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Lawton, M. M.(deceased), & Students,. Needs for ante-natal education.
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Butterfield, S. L. (1978). More power to the patient: self-care within acute care situations. Ph.D. thesis, , .
Abstract: “A brief look at self-care and some of the issues relevant to nurses recognising it as a component of acute care”
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McTurk, M.(deceased 1985). (1977). Job satisfaction for nurses. Ph.D. thesis, , .
Abstract: Accent on Nursing services is on service to patients with job satisfaction of employees placed in a less worthy positions. Indices of low levels of Nurses' job satisfaction in some areas of our Hospitals in the Auckland Hospital Board indicate the established relationships between performance and morale is not always transformed into supervisory and management practise in the work situation. As recognition of job satisfaction needs is a prime factor in change, the research study is designed to measure through questionnaire and scaling methods the effect of a one week management training course on the attitudes of superiors to the job satisfaction needs of their subordinates
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Wenmoth, J. D. A. (2000). Involuntary unemployment: A grounded theory analysis of the experience of five nurses. Ph.D. thesis, , .
Abstract: This study outlines the use of grounded theory strategy to analyse the experience of nurses who become involuntarily unemployed. It then proceeds to develop a theoretical framework that explain the common patterns in this experience. Using the Glasser and Strauss (1967) Grounded Theory approach, empirical observation was undertaken expressly for the purpose of generating insights which may lead to new understanding of the subject of this study. Using two inter-related procedures known as theoretical sampling and constant comparative analysis, data is systematically collected, coordinated and subjected to an ongoing analysis. Theory is then 'grounded ' in the real world. The study involved in depth interviewing of five mid-career nurses who were involuntarily unemployed. The data was transcribed and analysed to yield theoretical concepts and categories that were integrated into propositions to explain common patterns. It will be argued that this experience is a grieving process that is more that just grieving a job loss. It is proposed that there are three phases – 1. Personal devastation due to losses experienced.. 2. A period of healing. 3. Recovery and re-establishment of the 'new' person.
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King, B. E., & Westerdiep, A. R. (1978). Intensive nursing care units in public hospitals. Ph.D. thesis, , .
Abstract: The basic objective of the survey was to establish the proportion of the nursing staff employed in hospitals who were assigned to Intensive Nursing Care units. Twenty one different types of units were identified with a total of 118 units. Established in twenty four of the twenty nine hospitals throughout the country, Nearly 12 % of registered Nurses where ICU's were established were allocated to these units but the proportion s ranged from a low of 7% in one major Board area, to a high of 26% in another major Board area
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Sutherland, F. R. Incidence of phlebitis in intravenous infusions.
Abstract: Incidence of Phlebitis in association with the use of I.V. Infusions was studied. Patients in the I.C.U. with peripheral I.V. lines were studied over a 2.5 week period, a form being completed by the staff. The study established a 20% incidence of infusion phlebitis. The care and observations of intravenous therapy is a nursing responsibility requiring constant vigilance to detect early any complication that may arise
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Seymour, P. D. (1973). Improvement in the motivation of student nurses. New Zealand Nursing Journal, 66(7), 4–6.
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Butterfield, S. L. (1982). Helplessness or self care: a study of nursing practice with depressed patients in an In care setting. Ph.D. thesis, , .
Abstract: This study was conducted to investigate the practise of Nurses when working with depressed patients in an In Care setting. A survey of the literature shows that the role commonly prescribed for nurses who work in psychiatric settings is one that emphasises a one- on -one relationship based on models of psychotherapy and focuses on individual illness, pathology, systems and psycho dynamics. It is suggested that this is not a role which most Nurses working in New Zealand psychiatric settings would be able to implement in practise. Three perspective's of Nursing practise were explored in the study. What Nurses were seen to do in practice. What they thought they should do as evidenced in results of an exercise to rank different possible interventions, and what patients said were helpful Nursing interventions. A framework was developed for the study which depicts the process of helplessness(depression) as the negative 'mirror -image' of the process of self care. Results were analysed within this framework to determine whether or not Nurses tended to support behaviours which were indicative of movement towards helplessness or encourage those which indicated progress towards self care by their interventions. There was little evidence of positive reinforcement for independent or coping behaviours with patients in the study sample. Further, the nursing practise showed little relationship to the role prescribed in the literature. The Nurses did demonstrate a warm caring friendly approach that seemed to stem from a more traditional 'succouring, mothering' view of Nurses' role
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Snelgar, D. W. (1981). Feasibility of integrated community based nursing services. Ph.D. thesis, , .
Abstract: A nurses working party was formed by the primary health care SSDG in 1979 to investigate the feasibility of integrated community based nursing services. A six month trial was held in a mainly urban area (population 5637) testing these ideas in 1980. Using the existing time of the four nursing services in the area a team approach was used with all nurses being responsible to a coordinating nurse. The present role of the public nurse and district nurse was integrated – this new nurse was called a community health nurse. These two nurses worked from a base located in te trial area. Liaison and coordination were established with the Plunket and practice nurse. The results of the trial enabled the primary health care SSDG to prepare a plan on community based nursing services
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Lord, D. H. (1979). Exploratory study of reasons for voluntary termination of nursing staff at Braemar hospital and training school. Ph.D. thesis, , .
Abstract: A study exploring the following hypotheses: 1. That full time Nurses and part time Nurses are satisfied by different things, therefore the two groups will exhibit different reasons for leaving the Hospital. Full time Staff will leave because of lack of satisfiers, part time Staff will leave because of lack of Dis-satisfiers.. 2. The reasons for the psycopaedic assistants leaving will be different from those for Professional Staff as the presence of promotional opportunities and the acceptance of responsibilities do not apply to the non-professional staff. 3. Salary will not be a significant factor for Staff leaving. 4, The lack of job satisfaction has had little to do with staff terminating. 5. That the absence of a School of Nursing has been the reason for a significant number of Staff leaving to Nurse elsewhere
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Peddie, B., & McPherson, F. Efficiency of syntocinon spray.
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Brodie, S. E. Drug monitoring.
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Duthie, J. M. (1976). Domicilary nursing services of a hospital board. Ph.D. thesis, , .
Abstract: A Study undertaken to determine the need to extend the Domiciliary Nursing Services of a Hospital Board to include the provision of a 24 hour nursing service in the city area
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Litchfield, M., Connor, M., Eathorne, T., Laws, M., McCrombie,, & Smith, S. (1993). Direction for nursing practice and service delivery in the New Zealand health reforms. Report of the pilot study of the Wellington professional nurse care management project. Ph.D. thesis, , .
Abstract: Nursing practice as the process of health patterning with families in complex health circumstances was made explicit through a method of research praxis. Findings include cost in relation to quality of Nursing care. The research provides direction for development of integrated health care with the introduction of the family Nurse in a Nurse Care Management Scheme
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Shadbolt, Y. T. (1984). Curriculum innovation in a school of nursing – a case study. Ph.D. thesis, , .
Abstract: The study gives an account of curriculum development and innovation in a New Zealand school of nursing and focuses on some aspects of the basic diploma course. The study attempts, through the medium of case study, to illuminate the way in which significant curriculum decisions are made and ideas translated into institutional and technical form. Evidence is derived from the recorded perceptions of the participants, observations, and analyses of documented material. The findings confirm that the field of study is complex, multivariable and dynamic, and that translation of the curriculum on paper involves a multitude of deliberative and factual decisions by practicing teachers
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