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Goulding, M.T. |
| Title |
The influence of work-related stress on nurses' smoking: A comparison of perceived stress levels in smokers and non-smokers in a sample of mental health nurses |
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| Year |
2006 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
University of Otago Library |
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| Keywords |
Smoking; Psychiatric Nursing; Stress; Mental health |
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| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 701 |
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687 |
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| Author |
Dal Din, A. |
| Title |
Accepting the challenge: Registered nurses' experiences of undertaking the statutory role of Responsible Clinician in New Zealand |
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| Year |
2006 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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| Keywords |
Mental health; Registered nurses; Nursing specialties; Scope of practice |
| Abstract |
This aim of this thesis was to explore and describe registered nurses' experiences of undertaking the statutory role of Responsible Clinician under the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992. The role of Responsible Clinician has been available to nurses since 1992 yet to date there has been little research into nurses' experiences of undertaking this role. An exploratory descriptive approach was therefore used in this study. A convenience sample of four nurses who had been undertaking the role of Responsible Clinician was recruited. Their experiences were elicited through in-depth interviews. Analysis of the interview material revealed the themes of legitimacy, relationships, expanding practice, responsibility and accountability, approaches to care, nurses' responsiveness to the role and support of the role. The author points to this research being important to nurses who are working in the psychiatric mental health area so that they can understand the role more fully. In this way, more nurses may choose to undertake the role of Responsible Clinician. |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 745 |
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731 |
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| Author |
Pedersen, C. |
| Title |
Nurse-led telephone triage service in a secondary rural hospital |
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Book Chapter |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 99-110) |
Abbreviated Journal |
Ministry of Health publications page |
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| Keywords |
Rural nursing; Telenursing; Evaluation |
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This chapter describes the development of a nurse-led after-hours telephone triage service in a rural secondary hospital in the Hawke's Bay District Health Board area. This service was a response to the health restructuring in the 1990s, which had led to the shift of secondary services out of the rural areas, and workforce recruitment issues. Secondly, it discusses the process and findings of a research project undertaken to identify and describe telephone callers' reported outcomes after using the service. The study found a high level of satisfaction amongst callers and a high level of compliance to advice. |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 770 |
Serial |
754 |
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| Author |
Crawford, R. |
| Title |
An exploration of nurses' understanding of parenting in hospital |
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| Year |
2000 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Massey University Library |
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| Keywords |
Nurse-family relations; Children; Hospitals; Parents and caregivers |
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| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 812 |
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796 |
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| Author |
Sadler, D. |
| Title |
Stigma, discrimination and a model for psychiatric mental health nursing practice |
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| Year |
2000 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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| Keywords |
Mental health; Psychiatric Nursing; Psychology |
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This paper seeks to understand the aetiology of stigma. The word stigma comes from the Greek language and refers to a brand, a mark of shame. Society has used this phenomenon to mark those who do not fit with the stereotypical virtual identity expected by a group. Stigma has persisted throughout the ages to enforce norms and sanction rules. Stigma is a term used to broadly define an attitude to negative attributes. It is a way of treating people that indicates to the individual, they are different from the norm. Research indicates the general population has discriminatory attitudes to those who have experienced mental illness. This discrimination impacts on the lives of those people. Their stories tell of shame, sadness and anguish. Families too, feel the ongoing effects of stigma. Psychiatric mental health professionals are said to perpetuate the discrimination arising from the stigma of mental illness. This is shown in the literature to persist through labelling and disempowering practices. The attitude of nurses in particular is critical to promoting healing environments. It is thought that a humanistic altruistic approach to nursing practice will help to eliminate discriminatory practice by nurses. It is hoped that this approach will create collaborative care that gives the individual the respect, response, choice and support they need to assist in recovering from mental illness. |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 815 |
Serial |
799 |
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| Author |
Rydon, S.E. |
| Title |
Attitudes, skills and knowledge of mental health nurses: The perception of users of mental health services |
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2001 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Massey University Library |
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| Keywords |
Mental health; Psychiatric Nursing; Patient satisfaction; Attitude of health personnel |
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| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 819 |
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803 |
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| Author |
Sutton, D.M. |
| Title |
An analysis of the application of Christensen's Nursing Partnership Model in vascular nursing: A case study approach |
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| Year |
2007 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
University of Otago Library |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Nursing specialties; Nursing models; Cardiovascular diseases |
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| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 822 |
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806 |
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| Author |
Bigwood, S. |
| Title |
Got to be a soldier: Mental health nurses experiences of physically restraining patients |
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| Year |
2007 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
University of Otago Library |
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| Keywords |
Psychiatric Nursing; Workplace violence; Mental health; Stress |
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| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 829 |
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813 |
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| Author |
Bridgen, A.F. |
| Title |
A heuristic journey of discovery: Exploring the positive influence of the natural environment on the human spirit |
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| Year |
2007 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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| Keywords |
Spirituality; Nursing; Nursing philosophy |
