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Author White, E. L.; Whiteman, E.J. openurl 
  Title (up) One approach to nursing manpower planning: a regional perspective Type Miscellaneous
  Year Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Abstract A dual presentation. This abstract gives only the research section of the presentation.A description of the data base components for Wellington Hospital Board Nursing Manpower Planning, which includes;Patients-: population based, bed based, best estimate, average daily bed occupancy andcategories.Nurses-: categories, whole time equivalents, attrition, nursing hours available, nursing hours lost.Finance.Assumptions for patient and nursing staff projections to 1986 are given.Financial constraints and the “buying” of nurses.A proportion of nursing positions are fixed by establishments and policy. The degree of flexibility remaining to “buy” differing categories of nursing staff  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 218 Serial 218  
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Author Williams, H. openurl 
  Title (up) One for the boys: An evaluative study of primary health care access by men in Tairawhiti Type
  Year 2006 Publication Abbreviated Journal NZNO Library  
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  Keywords Gender; Primary health care; Access; Male  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1138  
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Author Beckingham, C.R. openurl 
  Title (up) One great network: the family as an environmental influence in the prose works of Thomas Hardy Type
  Year 1983 Publication Abbreviated Journal University of Otago Library  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 240 Serial 240  
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Author Eichblatt, A. openurl 
  Title (up) One woman's experience of living with chronic pain: a phenomenological study Type
  Year 1996 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 436 Serial 436  
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Author Cook, Deborah. url  openurl
  Title (up) Open visiting: does this benefit adult patients in intensive care units Type
  Year 2006 Publication Abbreviated Journal NZNO Library  
  Volume Issue Pages 32 pp  
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  Abstract A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Nursing at Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, New Zealand.

As the healthcare system moves toward a consumer-driven paradigm, visiting hours for family and significant others of the intensive care unit patient have become a topic of interest and discussion. Research since the 1970s has generated controversy and speculation over the ideal visiting practices in the adult intensive care unit. Analysis of the growing body of research can now be reviewed to enable existing visiting policies to be revised.
 
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1332  
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Author Cook, D. openurl 
  Title (up) Open visiting: Does this benefit adult patients in intensive care units? Type
  Year 2006 Publication Abbreviated Journal Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz  
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  Keywords Hospitals; Intensive care nursing  
  Abstract As the healthcare system moves toward a consumer-driven paradigm, visiting hours for family and significant others of the intensive care unit patient have become a topic of interest and discussion. Research since the 1970s has generated controversy and speculation over the ideal visiting practices in the adult intensive care unit. The aim of this dissertation was to examine the benefits for the patient, family members and nurses of appropriate visiting practices within intensive care areas in order to establish if open visiting is the best regime for patients in the adult intensive care unit (ICU). This dissertation explores visiting practices in adult critical care unit settings. Specifically, the benefits of visiting for patients, and the factors that may impede or facilitate visiting practices within the ICU were critically discussed. These factors included the benefits and disadvantages of open visiting, and the nurse as an influential factor in visiting. These areas linked together to form the basis for consideration of visiting in the ICU. Review of existing literature pertaining to visiting in the ICU indicated that patients wanted open visiting hours yet also indicated that they would like some visiting restrictions. Nurses appeared to value family input into care and were aware of patient and family needs, even though they may restrict visiting to suit their own work practices. Family members can provide the patient with psychological support, provide important historical data, assist the nurse with selected aspects of physical care, and actively encourage the patient's efforts to recover. The outcome of this exploration is the recommendation of an open visiting policy tailored to individual patients, as, the author suggests, this would foster nursing practice and ultimately benefit patients and their families.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 680  
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Author McEldowney, R.A.; Richardson, F.; Turia, D.; Laracy, K.; Scott, W.; MacDonald, S. url  openurl
  Title (up) Opening our eyes, shifting our thinking: The process of teaching and learning about reflection in cultural safety education and practice: An evaluation study Type Report
  Year 2006 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Keywords Cultural safety; Nursing; Culture  
  Abstract The purpose of the research was an evaluation of practice exemplars as a reflective process in teaching and learning about cultural safety. Six Maori, two Pacific and five Pakeha students, ranging in age from 30 to 40, took part in the research. The research findings revealed five sub themes: personal safety, power/ powerlessness, reflection, teaching and learning and cultural safety. The presentation, while acknowledging that cultural safety shared some commonalities with culture care theory, highlighted differences between the two. These included that cultural safety was explicit in identifying the inherent power of the nurse in health care relationships; related to the experience of the recipient of nursing care, and extended beyond cultural awareness and sensitivity; provided consumers of nursing services with the power to comment on practices; and contributed to the achievement of positive outcomes and experiences for them. It outlined the characteristics of a culturally safe nurse as a nurse who had undertaken a process of reflection on her/his own cultural identity and who recognised the impact their personal culture had on client care.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 693 Serial 679  
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Author Weatherly, Kate url  openurl
  Title (up) OPIVA refined – a human-centred approach to outpatient intravenous antibiotic treatment Type Book Whole
  Year 2021 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 457 p.  
