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Author Kidd, J.D.
Title Aroha mai: Nurses, nursing and mental illness Type
Year 2008 Publication Abbreviated Journal University of Auckland Library
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Keywords Mental health; Nursing; Culture
Abstract This research takes an autoethnographical approach to exploring the connections between being a nurse, doing nursing work, and experiencing a mental illness. Data is comprised of autoethnographical stories from 18 nurses. Drawing on Lyotard's (1988) postmodern philosophy of 'regimes of phrases' and 'genres of discourse,' the nurses' stories yielded three motifs: Nursing, Tangata Whaiora (people seeking wellness) and Bullying. Interpretation of the motifs was undertaken by identifying and exploring connected or dissenting aspects within and between the motifs.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 478 Serial (down) 465
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Author Dillon, D.R.
Title Rural contexts: Islands Type Book Chapter
Year 2008 Publication Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 19-30) Abbreviated Journal Ministry of Health publications page
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Keywords Rural nursing; Identity; Advanced nursing practice; Professional competence
Abstract This chapter explores the concept of islands particularly in relation to rurality, individual and community identities, and nursing. The author argues that all New Zealanders are islanders, and considers the implications of this on personal and community values, when they are shaped by geographic isolation and structural separateness. She explores commonalities between islanders and rural peoples in areas such as identity, isolation, and health, and outlines the impacts this has on rural nursing practice and competencies. A case study of a nurse on Stewart Island is briefly discussed.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 765 Serial (down) 461
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Author Pitama, S.; Robertson, P.; Cram, F.; Gillies, M.; Huria, T.; Dalla-Katoa, W.
Title Meihana model: A clinical assessment framework Type Journal Article
Year 2007 Publication New Zealand Journal of Psychology Abbreviated Journal
Volume 36 Issue 3 Pages 118-125
Keywords Nursing models; Clinical assessment; Maori; Mental health
Abstract In 1984 Mason Durie documented a framework for understanding Maori health, Te Whare Tapa Wha, which has subsequently become embedded in Maori health policy. This article presents a specific assessment framework, the Meihana Model, which encompasses the four original cornerstones of Te Whare Tapa Wha, and inserts two additional elements. These form a practice model (alongside Maori beliefs, values and experiences) to guide clinical assessment and intervention with Maori clients and whanau accessing mental health services. This paper outlines the rationale for and background of the Meihana Model and then describes each dimension: whanau, wairua, tinana, hinengaro, taiao and iwi katoa. The model provides a basis for a more comprehensive assessment of clients/whanau to underpin appropriate treatment decisions.
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Author Spence, D.; Anderson, M.
Title Implementing a prescribing practicum within a Master's degree in advanced nursing practice Type Journal Article
Year 2007 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 23 Issue 2 Pages 27-42
Keywords Advanced nursing practice; Education; Nurse practitioners; Prescribing; Teaching methods
Abstract This article reports the implementation of a collaborative project undertaken to monitor and improve the effectiveness of the prescribing practicum papers delivered within two Master's degree programmes in advanced nursing practice. The recent introduction of Nurse Practitioner registration in New Zealand has resulted in the development of a number of Master's degree programmes in which students can complete a Nursing Council of New Zealand approved programme for prescribing. For the study, a developmental action research approach was used. Data were collected through interviews with practicum students, their medical supervisors and academic staff. Formative findings were progressively used to refine delivery of the practicum papers and a thematic analysis of summative findings identified areas for further improvement. The findings suggest that the processes being implemented are developing well. The researchers recommend that further education is required to clearly differentiate medical and advanced nursing roles. They recommend that greater attention needs to be paid to the preparation of medical supervisors and, most significantly, revision of funding is required to more equitably support the ongoing development of nurses for advanced practice roles.
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Author Spence, D.; Smythe, E.
Title Courage as integral to advancing nursing practice Type Journal Article
Year 2007 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 23 Issue 2 Pages 43-55
Keywords Ethics; Advanced nursing practice
Abstract This paper focuses on the illumination of courage in nursing. The authors suggest it is a fundamental component of nursing, yet it is seldom mentioned or recognised in the literature, or supported in practice. Data from a hermeneutic analysis of nurses' practice stories is integrated with literature to assist deeper understanding of the meaning of courage in contemporary nursing practice. The purpose is to make visible a phenomenon that needs to be actively fostered if nursing is to effectively contribute to an improved health service.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 470 Serial (down) 456
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Author Henty, C.; Dickinson, A.R.
Title Practice nurses' experiences of the Care Plus programme: A qualitative descriptive study Type Journal Article
Year 2007 Publication New Zealand Family Physician Abbreviated Journal The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners website
Volume 34 Issue 5 Pages 335-338
Keywords Primary health care; Chronic diseases; Nursing; Evaluation
Abstract The aim of this small qualitative descriptive pilot study was to describe the experiences of practice nurses delivering the Care Plus programme within the general practice setting. Care Plus was introduced into Primary Health Organisations (PHOs) in 2004. This programme encourages more involvement from practice nurses in chronic care management. For many New Zealand practice nurses this is a new role. This study, carried out prior to the larger Care Plus implementation review (2006), provides an insight into the nursing experience of implementing Care Plus and provides a basis for future studies with regard to the nurse's role within the Care Plus programme.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 468 Serial (down) 454
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Author Jacobs, S.; Boddy, J.M.
