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White, E. L., & Whiteman, E. J. One approach to nursing manpower planning: a regional perspective.
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
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Williams, H. (2006). One for the boys: An evaluative study of primary health care access by men in Tairawhiti. Ph.D. thesis, , .
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Beckingham, C. R. (1983). One great network: the family as an environmental influence in the prose works of Thomas Hardy. Ph.D. thesis, , .
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Eichblatt, A. (1996). One woman's experience of living with chronic pain: a phenomenological study. Ph.D. thesis, , .
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Cook, D. (2006). Open visiting: does this benefit adult patients in intensive care units. Master's thesis, , .
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.
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Cook, D. (2006). Open visiting: Does this benefit adult patients in intensive care units? Ph.D. thesis, , .
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.
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McEldowney, R. A., Richardson, F., Turia, D., Laracy, K., Scott, W., & MacDonald, S. (2006). Opening our eyes, shifting our thinking: The process of teaching and learning about reflection in cultural safety education and practice: An evaluation study. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington.
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.
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Weatherly, K. (2021). OPIVA refined – a human-centred approach to outpatient intravenous antibiotic treatment. Master's thesis, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland. Retrieved July 5, 2024, from http://hdl.handle.net/10292/14419
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.
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Stewart, R. (2005). Opportunistic chlamydia testing: Improving nursing practice through self-audit and reflection. Nursing Praxis in New Zealand, 21(1), 43–52.
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.
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Haji Vahabzadeh, A. (2018). Optimal Allocation of Intensive Care Unit nurses to Patient-At-Risk-Team. Doctoral thesis, University of Auckland, Auckland. Retrieved July 5, 2024, from http://hdl.handle.net/2292/47425
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.
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Cook, C., Clark, T., & Brunton, M. (2014). Optimising cultural safety and comfort during gynaecological examinations : accounts of indigenous Maori women. Nursing Praxis in New Zealand, 30(3), 19–34.
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.
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Andrew, C. (1997). Optimising the human experience: the lived world of nursing the families of people who die in intensive care. Ph.D. thesis, , .
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Gillmour, J., Huntington, A., & Robson, B. (2016). Oral Health Experiences of Maori with Dementia and Whanau perspectives – Oranga Waha Mo Nga Iwi Katoa. Nursing Praxis in New Zealand, 32(1). Retrieved July 5, 2024, from http://www.nursingpraxis.org
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.
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Woods, H. (2023). Oral history: a rich tapestry of information. Kaitiaki Nursing Research, 14(1), 62–64.
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.
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Jull, A. (1999). Oral Pentoxifylline in the treatment of venous leg ulcers: A meta-analysis. Ph.D. thesis, , .
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.
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