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Author Holloway, K. T. openurl 
  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 17-24  
  Keywords (down) 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 Clunie, S. url  openurl
  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 18-23  
  Keywords (down) 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 Proverbs, Adam; McClunie-Trust, Patricia openurl 
  Title Bachelor of nursing students' experience of dialogue with nurse lecturers Type Journal Article
  Year 2018 Publication Kai Tiaki Nursing Research Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 9 Issue 1 Pages 27-34  
  Keywords (down) Nursing students; Nursing Educators; Practicum; Phenomenology; clinical learning; Reflection  
  Abstract Reports the findings of research exploring third-year BN students' experiences of dialogue with nurse lecturers during clinical practice placements. Examines student interactions and conversations with nurse lecturers in clinical practice. using and interpretive approach informed by Heideggarian phenomenology to understand how the relationship supports learning.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1597  
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Author Cadigan, Karen url  openurl
  Title Supporting the struggling nursing student in clinical practice : a qualitative descriptive study Type Book Whole
  Year 2017 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 97 p.  
  Keywords (down) Nursing students; Clinical placement; Clinical practice; Clinical Lecturers; Nursing education  
  Abstract Utilises a descriptive design methodology to explore the experiences of 14 clinical lecturers who work alongside student nurses in the clinical practice component of the nursing education programme. Highlights issues facing students in the clinical environment. Identifies potential strategies to support struggling student nurses in clinical practice.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1583  
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Author Bryson, L.W. openurl 
  Title Nurse-led heart failure services: A review of the literature Type
  Year 2006 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords (down) Nursing specialties; Management; Nurse practitioners; Cardiovascular diseases  
  Abstract This research paper reports on the findings of a literature review conducted to establish and analyse the international magnitude, context and effectiveness of nurse-led heart failure initiatives. The research revealed that the underlying philosophy in establishing nurse-led disease management programmes of care is that, by treating chronic heart failure as a continuum, it is possible to decrease exacerbations and improve patient outcomes. Regardless of the type of heart failure management programme, critical components of care include a collaborative supportive approach that educates and empowers the patient (including family/whanau) to recognise the early indicators of exacerbation, access expedient care, and to adhere to evidence based treatments. The author points to significant evidence to support the establishment of nurse-led heart failure programmes. The positive outcomes associated with this model of care delivery include decreased readmissions, reduction in mortality, and cost efficiencies. However, the organisational model of care, or programme components that are the most effective in optimising patient outcomes, need to be selected on the basis of local healthcare infrastructure, services and resources. The author suggests that New Zealand has a unique opportunity to encompass the recent emergence of the Nurse Practitioner role in facilitating, coordinating and monitoring of heart failure programmes across the continuum of care. The delivery of evidence-based, cost effective, heart failure programmes is a prerequisite to improving the delivery of optimal treatment and ensuring that heart failure patients have the opportunity to attain quality care outcomes.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 558  
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Author Evans, S. openurl 
  Title Improving nursing care of infants and children ventilated with uncuffed endotracheal tubes Type Journal Article
  Year 2003 Publication Pediatric Intensive Care Nursing Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 4 Issue 2 Pages 7  
  Keywords (down) Nursing specialties; Intensive care nursing; Equipment and Supplies  
  Abstract The author draws on her experience as the 'Paediatric Link Nurse' in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) within a metropolitan area in New Zealand to examine the proposed changes to ventilation practice. Currently, due to ventilator availability and medical and nursing practice, the usual mode of mechanical ventilation is volume-limited with pressure breath triggering. The author suggests this mode can compromise effective ventilation of paediatric patients, due to air leaks around the uncuffed endotracheal tubes of infants and small children. This air leak makes a guaranteed tidal volume almost impossible and can cause ventilator breath stacking and volutrauma. This can impact on the patient's comfort, sedation requirements and airway security, and affects how these patients are nursed. Thus the ventilation of these paediatric patients by the current volume-limiting mode may be not always be optimal for the infant/child. A new ventilator will be available to the unit, with a pressure-controlled, flow breath-triggering mode available. The author critiques the possibility of using this mode of ventilation, suggesting how this will impact on nursing practice in ICU, and of the education and knowledge that will be required. She suggests this change to ventilation practice may improve comfort and safety for the intubated child/infant, through the delivery of an optimal mode of ventilation.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 926  
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Author Hunt, M. openurl 
  Title Nurses can enhance the pre-operative assessment process Type Journal Article
  Year 2006 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 12 Issue 10 Pages 20-22  
