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Author Woods, Heather openurl 
  Title Oral history: a rich tapestry of information Type Journal Article
  Year 2023 Publication (down) Kaitiaki Nursing Research Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 14 Issue 1 Pages 62-64  
  Keywords Oral history; Interviewing; Oral history collections; Nursing Education and Research Foundation (NERF)  
  Abstract Explains oral history, its types and best practice. Introduces the Oral History and Sound Collection at Turnbull Library, focusing on the Nursing Education and Research Foundation (NERF) special collection of oral history interviews with nurses, which arose out of the NERF Oral History Project. Provides examples of three oral history interview records from the collection.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1853  
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Author Harding, T.S. openurl 
  Title Male nurses: The struggle for acceptance Type Journal Article
  Year 2004 Publication (down) Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 9 Issue 4 Pages 17-19  
  Keywords Sex discrimination; Male nurses; History of nursing; Law and legislation  
  Abstract This article describes the role of men in the nursing profession in New Zealand from colonial times to the 1970s. It considers attitudes towards male nurses, the provision of training for men and the various laws and regulations dealing with the issue.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 999  
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Author French, P. openurl 
  Title Nursing registration: A time to celebrate? Type Journal Article
  Year 2001 Publication (down) Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 7 Issue 8 Pages 17-19  
  Keywords History of nursing; Interprofessional relations; Physicians; Nursing philosophy  
  Abstract This article examines the knowledge and power relationships between the medical profession and nurses during the first half of the twentieth century. It argues that the 1901 Nurses' Registration Act allowed doctors to exert control over the nursing profession and that the hierarchal structure of the profession contributes to the culture of control and surveillance.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1029 Serial 1013  
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Author McKenna, B.; Poole, S. openurl 
  Title Debating forensic mental health nursing [corrected] Type Miscellaneous
  Year 2001 Publication (down) Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 7 Issue 6 Pages 18-20  
  Keywords Psychiatric Nursing; Law and legislation; Cross-cultural comparison; History of nursing  
  Abstract Forensic mental health nursing roles have developed along different lines in the United States and the United Kingdom. The authors suggest that New Zealand nurses consider the evolution of such roles here.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1043 Serial 1027  
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Author Stewart, J.; Floyd, S.; Thompson, S. openurl 
  Title The way we were : collegiality in nursing in the '70s and '80s Type Journal Article
  Year 2015 Publication (down) Kai Tiaki Nursing Research Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 6 Issue 1 Pages 4-8  
  Keywords Collegiality; Oral history; Focus Groups; History of Nursing; Nursing Training  
  Abstract Reports the findings of oral history research into nurses' experiences of training and working in hospitals in NZ during the 1970s and 1980s and their accounts of early collegiality forged as a result of residential living and training in hierarchical hospitals. Conducts two focus group discussions among 10 long-serving nurses from two district health boards (DHBs).  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1405  
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Author O'Brien, A.J. openurl 
  Title The therapeutic relationship: Historical development and contemporary significance Type Journal Article
  Year 2001 Publication (down) Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 8 Issue 2 Pages 129-137  
  Keywords Psychiatric Nursing; Nursing models; History of nursing; Nurse-patient relations  
  Abstract This article examines the therapeutic relationship, a concept held by many to be fundamental to the identity of mental health nurses. While the therapeutic relationship was given formal expression in nursing theory in the middle of the last century, its origins can be traced to attendants' interpersonal practices in the asylum era. The dominance of medical understandings of mental distress, and the working-class status of asylum attendants, prevented the development of an account of mental health nursing based on attendants' relationships with asylum inmates. It was left to Peplau and other nursing theorists to describe mental health nursing as a therapeutic relationship in the 1940s and later. Some distinctive features of colonial life in New Zealand suggest that the ideal of the attendant as the embodiment of bourgeoisie values seems particularly unlikely to have been realised in the New Zealand context. However, New Zealand literature from the 20th century shows that the therapeutic relationship, as part of a general development of a therapeutic discourse, came to assume a central place in conceptualisations of mental health nursing. While the therapeutic relationship is not by itself a sufficient basis for professional continuity, it continues to play a fundamental role in mental health nurses' professional identity. The way in which the therapeutic relationship is articulated in the future will determine the meaning of the therapeutic relationship for future generations of mental health nurses.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1088  
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Author Gagan, M.J.; Boyd, M.; Wysocki, K.; and Williams, D.J. url  doi
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  Title The first decade of nurse practitioners in New Zealand: A survey of an evolving practice Type Journal Article
  Year 2014 Publication (down) Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners Abbreviated Journal JAANP  
  Volume 26 Issue 11 Pages 612-619  
  Keywords Nurse practitioners; Nursing history  
  Abstract Provides an overview of the practices and outcomes of nurse practitioners (NP) across a variety of healthcare specialties since NPs were first registered in 2002. Uses the PEPPA model as a guide for the organisation of data, the discussion of findings, and recommendations for the future.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1845  
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Author Robertson, A.M. url  openurl
  Title Rural women and maternity services Type Book Chapter
  Year 2008 Publication (down) Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 179-97) Abbreviated Journal Ministry of Health publications page  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Midwifery; Rural nursing; Professional competence; History of nursing  