  Keywords OPIVA (Outpatient Intravenous Antibiotic) service; Outpatients; District nursing; Medical technology design  
  Abstract Employs human-centred design (HCD) methods to explore how the medical devices that make up the Waitemata District Health Board's (Waitemata DHB) Outpatient Intravenous Antibiotic (OPIVA) service could be redesigned to improve the experiences of patients within the service. Surveys patients and district nursing staff about improving the usability, aesthetics and ergonomics of the elastomeric infuser and redesigning the storage bag to be wearable under clothing. Proposes a new system to replace the surgical tape used to hold the IV lines in place and advocates for patient experience inclusion in the redesign of the devices.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1756  
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Author Stewart, R. openurl 
  Title (up) Opportunistic chlamydia testing: Improving nursing practice through self-audit and reflection Type Journal Article
  Year 2005 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 21 Issue 1 Pages 43-52  
  Keywords Nursing; Practice nurses; Diseases; Case studies  
  Abstract This article details how an individual family planning nurse's practice concerning opportunistic testing for sexually transmitted chlamydia was improved through an audit of her testing rates and reflection on the outcome. The leading curable sexually transmitted infection in New Zealand, chlamydia, (including the incidence and spread of the infection and why it is a public health issue) is discussed, and the audit examined. The first audit of fifty consecutive client visits exposed a lack of opportunistic testing. The second looking at a similar but more recent group of client visits, made after the results of the first (zero opportunistic testing) were known, shows an increase in testing and education about chlamydia. Important clinical issues concerning chlamydia testing and treatment are considered. In conclusion the article challenges other nurses in the community to take a lead in raising awareness of the consequences of undiagnosed chlamydial infection and find ways of increasing opportunistic testing for chlamydia within their practice.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 554 Serial 540  
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Author Haji Vahabzadeh, Ali url  openurl
  Title (up) Optimal Allocation of Intensive Care Unit nurses to Patient-At-Risk-Team Type Book Whole
  Year 2018 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 224 p.  