Title The genesis of advanced nursing practice in New Zealand: Policy, politics and education Type Journal Article
Year 2008 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 24 Issue 1 (Mar) Pages 11-22
Keywords Nurse practitioners; History of nursing; Policy; Scope of practice
Abstract This contemporary historical study examines the health sector environment of the 1990s and the turn of the 21st century, and assesses the policy initiatives undertaken to advance nursing in New Zealand during that period. The authors look at the conditions and forces that saw nursing achieve a new emphasis on advanced and expanded scope of nursing practice, less than a decade after the commencement of New Zealand's first pre-registration nursing degrees.
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Author Spence, D.
Title Prejudice, paradox and possibility Type
Year 1999 Publication Abbreviated Journal Auckland
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Abstract This study explores the the experience of nursing a person, or people, form cultures other than one's own. Informed by the tradition of philosophical hermeneutics, and drawing specifically on some of the notions articulated by Hans-Georg Gadamer and Charles Taylor, it seeks to understand everyday nursing practices within their cultural and historical context.Against a background of Maori resurgence, nurses in New Zealand have been challenged in Aotearoa-New Zealand to recognise and address racism in their practice. Meeting the health needs of all people has long been important in nursing yet the curricular changes implemented in the early 1990s to enhance nursing's contribution to a more equitable health service created uncertainty and tension both within nursing, and between nursing and the wider community.In this study, I have interpreted the experiences of seventeen nurses practising in an increasingly ethnically diverse region. Personal understandings and those from relevant literature have been used to illuminate further the nature of cross-cultural experience from a nurse's perspective. The thesis asserts that the notions of prejudice, paradox and possibility can be used to describe the experience of nursing a person from another culture. Prejudice refers to the prior understandings that influence nursing action in both a positive and a negative sense. Paradox relates to the coexistence and necessary interplay of contradictory meanings and positions, while possibility points to the potential for new understandings to surface from the fusion of past with present, and between different interpretations. As New Zealand nurses negotiate the conflicts essential for ongoing development of their practice, the play of prejudice, paradox and possibility is evident at intra-personal and interpersonal levels as well as in relation to professional and other social discourses. This thesis challenges nurses to persist in working with the tensions inherent in cross-cultural practice. It encourages continuation of their efforts to understand and move beyond the prejudices that otherwise preclude the exploration of new possibilities.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 448 Serial (down) 448
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Author Clendon, J.
Title The Nurse Practitioner-led Primary Health Care Clinic; A Community Needs Analysis Type
Year 1999 Publication Abbreviated Journal Albany, Auckland
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Abstract Aim: To determine the feasibility of establishing a nurse practitioner-led, family focused, primary health care clinic within a primary school environment as an alternate or complementary way of addressing the health needs of 'at risk' children and families to the services already provided by the public health nurse.Method: Utilising needs analysis method, data was collected from three sources – known demographic data, 17 key informant interviews and two focus group interviews. Questions were asked regarding the health needs of the community, the perceptions of participants regarding the role of the public health nurse in order to determine if a public health nurse would be the most appropriate person to lead a primary health care clinic, and the practicalities of establishing a clinic including services participants would expect a clinic to provide. Analysis was descriptive and exploratory.Results: A wide range of health needs were identified from both the demographic data and from participant interviews. Findings also showed that participant's understanding of the role of the public health nurse was not great and that community expectations were such that for a public health nurse to lead a primary health care clinic further skills would be required. Outcomes from investigating the practicalities of establishing a nurse practitioner-led clinic resulted in the preparation of a community-developed model that would serve to address the health needs of children and families in the area the study was undertaken.Conclusion: Overall findings indicated that the establishment of a nurse practitioner-led, family focused, primary health care clinic in a primary school environment is feasible. While a public health nurse may fulfil the role of the nurse practitioner, it was established that preparation to an advanced level of practice would be required. It is likely that a similar model would also be successful in other communities in New Zealand, however the health needs identified in this study are specific to the community studied. Further community needs assessments would need to be completed to ensure health services target health needs specific to the communities involved.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 447 Serial (down) 447
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Author Wood, P.J.; Schwass, M.
Title Cultural safety: a framework for changing attitudes Type Journal Article
Year 1993 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 8 Issue 1 Pages 4-14
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 441 Serial (down) 441
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Author Ramsden, I.
Title Kawa Whakaruruhau: cultural safety in nursing education in Aotearoa (New Zealand) Type
Year 1991 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal Libraries A2 -
Volume 8 Issue 3 Pages 4-10
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 440 Serial (down) 440
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Author McEldowney, R.A.
Title A new lamp is shining: life histories of five feminist nurse educators Type
Year 1992 Publication Abbreviated Journal Author
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 439 Serial (down) 439
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Author Shepherd, M. 1893-
Title Some of my yesterdays: the autobiography of Marion Shepherd, (Maisie) Northern Ireland, 1893-1920; New Zealand from 1921 Type Miscellaneous
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 428 Serial (down) 428
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Author Lind, C.A.
Title Step by Step: the history of nursing education in Southland Type Miscellaneous
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Author Dowland, J.
Title A look at nursing in three surgical wards Type
Year 1975 Publication Abbreviated Journal Management Services and Research Unit, Department
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 414 Serial (down) 414
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