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| Author | Isles, P. | ||||
| Title | An exploration of the difference that academic study makes to Registered General Nurses and Registered General and Obstetric Nurses | Type | Report | ||
| Year | 2003 | Publication  |
Abbreviated Journal | National Library | |
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| Keywords | Registered nurses; Training; Nursing; Education | ||||
| Abstract | This paper reports the findings of a three-year longitudinal study of registered nurses studying on a part-time basis towards their Bachelor of Nursing degree. Registered General Nurses and Registered General and Obstetric Nurses have been subject to a good deal of pressure to upgrade their qualifications – from their workplaces, but also from a recognition amongst themselves and their peers that to advance in their careers they need to have equivalent qualifications to new graduates. This study looks at what difference academic study makes to registered nursing practice. | ||||
| Call Number | NRSNZNO @ research @ | Serial | 1158 | ||
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| Author | Anderson, P.R. | ||||
| Title | Determining competency for entry to nursing practice: A grounded theory study | Type | |||
| Year | 2008 | Publication |
Abbreviated Journal | ResearchArchive@Victoria | |
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| Keywords | Professional competence; Clinical supervision; Nursing; Education | ||||
| Abstract | Critical Comparative Nursing Assessment (CCNA) is a theory about how the competence of completing Bachelor of Nursing students in New Zealand is determined. Semi-structured, audio-taped interviews and field notes were used to collect data from twenty-seven nurses with experience in undertaking competency assessment. A Glaserian grounded theory approach was used to guide the data collection and analysis. This utilised the processes of constant comparative analysis, theoretical sampling and saturation to generate a middle range substantive grounded theory. This is presented as a model consisting of four emergent categories that explain how nurses formulate professional judgements about competence. These are a) gathering, which describes the processes used to collect evidence of practice to inform decisions; b) weighing up, which explains how evidence is analysed using the processes of benchmarking and comparative analysis; c) judging brings into focus the tensions inherent in making professional judgements about competence and how nurses formulated these, and d) moderating, which describes the processes nurses use to validate decisions and ensure that professional responsibilities and public safety are upheld. The basic social psychological process of comparing integrates these categories to explain how nurses resolve the tensions associated with making decisions about competence. This research presents a new way of viewing and understanding how nurses assess competence. It identifies where the challengers and tensions related to the assessment of competence lie and suggests strategies that if implemented, the author suggests could further enhance the validity and reliability of assessment outcomes. | ||||
| Call Number | NRSNZNO @ research @ | Serial | 1182 | ||
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| Author | Pearson, J.R. | ||||
| Title | Health promotion in one New Zealand primary school: A case study | Type | |||
| Year | 2002 | Publication |
Abbreviated Journal | ResearchArchive@Victoria | |
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| Keywords | Health promotion; Evaluation; Students; Maori; Pacific peoples; Health education | ||||
| Abstract | The objectives of this study were to explore the concept of the 'health-promoting school' in a specific New Zealand context; to develop and use appropriate research methods to assess a single low decile school in relation to World Health Organization health-promoting school components and checkpoints; to work with the school community to identify health issues; and, to record external and internal changes that could impact on school health over a finite time period. Case study was selected as the most appropriate method to collect both quantitative and qualitative evidence with the aim of providing a clear understanding of the particular case. Results confirmed that the school was working appropriately within the scope of their educational practice to provide a health-promoting school environment for the school community. Gaps and issues identified included an element of talking past each other between the cultures of the education organisation and the nominated health service provider respectively that contributed to a lack of appropriate and accessible health service delivery for the school population. Teaching staff considered that they had insufficient access to health knowledge, and input from health service staff did not meet health education requirements for the school. Staff preference for increased school nurse involvement was not realised. The consequence was that two outside agencies (KiwiCan and Life Education Trust) delivered the bulk of the Health and Physical Education curriculum which resulted in a degree of fragmentation of health education for students. The issues that were identified demonstrated that health services in the area were not satisfactorily meeting the needs of the community and were not addressing the health inequities for the predominantly Pacific Island and Maori students and of their families that formed the school community. The researcher concluded that a full-service school approach should be considered by the school and the local district health board as one way to overcome the current lack of access to health services for the school community. Assertions included the potential integration of locally available services by a school-based nurse coordinator supported by health professionals (nurse practitioner and Pacific Island Community Health Worker) and social workers. The vision included professionals working within their professional scopes of practice as part of a Primary Health Organisation with the aim of appropriately addressing the health inequities experienced by the school population. | ||||
