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Author Tritschler, E.; Yarwood, J.
Title Relating to families through their seasons of life: An indigenous practice model Type Journal Article
Year 2007 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 13 Issue 5 Pages (down) 18-3
Keywords Parents and caregivers; Nursing models; Nurse-family relations; Communication
Abstract In this article the authors introduce an alternative way that nurses can be with families, using a relational process that can enhance nurses' responses when working with those transitioning to parenthood. Seasons of Life, a framework adapted from the Maori health model He Korowai Oranga, emerged from practice to offer a compassionate and encouraging stance, while at the same time respecting each family's realities and wishes. The model allows the exploration of the transition to parenthood within a wellness model, and takes a strengths-based approach to emotional distress. This approach provides a sense of “normality”, rather than of pathology, for the emotions experienced by new parents. The specific issues men may face are discussed, where despite recent culture change that allows men a more nurturing parental role, there is still no clear understanding of how men articulate their sense of pleasure or distress at this time. Practitioners are encouraged to examine their own assumptions, values and beliefs, and utilise tools such as reflective listening, respect, insight and understanding. The most significant aspect of relationship between nurse and parents is not the outcome, but how nurses engage with families. Examples from practice will demonstrate some of the differing ways this relational process framework has been effective.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1007 Serial 991
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Author Flint, V.
Title The place of ECT in mental health care Type Journal Article
Year 2005 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume 11 Issue 9 Pages (down) 18-20
Keywords Psychiatric Nursing; Trauma; Mental health
Abstract The author reviews the controversial treatment of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) which has re-emerged as a safe and effective treatment for major depressive disorders. She first addresses the popular conceptions of ECT, which are based on early misuse of the treatment when it was delivered unmodified, or forcefully and without anaesthetic. She then uses a case study to illustrate the benefits of ECT for catatonia and catatonic states. Diagnostic criteria for catatonia include motoric immobility, excessive motor activity, extreme negativism or mutism, peculiarities of voluntary movement, and echolalia or echopraxia. The treatment of a patient is detailed, and the role of the ECT nurse is outlined. The ECT nurse is a co-ordinator, an educator, liaises with other services and families, and is a point of contact about ECT within the mental health service generally and in the ECT unit in particular. The case study showed successful use of ECT. A series of eight ECT treatments were administered to the catatonic patient, after which he was discharged home with minor depression and showing signs of enjoying life once again.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1011 Serial 995
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Author Russell, D.
Title Changing public health nursing practice Type Journal Article
Year 1999 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 5 Issue 11 Pages (down) 18-19
Keywords Public health; Community health nursing; Nursing models; Teamwork
Abstract A new approach to public health nursing in the Otago region is described, which comprises of 3 distinct groups of nurses working in early childhood centres, primary schools and high schools. A family nursing assessment approach is used. The philosophical underpinnings of this approach are examined, which seeks to empower patients and engage them in their health care. Two public health nurses are interviewed about the new partnership model of nursing.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1041 Serial 1025
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Author McKenna, B.; Poole, S.
Title Debating forensic mental health nursing [corrected] Type Miscellaneous
Year 2001 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 7 Issue 6 Pages (down) 18-20
Keywords Psychiatric Nursing; Law and legislation; Cross-cultural comparison; History of nursing
Abstract Forensic mental health nursing roles have developed along different lines in the United States and the United Kingdom. The authors suggest that New Zealand nurses consider the evolution of such roles here.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1043 Serial 1027
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Author Clunie, S.
Title The current trend and importance of postgraduate education for nurses Type Journal Article
Year 2006 Publication Nursing Journal Northland Polytechnic Abbreviated Journal coda, An Institutional Repository for the New Zealand ITP Sector
Volume 10 Issue Pages (down) 18-23
Keywords Nursing; Education; Professional development; Leadership; Policy
Abstract The purpose of this essay is to examine why postgraduate education has become so important, to examine some of the issues around mandatory continuing education and the practical effect of this on a nursing career. Four strategies from the Ministry of Health, designed to facilitate changing nurse education, are discussed. The importance of Professional Development Recognition programmes is discussed along with the need for strong nursing leadership.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1207
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Author Richardson, M.; Vernon, R.A.; Jacobs, S.
Title Implementing health assessment into the undergraduate nursing curriculum Type Journal Article
Year 2005 Publication Vision: A Journal of Nursing Abbreviated Journal Available online from Eastern Institute of Technology
Volume 13 Issue 1 Pages (down) 18-21
Keywords Nursing; Education; Curriculum
Abstract This article explores historical, philosophical and theoretical perspectives of health assessment, and discusses one institution's experiences developing and implementing undergraduate health assessment courses.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1306
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Author Adams, J
Title Life Experience for an Adolescent with Type 1 Diabetes: Nursing Strategies to Support a Healthy Lifestyle Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication Whitireia Nursing Journal Abbreviated Journal Available through NZNO library
Volume Issue 19 Pages (down) 18-26
Keywords Diabetes Mellitus Type 1; Psychosocial Factors -- In Adolescence; Diabetic Patients- Life Experiences; Nursing Role
Abstract This article explores the impact a chronic illness has on an adolescent patient, their family, and social, work, cultural and spiritual aspects of their life. The discussion will focus on the patient's healthcare experience and the nursing strategies undertaken to help maintain her optimum health. The personal information used in this article was gathered from an interview with the patient during a second-year undergraduate nursing student clinical learning experience.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1381
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Author Jamieson, Isabel; Harding, Thomas; Withington, John; Hudson, Dianne
Title Men entering nursing: has anything changed? Type Journal Article
Year 2019 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 35 Issue 2 Pages (down) 18-29
Keywords Nursing education; Stereotypes; Qualitative research; Male nurses; Surveys
Abstract Conducts thematic analysis to identify two predominant gender scripts: of nursing as women's work, and that men who nurse are homosexual. Notes the associated themes of the effect of negative stereotyping on male nurses' career choice, and their resistance to the stereotype of normative masculinity. Considers that the same barriers to men becoming nurses have remained unchanged since first identified and discussed in the 1960s.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1616
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Author Holloway, K. T.
