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| Author |
Brinkman, A.; Caughley, B. |
| Title |
Measuring on-the-job stress accurately |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2004 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
18 |
Issue  |
8 |
Pages |
12-15 |
| Keywords |
Stress; Evaluation research; Workplace; Occupational health and safety |
| Abstract |
The authors discuss the usefulness of a generic tool to measure job stress in New Zealand workplaces, and report on a study using one such generic tool. The study involved sending questionnaires to all staff (193) who had worked at a regional women's health service for a minimum of six months. The mailed package contained the Job Stress Survey (JSS), the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), demographic questions (including cultural safety), shift work questions, and a blank page for “qualitative comment”. Over 12,000 pieces of data were collected from the study but this article focuses only on the results of the JSS. The JSS can be used to determine a “job stress index” and can also be used to measure “job pressure” and “lack of organisational support”. For this study, job stress index scores were calculated and organised by occupational groupings. Midwives, nurses and doctors all cited inadequate or poor quality equipment, excessive paperwork, insufficient personal time, and frequent interruptions, as their top stressors. Three of these four stressors fall within the job pressure index. The results of the survey prompted organisational changes, including: extensive discussions; equipment being updated; management being made aware of the depth of concern felt by staff; the creation of a place for staff to have personal time; and coping intervention strategies were initiated. The authors suggest that no generic measure of job stress can fully evaluate stressors unique to a particular work setting. They support additional items being constructed and administered to assess stressors that are idiosyncratic to a particular occupational group. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1003 |
Serial |
987 |
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Bee, S. |
| Title |
Post traumatic stress disorder: The role of critical incident stress management |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
1999 |
Publication |
Vision: A Journal of Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
5 |
Issue |
8 |
Pages |
20-23 |
| Keywords |
Trauma; Psychology; Workplace; Nursing |
| Abstract |
The author defines and describes PTSD, and looks at how it may apply to nurses. Primarily affected by delayed PTSD, nurses may experience it as burn-out, after exposure to trauma over time. The Critical Incident Stress Management programme instigated at Healthcare Hawkes Bay is outlined. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1303 |
Serial |
1288 |
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| Author |
Wilkinson, J.A. |
| Title |
Creating a culture of workplace safety |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
8 |
Issue |
6 |
Pages |
14-15 |
| Keywords |
Occupational health and safety; Workplace violence; District nursing; Organisational culture |
| Abstract |
This study investigated the safety of working environments of a group of urban district nurses. Six district nurses were interviewed and participated in a focus group. The findings focus on the risks associated with client behaviour and with the organisational structure in which district nurses work. Recommendations for primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of harm to nurses working in isolation in the community are presented. The author describes her personal background in district nursing, which prompted the study. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1002 |
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Rydon, S.E.; Rolleston, A.; Mackie, J. |
| Title |
Graduates and initial employment |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Nurse Education Today |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
28 |
Issue |
5 |
Pages |
610-619 |
| Keywords |
New graduate nurses; Curriculum; Work |
| Abstract |
This research project was undertaken to inform nurse educators in the Department of Nursing and Health Studies of Manukau Institute of Technology of the employment opportunities for new graduate nurses emerging from the three year degree and registration programme. Graduates from the programme for the previous three years were surveyed for their experiences in gaining employment. 89.8% of graduates were successful in gaining employment in the first three months post registration. The number of graduates employed within a district health board declined across the three years but there were no significant differences between cohorts. Overall, 73% of graduates were employed into new graduate positions. The majority of graduates felt that their nursing education prepared them well for their role as a registered nurse. The findings of the qualitative data identified a strong need for science throughout the degree; longer clinical blocks; increased hands on experience; more practice with skills and less theory in relation to practical experience. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
701 |
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| Author |
Holloway, Kathy; Baker, Jacqueline; Lumby, Judy |
| Title |
Specialist nursing famework for New Zealand: A missing link in workforce planning |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2009 |
Publication |
Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
10 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
269-275 |
| Keywords |
Workforce planning; Nursing workforce; Specialist nursing frameworks; Advanced practice nurses |
| Abstract |
Explores the NZ context underpinning adequate specialist nurse workforce supply, contending that effective workforce planning would be supported by the
development of a single unified framework for specialist nursing practice in NZ, with the potential to support accurate data collection and to enable service providers to identify and plan transparent and transferable pathways for specialist nursing service provision and development. Argues that advanced practice nursing frameworks assist in increasing productivity through building an evidence base about advanced practice, enhancing consistency and equity of expertise, supporting a reduction in role duplication, and enabling succession planning and sustainability. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1826 |
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| Author |
Wilkinson, J.A. |
| Title |
A mantle of protection? A critical analysis of the personal safety of district nurses |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Whitireia Nursing Journal |
Abbreviated Journal |
Whitireia Community Polytechnic and Massey University libraries |
| Volume |
9 |
Issue |
30-6 |
Pages |
30-36 |
| Keywords |
Occupational health and safety; Workplace violence; District nursing |
| Abstract |
This qualitative inquiry, informed by Critical Social Theory, explored the personal safety experiences of district nurses in a New Zealand city. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1083 |
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| Author |
Murrell-McMillan, K.A. |
| Title |
Why nurses in New Zealand stay working in rural areas |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2006 |
Publication |
New Zealand Family Physician |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
33 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
173-175 |
| Keywords |
Rural nursing; Recruitment and retention; Job satisfaction; Teamwork; Primary health care |
| Abstract |
The author investigates why nurses in New Zealand stay working in rural areas when their Australian counterparts and medical colleagues are leaving rural areas at alarming rates. She looks at international recruitment and retention issues, and particularly compares rural nursing in Australia with New Zealand. Local research shows that over 50% of rural nursing is in the practice environment. Practice nurses report high job satisfaction, specifically around working with diverse populations, autonomy, and working with GPs, the local community, and local iwi. The only perceived barrier identified in the New Zealand literature to job satisfaction and collaborative team behaviour has been the funding of nursing services in rural areas. This contrasts with many barriers to rural nursing in Australia, and the author suggests New Zealand policy makers may learn from Australia's retention issues. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
