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Wilkinson, J.A. |
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Title |
Creating a culture of workplace safety |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2002 |
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Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
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8 |
Issue |
6 |
Pages |
14-15 |
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Occupational health and safety; Workplace violence; District nursing; Organisational culture |
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This study investigated the safety of working environments of a group of urban district nurses. Six district nurses were interviewed and participated in a focus group. The findings focus on the risks associated with client behaviour and with the organisational structure in which district nurses work. Recommendations for primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of harm to nurses working in isolation in the community are presented. The author describes her personal background in district nursing, which prompted the study. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1002 |
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Morton, J.; Williams, Y.; Philpott, M. |
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Title |
New Zealand's Christchurch Hospital at night: An audit of medical activity from 2230 to 0800 hours |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2006 |
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New Zealand Medical Journal |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
119 |
Issue |
1231 |
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Hospitals; Teamwork; Administration; Shiftwork; Organisational culture |
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The authors conduct an audit of medical activity at Christchurch Hospital, a 650 bed tertiary centre, between 2230 and 0800 hours. They measured the volumes of tasks requiring completion overnight and identified the competencies required for this as well as the level of teamwork that existed. They found several organisational areas of concern, that indicate new approaches are required to staff the “hospital at night,” and an Out of Hours Multidisciplinary Team is recommended. Specific issues included the lack of teamwork from the Resident Medical Officers (RMOs), with some overextended while others were inactive. House officer tasks were largely generic rather than specialty specific; there was no formal handover from the afternoon or day shifts and the level of hospital medical staffing did not reflect the activity levels over the time period studied. The researchers also recommend an urgent review of the beep policy. A third of the admissions were to General Medicine, and basic medical activities (including admitting, reviewing, and prescribing drugs and fluids) for patients admitted under all specialties represented the majority of the night workload. Medical registrars had reduced some of the traditional multiple clerking by admitting patients themselves. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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528 |
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Author |
Crowe, M. |
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Title |
Reflexivity and detachment: A discursive approach to women's depression |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2002 |
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Nursing Inquiry |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
9 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
126-132 |
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Gender; Mental health; Psychiatric Nursing; Culture |
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This paper explores a discursive approach to understanding women's depression by presenting the results of research into women's narratives of their experiences. The discursive approach taken acknowledges women's immersion in cultural practices that determine the subject positions available to them and places a value on attributes of reflexivity and detachment that are not usually associated with their performance. The social and cultural context of the individual's experience is significant because if the focus is simply on the individual this supposes that the problem lies solely with the individual. An understanding of cultural expectations and their relation to mental distress is important to mental health nursing practice. The psychotherapeutic relationship that is fundamental to mental health nursing practice requires an understanding of the meaning of individual's responses in their cultural context in order to provide facilitative and meaningful care for the women that they nurse. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1077 |
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Author |
Mortensen, A.; Young, N. |
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Title |
Caring for refugees in emergency departments in New Zealand |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2004 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
20 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
24-35 |
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Keywords |
Emergency nursing; Culture; Mental health; Health status |
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This paper outlines some of the special health needs of people from refugee backgrounds who present in the emergency department, and the role of emergency department nurses in improving care for refugee and migrant peoples. Refugees and asylum seekers represent a significant proportion of attendees in emergency departments in Auckland Hospitals. Culture and ethnicity are a major factor to be considered in addressing the health care needs of this population. Other factors such as the physical and psychological sequelae of the refugee experience, health care experience prior to arrival in New Zealand, poverty, language, and the trauma of resettlement also have a major impact on health care seeking behaviours. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 557 |
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543 |
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Author |
Wilkinson, J.A.; Huntington, A.D. |
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Title |
The personal safety of district nurses: A critical analysis |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2004 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
20 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
31-44 |
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District nursing; Occupational health and safety; Organisational culture; Risk factors |
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A workplace safety study of district nurses in New Zealand was conducted to explore personal safety experiences. A qualitative methodology informed by Critical Social Theory was employed. This paper details the findings and implications derived from data collected from six district nurses in two urban New Zealand health services who recalled incidents in which they felt their personal safety was compromised. Data were collected through individual interviews and a focus group discussion with the participants. Data analysis revealed two-fold risks to nurse safety; these were associated with client behaviour as well as risks embedded in the organisational structure. The findings suggest a number of practical issues involving basic security measures require urgent attention. The complex power relationships that shape the experience of nursing in a community impinged on the ability of the nurses in this study to confidently and safely fulfil their role. An organisational commitment to a culture of safety would help address the powerlessness experienced by district nurses. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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549 |
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Author |
Mowatt, Rebecca; Haar, Jarrod |
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Title |
