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Author Sandford, Germaine url  openurl
  Title What do critical care nurses perceive as barriers to mentorship within the critical care environment? Type Book Whole
  Year 2013 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages (down) 151 p.  
  Keywords Critical care nursing; Mentorship; Student nurses; Novice nurses; Surveys  
  Abstract Seeks to describe the perceptions and experiences of a sample of nurses working in a critical-care tertiary referral centre in New Zealand, engaged in mentorship of new staff and/or student nurses. Undertakes a descriptive study which identifies four barriers within the critical care environment: the impact that clinical workload has on the provision of mentorship; lack of acknowledgement of the mentorship role; challenge of assessment of new and student nurses; insufficient training and knowledge opportunities for mentors.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1569  
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Author McKey, A.; Huntington, A.D. openurl 
  Title Obesity in pre-school children: Issues and challenges for community based child health nurses Type Journal Article
  Year 2004 Publication Contemporary Nurse Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 18 Issue 1-2 Pages (down) 145-151  
  Keywords Obesity; Children; Community health nursing; Parents and caregivers  
  Abstract In this paper, literature related to childhood obesity in New Zealand and internationally is explored to identify current issues, and the implications for nurses in community based child health practice are discussed. Themes that emerged from the literature relate to the measurement of obesity, links between childhood and adult obesity and issues for families. Studies that investigated maternal perceptions of childhood obesity found that mothers identified their child as being overweight or obese only when it imposed limitations on physical activity or when the children were teased rather than by referring to individual growth graphs. The implications for nursing in the area of child health practice are discussed. Understanding of the complex and emotive issues surrounding childhood obesity is required when devising health promotion strategies.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 946  
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Author O'Brien, A.J.; Hughes, F.; Kidd, J.D. openurl 
  Title Mental health nursing in New Zealand primary health care Type Journal Article
  Year 2006 Publication Contemporary Nurse Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 21 Issue 1 Pages (down) 142-152  
  Keywords Mental health; Primary health care; Nursing specialties; Community health nursing  
  Abstract This article describes the move in mental health from institutional care to community arrangements. It draws on international literature and New Zealand health policy, which gives increased emphasis to the role of the primary health care sector in responding to mental health issues. These issues include the need for health promotion, improved detection and treatment of mild to moderate mental illness, and provision of mental health care to some of those with severe mental illness who traditionally receive care in secondary services. These developments challenge specialist mental health nurses to develop new roles which extend their practice into primary health care. In some parts of New Zealand this process has been under way for some time in the form of shared care projects. However developments currently are ad hoc and leave room for considerable development of specialist mental health nursing roles, including roles for nurse practitioners in primary mental health care.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 730 Serial 716  
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Author Deo, Lalesh url  openurl
  Title Parental needs and nursing response following SUFE Surgery; An interpretive descriptive study Type Book Whole
  Year 2021 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages (down) 141 p.  
  Keywords Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis (SUFE); Parents and Caregivers; Child health; Maori children; Pacific children; Paediatric nurses  
  Abstract 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.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1741  
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Author O'Shea, M.; Reddy, L. openurl 
  Title Action change in New Zealand mental health nursing: One team's perspective Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication Practice Development in Health Care Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 6 Issue 2 Pages (down) 137-142  
  Keywords Experiential learning; Psychiatric Nursing; Communication; Community health nursing  
  Abstract This paper describes an attempt at effecting change with specific relevance to the discharge planning of clients from a New Zealand inpatient mental health unit to a community setting. It explores how a team of community mental health nurses, practising in an urban/rural area, used the concepts of practice development to endeavour to bring about change while still retaining a client-centred focus. It describes how, in their enthusiasm, they embarked on the road to practice change without undertaking some of the essential ground work, Although they did not achieve all they set out to achieve, much was learnt in the process. In this paper, the authors outline their key learning points concerning the importance of engagement, communication, consistency and cooperation to the process and outcomes of practice change.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 897 Serial 881  
