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Author Pijpker, Rina; Wilkinson, Jill
Title Experiences of district nurses working with people with spinal cord injury: a descriptive account Type Journal Article
Year 2019 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 35 Issue 2 Pages 30-40
Keywords District nursing; Spinal cord injury; Complex health needs; Community health nurse; Nursing role
Abstract Aims to generate a descriptive account of the experiences of district nurses working with people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Conducts a qualitative descriptive study using semi-structured interviews with three district nurses about their role. Reveals three themes related to the district nurses' role: tasks; complexity; barriers/enablers affecting performance. Suggests that the role of district health nurses meeting the needs of people with SCI requires review.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial (down) 1617
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Author Jamieson, Isabel; Harding, Thomas; Withington, John; Hudson, Dianne
Title Men entering nursing: has anything changed? Type Journal Article
Year 2019 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 35 Issue 2 Pages 18-29
Keywords Nursing education; Stereotypes; Qualitative research; Male nurses; Surveys
Abstract Conducts thematic analysis to identify two predominant gender scripts: of nursing as women's work, and that men who nurse are homosexual. Notes the associated themes of the effect of negative stereotyping on male nurses' career choice, and their resistance to the stereotype of normative masculinity. Considers that the same barriers to men becoming nurses have remained unchanged since first identified and discussed in the 1960s.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial (down) 1616
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Author Robertson, Sheree; Thompson, Shona
Title Nursing services in student health clinics in New Zealand tertiary education institutes Type Journal Article
Year 2019 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 35 Issue 2 Pages 7-17
Keywords Student health clinics; Tertiary students; Sexual health; Mental health; International students
Abstract Discovers which nursing services are available to students in health clinics in NZ tertiary education institutes and how the clinics are structured. Surveys nurses practising in 16 of 22 institutes with student health services, about the types of services offered. Identifies sexual health, mental health and health education as the primary services, with sexual health and mental health the most utilised. Notes the increasing use of student health services by international students.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial (down) 1615
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Author Wilkinson, Jillian Ann
Title The New Zealand nurse practitioner polemic : a discourse analysis : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand Type Book Whole
Year 2007 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 308 pp.
Keywords Nurse practitioners; Nursing history; Advanced nursing practice; Nursing identity; Discourse analysis; Nursing regulation; Surveys
Abstract Traces the development of the nurse practitioner role in NZ since its establishment in 2001, using a discourse analytical approach to examine those discourses that have defined the role. Employs both textual and discursive analysis of texts from published literature and from nine interviews with individuals influential in the evolution of the role. Examines political perspectives and disciplinary practices dating back to the Nurses Registration Act of 1901. Considers the implications of an autonomous nursing profession in both practice and regulation.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial (down) 1614
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