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Author Hayward, S. url  openurl
  Title Evaluation of a change programme: model of nursing care delivery Type
  Year 2009 Publication (down) Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 78 pp  
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  Abstract A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree of Master of Health Sciences.

Primary nursing as a framework within which nurses deliver patient care has been a nursing care delivery system of choice in New Zealand for the last two decades. A number of studies have been carried out, with a review of the literature suggesting inconclusive support for this delivery system over other functional nursing care models. However, there is support for the philosophy underpinning this model, with documented evidence that this framework can help nurses achieve a degree of professional development and autonomous practice that other models cannot. Using documented information created during the move from one model of nursing care to another this work evaluates what were the drivers for the change, how it was managed and what the outcomes were.

Findings indicated that this change project was a success. Analysis of the data collected pre and post implementation indicated some positive shifts, but more importantly it was the information gathered from both patients and nurses that gave creditability to the new model of nursing care.
 
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1336  
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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 (down) Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 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 Gibbison, B. url  openurl
  Title Are we there yet?: Factors associated with, and experiences of, weight maintenance in the Adult Weight Management Programme in the Waikato Type
  Year 2010 Publication (down) Abbreviated Journal NZNO Library  
  Volume Issue Pages 132 pp  
  Keywords Weight loss; Obesity  
  Abstract A research portfolio submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing, the University of Auckland, 2010.

Sustained weight loss maintenance is a constant challenge, especially for morbidly obese individuals who have tried and failed repeatedly. Why is it then, that some individuals are successful whilst others are not so successful? This two-phase sequential, mixed methods study sought to identify and gain insight into the factors associated with successful weight loss maintenance for participants in an adult weight management programme in the Waikato. Success appeared to be independent of age, gender, ethnicity, domicile, employment status and the presence of co-morbities.

Four major themes emerged:

- “Actions speak louder than words – just do it” (Following a lower energy diet, having higher levels of physical activity, regular self weighing, and vigilance in adjusting their behaviours based on the results)

- Routines were also important in supporting the changed behaviours

- What's it worth to me

- Valuing the achievements associated with lesser weight was seen as another important factor of success
 
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1342  
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Author Irvine, HJ openurl 
  Title Professional supervision for nurses and midwives Type Report
  Year 1998 Publication (down) Abbreviated Journal NZNO Library  
  Volume Issue Pages 53 pp  
  Keywords Professional Supervision; Clinical supervision  
  Abstract Report to the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust on Professional Supervision for registered Nurses and Midwives, May 1998.

Objective of Project:

To explore the extent of the development of a model of clinical supervision for nurses in the United Kingdom.

Some of the key points that emerged:

- Clinical supervision is a strong and accepted part of nursing culture in Britain. While not mandatory and not available to, or accepted by, all nurses, it is nevertheless generally known about and discussed at main nursing forums

- The strong support and directives coming from nursing leadership is a major factor in the adoption of clinical supervision as a developmental, support and quality control

- The increasing availability of resource material, courses, and in particular the investment made by the Department of Health and the Scottish Home and Health Office in funding a 23 site evaluation project has stimulated implementation of clinical supervision
 
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1343  
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Author Shih, Li-Chin openurl 
  Title Impact of Dialysis on Rurally Based Mäori Clients and Their Whänau Type
  Year 2009 Publication (down) Abbreviated Journal NZNO Library  
  Volume Issue Pages 105 pp  
  Keywords renal disease; hemodialysis; maori  
  Abstract A research portfolio submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing, The University of Auckland, 2009

This paper is a report of a study seeking to understand the experience of New Zealand rural dwelling Mäori clients with end-stage renal disease who receive haemodialysis. End stage renal disease (ESRD) is related to lifestyle, genetic factors and environment, and Mäori are at higher risk of renal disease which results of need for renal replacement therapy to sustain their lives. Dialysis clients are a group of ?silent? clients under the care of the dominant health professionals. Adherence with therapeutic regimes has been a main issue for health care professionals and service delivery, as it directly contributes to the efficacy of the treatment and cost effectiveness. Mäori clients? experience of living with haemodialysis has not been explored. Although there are a number of studies describing the experience of patients living on dialysis so far, no studies have yet focused specifically on the experience of Mäori clients towards their renal replacement therapy. The continual demands of dialysis treatment are significant and given the high proportion of Mäori having dialysis. It is timely to explore the experience of Mäori clients and their family/whänau in order to understand the need for quality of care and to promote Mäori health outcomes in chronic kidney disease management
 