  Keywords (down) Nursing specialties; Clinical assessment; Hospitals; Surgery  
  Abstract This reports on an initiative at Whakatane Hospital, where a Nurse-Led pre-assessment (NLPA) was delivered at an outpatients clinic. NLPA involves taking a comprehensive medical history, a nursing assessment, physical examination, airway assessment, ordering appropriate investigations and carefully documenting the process and results. More valuably, it provides an opportunity for the patient to participate in planning their care. The aim of this initative was to short circuit delays and congestion in existing pre-assessment clinics, streamline the pre-assessment process and reduce the number of patient visits to hospital. Reducing cancellations of surgery (often on the day of surgery) and “did not appear” (DNA) numbers were also objectives. After a small pilot, a six-month trial was funded by the Ministry of Health. Over the six-month trial, 373 patients attended NLPA; 178 patients required anaesthetist review before surgery, and 198 could proceed directly to surgery following NLPA. An anonymous postal survey was made of patients, who indicated satisfaction with the service. Other outcomes are discussed, and the trial was deemed successful. Follow up plans have been disrupted by restructuring at the hospital and the clinic has yet to be implemented.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1005 Serial 989  
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Author Grainger, P C url  doi
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  Title Nursing documentation in the emergency department: nurses' perspectives Type Report
  Year 2007 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 184 pp  
  Keywords (down) Nursing Records; Emergency Nursing; Qualitative Description; Nursing Documentation; Emergency Nurses? Perspectives; Interviews, Context Specific Influences; Facilitating and Inhibiting factors  
  Abstract Explores emergency nurses? perspectives and practices about the quality, importance and value of emergency nursing documentation in relation to their personal beliefs, past experiences and preferred systems of documentation; the practical and contextual factors that influence documentation practices within an emergency department (ED); their interests in documentation tools or systems; and their interests in relation to further development of documentation practices and systems. Conducts a qualitative descriptive study in which ten emergency nurses from one ED in New Zealand were interviewed using interactive interview methods, and asked to complete a Likert scale to identify the relevance of internationally- recognised general influences on documentation to their own practices in the context of an ED. Includes recommended routes to development through partnership, participation and process engagement, and strategies including document development, knowledge advancement and support.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1404  
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Author Gillard, D. openurl 
  Title When I am nursing Type
  Year 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords (down) Nursing models; Mental health; Adolescents; Psychiatric nursing  
  Abstract Over the last century the nursing profession has drawn from numerous theories and disciplines to construct its own theoretical foundations. While this diversity and flexibility may be one of the nursing profession's strengths it may have contributed to nurses' difficulty in explaining the complexities of their every day clinical work. This is a particular challenge for the domain of mental health nursing. This dissertation discusses how nursing models that have credibility at a clinical level can contribute to informing and advancing nursing practice. Models can achieve this by assisting nurses to conceptualise and articulate what it is they do that makes a difference to patient outcomes. Through this process nurses can maintain a distinct professional identity and establish themselves as effective members of multidisciplinary health team. Specifically, the application and limitations of Godkin's (2001) proposed model of a 'healing presence' to the author's own practice in a one-to-one nurse-adolescent client relationship in the mental health nursing is examined. It is claimed that a 'healing presence' provides a meaningful way to understanding the author's own practice. The proposed model of a 'healing presence' embraces the diversity of her background, and allows the author to maintain a nursing identity by providing a nursing framework to critique her practice, furthering her understanding of what it is that 'expert' nurses do and how this impacts on patient outcomes. Also suggested is that a 'healing presence' can contribute to the author's own and other nurses advanced nursing practice by making nursing visible to the multidisciplinary health team and to articulate “what it is that I do 'when I am nursing'”. Through presenting this dissertation, the author wishes to inspire other nurses to examine and understand their own practice.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 914  
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Author Pitama, S.; Robertson, P.; Cram, F.; Gillies, M.; Huria, T.; Dalla-Katoa, W. openurl 
  Title Meihana model: A clinical assessment framework Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication New Zealand Journal of Psychology Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 36 Issue 3 Pages 118-125  
  Keywords (down) Nursing models; Clinical assessment; Maori; Mental health  
  Abstract In 1984 Mason Durie documented a framework for understanding Maori health, Te Whare Tapa Wha, which has subsequently become embedded in Maori health policy. This article presents a specific assessment framework, the Meihana Model, which encompasses the four original cornerstones of Te Whare Tapa Wha, and inserts two additional elements. These form a practice model (alongside Maori beliefs, values and experiences) to guide clinical assessment and intervention with Maori clients and whanau accessing mental health services. This paper outlines the rationale for and background of the Meihana Model and then describes each dimension: whanau, wairua, tinana, hinengaro, taiao and iwi katoa. The model provides a basis for a more comprehensive assessment of clients/whanau to underpin appropriate treatment decisions.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 459  