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Author English, Wendy url  openurl
  Title The moments we meet : lived experiences of rapport for nurses, patients and families in palliative care Type Book Whole
  Year 2018 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages (down) 135 p.  
  Keywords Palliative care; Patients; Palliative care nursing; Connectedness; Person-centred care  
  Abstract 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.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1644  
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Author Goodyear, Kathryn Ann url  openurl
  Title Talking about menopause: exploring the lived experience of menopause for nurses Type Book Whole
  Year 2018 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages (down) 135 p.  
  Keywords Menopause; Ageing; Nurses; Surveys  
  Abstract 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.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1646  
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Author Davis, Rosalie url  openurl
  Title Nursing Narratives of assisted dying implementation in New Zealand Type Book Whole
  Year 2022 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages (down) 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.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1834  
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Author Fourie, W.; McDonald, S.; Connor, J.; Bartlett, S. url  openurl
  Title The role of the registered nurse in an acute mental health inpatient setting in New Zealand: Perceptions versus reality Type Journal Article
  Year 2005 Publication International Journal of Mental Health Nursing Abbreviated Journal Available online from Coda: An institutional repository for the ITP sector  
  Volume 14 Issue 2 Pages (down) 134-141  
  Keywords Psychiatric Nursing; Nurse-patient relations; Organisational change  
  Abstract This study compared the perceptions that registered psychiatric nurses have of their roles with their actual practice. Following the closure of large scale psychiatric institutions in New Zealand, there was was an increased demand for limited beds in acute inpatient facilities for acutely mentally ill patients. This change in location and downsizing of acute inpatient beds challenged traditional roles of mental health nursing, resulting in confusion over what roles mental health nurses should now perform in the new context of care. This qualitative descriptive exploratory study observed nursing practice on three selected wards and used focus group interviews to establish from registered nurses what they perceived their roles to be. A key finding of this study was that many of the nursing roles related to delivering care from a crisis management perspective, which covers aspects such as assessment, stabilisation of symptoms and discharge planning. Participants also believed that the therapeutic relationship was a fundamental role in inpatient care. Nurses used any opportunity to make it a reality such as kitchen organisation, medications, or dealing with a challenging patient. This study highlighted the complexity of the roles that nurses performed and went some way to give voice to what at times seems an invisible practice.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 875  
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Author Mockford, Andrea openurl 
  Title The exploration of systems and technologies to enhance the healthcare of children under five Type Report
  Year 2009 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages (down) 130p  
  Keywords Child health services; Children's hospitals; Family nursing; Reports  
  Abstract The well known premise that 'healthy children grow into healthy adults' should reinforce the need for us to engage with parents and caregivers to ensure that we support them with meeting their child's health care needs. This scholarship enabled the author to see what the UK, Sweden, the US, and Canada were doing to strengthen and support children under five and their families across the continuum of care. Part of the Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship Reports series.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1422  
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Author Litchfield, M url  isbn
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  Title To advance health care: The origins of nursing research in New Zealand Type Book Whole
  Year 2009 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages (down) 129 pp  
  Keywords Nursing Research Section, New Zealand Nurses Organisation  
  Abstract This book examines in detail the confluence of personalities and professional and practice agendas, out of which emerged the research section, intent on placing research at the centre of the profession's evolution. It provides a fascinating look at how a group of women, utterly committed to nursing, drove their research agenda and it expands understandings of why nursing research is significant for the development of nursing. It also provides an insight into that web of relationships between the professional body, NZNA, the Department of Health, service delivery and education.

