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Author Seccombe, J. url  openurl
  Title Attitudes towards disability in an undergraduate nursing curriculum: The effects of a curriculum change Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication (down) Nurse Education Today Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue 27(5) Pages  
  Keywords People with disabilities; Nursing; Education; Students  
  Abstract Through improved technology and treatment and ongoing de-institutionalisation, nurses will encounter growing numbers of people with disabilities in the New Zealand community and hospitals. Quality of nursing care is influenced by attitude and this study was to evaluate the effect of a curriculum change on the attitudes of two different streams of student nurses towards people with disabilities. During the year 2002 a focused disability unit was introduced to the revised undergraduate nursing curriculum of a major educational institution in New Zealand. The opportunity arose to consider student nurses' attitudes toward disabled people, comparing two streams of students undertaking two different curricula. A convenience sample of students completed Yuker, Block and Younng's (1970) Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons scale (ATDP) form B prior to and on completion of their relevant disability unit. No statistically significant difference in scores was demonstrated. A number of possible reasons for this are suggested.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 833  
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Author Seccombe, J. url  openurl
  Title Attitudes towards disability in an undergraduate nursing curriculum: A literature review Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication (down) Nurse Education Today Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue 27(5) Pages  
  Keywords Nursing; Education; Students; People with disabilities  
  Abstract In the process of introducing a new disability unit into an undergraduate nursing curriculum in a New Zealand educational setting, the opportunity arose to conduct a small study comparing the attitudes of students nurses to people with disabilities. This paper discusses the literature review, which formed the basis for the study. A range of perspectives and research was identified that explored societal and nurses' attitudes, disability studies in undergraduate nursing curricula, the impact of nurses' attitudes on patient care, and interventions for changing those attitudes. Effective nursing care can be severely compromised through negative attitudes, and concerns are expressed at the lack of attention given to this issue in nursing curricula generally. The literature showed that combining educational approaches with opportunities for student nurses to interact with disabled people provides the most effective means for student nurses to develop positive attitudes towards disabled people. The goal for nurse educators is to ensure the inclusion of disability studies as a core component in undergraduate nursing education.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 834  
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Author Hylton, J.A. openurl 
  Title Relearning how to learn: Enrolled nurse transition to degree at a New Zealand rural satellite campus Type Journal Article
  Year 2005 Publication (down) Nurse Education Today Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 25 Issue 7 Pages 519-526  
  Keywords Registered nurses; Enrolled nurses; Education; Maori; Scope of practice; Careers in nursing; Rural nursing  
  Abstract This paper reports a study that examined the factors that assisted or hindered the transition of a group of enrolled nurses to registration/degree programmes, via a flexible course developed by a North Island tertiary institution. The study follows ten enrolled nurses, primarily Maori and working in rural settings, as they continued to work while studying at a small satellite campus. The study was exploratory and descriptive, and utilised focus group interviews. Two major categories emerged from comparative analysis of the data. One category entitled 'relearning how to learn', demonstrated the cognitive and behavioural adaptations made and is the focus of this paper. The other category 'barriers and catapults', demonstrated the physical and environmental factors that influenced the students' transition but is outside the scope of this paper. Recent changes in New Zealand nursing education have witnessed the clarification of scopes of nursing practice and the controversial development of a new Certificate in Health Science (Nurse Assistant). Currently enrolled nurses are again facing threats to employment and it is envisaged that many will be seeking to undertake transition to registered nurse in the near future.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 842  
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Author Gallagher, P. openurl 
  Title Preconceptions and learning to be a nurse Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication (down) Nurse Education Today Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 27 Issue 8 Pages 878-884  
  Keywords Nursing; Education; Attitude of health personnel; Theory  
  Abstract This article discusses the important role that preconceptions play in the process by which students learn to be nurses. The importance of preconceptions emerged from the analysis of data in a grounded theory study that sought to gain a greater understanding of how undergraduate student nurses in New Zealand experienced and responded to differences they perceived between the theory and the practice of nursing. It became clear that the preconceptions each student nurse held about the nature of nurses and nursing care were the standards against which the worth of the formal, practical and personal theories to which students were exposed during their nursing degree was evaluated. It was clear that preconceptions functioned as the mediator between the intentions of nursing education and the learning that eventuated for each student from practicum experiences. The implications for nursing education, for which preconceptions are not generally highly valued as a basis for learning about professional nursing, are that the individual experience and personal characteristics of each student receive significant focus when a nursing programme is planned. This means that the orthodox principles that underpin the design of nursing curricula should be reviewed and an overtly constructivist perspective adopted for nursing education for which the prior experiences of the student are the starting point.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 931  