530 |
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| Author |
Budge, C.; Carryer, J.B.; Wood, S. |
| Title |
Health correlates of autonomy, control and professional relationships in the nursing work environment |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Journal of Advanced Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
42 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
260-268 |
| Keywords |
Workplace; Occupational health and safety; Registered nurses |
| Abstract |
The aim of this study was to examine nursing in New Zealand and to see whether aspects of the work environment are associated with health status. A total of 225 registered nurses in a general hospital completed the Revised Nursing Work Index (NWI-R) and Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). Ratings indicated that the New Zealand hospital environment was characterized by less autonomy and control and better nurse-physician relations than in USA hospitals. Results of correlations demonstrated that more positive ratings of the three workplace attributes were associated with better health status amongst the nurses. The results of regression analyses were indicative either of a confounding relationship or of a mediating relationship such that nurses' relations with physicians, administration and other departments mediate the associations between autonomy, control and health status. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
703 |
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| Author |
Walsh, K. |
| Title |
Change and development of nusing practice: The challenges for the new century |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2004 |
Publication |
Emergency Nurse New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
3 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
10-13 |
| Keywords |
Nursing; Work |
| Abstract |
In light of the current challenges facing the nursing workforce, the author proposes a way forward to capture and utilise the challenges to bring about positive change. |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 1112 |
Serial |
1097 |
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| Author |
Harding, Thomas |
| Title |
Swimming against the malestream : men choosing nursing as a career |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2009 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
25 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
4-16 |
| Keywords |
Nursing; Men; Gender; 'Women's work'; Qualitative research |
| Abstract |
Reports on one aspect of a larger study, which used qualitative methods to critically explore the social construction of men as nurses. Draws upon literature pertaining to gender and nursing, and interviews with 18 NZ men, to describe the factors underpinning decisions to turn away from 'malestream' occupations and enter a profession stereotyped as 'women's work'. Outlines the five thematic groupings revealed to be significant with respect to the decision-making process. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1447 |
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| Author |
Ventura-Madangeng, Judee; Wilson, Denise |
| Title |
Workplace violence experienced by registered nurses : a concept analysis |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2009 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
25 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
37-50 |
| Keywords |
Workplace violence; Registered nurses and violence; Concept analysis |
| Abstract |
Undertakes a concept analysis, based on the relevant literature from 1990-2005, to develop an operational definition of workplace violence as experienced by registered nurses (excluding mental health nurses), together with a set of criteria to identify the phenomenon. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1450 |
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| Author |
Scott, Susan (and others) |
| Title |
The graduate nursing workforce : does an international perspective have relevance for New Zealand? |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2011 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
27 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
4-12 |
| Keywords |
Graduates; Nursing workforce; Retention; Recruitment |
| Abstract |
Reviews studies of nursing graduates that use local, regional or national populations of graduates to explore reasons for turnover over periods of time longer than the first twelve months of transition to practice. Identifies the reasons for mobility within nursing and out of the profession altogether. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1466 |
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Price, Rowena; Gilmour, Jean; Kellett, Susan; Huntington, Annette |
| Title |
Settling in: Early career Registered Nurses |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2016 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
32 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
31-41 |
| Keywords |
Early career nurses; Workforce planning; Postgraduate education; Employment; Registered nurses; Retention |
| Abstract |
Describes the uptake of postgraduate education, the intent to travel and employment characteristics of NZ registered nurses in their fourth year of practice following registration. Aims to support retention strategies and expand extended career pathways by acknowledging the preferences and pathways selected by early career registered nurses. Analyses responses from 138 registered nurses using data from the longitudinal Graduate e-cohort Study for nurses graduating in the years 2008-2011. Reports summary statistics in percentages/counts along with tests of proportions using the Pearson's chi square test. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1519 |
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| Author |
Hughes, Margaret; Kirk, Ray; Dixon, Alison |
| Title |
New Zealand nurses' storied experiences of direction and delegation |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
34 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
32-45 |
| Keywords |
Direction; Delegation; Teamwork; Enrolled Nurses; Registered Nurses |
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Explores nurses' perceptions about their everyday direction and delegation interactions using a narrative inquiry approach. Invites Registered Nurses (RN)and Enrolled Nurses (EN) who hold a practising certificate, are employed in Canterbury, and registered with the Nursing Council, to participate in this research. Presents 8 narratives that highlight the nature of teamwork, the importance of communication, and the need for a delegation relationship. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1607 |
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| Author |
Smith, Abel; Fereti, Safaato'a; Adams, Sue |
| Title |
Inequities and perspectives from the COVID-Delta outbreak: the imperative for strengthening the Pacific nursing workforce in Aotearoa New Zealand |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2021 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
37 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
94-103 |
| Keywords |
COVID-19; Inequity; Pacific Island nurses; Pacific communities; Nursing workforce |
| Abstract |
Provides an overview of the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to Pacific communities, in order to identify the lessons for the health system and the Pacific nursing workforce. Cites data to show inequities for Pacific communities before and during the pandemic, to highlight the opportunities missed for prioritising them in the pandemic response. Reflects on the nursing response to COVID-19 in those Pacific communities, particularly the contribution of Pacific nurses, and how to strengthen the Pacific nursing workforce in the future. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1738 |
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