether an educational intervention in which mental illness and addiction sufferers share their personal experience with nursing students results in the development of empathy and compassion among nursing students. Incorporates five workshops into the bachelor of nursing curriculum, in which students listen to the stories told by mental health/addiction patients. Gathers accounts from students of their reactions afterwards. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1817 |
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Moir, Chris; Taylor, Peta; Seaton, Philippa; Snell, Helen; Wood, Susan |
| Title |
Changes noticed following a pressure-injury link-nurse programme |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2023 |
Publication |
Kaitiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
14 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
19-24 |
| Keywords |
Pressure injuries; Link nurses; Patient safety; Quality improvement |
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Identifies changes that link nurses noticed in their practice areas as a result of participating in a pressure-injury prevention programme. Uses three nurse focus groups to collect data about changes in pressure-injury prevention within their practice areas following implementation of a link-nurse programme. Talks to 22 nurses about increasing awareness of pressure injury prevention, use of assessment tools and documentation, and acquisition of injury prevention equipment. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1848 |
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