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Author Foster, Pamela; Payne, Deborah; Neville, Stephen url  doi
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  Title An exploration of how nurse education practices may influence nursing students' perception of working in aged care as a registered nurse: A Foucauldian discourse analysis Type Journal Article
  Year 2022 Publication Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 38 Issue 2 Pages 23-31  
  Keywords (down) Nursing education; Nursing students; Aged care; Employment  
  Abstract Argues that undergraduate nurse education contributes to the problem of too few nurses choosing to work in aged care, by constructing working in aged care as a lower-status or less valuable area of work than other health-care areas. Examines the issue using Foucauldian discourse analysis to explore the dominant discourses being deployed in relation to clinical experience in aged care. Collects data through semi-structured interviews with 10 senior academic staff members from NZ tertiary institutions. Analyses interview data to reveal how a 'nurse education discourse' and a 'work-ready discourse' were shaping perceptions of aged care as a clinical experience in a variety of ways. Suggests that how and why aged care is utilised as a space to learn a range of nursing skills has the unintended effect of devaluing and discouraging employment in aged care settings.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1806  
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Author Papps, Elaine url  openurl
  Title Knowledge, power, and nursing education in New Zealand: a critical analysis of the construction of the nursing identity Type Book Whole
  Year 1998 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 330 p.  
  Keywords (down) Nursing education; Nursing identity; Michel Foucault; Curriculum; Governmentality  
  Abstract Describes and critically analyses the construction of the nursing identity through curriculum and social relations of power. Conducts a critical analysis using Foucault's power/knowledge problematic to unmask power relations positioning the nurse in the discourses of medicine and gender. Analyses the construction of the nursing identity through curriculum and the social relations of power, using the Foucauldian notion of governmentality.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 330  
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Author Crossan, Michael; Honey, Michelle; Wearn, Andy; Barrow, Mark url  openurl
  Title Fundamentals of care in pre-registration nursing curricula: Results of a national survey Type Journal Article
  Year 2022 Publication Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 38 Issue 2 Pages 44-52  
  Keywords (down) Nursing education; Nursing curricula; Fundamentals of Care; Nursing Council of New Zealand; Surveys  
  Abstract Argues that the Fundamentals of Care (FOC) conceptual framework is essential for nursing schools to teach and on which to assess nursing students for clinical competency. Provides a national overview of undergraduate pre-registration nursing curricula in NZ, exploring what and how schools of nursing teach and assess FoC. Distributes a cross-sectional descriptive questionnaire to course coordinators between 2019 and 2020, revealing variations in how FOC is taught and the lack of standardisation in course design. Highlights the opportunity for the Nursing Council to develop a national, evidenced-based FOC educational strategy.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1808  
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Author Briscoe, Jeanette; Harding, Thomas openurl 
  Title Promoting the use of the SOAP (IE) documentation framework in medical nurses' practice Type Journal Article
  Year 2020 Publication Kai Tiaki Nursing Research Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 11 Issue 1 Pages 17-23  
  Keywords (down) Nursing documentation; SOAP; SOAP(IE); Documetation frameworks  
  Abstract Promotes the use of the SOAP(IE) framework for nursing documentation. Conducts action research to identify areas within cycles of planning, implementation, evaluation and reflection in need of improvement. Undertakes three cycles of action research using audits, surveys and a focus group interview with RNs in two DHB medical wards. Increases the uptake of SOAP through education sessions and tools, and nurse champions.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1657  
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Author King, S.L.J.; Walsh, K. openurl 
  Title 'I think PCA is great, but . . .'- Surgical nurses' perceptions of patient-controlled analgesia Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication International Journal of Nursing Practice Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 13 Issue 5 Pages 276-283  
  Keywords (down) Nurse-patient relations; Drug administration; Pain management  
  Abstract This qualitative study investigated surgical nurses' perceptions of patient-controlled analgesia as a strategy for managing acute pain in a tertiary care hospital. Patient-controlled analgesia is commonly used and nurses play an essential role in caring for patients prescribed it. The study was divided into two parts. First, audiotaped semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 nurses. The interviews were followed by a postal questionnaire to 336 nurses with 171 returned. Thematic analysis was the chosen methodology. The audiotaped transcripts and questionnaires surfaced five themes, with the dominant one being `I think PCA is great, but . . .'. The paper outlines and explores these themes and addresses the implications arising from the research for both clinical practice and education.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 972  
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