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Author Nicol, M.J. openurl 
  Title The teaching of genetics in New Zealand undergraduate nursing programmes Type Journal Article
  Year 2002 Publication (down) Nurse Education Today Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 22 Issue 5 Pages 401-408  
  Keywords Curriculum; Nursing; Education  
  Abstract This paper reports the results of a survey to determine how much genetics is taught in the bioscience component of the three-year Bachelor of Nursing degree offered by 16 tertiary education institutes in New Zealand. A questionnaire was mailed to the bioscience lecturers seeking information on the bioscience and genetics content of current programmes. They were also asked to indicate their perception of the impact and relevance of new genetic knowledge on health care and nursing education. Results indicated that on average 250-350 hours are devoted to the teaching of biosciences. Less than 10 hours are devoted to genetics at 66% of institutes, one institute did not teach any aspect of genetics. None of the institutes taught more than 20 hours of genetics in the programme, although 47% of lecturers said they would like to teach more genetics if there were more time available in the curriculum. Lecturers teaching bioscience to Bachelor of Nursing students are aware of the importance of genetics in health care and to nursing in particular, and the majority are of the opinion that more genetics should be included in undergraduate programmes, however 'curriculum crowding' is a problem.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1076  
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Author Hardcastle, J. openurl 
  Title 'Back to the bedside': Graduate level education in critical care Type Journal Article
  Year 2008 Publication (down) Nurse Education in Practice Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 8 Issue 1 Pages 46-53  
  Keywords Nursing specialties; Nursing; Education; Curriculum  
  Abstract This paper explores the relationships within teaching, learning and practice development in critical care nursing and questions the popular assumption that 'post graduate (Master's level) education fits all'. The need for critical care nurses to apply advanced knowledge and technical skills to complex and dynamic practice situations necessitates the development of critical thinking and a problem-solving approach to clinical practice that can be fostered through education and experience. Discussion focuses on the successful development and implementation of graduate level education for critical care nurses in the South Island of New Zealand and how this development is challenging existing approaches to the provision and evaluation of formal critical care education in New Zealand.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 656  
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Author Lim, A.G.; Honey, M.; Kilpatrick, J. openurl 
  Title Framework for teaching pharmacology to prepare graduate nurse for prescribing in New Zealand Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication (down) Nurse Education in Practice Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 7 Issue 5 Pages 348-353  
  Keywords Prescribing; Nursing; Education; Pharmacology  
  Abstract The educational framework used to teach pharmacology to nurses by one university in New Zealand is presented, along with early findings on the effectiveness of this approach. Nurse prescribing is relatively new in New Zealand and is related to the expanding roles and opportunities for nurses in health care. Opposition to nurse prescribing in New Zealand has been marked and often this has been linked to concerns over patient safety with the implication that nurses could not be adequately prepared for safe prescribing.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 700  
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Author Lim, A.G.; Honey, M. openurl 
  Title Integrated undergraduate nursing curriculum for pharmacology Type Journal Article
  Year 2006 Publication (down) Nurse Education in Practice Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 6 Issue 3 Pages 163-168  
  Keywords Pharmacology; Curriculum; Nursing; Education  
  Abstract This article presents an integrated approach to pharmacology education for nurses aligned with constructivist learning theory, as taught at the School of Nursing, University of Auckland. The weaving of pharmacology through the three-year undergraduate curriculum is described, showing the development of a pharmacology curricula thread. The significance of supporting curricula content in areas such as communication skills, law and ethics, as well as sound biological science and physiology knowledge are highlighted.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 707  
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Author Mockett, L.; Horsfall, J.; O'Callaghan, W. openurl 
  Title Education leadership in the clinical health care setting: A framework for nursing education development Type Journal Article
  Year 2006 Publication (down) Nurse Education in Practice Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 6 Issue 6 Pages 404-410  
  Keywords Organisational change; Law and legislation; Nursing; Education; Leadership  
  Abstract This paper describes how a new framework for clinical nursing education was introduced at Counties Manukau District Health Board. The project was initiated in response to the significant legislative and post registration nursing education changes within New Zealand. The journey of change has been a significant undertaking, and has required clear management, strong leadership, perseverance and understanding of the organisation's culture. The approach taken to managing the change had four stages, and reflects various change management models. The first stage, the identification process, identified the impetus for change. Creating the vision is the second stage and identified what the change would look like within the organisation. To ensure success and to guide the process of change a realistic and sustainable vision was developed. Implementing the vision was the third stage, and discusses the communication and pilot phase of implementing the nursing education framework. Stage four, embedding the vision, explores the process and experiences of changing an education culture and embedding the vision into an organisation. The paper concludes by discussing the importance of implementing robust, consistent, strategic and collaborative processes that reflect and evaluate best educational nursing practice.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1036  
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Author Willers, Shona; Jowsey, Tanisha; Chen, Yan url  doi
