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Author |
Crogan, Patricia Ann |
Title |
Nurses' perceptions of their role in quality improvement change |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2010 |
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Pages |
156 p. |
Keywords |
Quality control; Quality assurance; Registered Nurses; Hospitals; Surveys |
Abstract |
Explores how nurses perceive quality improvement (QI) change, determines what is needed for nursing to further contribute to QI change and identifies the potential disconnect between the two. Undertakes a sequential, mixed-methods approach, using a questionnaire followed by a focus group representing 10 per cent of RNs at Middlemore Hospital. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1823 |
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Author |
Greenlees-Rae, Joanne |
Title |
Being confident in practice: A study on the influences on confidence in new graduate nurses |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2016 |
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Pages |
151 p. |
Keywords |
Professional confidence; New graduate nurses; Critical reflection; Surveys |
Abstract |
Aims to understand influences on new graduate nurses' confidence in their nursing practice. Confirms the value of self-confidence in newly-qualified nurses commencing practice. Utilises Appreciative Inquiry methodology to analyse the dialogue of nine new graduate nurses who share their stories of practice. Highlights five themes from their accounts. Identifies influences on the nurses' confidence, and the reflective practice pervading their nursing practice. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1695 |
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Author |
Tipa, Zoe Kristen |
Title |
Family Partnership as a model for cultural responsiveness in a well child context |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2013 |
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Pages |
149 p. |
Keywords |
Family partnership model; Communication; Cultural competence; Plunket nurses; Community nursing; Maori children |
Abstract |
Examines whether the Family Partnership model could be considered a model for cultural responsiveness while simultaneously providing a platform for more accurate assessment of the cultural competence of Plunket nurse practice. Determines the relationship between Family Partnership training for Plunket nurses and Maori child health outcomes. Distributes an online survey to Plunket nurses who had completed the training and to a group who had not. Conducts 10 observations and interviews with Plunket nurses and Maori clients. Presents the findings in three areas: Plunket nurse practice, client experience, and the impact of Family Partnership training on Plunket as an organisation. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1782 |
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Author |
Aspinall, Cathleen |
Title |
The impact of intersectionality on the empowerment and development of nurses into leadership roles |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2022 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Issue |
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Pages |
149 p. |
Keywords |
Intersectionality; Leadership; Empowerment; Surveys |
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Highlights the impact of the intersection of socially-constructed identities such as race, gender, and class, on nurses' ability to develop as leaders. Aims to learn how to create a culture of nursing leadership by explaining the impact of intersectionality on the empowerment and development of nurses into leadership roles. Designs a mixed-methods, explanatory, sequential research study in two phases, comprising an online questionnaire and 31 semi-structured interviews with nurses and managers. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1835 |
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Author |
Holloway, Kathryn |
Title |
The New Zealand nurse specialist framework: Clarifying the contribution of the nurse specialist |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2012 |
Publication |
Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice |
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Volume |
13 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
147-153 |
Keywords |
Nurse Specialist Framework; Advanced nursing practice; Workforce planning; Capability models |
Abstract |
Presents an overview of the NZ Nurse Specialist Framework (NZNSF), developed through a consensus approach as part of a doctoral study, and which provides an over-arching structure to support coherence, clarity and consistency for nurse specialists. Maintains that the framework supports workforce policy makers in planning effective utlisation of the nurse specialist in health care delivery. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1827 |
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Author |
Winters, Shelley |
Title |
Exploring the perceptions of nursing students and nursing academic lecturers on the use of gallows humour in the clinical setting |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2019 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Pages |
146 p. |
Keywords |
Humour; Nursing students; Nursing academics; Surveys |
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Investigates the perceptions of students enrolled in any of the three years of an undergraduate nursing degree programme, including the nurse lecturers in charge of their teaching. Compares their results with students' to determine differences in perception between those with clinical experience and those without. Collects data using an online questionnaire to identify differences in perception of gallows humour by lecturers, and by older versus younger students. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1639 |
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Author |
Carter, Lynn J |
Title |
Am I doing the right thing?: Plunket Nurses' experience in making decisions to report suspected child abuse and neglect |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2010 |
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Pages |
144 p. |
Keywords |
Child abuse; Child neglect; Community nursing; Plunket nurses; Ethics; Surveys |
Abstract |
Studies the experiences of Plunket Nurses reporting suspected child abuse and/or neglect in uncertain situations, using hermeneutic phenomenology. Selects a purposeful sample to ensure participants could provide rich data through semi-structured, face-to-face and recorded telephone interviews. Guides data analysis using the framework developed by van Manen to formulate meaning from participant experiences. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1781 |
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Author |
Deo, Lalesh |
Title |
Parental needs and nursing response following SUFE Surgery; An interpretive descriptive study |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2021 |
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Issue |
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Pages |
141 p. |
Keywords |
Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis (SUFE); Parents and Caregivers; Child health; Maori children; Pacific children; Paediatric nurses |
