Jamieson, I. (2012). What are the views of Generation Y New Zealand Registered Nurses towards nursing, work and career?: a descriptive exploratory study. Doctoral thesis, University of Canterbury, Christchurch.
Abstract: Undertakes a descriptive exploratory study to ascertain the views of Generation Y NZ Registered Nurses (Gen Y nurses) towards nursing, work and career. Little empirical data exists about why young New Zealanders choose to become nurses in the 21st century. Further, little is known about their future career plans or their intentions to remain in the nursing workforce. Conducts a nationwide on-line survey of 358 Gen Y nurses from late 2009 to early 2010. Reports key findings: young NZ nurses are driven by traditional values of altruism, the desire to care for others, the ability to work closely with people, as well as being able to make a strong contribution to society when deciding to become a nurse, while seeking interesting, challenging and exciting work. Job security, the ongoing demand for nurses, the ability to leave and return, as well as the ability to combine work and family, are also important factors that help them to choose to become nurses.
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Macfie, B. (2003). The exploration of primary health care nursing for child and family health : Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study Fellowship, 2002. Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study Fellowship Reports. New Zealand: Nursing Education and Research Foundation (NERF).
Abstract: Reports the approach to child and family health nursing in Canada, the US, and the UK. Divides the report into health policy, primary health care services, nursing education and the development of primary health care nurse practitioners, and nursing leadership in primary health care. Part of the Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship Reports series.
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Baldwin, A. (1999). Effective home based care to enhance the health status of children under five years. Margaret May Blackwell Study Fellowship Report 1998. Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study Fellowship Reports. Dunedin: Nursing Education and Research Foundation (NERF).
Abstract: Highlights well-child and family health programmes in the US, Canada, and the UK. Provides an overview of the programmes and their clinical effectiveness, focusing on the themes that emerged. Part of the Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship Reports series.
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Henry, P. (2001). 'Coming home safely : a successful transition from hospital to home' : Margaret May Blackwell Study Fellowship for Nurses of Young Children, Nursing Education Research Foundation. Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study Fellowship Reports. Auckland: Nursing Education and Research Foundation (NERF).
Abstract: Investigates programmes to facilitate the transition to home for babies who have had lengthy admission to Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Provides an overview of the transition services at four sites visited in the US and Canada. Highlights the common elements among all four programmes and identifies the components of quality transition services. Evaluates their clinical effectiveness. Part of the Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship Reports series.
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Moore, J. (2005). Breaking down barriers in child healthcare (0-5) years. Margaret May Blackwell Travelling Fellowship 2005. Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study Fellowship Reports. Christchurch: Nursing Education and Research Foundation (NERF).
Abstract: Travels to Australia, Canada, the US and the UK to investigate various methods of procedural sedation for 0-5-year-olds in paediatric Emergency Departments. Describes the types of sedation used and the recovery periods. Transcribes the interviews he conducted with Emergency Department staff in each country. Part of the Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship Reports series.
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MacGeorge, J. M. (2000). Non-invasive continuous positive airway pressure therapy in patients presenting with cardiogenic pulmonary odema. Master's thesis, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, N.Z.
Abstract: Examines the value of early intervention of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in the emergency setting, and the influence of experienced nurses on early initiation of CPAP. Investigates the difference that therapy made to mortality and morbidity for patients presenting with cardiogenic pulmonary odema (CPO) to a metropolitan emergency department. Performs a retrospective audit of 54 cases over the period of one year.
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Parton, B. M. (2015). Maori women, health care, and contemporary realities : a critical reflection. Ph.D. thesis, Massey University, Wellington.
Abstract: Aims to explore the influences on health and health care engagement from the experiences of urban Maori women using Kokiri Marae Health and Social Services (KMHSS), Lower Hutt, NZ. Conducts unstructured interviews which are analysed thematically. Employs the nursing theory of cultural safety, Kawa Whakaruruhau, to inform a qualitative approach to the examination of the historical, social, cultural, economic, political, racial and gendered factors contributing to Maori women's health and health-care engagement. Makes recommendations for nursing practice, research site and research.
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Scheibmair, A. (2016). Promoting New Zealand children's active participation in healthcare: Margaret May Blackwell Travel Fellowship 2015/2016 Report. Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study Fellowship Reports. Wellington, N.Z.: Nursing Education and Research Foundation (NERF).
Abstract: Cites children's right to participation in their own healthcare under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and describes the nature of their participation. Reports a study tour of the UK, Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands to learn perspectives, strategies and methods of including children in their own healthcare.