| Call Number | NRSNZNO @ research @ | Serial | 1184 | ||
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| Author | McLoughlin, N. | ||||
| Title | Dying to know: Advancing palliative care nursing competence with education in elderly health settings | Type | |||
| Year | 2007 | Publication |
Abbreviated Journal | ResearchArchive@Victoria | |
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| Keywords | Professional development; Nursing specialties; Palliative care; Nursing; Education | ||||
| Abstract | This paper explores the benefits of using education as one means to advance palliative care competence for nurses. A literature search was conducted revealing numerous educational initiatives and approaches have been developed to improve palliative care. Benefits include improved nursing knowledge, confidence and competence which directly correlate with improved patient outcomes. Accompanying the shift of palliative care from hospices to varied health care providers globally, are disparities in care provision. The literature suggests that reasons for such disparities include insufficient specialised palliative care knowledge and skills of nurses to effectively deliver this care within generalist health settings and lack of information for caregivers. In response, approaches aimed at improving palliative care include reviewing, redefining and implementing nursing roles, education courses, and theoretical frameworks to inform practice and improve outcomes. This paper focuses on the benefits of offering tailored palliative care education in work settings to improve patient care. One entrepreneurial education initiative aimed at advancing palliative nursing and which is currently being implemented in aged care contexts is shared. Careful strategic planning and working more collaboratively between all stakeholders, is strongly recommended in order to manage current and future challenges. Advancing palliative nursing care using appropriate education is achievable and beneficial but is fraught with complexities. | ||||
| Call Number | NRSNZNO @ research @ | Serial | 1190 | ||
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| Author | Raleigh, S. | ||||
| Title | The meaning and importance of service for health professionals | Type | |||
| Year | 2007 | Publication |
Abbreviated Journal | ScholarlyCommons@AUT | |
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| Keywords | Qualiltative research; Nursing; Education | ||||
| Abstract | The primary purpose of this study was to explore and identify the meaning and importance of service for health professionals. Those who participated in this study are all registered nurses who each have between 10 and 40 years of clinical nursing and nurse lecturing experience. The participants each wrote two stories, one about the meaning of service and the other about the importance of service. Definitions of service generally suggest organised labour involving an act of help or assistance. Our intent was to understand what constituted service for each of us in the healthcare – and specifically the nursing practice/education – context. A secondary purpose of this qualitative research was guided by participatory and critical theory paradigms. Seven participants and the initiating researcher formed a co-operative inquiry group to undertake the research using a collaborative process. Within this method the leader and the group became co-participants and co-researchers. Nurses and women are identified as marginalised people and by honouring the principles of co-operative inquiry we were empowered through this process. While the initial data was analysed thematically by the lead researcher, the original 19 sub-themes were refined by participants into five themes. The findings of the participants are consistent with overseas studies on emotional labour and sentimental work. The five themes that emerged as the meaning of service are helping, giving, elements of service, acts of doing, and pride in work. This study affirmed that service has much importance to those involved and deepened our understanding of the blend of meanings service expresses. | ||||
| Call Number | NRSNZNO @ research @ | Serial | 1204 | ||
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| Author | Hylton, J.A. | ||||
| Title | Enrolled nurse transition to degree level study based at a rural satellite campus | Type | |||
| Year | 2002 | Publication |
Abbreviated Journal | Massey University Library | |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | |||
| Keywords | Nursing; Education; Enrolled nurses | ||||
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| Call Number | NRSNZNO @ research @ | Serial | 1248 | ||
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| Author | Rummel, L. | ||||
| Title | Safeguarding the practices of nursing: The lived experience of being-as preceptor to undergraduate student nurses in acute care settings | Type | |||
| Year | 2001 | Publication |
Abbreviated Journal | Massey University, Albany, Library | |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | |||
| Keywords | Preceptorship; Nursing; Education; Identity; Intensive care nursing | ||||