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Examines the experiences of parents and nurses in caring for a child following invasive Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis (SUFE) repair. Conducts semi-structured interviews with parents of five children, predominantly Māori or Pacific, who underwent SUFE repair, and five paediatric nurses caring for the children and their families in the hospital ward. Offers two perspectives of the journey for these parents following such an injury, from the child's hospitalisation to caring for these children once they are home. Presents and contrasts these perspectives, revealing insights into the parents' ongoing need for support, information and planning for care, and nurses' efforts to meet these needs. Presents implications for nursing practice. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1741 |
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Author |
Henry, Amy |
Title |
Staying at home: A qualitative descriptive study on Pacific palliative health |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2020 |
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Pages |
137 p. |
Keywords |
Palliative care; Pacific health; Community palliative care; Talanoa research methodology; Surveys |
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Develops an understanding of the experiences of, and barriers for Pacific peoples in Canterbury utilising palliative care services. Considers the strengths and enablers for Pacific peoples accessing palliative care services and how such services, including home based palliative care, could better serve this community. Undertakes interviews using a semi-structured question guide, with nine family members who had provided palliative care within the last three years. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1762 |
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Author |
English, Wendy |
Title |
The moments we meet : lived experiences of rapport for nurses, patients and families in palliative care |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2018 |
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Pages |
135 p. |
Keywords |
Palliative care; Patients; Palliative care nursing; Connectedness; Person-centred care |
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Undertakes 12 in-depth interviews with nurses, patients and families about their experiences of rapport and inter-connectedness in the context of palliative care. By means of thematic analysis identifies major themes and associated emotions deriving from connectedness or disconnectedness. Links rapport and connection to holistic care. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1644 |
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Author |
Goodyear, Kathryn Ann |
Title |
Talking about menopause: exploring the lived experience of menopause for nurses |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2018 |
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Pages |
135 p. |
Keywords |
Menopause; Ageing; Nurses; Surveys |
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Explores through semi-structured, in-depth interviews how 11 nurses working at Christchurch Hospital experienced menopause in the workplace and in their personal lives. Uses thematic analysis to highlight how the stigma surrounding menopause led to the nurses' fear of being treated as a menopausal woman, rather than as a professional. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1646 |
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Author |
Davis, Rosalie |
Title |
Nursing Narratives of assisted dying implementation in New Zealand |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2022 |
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Issue |
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Pages |
135 p. |
Keywords |
Assisted dying; Euthanasia; End-of-life care; Surveys |
Abstract |
Explains how assisted dying legislation and subsequent implementation impacts upon practice and policy for nurses in NZ. Enrols 10 participants working in a range of end-of-life care settings to participate in qualitative research though narrative inquiry and grounded within a social constructivist paradigm. Conducts interviews two to three months prior to the enactment of the End-of-Life Choice Act. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1834 |
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Author |
Ingram, Lisette |
Title |
There is more than one way of nursing : new graduate nurses' experiences of their first year of practice |
Type |
Book Whole |
Year |
2021 |
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Pages |
133 p. |
Keywords |
Nurse entry-to-practice programme (NETP); New Graduate Registered Nurses (NGRN); Biculturalism; Patient safety |
Abstract |
Undertakes to explain the experiences of new graduate registered nurses (NGRN) undertaking a nurse entry-to-practice programme (NETP). Uses focus group data to construct a theory of NGRN experience, utilising constructivist grounded theory method. Interviews NGRNs in the Waikato DHB NETP, which uses a bicultural model. Concludes that NGRNs value culture in assessing patient need. Identifies barriers to valuing patients' culture from short staffing, stress and fear, work pressuress, and lack of insight into the cultural needs of patients from team members. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1800 |
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Author |
Lockett, Jessica |
Title |
Strategies and processes emergency department nurses consider important to safely manage during an influenza pandemic: a qualitative descriptive study |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2020 |
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Issue |
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Pages |
132 p. |
Keywords |
Emergency departments; Emergency nursing; Infectious diseases; Epidemics; Strategic planning; Surveys |
Abstract |
Explores what NZ Emergency Department (ED) nurses perceive as the biggest challenges to nursing care and staff safety during an influenza pandemic, in order to provide information on how to ensure the engagement of these nurses at the frontline of the pandemic response. Uses a qualitative descriptive design to allow an examination of the first-hand perspectives of ED nurses, gaining meaningful insights into a phenomenon little explored. Interviews 16 ED nurses about future pandemic planning at ED, DHB and government level. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1691 |
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Author |
Hawes, Philip C. |
Title |
What educational and other experiences assist recently qualified nurses to understand and deal with clinical risk and patient safety? |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2016 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
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Issue |
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Pages |
131 p. |
Keywords |
Patient safety; Clinical risk; Graduate nurses; Professional development; Surveys |
Abstract |
Interviews 9 nurses in their first year of clinical practice to investigate how newly-qualified nurses recognise and develop those skills relating to clinical risk and patient safety. Identifies workplace culture, clinical role models, exposure to the clinical environment, experiential learning, narrative sharing, debriefing and simulation as contributing to learning and understanding clinical risk and safe patient care. Considers strategies to facilitate professional development. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1696 |
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