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Darkins, T. (2016). Merging health and social day care: report on a New Zealand-based model of holistic day care service for the elderly, frail and those with disabilities. Wellington, N.Z.: Nursing Education Research Foundation (NERF).
Abstract: Highlights the service innovation model that establishes a new community relationship between health and nursing services, and day-care providers to the elderly, frail and those with disabilities. Performs a literature review of research on the topic, outlining the goals of adult day care, and describing the Forget Me Not (FMN) programme used at the FMN Centre in Whangarei. Highlights the levels of care within the programme and the proposed outcomes.
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Bigsby, M. A. (2016). The characteristics of nurses in relation to their attitudes about career planning and development activities. Master's thesis, Massey University, Wellington.
Abstract: Examines nurses' attitudes to activities that promote career progression as well as training and education. Identifies demographic characteristics of nurses who are, respectively, most and least positive about career progression and training/education. Analyses existing data from the NZNO Employment Survey 2015, using quantitative methods to describe and compare responses with those from nurses registered with the Nursing Council of NZ. Investigates the relationship between nurses' attitudes about career progression and training/education and their experiences of participation in some of those activities.
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Holloway, K. T. (2011). Development of a specialist nursing framework for New Zealand. Doctoral thesis, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Abstract: Expresses concern that inconsistent specialist nursing workforce planning and pathways for nursing practice development will adversely affect needed service provision for the population. Reports the outcomes of research, which suggests an alternate approach through the development of a single unified capability framework for specialist nursing practice in NZ. Uses a qualitative descriptive and exploratory multi-method enquiry approach to review extant understandings and develop a consensus framework, identifying the essential elements required for a single national framework for specialist nursing in NZ. Widens the understanding of a more holistic approach to specialist nursing development, which holds great promise for the specialist nursing workforce in NZ and internationally.
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Lake, S. E. (2005). Nursing Prioritisation of the Patient Need for Care:Tacit Knowledge of Clinical Decision Making in Nursing. Master's thesis, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington.
Abstract: Explores the nursing literature for the tacit knowledge of the discipline about nursing prioritisation and proposes a 'fit' for nursing prioritisation of the patient need for care within the bigger picture of nurse clinical decision-making. Indicates that nurses use discretionary judgment and ongoing assessment to determine the relative importance of the many aspects of individual patient situations as they unfold. Examines the body of knowledge pertaining to clinical decision-making in nursing, suggesting that nursing prioritisation of the patient need for care is most readily discerned in the interpretive perspective and in the plain-language descriptions of nurse decision-making.
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Hughes, M. E. (2017). Nurses' storied experiences of direction and delegation. Ph.D. thesis, University of Canterbury, Christchurch.
Abstract: Offers a NZ perspective on direction and delegation, a professional competency required of all NZ nurses. Explores nurses' perceptions about their direction and delegation experiences using a narrative approach, reflecting the importance of story in nursing. Uses the methodology and methods of narrative research to uncover how Enrolled and Registered Nurses understand the knowledge, skills and attitudes required during delegation interactions and how they applied this understanding to their communication. Identifies eight patterns, presented as eight narratives, that emerged from interviews with Enrolled and Registered Nurses, and the implications for nursing practice, research, policy design, and nursing education.
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Brunton, M., Cook, C., Walker, L., & Clendon, J. (2017). Where are we?: workplace communication between RNs in culturally-diverse healthcare organisations; Analysis of a 2-phase, mixed-method study: a report prepared for the New Zealand Nursing Education and Research Foundation. Wellington: Massey University.
Abstract: Examines cultural influences on perceptions and practices of cross-cultural communication among registered nursing staff from diverse ethnicities in NZ. Employs an exploratory approach to obtain qualitative feedback by means of semi-structured interviews with 36 Internationally Qualified Nurses (IQN) and 17 NZ Registered Nurses (NZRN). Uses data from the interviews to construct a questionnaire survey to seek responses from a random national sample of RNs.
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Jones, M. A. (2017). 'It's hard to ask': examining the factors inflluencing decision-making amongst end-stage renal disease patients considering asking friends and family for a kidney. Master's thesis, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington.
Abstract: Seeks to explore the issues surrounding the request for a kidney by end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, in order to gain a better understanding of the decision-making process and motivations of patients as they choose or decline to approach others for a kidney. Interviews participants recruited from patients either on the deceased donor list (DDL) or who were pursuing Living Kidney Donation (LKD). Asks about the challenges of requesting a kidney donation and whether patients could identify strategies that might have been useful to them. Uses a qualitative descriptive approach to analyse interview data.
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