| Abstract | This thesis used a Heideggerian Hermeneutic approach to explore the experiences of registered nurses who act as preceptors to undergraduate student nurses. The researcher interviewed fifteen volunteer registered nurses twice as preceptors to investigate their experience. The data generated was audio-taped and analysed. Four dominant themes emerged. The first, 'Becoming attuned – the call', related to registered nurses responding to the call to be preceptors to students in their clinical placement. The second, “The emerging identity of being-as preceptor: keeping the student in mind”, related to preceptors cultivating their own identity as preceptors as they worked with students in the world of nursing practice. The third, 'Assessing where the student is at: the preceptor and preceptee working and growing together', related to a constant evaluation by preceptors of students' knowledge, readiness to learn, and the provision of learning opportunities. The fourth, 'Preceptors as builders of nursing practice through teaching reality nursing', facilitated the preceptee's experience of the real world of nursing practice. An overall constitutive theme: 'Preceptors as the safeguarders of the practices of nursing', emerged as the essence of the experience. | ||||
| Call Number | NRSNZNO @ research @ | Serial | 1263 | ||
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| Author | Burtenshaw, M.K. | ||||
| Title | Characteristics and expectations of beginning Bachelor of Nursing students | Type | |||
| Year | 1999 | Publication |
Abbreviated Journal | Victoria University of Wellington Library | |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | |||
| Keywords | Students; Nursing; Education | ||||
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| Call Number | NRSNZNO @ research @ | Serial | 1269 | ||
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| Author | Delugar, A. | ||||
| Title | An historical inquiry to identify the contribution Beatrice Salmon's writings made to nursing education in New Zealand, 1969-1972 | Type | |||
| Year | 1999 | Publication |
Abbreviated Journal | Victoria University of Wellington Library | |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | |||
| Keywords | History of nursing; Nursing; Education | ||||
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| Call Number | NRSNZNO @ research @ | Serial | 1271 | ||
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| Author | Bennison, C. | ||||
| Title | Emergency nurses' perceptions of the impact of postgraduate education on their practice in New Zealand | Type | |||
| Year | 2008 | Publication |
Abbreviated Journal | NZNO Library | |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | |||
| Keywords | Emergency nursing; Nursing; Education | ||||
| Abstract | ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Emergency nursing is a specialty concerned with the care of people of all ages, with either perceived or actual unwellness presenting to the emergency department(ED) for assessment, resuscitation, investigation, treatment and review of their illness or injury. Emergency nurses apply specialty knowledge and expertise in the provision, delivery and evaluation of emergency nursing care. Over recent decades social, political and professional changes have affected nursing care delivery and nursing education. In particular the 21st century has witnessed the development of state funded postgraduate nursing education programmes, developing nurses specialty or advanced nursing knowledge, quality patient/client care and nursing practice within the tertiary education system. AIM: The aim of this study is to investigate emergency nurses? perceptions of the impact of postgraduate education on their practice in New Zealand (NZ). METHODS: This study utilises critical social theory as the overarching framework, informed by the writing of Jürgen Habermas (b.1929- ). It is the three phases of Habermas?s practical intent of critical social theory; namely enlightenment, empowerment and emancipation, that this study is concerned with. This descriptive research study employs both quantitative and qualitative methods and is therefore known as mixed-methods research. Data collection took place over 12 weeks, from August to November 2006, using a survey questionnaire obtained with permission from Ms Dianne Pelletier, Sydney, Australia. The sample included 105 emergency nurses from District Health Board (DHB) emergency departments in NZ, 10 respondents from this sample self-selected to be interviewed by telephone. Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the University of Otago Ethics Committee for research involving human participants. Data was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). RESULTS: Two main themes arose from the thematic analysis; these being positive and negative, these themes were further divided into 10 sub-themes. The results indicate that postgraduate study (PGS) has increased nurses? perception of their knowledge; leadership and understanding on the quality of patient care delivered, increased their academic and research skills and increased their confidence/self-esteem and recognition by their colleagues and team. Therefore the majority of respondents perceive postgraduate education has been an instrument of liberation and a process of empowerment and emancipation. A smaller percentage of respondents perceived that PGS had no effect on various aspects of patient care and another significantly smaller percentage of respondents reported negative results from PGS. This research identified similarities between this study and that of Pelletier and colleagues? (2003; , 2005; , 1998a; , 1998b) Australian study. CONCLUSION: This study adds to the existing literature on postgraduate studies undertaken by nurses. No known study has previously investigated solely emergency nurses?perceptions of the effects of PGS, either nationally or internationally. The results of this study offer enlightening information regarding emergency nurses? perceptions of their PGS within NZ and offers a platform from which other studies may be undertaken. It also has the potential to inform nurses contemplating PGS and educators facilitating these programmes,as well as provide implications for policy development by the Nursing Council of NZ, NZ Universities, DHBs and the Ministry of Health. |