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  Title How do nurses promote critical thinking in acute care? A scoping literature review Type Journal Article
  Year 2021 Publication (down) Nurse Education in Practice Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 53 Issue Pages 1-12  
  Keywords Nursing education; Critical thinking; Acute care  
  Abstract Employs Arksey and O'Malley's framework to undertake a scoping literature review to find out how critical thinking is promoted among nursing learners such as students and junior nurses in acute care.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1774  
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Author Hunt, G.; Verstappen, A.; Stewart, Lisa; Kool, Bridget; Slark, Julia url  openurl
  Title Career interests of undergraduate nursing students: A ten-year longitudinal study Type Journal Article
  Year 2020 Publication (down) Nurse Education in Practice Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 43 Issue Pages 1-5  
  Keywords Career choice; Nursing students; Surveys  
  Abstract Describes career interests of over 500 undergraduate nursing students in New Zealand over a ten-year period. Invites all Bachelor of Nursing cohorts commencing between 2006 and 2016 to complete a questionnaire which includes questions about their career interests. Identifies emergency care and child health as strongest career interests at entry, with child health and surgery the prevailing interests at exit.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1776  
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Author Mackay, B. url  openurl
  Title Using SMS mobile technology to M-Support nursing students in clinical placements Type Conference Article
  Year 2007 Publication (down) NorthTec Nursing & Health Conference Papers Abbreviated Journal coda, An Institutional Repository for the New Zealand ITP Sector  
  Volume Paper presented at eFest Conference 27th-29th Sept Issue Pages  
  Keywords Technology; Nursing; Education  
  Abstract M-Learning compliments and supports E-Learning and incorporates technologies such as the use of mobile phones, PDAs and pod casting. A sub function of M-Learning is M-Support which is the provision of support for the mobile student. This paper describes a pilot project using short message service – mobile technology -to M-support nursing students in primary health care clinical placements. Forty one students took part in a mixed methods study to assess the project against a pre determined set of criteria. The results indicated that students did feel supported by the messages, cost was not prohibitive, flexibility in communication was appreciated, and the acceptance was high.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1218  
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Author Lichfield, M. openurl 
  Title The paediatric nurse and the child in hospital Type Journal Article
  Year 1974 Publication (down) New Zealand Nursing Journal Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 67 Issue 11 Pages  
  Keywords Paediatric nursing; Nurse-family relations; Nurse managers  
  Abstract A paper intended to inform paediatric nurses and influence service policy and management, adapted from a presentation at an inservice education study day for nurses at Wellington Hospital. The paper grew out of the findings of a small research project undertaken by the author as part of nursing practice in a paediatric ward of Wellington Hospital. The observations of the stress in the experience of infants and parents and the ambiguities inherent in the relationships between parents and nurses were the basis for arguing for changes in nursing practice and ward management.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1312  
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Author Truscott, J.M.; Townsend, J.M.; Arnold, E.P. url  openurl
  Title A successful nurse-led model in the elective orthopaedic admissions process Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication (down) New Zealand Medical Journal Abbreviated Journal NZ Medical Association website. Access free to articles older than 6 months.  
  Volume 120 Issue 1265 Pages  
  Keywords Surgery; Hospitals; Nursing; Administration  
  Abstract This paper documents a successful nurse-led admissions process for same day orthopaedic surgery, on relatively fit patients under 70 years of age. During the 6-month study, 31 patients with a median age of 38 years were categorised into 3 streams. 252 patients (76%) underwent a nursing-admission process without the need for further consultation with a junior medical officer or an anaesthetist. The remaining patients not included in the study were admitted and clerked by a house officer. No safety issues arose and the surgeons and anaesthetists were satisfied with the process. The junior medical officers described improved job satisfaction by being able to attend theatre, other educational opportunities, and working more closely with the consultant. The process has now been incorporated into elective orthopaedic admissions at Burwood Hospital.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 516  
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Author Grayson, S.; Horsburgh, M.; Lesa, R.; Lennon, D. url  openurl
  Title An Auckland regional audit of the nurse-led rheumatic fever secondary prophylaxis programme Type Journal Article
  Year 2006 Publication (down) New Zealand Medical Journal Abbreviated Journal Access is free to articles older than 6 months, and abstracts.  
  Volume 119 Issue 1243 Pages  
  Keywords Community health nursing; Patient compliance  
  Abstract The researchers assessed the compliance rates with the rheumatic fever secondary prophylaxis programme established through the Auckland Rheumatic Fever Register and managed by community nursing services in Auckland. They undertook an audit of the 1998 and 2000 Auckland Rheumatic Fever Register data to establish the compliance rates of patients with the rheumatic fever secondary prophylaxis programme. The sample included all patients on the Auckland Rheumatic Fever Register during this time. Results showed compliance rates across the three Auckland DHBs ranging from 79.9% to 100% for individual community nursing offices. They found that a community-based nurse-led secondary prophylaxis programme for rheumatic fever heart disease is able to deliver excellent patient compliance levels. Secondary prophylaxis is the WHO-recommended cost effective first step to rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease control. Community health workers have a key role to play in facilitating this compliance.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 520  
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