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Author |
Fahey, M. |
Title |
Family centred care in the newborn intensive care unit: Creating a supportive environment |
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Year |
2003 |
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Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz |
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Keywords |
Intensive care nursing; Infants; Nurse-family relations |
Abstract |
The environment of the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a stressful one for families and is often designed to provide technical care for the infant rather than facilities that would enable and support parental and family participation in infant care. Furthermore, the author notes that the environment of the NICU emerged in literature as an obstacle to meaningful family involvement in care. However, she goes on to say that a philosophy of Family Centred Care in the NICU can offer a framework of care that supports family involvement in the infant's care and family presence in the NICU. It also promotes parental participation in decision-making for the infant and gives recognition to the importance of perspectives provided by the family. This dissertation explores the difficulties associated with the practice of Family Centred Care in the environment of the NICU. It offers recommendations for features of unit design that can promote Family Centred Care by supporting and sustaining the presence of families in the NICU and therefore facilitating their involvement in the care of their infant. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
592 |
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Author |
Chenery, K. |
Title |
Family-centred care: Understanding our past |
Type |
Miscellaneous |
Year |
2004 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
20 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
4-12 |
Keywords |
History of nursing; Nurse-family relations; Paediatric nursing; Parents and caregivers |
Abstract |
Oral history accounts of the care of the hospitalised child in the context of family are used to argue that current practice paradoxes in family-centred care are historically ingrained. The article looks at the post-war period, the intervening years, and current practice, centred on the changing concept of motherhood throughout that time. The conflict between clinical expediency versus family and child needs is explored. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1113 |
Serial |
1098 |
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Author |
Stewart, A. |
Title |
When an infant grandchild dies: Family matters |
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Year |
2000 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
ResearchArchive@Victoria |
Volume |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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Keywords |
Grief; Nurse-family relations; Infants; Nursing research |
Abstract |
This research undertaken by a nurse working with bereaved families, aimed to explore how grandparents, parents and health/bereavement professionals constructed grandparent bereavement when an infant grandchild died unexpectedly. The 26 participants, living in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, included 16 grandparents and 6 parents from 11 families, in addition to three health/bereavement professionals. A constructivist inquiry informed by writings on nursing, storying and postmodernism was used. Through an exploration of the methodological and ethical issues that arose and were addressed during the study, this work adds to knowledge of how constructivist inquiry can be used in nursing and bereavement research. In addition, the context of this research as a partnership with multiple family members contributes to the ongoing debate about whether participation in bereavement research may be harmful or therapeutic. Conversations in this research formed a series of interviews and letters, which led to the development of a joint construction and each individual's story. A grandchild's death was constructed as a challenge which grandparents faced, responded to and then managed the changes that arose from the challenge. The context of their bereavement was seen as underpinned by their relationship as “parents of the adult parents” of the grandchild who died. This meant that grandparents placed their own pain second to their wish to support and “be with” the parents. Outside the family was where many grandparents found friends, colleagues or their community forgot, or chose not to acknowledge, their bereavement. This work shows how some grandparents help to create a space within the family which maintains a continuing relationship with the grandchild who died. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1205 |
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Author |
Connor, M. |
Title |
Courage and complexity in chronic illness: Reflective practice in nursing |
Type |
Book Whole |
Year |
2004 |
Publication |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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Keywords |
Asthma; Nurse-patient relations; Nurse-family relations; Community health nursing; District nursing; Chronically ill |
Abstract |
This book presents the reflective account of an actual nursing practice situation (a woman living with chronic asthma).The author provides a descriptive narrative and then delves deeper into the narrative to obtain greater understanding of what she calls “strife” in chronic illness and the best nursing practice to assist its resolution. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 926 |
Serial |
910 |
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Author |
Litchfield, M.; Laws, M. |
Title |
Achieving family health and cost-containment outcomes: Innovation in the New Zealand Health Sector Reforms |
Type |
Book Chapter |
Year |
1999 |
Publication |
Cohen,E. & De Back,V. (Eds.), The outcomes mandate: New roles, rules and relationships. Case management in health care today (pp. 306-316) |
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Pages |
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Keywords |
Advanced nursing practice; Nurse managers; Teamwork; Nurse-family relations; Leadership; Health reforms |
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The chapter presents the research findings of the 1992-1993 Wellington Nurse Case Management Scheme Project as a distinct model of nurse case management, which introduced a role and form of practice of a family nurse and a diagram of the service delivery structure required for support and relevant for the New Zealand health system reforms. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1169 |
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Author |
Chadwick, A.; Hope, A. |
Title |
In pursuit of the named nurse |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2000 |
Publication |
Australasian Journal of Neuroscience |
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Volume |
13 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
6-9 |
Keywords |
Advanced nursing practice; Hospitals; Evaluation; Nurse-family relations; Nurse-patient relations |
Abstract |
This paper outlines the project outcomes, benefits, impact and constraints of introducing the named nurse concept to a neuro-services department. The concept of the named nurse was first introduced in the UK, in 1992, with the aim of supporting the partnership in care between the patient and the nurse. The evidence for the effectiveness of introducing the named nurse concept is largely anecdotal. In line with the hospital wide policy of implementing the named nurse concept at Auckland Hospital, a six-month pilot study was undertaken within the Neuro-services Department. The aims of the study were to foster a partnership in care with patients / whanau and the multidisciplinary team, to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of delivery of nursing care, and to contribute to continuous quality improvement. The results highlighted that, in theory, the named nurse concept would be effective in providing quality co-ordinated care, however factors were identified that hindered the effectiveness of its implementation. Therefore, further development of the concept was required. |
Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
924 |
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