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| Call Number | NRSNZNO @ research @ | Serial | 1291 | ||
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| Author | Brinkman, A. | ||||
| Title | Collating for collaboration: Tertiary education funding structures | Type | Report | ||
| Year | 2008 | Publication |
Abbreviated Journal | Available from http://www.nzno.org.nz | |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | |||
| Keywords | Nursing; Education; Policy | ||||
| Abstract | The nursing education environment is complex and varied, and is affected by both the education and health systems. This report backgrounds the funding systems that underwrite the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) processes. The two primary objectives that have guided this collation are: to stimulate awareness and discussion of the issues around funding nursing education in New Zealand; and to promote understanding of the complex funding structures currently in place in New Zealand by students, nurses, nurse educators and nurse managers. | ||||
| Call Number | NZNO @ research @ | Serial | 1330 | ||
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| Author | Washbourne, G A | ||||
| Title | Registered Nurses' Experiences of How in Situ Simulation Contributes to Ongoing Clinical Skill Development: A Qualitative Descriptive Study | Type | Book Whole | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication |
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| Volume | Issue | Pages | 56 p. | ||
| Keywords | Simulation; Nursing education; Post-graduate education; Emergency departments (ED) | ||||
| Abstract | Recruits Emergency Department (ED) nurses to participate in three semi-structured interviews. Conducts thematic analysis of interview transcripts to identify the effects on clinical skills, and what facilitated participants' learning. | ||||
| Call Number | NZNO @ research @ | Serial | 1560 | ||
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| Author | Miller, Jodi Shirlene | ||||
| Title | Workplace learning: exploring the context and culture in New Zealand | Type | Book Whole | ||
| Year | 2013 | Publication |
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| Volume | Issue | Pages | 234 p. | ||
| Keywords | Workplace learning; Post-registration education; Postgraduate education; Professional development; Learning culture; Critical reflection; Mentoring | ||||
| Abstract | Explores the rationale underpinning the development of education programmes within urban district hospitals throughout the country, and ascertains how these workplaces develop education programmes, given that the majority of nurses in New Zealand have identified that they prefer to participate in workplace-based professional development. Cites a clear requirement to foster learning during a nurse's development post-registration, while considering how prepared nurse educators were to fulfil their roles as lifelong learning facilitators and mentors. Utilises the perspective of nurse educators employed in District Health Boards (DHBs) geographically isolated from universities providing post-registration learning. | ||||
| Call Number | NZNO @ research @ | Serial | 1566 | ||
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| Author | Garrett, Cara A. | ||||
| Title | Simulation learning for critical care nurses : an integrative review | Type | Book Whole | ||
| Year | 2013 | Publication |
Abbreviated Journal | ||
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 121 p. | ||
| Keywords | Simulation learning; Nursing education; Critical care nursing | ||||
| Abstract | Investigate the current literature on simulation learning as a learning tool for critical care nursing education. Identifies how the evidence demonstrates simulation is an effective learning tool for nurses who are involved in critical care, using the Joanna Briggs Institute quality appraisal tools. Endeavours to explore the experiences of both nurses and educators utilising simulation learning to prepare for critical care nursing. | ||||
| Call Number | NZNO @ research @ | Serial | 1575 | ||
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| Author | Cadigan, Karen | ||||
| Title | Supporting the struggling nursing student in clinical practice : a qualitative descriptive study | Type | Book Whole | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication |
Abbreviated Journal | ||
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 97 p. | ||
| Keywords | Nursing students; Clinical placement; Clinical practice; Clinical Lecturers; Nursing education | ||||
| Abstract | Utilises a descriptive design methodology to explore the experiences of 14 clinical lecturers who work alongside student nurses in the clinical practice component of the nursing education programme. Highlights issues facing students in the clinical environment. Identifies potential strategies to support struggling student nurses in clinical practice. | ||||
| Call Number | NZNO @ research @ | Serial | 1583 | ||
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