  Keywords Intensive Care Units; Intensive care nursing; Patients; Mortality; Health economics  
  Abstract Explains the need for nurse-led Patient-at-Risk-Teams(PART) to prevent unnecessary ICU admissions. Investigates which nurse allocation policy between PART and ICU would result in the best outcomes for patients and hospitals. Provides econometric models to estimate the impact of critical care nurses on hospital length of stay. Proposes queueing and simulation models to obtain the optimal nurse allocation policy for minimising the ICU mortality rate. Validates proposed models at Middlemore Hospital from 2015 to 2016. Estimates the financial and mortality impact of allocating another nurse to PART per shift.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1647  
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Author Cook, Catherine; Clark, Terryann; Brunton, Margaret openurl 
  Title (up) Optimising cultural safety and comfort during gynaecological examinations : accounts of indigenous Maori women Type Journal Article
  Year 2014 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 30 Issue 3 Pages 19-34  
  Keywords Maori women's health; Indigenous health; Cultural safety; Cultural competence; Sexual health; Gynaecological examinations; Cartwright Report  
  Abstract Undertakes a thematic analysis to highlight Maori women's perspectives on health and wellbeing. Identifies 6 key themes in the data: mihi (initial engagement), whakawhanaungatanga (belonging through relationships of shared experience), kaupapa (consultations' main purpose), tapu (sacred and set apart), embodied memories, manawahine (women's knowledge and authority). Asks women about those approaches used by non-indigenous clinicians, receptionists and service providers that enhanced their experiences of cultural safety during sexual health consultations and gynaecological examinations.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1496  
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Author Andrew, C. openurl 
  Title (up) Optimising the human experience: the lived world of nursing the families of people who die in intensive care Type
  Year 1997 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 380 Serial 380  
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Author Gillmour, Jean; Huntington, Annette; Robson, Bridget url  openurl
  Title (up) Oral Health Experiences of Maori with Dementia and Whanau perspectives – Oranga Waha Mo Nga Iwi Katoa Type Journal Article
  Year 2016 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 32 Issue 1 Pages 20-27  
  Keywords Maori; Whanau/family; Nursing; Oral health  
  Abstract Reports a study of the oral health experiences and needs of Maori with dementia, and their whanau. Uses a descriptive qualitative research design to develop an in-depth understanding of oral health issues from the perspective of the people being interviewed. Talks to 17 whanau members and describes the four themes that emerge from the interviews. Suggests service improvements.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1514  
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Author Woods, Heather openurl 
  Title (up) Oral history: a rich tapestry of information Type Journal Article
  Year 2023 Publication Kaitiaki Nursing Research Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 14 Issue 1 Pages 62-64  
  Keywords Oral history; Interviewing; Oral history collections; Nursing Education and Research Foundation (NERF)  
  Abstract Explains oral history, its types and best practice. Introduces the Oral History and Sound Collection at Turnbull Library, focusing on the Nursing Education and Research Foundation (NERF) special collection of oral history interviews with nurses, which arose out of the NERF Oral History Project. Provides examples of three oral history interview records from the collection.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1853  
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Author Jull, A. url  openurl
  Title (up) Oral Pentoxifylline in the treatment of venous leg ulcers: A meta-analysis Type
  Year 1999 Publication Abbreviated Journal ResearchArchive@Victoria  
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  Keywords Pharmacology; Evidence-based medicine; Nursing  
  Abstract The objective of this meta-analysis was to assess the effectiveness of pentoxifylline as an adjunct to compression bandaging in the treatment of venous leg ulcers. The CENTRAL registers of the Cochrane Peripheral Vascular Diseases and Wounds Groups were searched – each register is routinely updated by extensive searches of electronic databases, handsearching of relevant journals and conference proceedings, and contact with product companies and experts in the field. The drug's manufacturer was contacted and the references of review articles and all obtained trials were scrutinised for further citations. Randomised controlled trials published in any language comparing pentoxifylline and compression with placebo in adult participants with venous ulceration were included. Trials must have reported a meaningful objective outcome (rates of healing, proportions healed, time to healing). Details from eligible trials (independently selected by two reviewers) were extracted and summarised by one reviewer. A second reviewer independently verified extracted data. Eleven clinical trials were identified. Five trials compared pentoxifylline with placebo (compression standard therapy). Six trials were excluded. Pentoxifylline and compression was more effective than placebo and compression (RR 1.30, 95% C1 1.10-1.54) and was robust to sensitivity analyses. The greater number of adverse effects (46 reports) occurred in the pentoxifylline group, although this was not significant (RR 1.12, 95% C1 0.77-1.62); 34 percent of adverse effects were gastro-intestinal. Seven of 21 reported withdrawals were for adverse effects. In conclusion, pentoxifylline appears an effective adjunct to compression bandaging in the treatment of venous ulcers. The absence of cost-effectiveness data suggests it not be employed as a routine adjunct, but it could be considered as for those patients not responding to compression therapy alone. The majority of adverse effects are likely to be tolerated by patients.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1244 Serial 1229  
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