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The intention of this heuristic study was to explore and discover the essence of the positive influence of the natural environment on the human spirit. The study quest was identified as a central concern that evolved from the author's personal experience of spiritual awakening in the natural environment and an interest in the concept of connectedness in nursing care and practice. The study also focused on the self of the nurse and the qualities of holistic nursing care. Guided by heuristic methodology developed by Moustakas (1990) the thesis traces a journey of discovery. Using conversational interviews, six nurses were asked to describe their experiences of their spirit being positively influenced in the natural environment. These nurses were also asked if these beneficial experiences had any flow-on effect to their nursing practice. From these interviews various commonalities of experience were identified as well as some experiences unique to the individual participants. The participant knowing was articulated using Reed's (1992) dimensions of relatedness in spirituality as a framework. Reed describes these dimensions as being able to be experienced intrapersonally, interpersonally and transpersonally. A substantive body of nursing and non-nursing literature was explored to support the participant knowing and provide strength to the discussion. The study discovered that the human spirit is positively influenced in the natural environment. The three actions of personal healing and wellbeing in the natural environment, knowing self – knowing others and sustaining self in nursing practice were valued by the participants as contributing to the quality of their nursing care. In bringing together spirituality, the natural environment and nursing, holism was discovered to be the significant and connecting constituent. The study has some implications for the discipline of nursing that are also discussed by the author. |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 831 |
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815 |
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| Author |
Codlin, K.C. |
| Title |
Mental health nurses and clinical supervision: A naturalistic comparison study into the effect of group clinical supervision on minor psychological disturbance, job satisfaction and work-related stress |
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2004 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
University of Otago Library |
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| Keywords |
Psychiatric Nursing; Clinical supervision; Stress; Job satisfaction; Mental health |
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| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 845 |
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829 |
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| Author |
Radka, I.M. |
| Title |
Handover and the consumer voice: The importance of knowing the whole, full story |
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2003 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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| Keywords |
Communication; Patient satisfaction; Nurse-patient relations |
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In the acute hospital setting, nurses provide care twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Due to the ever-changing nature of the patient's situation, nurses need quality information at the beginning of each eight-hour shift to plan and implement patient care effectively. It is claimed that handover is central for maintaining the continuity and the quality of patient care. This qualitative descriptive study was undertaken to identify what core information needs to be exchanged at nursing handover to ensure quality and continuity of patient care. Five consumers who had experience of recurrent hospital admissions shared their perceptions of handover practice through individual interviews. Three focus group meetings of seven nurses from a secondary care setting discussed handover practice from their professional perspectives. Both nursing and consumer voices are integral to the overall understanding of this study but the consumer voice is the privileged and dominant voice. Through the process of thematic content analysis the central themes of communication, continuity and competence emerged for the consumers. Consumers expect to be kept informed and involved in their healthcare. They want continuity of nurse, information and care and expect that nurses involved in the delivery of healthcare are competent to manage their situation. The 'importance of knowing' is the overarching construct generated in this research. Knowing is identified as the foundation on which quality and continuity of care is built and is discussed under the subheadings of: not knowing, knowing the patient as a person, knowing takes time, hidden knowing, knowing consumers' rights, oral knowing, knowing involves more than handing over patient care and knowing the economics. Recommendations have been developed for future research, nursing practice, education and management. These centre on ways to develop a more consumer-focused approach to contemporary healthcare. |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 883 |
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867 |
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| Author |
Van der Harst, J. |
| Title |
Inside knowledge: A qualitative descriptive study of prison nursing in New Zealand |
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2003 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
University of Auckland Library |
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| Keywords |
Nursing specialties |
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Analysis of the research literature on prison nursing revealed a paucity of research, both in New Zealand and internationally. The aim of this research was to describe the working life of the nurse in a New Zealand prison and provide an understanding of and documentation on prison nursing in New Zealand. A qualitative descriptive study was undertaken to determine what it is like to nurse in a New Zealand prison. Ten nurses working at two public prisons and one private prison took part in the study. Data was collected by the use of semi-structured interviews and analysed thematically into four main themes. The participants' descriptions of their working lives as prison nurses expose the multifaceted nature of this work and the inherent relational dynamics. These dynamics determine the nurse's ability to practise effectively in the prison setting. Findings highlighted many paradoxical situations for nurses when working in this environment. The very aspects of the work that participants described as negative were also identified, in some instances, as challenging and satisfying. |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 886 |
Serial |
870 |
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| Author |
Roddick, J.A. |
| Title |
When the flag flew at half mast: Nursing and the 1918 influenza epidemic in Dunedin |
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2005 |
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| Keywords |
History of nursing; Public health |
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| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 1120 |
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1105 |
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| Author |
Mossop, M.D. |
| Title |
Older patients' perspectives of being cared for by first year nursing students |
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2000 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
University of Otago Library |
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Older people; Nurse-patient relations; New graduate nurses; Hospitals |
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| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 1135 |
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1120 |
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| Author |
Bland, M.F. |
| Title |
All the comforts of home? A critical ethnography of residential aged care in New Zealand |
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| Year |
2004 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
NZNO Library |
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| Keywords |
Rest homes; Older people; Patient satisfaction |
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| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 1141 |
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1126 |
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