  Abstract The author discusses the roles that nurses undertake in response to rural communities' health needs, focusing on the provision of maternity service. The author reviews structural changes such as the 1990 Amendment to the Nurses Act 1977 which, the author suggests, introduced a climate of professional rivalry, changes in funding that cut back general practitioners in the field, and the development of Lead Maternity Carers. Despite controversial developments, New Zealand maternity services have evolved to include a unique and internationally respected model of midwifery care. However, the author highlights several areas that limit the positive contribution of rural nurses and midwives. These include workforce recruitment and retention, equity of access, and issues around maintaining competency and education.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 761  
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Author Wassner, A. openurl 
  Title Labour of love: Childbirth at Dunedin Hospital, 1862-1972 Type Book Whole
  Year 1999 Publication (down) Dissector Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Hospitals; History of nursing; Maternity care; Registered nurses; Nursing; Education  
  Abstract This book covers obstetrical care from a nursing perspective at the Dunedin Hospital's Maternity Units. The researcher found little information on the two lying-in (maternity) wards of the first two Dunedin Hospitals. The book presents historical records outlining obstetric nursing procedures and maternity culture at the Dunedin Hospitals, The Benevolent Institution, The Batchelor Maternity Hospital, and Queen Mary Hospital. It covers cultural, social and legislative changes over the period, and examines conditions and pay for nursing staff across this time. A chapter on the evolution of baby care looks at changes in acceptable practices around nursery care, breast and bottle feeding, and medical procedures. The book has an extensive list of appendices, including staff lists, training notes for staff, duty lists, and interviews with staff and patients.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1049  
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Author Roberts, M.H. openurl 
  Title An exploration of the experiences of Maori nurses in Aotearoa/New Zealand Type
  Year 2004 Publication (down) Abbreviated Journal Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Maori; Nursing; Cultural safety; History  
  Abstract The author describes the purpose of her writing as exploring the journeys that Maori have experienced within the nursing profession of Aotearoa/New Zealand. It presents the reader with insight into these journeys by examining a broad range of events and experiences from pre European contact up to contemporary times. The intention of providing these insights is for the reader to be made aware of not only the “uniqueness” that Maori nurses bring to the profession in New Zealand but to give voice to the many untold experiences of Maori nurses. The Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ), numerous Maori and non- Maori academics have long acknowledged the uniqueness of Maori health perspectives and needs. However, the author notes there is limited literature which specifically discusses experiences of Maori consumers of health services and until recently, exploration of the experiences of Maori nurses has been limited. The Ministerial Taskforce of Nursing (1998) identified the paucity of research related to Maori nursing and acknowledges the need for Maori nurses to develop a body of knowledge specifically focused in this area. To this end, the author intended that this work would contribute to the increasing body of knowledge regarding this unique group within the nursing profession of Aotearoa/New Zealand.The discussion includes revisiting the history of nursing in Aotearoa/New Zealand and critiquing the participation of Maori nurses. The experiences of Maori nurses and students from within the education sector is detailed with a particular focus on their experiences of Kawa Whakaruruhau / Cultural safety. Contemporary issues for Maori nurses are critiqued and possible solutions offered along with details of the writer's vision for the future direction of Maori within the wider nursing profession in Aotearoa/New Zealand.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 593  
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Author McNab, M. openurl 
  Title The nursing roles in respect of tuberculosis in New Zealand from 1928 to 1966 Type
  Year 2005 Publication (down) Abbreviated Journal Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords History; Nursing; Tuberculosis  
  Abstract In this thesis the nursing roles in respect of tuberculosis in New Zealand from 1928 to 1966 are identified, and then examined by contextualising them in relation to the changing social, political, demographic, scientific and technological environments in which the treatment and prevention of tuberculosis took place. The history of the various institutions is described in order to show some of the circumstances that led to the evolution of the roles of dispensary nurse, district nurse, school nurse, public health nurse, sanatorium nurse, and hospital nurse. 1928 to 1966 covers a sufficiently long period of intensive activity and change in the detection, treatment and research of pulmonary tuberculosis in New Zealand, to enable comparisons between nursing roles to be made. It was found that nurses had an individualised approach to their work. This was defined by the physical environments within which they worked, whether it was a hospital, sanatorium, dispensary, school or in a patient's home. Also, the medical treatments advocated and implemented by the medical practitioners, the rules and regulations which governed the various work areas, and the availability of staff, funds, facilities and resources all had an impact upon how nurses were able to work and how their respective roles developed. In addition, some of the factors which contributed to nurses getting tuberculosis and the initiatives to improve the nurse's conditions of work are examined, because these had an impact on the performance of the nurse's work and evolution of her role. Apart from practical nursing care, nurses also had a role in the on-going inspection, monitoring, notification, emotional support of patients and families, morale boosting and education. Each role had these components. The differences were in the time and emphasis given to each.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 660  
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Author Jacobs, S. openurl 
  Title Advanced nursing practice and the nurse practitioner: New Zealand nursing's professional project in the late 20th century Type
  Year 2005 Publication (down) Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Nurse practitioners; History; Policy; Leadership; Advanced nursing practice  