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1348  
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Author Hooker, M. openurl 
  Title Implementing the rheumatic fever guidelines: Identifying the challenges and crossing the theory practice divide Type
  Year 2010 Publication (down) Abbreviated Journal NZNO Library  
  Volume Issue Pages 122 pp  
  Keywords Rheumatism; rheumatic fever  
  Abstract A research portfolio submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, 2010.

Background:

The 2006 New Zealand (NZ) Guidelines for Rheumatic Fever (RHF) (National Heart Foundation of New Zealand and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, 2006) have an over-arching objective to support appropriate management of RHF to prevent recurrent attacks and reduce mortality and morbidity from RHF and Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) (Craig, Anderson, & Jackson, 2008; National Heart Foundation of New Zealand and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, 2006).

Aims:

The aims of this study were to audit current practice and service provision associated with RHF programmes and initiatives in NZ District Health Boards (DHBs) against the 2006 NZ Guidelines for RHF and to identify the barriers and facilitators to clinicians meeting the guidelines.
 
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1349  
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Author McClunie-Trust, P url  openurl
  Title Negotiating Boundaries: The Nurse Family Member Caring for Her Own Relative in Palliative Care Type
  Year 2010 Publication (down) Abbreviated Journal Victoria University Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Palliative care; boundaries; patient-family relations  
  Abstract This research illuminates the challenges of living well within one's own family as a nurse caring for her own relative who is dying of a cancer-related illness. Developing a deeper awareness of the consequences of this caring work has been the central focus for inquiry in this research. Nursing requires epistemologies that encompass new ways of understanding how we live within our own families and communities and practice as nurses. The theoretical framework that guides this research interprets the French Philosopher Michel Foucault's (1926-1984) critical history of thought as an ethical project for nursing. It uses conceptual tools developed in his later writing and interviews to draw attention to how discursive knowledge and practices constitute subjectivity in relations of truth, power and the self's relation to the self. The first aspect of the analysis, landscapes of care examines the techniques of discourse as relations of power and knowledge that constitute nurse family members as subjects who have relationships with their own families and other health professionals. The second aspect analyses care of the self and others as self work undertaken to form the self as a particular kind of subject and achieve mastery over one's thoughts and actions.As an exploration of the complex and contradictory subjectivities of the nurse family member, this research illuminates the forms and limits of nursing practice knowledge. It shows how nursing is practised, and the identity of the nurse is created, through intellectual, political and relational work, undertaken on the self in relation to others, as modes of ethical engagement.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1350  
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Author Eden, S openurl 
  Title An integrated literature review of the role of the nurse practitioner in the emergency department Type
  Year 2011 Publication (down) Abbreviated Journal NZNO Library  
  Volume Issue Pages 115 pp  
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  Abstract A dissertation in partial fulfilment of Master Health Sciences (Clinical)through University of Otago

The nurse practitioner is one of the newest nursing health care professionals to be introduced to the New Zealand health system for many years. Eighty-six nurse practitioners are credentialed in New Zealand, with three working in urban Emergency Department settings. Nurse Practitioners are common internationally especially in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia. The purpose of this integrated literature review is to explore current research and literature in regards to the Emergency Department Nurse Practitioner, and their role within emergency settings. This review presents the growth and development of the nurse practitioner as an advanced practice nursing position. Four key themes emerge from the literature review; education of the Emergency Nurse Practitioner , how and who defined the Emergency Nurse Practitioner role, practice setting of the Emergency Nurse Practitioner, and what the barriers are to independent practice. The economic, legal and governance aspects of the Nurse Practitioner role are also portrayed. This integrated review documents the potential for further development and expansion of the Emergency Nurse Practitioner scope of practice to provide a broad range of patient care services within Emergency Departments, and emergency care settings. Future research is essential for the promotion of autonomous practice of the Emergency Nurse Practitioner within the international and New Zealand health care system.
 