To order a copy:

Email: publications@nzno.org.nz

NZNO members: $25 (incl GST + p&p)

Non-NZNO members: $35 (incl GST + p&p)
 
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1341  
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Author McKenna, B.; O'Brien, A.J.; Dal Din, T.; Thom, K. openurl 
  Title Registered nurses as responsible clinicians under the New Zealand Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 Type Journal Article
  Year 2006 Publication International Journal of Mental Health Nursing Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 15 Issue 2 Pages (down) 128-134  
  Keywords Advanced nursing practice; Psychiatric Nursing; Law and legislation  
  Abstract The objectives of this research were to determine how many registered nurses are working as 'responsible clinicians', under what phases of the legislation they are functioning, and to describe the enabling processes and barriers to nurses undertaking this statutory role. An anonymous descriptive survey was distributed to the 11 nurses who were currently responsible clinicians as well as five senior nurses selected from each of the 21 district health boards and the Auckland Regional Forensic Psychiatry Services (n=121). The response rate was 88.4% (n=107). The survey questioned respondents on statutory roles currently undertaken. Respondents were asked whether the responsible clinician role was a legitimate one for nurses and whether they were motivated to attain it. They were also asked which competencies of the role they believed they met, their perceptions of credentialing processes and the educational requirements needed to achieve the role. Of the approximately 395 responsible clinicians nationally, 11 (2.8%) are nurses. Most nurses viewed the role as legitimate. However, many were unaware of competencies for the role and credentialing processes, and were somewhat ambivalent about achieving the role due to current workload, role conflict and lack of remuneration. Competency deficits were highlighted. The authors conclude that there are grounds to encourage nurses as responsible clinicians given the intent of the legislation. This will require the promulgation of appropriate mental health policy, and a concerted effort by major stakeholders in mental health service delivery.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1044  
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Author DeSouza, R. openurl 
  Title Wellness for all: The possibilities of cultural safety and cultural competence in New Zealand Type Journal Article
  Year 2008 Publication Journal of Research in Nursing Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 13 Issue 2 Pages (down) 125-135  
  Keywords Cultural safety; Nursing models; Cross-cultural comparison; Maori  
  Abstract The author contends that responses to cultural diversity in nursing need to consider the theory and practice developments of the profession, whilst also responding to broader social and historical process that prevent marginalised groups from utilising universal health services. A combination of approaches is suggested in this paper to meet these two imperatives. Cultural safety is one indigenous New Zealand nursing approach derived in response to inequalities for Maori, whereas cultural competence is an imported paradigm derived from a multicultural context. Furthermore, research and dialogue are required to examine points of complementarity and tension. This paper offers a beginning for this process.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 943 Serial 927  
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Author Stone, P.W.; Tourangeau, A.E.; Duffield, C.M.; Hughes, F.; Jones, C.A.; O'Brien-Pallas, L.; Shamian, J. openurl 
  Title Evidence of nurse working conditions: A global perspective Type Journal Article
  Year 2003 Publication Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 4 Issue 2 Pages (down) 120-130  
  Keywords Nursing; Recruitment and retention; Policy; Cross-cultural comparison; Nursing research  
  Abstract The purpose of this article is to review evidence about nurse workload, staffing, skill mix, turnover, and organisational characteristics' effect on outcomes; discuss methodological considerations in this research; discuss research initiatives currently under way; review policy initiatives in different countries; and make recommendations where more research is needed. Overall, an understanding of the relationships among nurse staffing and organisational climate to patient safety and health outcomes is beginning to emerge in the literature. Little is known about nursing turnover and more evidence is needed with consistent definitions and control of underlying patient characteristics. Research and policy initiatives in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States are summarised.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 951  
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Author Keer-Keer, Trudy url  openurl
  Title The lived experience of adults with myasthenia gravis : a phenomenological study Type
  Year 2012 Publication Abbreviated Journal Available from the NZNO Library  
  Volume Issue Pages (down) 120 pp  
  Keywords Myasthenia gravis; Myasthenia gravis --Patients --Attitudes; Myasthenia gravis --Patients --Care; Phenomenological studies  
  Abstract Examines the lived experiences of adults with myasthenia gravis(MG). Uses an interpretive phenomenological approach applying the research methodology of van Manen (1990). Interviews seven people living with MG and records their experiences of the disease. Poses broadly-worded questions about various topics related to MG, that include diagnosis, symptoms, treatments and coping strategies, guided by individual experiences. Reveals by means of thematic analysis that MG affects every aspect of a person?s ?lifeworld?: their sense of time, body, and space and their relationships with others. Highlights three main themes embedded in the data experienced by a person with MG: living with uncertainty, living with weakness and living with change.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1396  
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