Sacrifices, benefits and surprises of internationally-qualified nurses migrating to New Zealand from India and the Philippines |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2018 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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34 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
18-31 |
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Keywords |
Internationally-qualified Nurses; Migrant nurses; Culture shock; Surveys |
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Examines the experiences of internationally-qualified nurses from the
Philippines and India upon migration to NZ. Employs an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study to survey the migrant nurses and to identify dominant themes. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1606 |
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Author |
McBride-Henry, K.; Foureur, M. |
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Title |
Organisational culture, medication administration and the role of nurses |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2006 |
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Practice Development in Health Care |
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Volume |
5 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
208-222 |
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Keywords |
Patient safety; Medical errors; Organisational culture; Nursing; Drug administration |
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This research study was designed to identify ways of enhancing patient safety during the administration of medications within the New Zealand context. The researchers employed a multi-method approach that included a survey using the Safety Climate Survey tool, focus groups and three clinical practice development groups. The authors conclude that the outcomes of this study indicate that practice development initiatives, such as the ones outlined in this project, can have a positive effect on nurses' perceptions of organisational safety, which in turn has been demonstrated to have a positive impact on patient safety. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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784 |
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Kirkham, S.; Smye, V.; Tang, S.; Anderson, J.; Blue, C.; Browne, A.; Coles, R.; Dyck, I.; Henderson, A.; Lynam, M.J.; Perry, J.(see also C.); Semeniuk, P.; Shapera, L. |
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Title |
Rethinking cultural safety while waiting to do fieldwork: Methodological implications for nursing research |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2002 |
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Research in Nursing & Health |
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Volume |
25 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
222-232 |
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Keywords |
Cultural safety; Hospitals; Health behaviour; Culture; Nursing research |
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The authors trace a series of theoretical explorations, centered on the concept of cultural safety, with corresponding methodological implications, engaged in during preparation for an intensive period of fieldwork to study the hospitalisation and help-seeking experiences of diverse ethnocultural populations. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1078 |
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Author |
Horrocks, T. |
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Title |
Implementing change combining Maori and Western knowledge in health delivery |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2001 |
Publication ![sorted by Publication field, ascending order (up)](img/sort_asc.gif) |
Vision: A Journal of Nursing |
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Volume |
7 |
Issue |
13 |
Pages |
37-41 |
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Keywords |
Maori; Cross-cultural comparison; Organisational culture; Quality assurance |
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This article explores the incorporation of western knowledge with kaupapa Maori in the delivery of health care. It presents a fictional kaupapa Maori service, as a tool to explore the change process and influence that organisational culture and leadership styles have on a process of integrating a kaupapa Maori nursing service. The importance of continual evaluation through quality assurance measures was also conveyed. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1280 |
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Author |
Owen, Katie; Day, Liz; Yang, Diya |
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Title |
Promoting well-being for Chinese international students in an undergraduate nursing programme: reducing culture shock |
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Journal Article |
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2017 |
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Whitireia Nursing and Health Journal |
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24 |
Pages |
13-20 |
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International students; English as an additional language (EAL); Culture shock; Acculturation; Mental health |
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Reviews literature relating to the experience of international tertiary students, particularly Chinese students, undertaking nursing education. Reports that international students cite poorer mental and physical health outcomes than domestic students, and that students with English as an additional language (EAL) experience culture shock, frustration and stress. Suggests that tertiary institutions need to supply targeted interventions for international students in language and cultural adaptation to promote positive acculturation. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1546 |
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Author |
Lapana, S. |
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Title |
Pa hi atu health model: A Tokelau perspective |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2007 |
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Whitireia Nursing Journal |
Abbreviated Journal |
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14 |
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35-39 |
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Keywords |
Health promotion; Nursing; Culture; Pacific peoples |
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In this article, the author describes a health model aimed at providing health practitioners with a better understanding of Tokelau health concepts and values. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1034 |
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Author |
Lindsay, L. |
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Title |
Atrocity tales: The language of terrorism in nursing |
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Year |
2004 |
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Whitireia Nursing Journal |
Abbreviated Journal |
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11 |
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27-35 |
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Keywords |
Gender; Male nurses; Culture |
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In this paper, the author explores the concept of 'professional terrorism'. He exposes discrimination against male nurses as being a form of professional terrorism, primarily as it is enacted through use of language. He presents the concept of horizontal violence as a way to understand why nurses, as a marginalised group, perform oppressive acts towards male nurses, who are similarly oppressed. He outlines the cost of such a culture on nursing practice and presents strategies for change. |
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Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 1310 |
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1294 |
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