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1352  
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Author Rosieur, J. openurl 
  Title An exploration of family partnership approaches to enhance care delivery and improve healthcare outcomes to young families within their communities Type Report
  Year 2010 Publication (down) Abbreviated Journal NZNO Library  
  Volume Issue Pages 127 pp  
  Keywords Professional-family relations; family health; family nursing  
  Abstract Margaret May Blackwell Trust Travel Study Fellowship 2009/2010.

This report is an exploration of some current international trends and tools in the delivery of services supporting families with young children that aim to utilise a partnership approach between health providers, families and their communities. The MMB scholarhsip for 2009/2010 included six weeks of international travel in order to consult with a range of people in realtion to services provided to parents with young children in their various communities. My proposal was to explore current policies supporting Family Partnership (FP)approaches in health services; trends relating to FP approaches in practice; tools supporting FP practice for clinicians; as well as recent FP training and initiatives.
 
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1353  
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Author Rickard,D openurl 
  Title Parents as experts: Partnership in the care of chronically ill children Type Report
  Year 1999 Publication (down) Abbreviated Journal Held by NZNO Library  
  Volume Issue Pages 65 pp  
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  Abstract Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study Fellowship for Nurses of Young Children.

This report discusses the partnership between parents and nurses and its relationship to delivering optimal care to the child.

The author has a background in paediatric nursing in a hospital environment.
 
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1354  
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Author Moore, J openurl 
  Title The role of the advanced nurse practitioner in the identification and management of patients with symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Type
  Year 2009 Publication (down) Abbreviated Journal Held by NZNO Library  
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  Abstract A submitted for the degree of Master of Health Sciences(Nursing Clinical)at The University of Otago, Christchurch.

This study examined the role of an advanced nurse practitioner in the identification, diagnosis and management of patients referred to an IBS nurse led clinic with symptoms of IBS as their primary problem. Items of interest were identification of the causes of symptoms, the effects of symptoms on quality of life (QOL), coping strategies of the patient, and patient satisfaction with care. These were measured by prospective data on two questionnaires given several months apart. In addition, some basic retrospective data were collected from a database of information on prior patients, to determine that the study subjects were representative of the IBS practice.
 
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1360  
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Author Armstrong,S openurl 
  Title How can the medical librarian contribute to evidence-based nursing practice Type
  Year 1998 Publication (down) Abbreviated Journal Held by Lakes DHB LIbrary (ROM)  
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  Abstract Submitted to the School of Communications and Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library and Information studies.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1361  
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Author Jones, S. openurl 
  Title Career transition : from professional to manager in the health service Type
  Year 1994 Publication (down) Abbreviated Journal Held by NZNO  
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  Abstract A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for Master of Philosophy in Management Studies and Labour Relations, University of Auckland.

The study addresses the question of career transition from a professional role to a management role within the health service – what changes and adjustments in role content (or tasks), relationships and identity are experienced? What skills, perspectives and values are brought forward from the old role to the new role, and which must be abandoned to accommodate a new identity?

Answers to these questions hold relevance for those planning management development and management recruitment in the health service, and also for those planning career development for health professionals.
 
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ WY 105 JON Serial 1362  
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Author Kiro,C. openurl 
  Title Maori health policy and practice = Kimihia hauora Maori : Ngapuhi, Ngati-Hine, NgatiTe Rangiwewehe Type
  Year 2001 Publication (down) Abbreviated Journal Held by Lakes DHB Library (ROM)  
  Volume Issue Pages 441 pp  
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  Abstract A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Massey University, Albany.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1363  
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Author Jones, R.G. openurl 
  Title Rongoa Maori and primary health care Type
  Year 2000 Publication (down) Abbreviated Journal Held by NZNO Library  
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  Abstract A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public Health.

Rongoa Maori, in its wider sense, refers to the traditional medical system of the indigenous people of New Zealand. The aims of this thesis were to identify the major issues involved in incorporating traditional healing in this context and to look at how this might be achieved.
 
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ WA 300 JON Serial 1364  
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