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Author Wenn, J.
Title (down) Hospital information systems: a nursing viewpoint Type
Year 1983 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 181 Serial 181
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Author Simpson, J.
Title (down) Hospice nurses responses to patient non-acceptance of treatment or care Type
Year 1998 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library (later 1999)
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Abstract Hospice nurses in New Zealand provide supportive care to patients of settings. In doing so, the hospice nurse and team are likely to have an ideal of a “good death” that guides their practice.A 'good death“ is one where symptons are well controlled without over medicalisation, where there is an acceptance of death by the patient and loved ones and where appropriatepreparation and completion of unfinished business has occurred. The death itself is peaceful and the loved ones are present. However, patients or their families do not always accept the treatment or care that the nurses offer to facilitate the best quality of life and a ”good death“ for the patient. This may leave the nurses involved feeling distressed and confused, as they are confronted with the conflict between the patients' path and the nurses' ideals.This study employs critical incident technique to explore how nurses respond and feel when the patients decline the treatment or care the nurse feels will improve their quality of life and eventually lead to a ”good death“. The findings illustrate a broad range of treatment or care that is declined by either patients or their families in the first instance. This study uncovers a number of action responses nurses use in these situations, which demonstrate acceptance of patient choice but also need to help the patient experience a ”good death". In addition it demonstrates that nurses experience a gamut of emotional responses to such situations, some of which are painful for the nurse and have the potential to cause stress. Recommendations are made which may assist nurses limit the distress they experience when patients of their families decline the treatment or care, and empower nurses with further strategies to use in such situations
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 306 Serial 306
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Author Griffin, H.M.
Title (down) Home sweet home birth: a qualitative study on the perceptions and experiences of home birth Type
Year 1994 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 262 Serial 262
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Author Butterfield, S.L.
Title (down) Helplessness or self care: a study of nursing practice with depressed patients in an In care setting Type
Year 1982 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library Palmerston North
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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
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 61 Serial 61
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Author Trout, F.
Title (down) Health needs assessment within the ecology of caring Type
Year 1999 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
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Keywords Community health nursing
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1137 Serial 1122
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Author MacDonald, S.
Title (down) Having attitude: nurses' perceptions of the qualities and skills needed to successfully nurse the 10 -24 year old client Type
Year 1999 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library, Whitireia Community Po
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Abstract This thesis presents a grounded theory study following Glaser's methodological stance. It explores nursing of the 10-24 year old client through interviews with thirteen registered nurses. The participants worked in a variety of clinical settings including community, hospital and specific adolescent services. From the analysis of the data emerged the complexity of the nurses work with the chosen age group. The study identifies that the quality of the nurse/client encounter may enable the young person to feel accepted and to be empowered to make their own health choices.This thesis identifies how Having Attitude is seen by the nurse participants as critical in the care of the young person. Having Attitude is about the nurse balancing the dependence/independence needs of the young person with their family and peers, and about being acceptable to the client. This results from the work of the nurse which is characterised by the nurse being competent' and 'being supportive whilst taking into account all of the socio-political factors that effect the nurses working situation. The socio-political context impacts upon the young persons life in terms of the types of health issues they have, and the availability and affordability of appropriate health services. It also impacts on the environment in which the nurse works, in terms of the complexity of the concerns with which young people present, current health reforms and funding issues. The nurse needs to have a broad knowledge base and ability to work within a complex situation. Nurses believe they can make a difference to the young persons health experience when they are supportive, competent and have attitude
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 368 Serial 368
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Author Doole, P.L.
Title (down) Getting on with life: the lived experience of four adults with cystic fibrosis Type
Year 1996 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 247 Serial 247
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Author Fowlie, L.G.
Title (down) Gastric tube placement in neonates Type
Year 1997 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 255 Serial 255
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Author Russell, L.
Title (down) Fostering nursing through management: a critical approach Type
Year 1993 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 230 Serial 230
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Author Sylvester, M.R.
Title (down) First antenatal visit: meeting now for the future: a grounded theory study of the meeting between the independent midwife and the pregnant woman Type
Year 1999 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 398 Serial 398
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Author Corlett, E.
Title (down) Finding out what works and what doesn't work: Caring for women with a fungating tumour of the breast Type
Year 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University, Albany, Library
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Keywords Breast cancer; Nursing; Cancer
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1250
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Author Davidson, L.
Title (down) Family-centred care perceptions and practice: A pilot study Type
Year 2000 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University, Palmerston North, Library
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Keywords Nurse-family relations; Paediatric nursing
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1281 Serial 1266
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Author Roy, D.E.
Title (down) Exploring the realities: the lived experienced of chronic rheumatoid arthritis Type
Year 1995 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library, UNITEC Institute of Te
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Abstract Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disease of the connective tissues. People with rheumatoid arthritis often experience chronic pain, chronic fatigue and functional impairment for a large apart of their lives. The cause of rheumatoid arthritis is unknown, with three times more women than men being affected. There are many women who live with rheumatoid arthritis throughout much of their adult lives. Women with rheumatoid arthritis face the challenges and stresses of parenting, partnerships, and employment along with the need to cope with a chronic and increasingly debilitating disease.A review of the literature related to rheumatoid arthritis reveals a dearth of qualitative research, with few studies that focus specifically on women even though they constitute a significant percentage of the client group. Little is known from the clients' perspective of what it is like to live with chronic rheumatoid arthritis. This study, a single-participant case study using a phenomenological analysis, explores one woman's' reality of living with rheumatoid arthritis. As this woman's story unfolds, it is revealed how daily living with rheumatoid arthritis had been incorporated into a new way of being-in-the world. Her way of being-in-the-world is such that rheumatoid arthritis is very much a reality, impacting on most aspects of her life. Yet it does not dominate, as she continues with a very full and active life despite this disease
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 188 Serial 188
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Author Gallaher, L.
Title (down) Expert public health nursing practice: a complex tapestry Type
Year 1997 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 258 Serial 258
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Author Russell, G.R.
Title (down) Evaluation of a service delivery programme Type
Year 1987 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 177 Serial 177
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