Title The future for nursing education: UKCC review has relevance for New Zealand Type Journal Article
Year 2000 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 16 Issue 2 Pages (down) 17-24
Keywords Nursing; Education; Recruitment and retention; Clinical assessment; Policy
Abstract The author reviews the report 'Fitness for Practice' by the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (UKCC) noting many areas of relevance for New Zealand educators in outlining possible strategies for nursing education. Discussion of some of the recommendations is put in the context of a strategic review of undergraduate nursing education recently commissioned by the Nursing Council of New Zealand. Issues such as recruitment and access to education; retention; clinical assessment and placements; clinical skill acquisition and partnership are valid concerns for educators here also. Internationally, the author suggests, the commonalties in issues of concern lend validity to the concept of the global village and the necessity for a global perspective in health care workforce planning, including educational preparation.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 848
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Author Harding, T.S.
Title Male nurses: The struggle for acceptance Type Journal Article
Year 2004 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 9 Issue 4 Pages (down) 17-19
Keywords Sex discrimination; Male nurses; History of nursing; Law and legislation
Abstract This article describes the role of men in the nursing profession in New Zealand from colonial times to the 1970s. It considers attitudes towards male nurses, the provision of training for men and the various laws and regulations dealing with the issue.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 999
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Author French, P.
Title Nursing registration: A time to celebrate? Type Journal Article
Year 2001 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 7 Issue 8 Pages (down) 17-19
Keywords History of nursing; Interprofessional relations; Physicians; Nursing philosophy
Abstract This article examines the knowledge and power relationships between the medical profession and nurses during the first half of the twentieth century. It argues that the 1901 Nurses' Registration Act allowed doctors to exert control over the nursing profession and that the hierarchal structure of the profession contributes to the culture of control and surveillance.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1029 Serial 1013
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Author Ho, T.
Title Ethical dilemmas in neonatal care Type Journal Article
Year 2000 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 6 Issue 7 Pages (down) 17-19
Keywords Intensive care nursing; Paediatric nursing; Ethics; Clinical decision making
Abstract The author explores possible approaches to the ethical dilemma confronting nurses of critically ill premature infants with an uncertain or futile outcome despite aggressive neonatal intensive care. A case history illustrates the issues. The morality of nursing decisions based on deontological and utilitarian principles is examined, as are the concepts of beneficence and non-maleficence. A fusion of virtue ethics and the ethic of care is suggested as appropriate for ethical decision-making in the neonatal intensive care environment.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1035 Serial 1019
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Author Levien, J.
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 (down) 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 NRSNZNO @ research @ 1316 Serial 1300
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Author Litchfield, M.
Title Between the idea and reality Type Journal Article
Year 1986 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 1 Issue 2 Pages (down) 17-29
Keywords Nursing research; Nursing philosophy; Diagnosis; Evaluation
Abstract A paper presented as one of the four “Winter Lecture Series” hosted by the Nursing Studies unit of the Department of Education, Victoria University of Wellington. It is a critique of “ The Nursing Process” referred to commonly in nursing education programmes. It challenges the usefulness for nursing of the linear sequence of steps of assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1313
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Author Salt, L.
Title Evaluating critical care outreach and the early warning score tool ? The ward nurse?s viewpoint Type Journal Article
Year 2013 Publication Kai Tiaki Nursing Research Abbreviated Journal Available through NZNO library
Volume 4 Issue 1 Pages (down) 17-24
Keywords Early warning scores; Critical care nursing; nursing skills
Abstract The aim of this research was to ascertain the opinions of ward nurses (registered and enrolled nurses) on a critical care outreach (CCO) service and the early warning score (EWS) tool and how CCO helps them care for ward patients whose condition is deteriorating. An 18-item Likert scale questionnaire was adapted to gain opinions on three aspects of the service: The usability of the EWS tool and the escalation protocol; the role and usefulness of the critical care outreach nurse (CCON); and education and sharing of critical care skills. The research was conducted in a 270-bed New Zealand hospital with a nurse-led outreach team. The survey was distributed to adult general wards. It found 45 percent of ward nurses found EWS useful in identifying patients whose condition was deteriorating, 58 percent found EWS easy to use and 82 percent found EWS helped them prioritise workloads. On the role and usefulness of the CCON, 41 percent of surveyed nurses found the post-ICU review helpful, 65 said CCONs were approachable, 71 percent found the CCON shift time of 3pm-11pm was useful, 69 percent said the CCON demonstrated sound clinical knowledge, and 54 percent rated CCONs teaching as sufficient for their needs. When CCO was present, nurses were able to formulate an effective management plan for potentially deteriorating patients and acquired critical care skills needed to manage such patients. The results are comparable with other research which sought nurse opinion of CCO. It indicates nurses believe CCO to be instrumental in increasing critical care skills to prevent deterioration in the clinical area.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1390
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