  Abstract This thesis examines the forces influencing the development of contemporary advanced nursing practice in New Zealand. It begins with an historical approach to explore the various meanings of advanced nursing practice from the late 1800s through the first years of the 21st century. Seven historical understandings of the meaning of 'advanced' nursing practice emerge. The author's analysis of the broad scope of New Zealand nursing history, including a case study of the development and implementation of the nurse practitioner, draws on theoretical perspectives from sociology, political science, and nursing. She develops a “framework of critical factors for nursing to take into account when considering how to ensure the profession is able to deliver on its great potential to improve the health of New Zealand communities”. Examining the work of a range of nursing leaders, past and present, and drawing on the work of political scientist, John Kingdon, the author describes the work of several nurses as “policy entrepreneurship.”  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 671  
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Author Hansen, S. openurl 
  Title The reality: Doctors and nurses in general practice in New Zealand Type
  Year 2005 Publication (down) Abbreviated Journal Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords History; Nurse practitioners; Primary health care; Physicians  
  Abstract Provision of a primary health care system that delivers timely, appropriate, affordable and effective care is a challenge throughout the world. The purpose of this work is to discuss the realities of collaborative practice in primary health care, where care is delivered by doctors and nurses in general practice settings in New Zealand. The close relationship between the two professions has been historically marked by the dominance of medicine over nursing. Unclear articulation of nursing practice by the nursing profession along with historical gender issues has further hindered a more collegial relationship between medicine and nursing. The author suggests that historical gender inequalities have also contributed to a system which has disadvantaged nurses in the execution of their work. Collaboration occurs when mutual respect is present between two parties intent on furthering mutual goals. Collaboration is not supervision or co-operation. It is therefore, the author suggests, questionable that collaboration exists in the New Zealand system other than through the good will of individual practitioners. An examination of these issues using the work of Jurgen Habermas and Michel Foucault offers insight into how the current working situation between medicine and nursing came about. The author concludes that the emergence of the nurse practitioner role in New Zealand along with a change in the way that primary health care is being managed nationally provides opportunities for the nursing profession to move into emancipatory collaborative practice roles.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 676  
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Author Smillie, A. url  openurl
  Title The end of tranquillity? An exploration of some organisational and societal factors that generated discord upon the introduction of trained nurses into New Zealand hospitals, 1885-1914 Type
  Year 2003 Publication (down) Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords History; Nursing  
  Abstract This historical research study examines some of the factors that caused problems for early New Zealand trained nurses upon their introduction into New Zealand hospitals, between 1885 and 1914. Eight incidents in the professional lives of nurses of the period are used as illustrations of the strains and discord that were apparent in this time of change. Analysis of these incidents attempts to answer the question as to whether the introduction of trained nurses into the New Zealand hospital system did add new considerations to problems encountered by nurses in their professional life. The conclusion is that there was a new dimension of difference added to the system with the introduction of the trained nurse. This developed from the evidence that these nurses, particularly if they were also matrons, had to fit into the existing power structures, which were not really ready to accept them, either through choice or lack of foresight. Enmeshed within these considerations is the influence of Florence Nightingale; her effect on nursing itself, and the consequent public and official perception, or misperception, of who nurses should be.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 857  
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Author Williams, B.G. url  openurl
  Title The primacy of the nurse in New Zealand 1960s-1990s: Attitudes, beliefs and responses over time Type
  Year 2000 Publication (down) Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Nursing; History; Registered nurses  
  Abstract Exploring the past, and pulling ideas through to the present, to inform the future can make a valuable contribution to nurses and nursing in New Zealand. By gaining some understanding of the attitudes and beliefs nurses held, and how these influenced their responsiveness, we can learn what active responses might help inform our future. Nurses in New Zealand, as individuals and within the profession as a whole, reveal the primacy of the nurse – nurses who have made and can continue to make a difference to the health of the peoples of New Zealand. A hermeneutic process was used to interpret material, from international texts, national texts and public records over four decades, the 1960s to 1990s. This was supplemented and contrasted with material from twelve oral history participants. Analysis of the material led to the emergence of four themes: Nurses' decision-making: changes over time; An emerging understanding of autonomy and accountability; Nurses as a driving force; and Creating a nursing future. These four themes revealed an overall pattern of attitudes, beliefs and responses of the New Zealand registered nurse. The themes surfaced major revelations about the primacy of the nurse in New Zealand, nurses confident in their ability to take the opportunity, seize the moment, and effect change. The author suggests that the contribution this thesis makes to the discipline of nursing is an understanding of how the nurse actively constructs the scope of a professional response to the context. The author notes that the thesis demonstrates how nurses can learn from the past, that the attitudes and beliefs that underpin our active responses can either move us forward, or retard our progress. As nurses we can also learn that to move forward we need particular attitudes, beliefs and responses, that these are identifiable, and are key factors influencing our future, thus ensuring the continued primacy of the nurse.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 905  
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