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Author Roy, Dianne; Gasquoine, Susan; Caldwell, Shirrin; Nash, Derek url  openurl
  Title (down) Health Professional and Family Perceptions of Post-Stroke Information Type Journal Article
  Year 2015 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 31 Issue 2 Pages 7-24  
  Keywords Stroke; Patient education; Health professionals; Families  
  Abstract Undertakes a mixed-methods descriptive survey to ascertain the information needs of stroke families through identifying current practice and resources, their appropriateness, accessibility, timeliness and the information gaps. Collects qualitative and quantitative data via face-to-face interviews. Identifies barriers to effective provision of information, including language and other communication barriers, time constraints and workload issues for health professionals. Highlights the discrepancy between health professionals' theoretical understanding of information provision and their actual practice.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1508  
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Author Roy, Dianne; Gasquoine, Susan; Caldwell, Shirrin; Nash, Derek openurl 
  Title (down) Health professional and family perceptions of post-stroke information  Type Journal Article
  Year 2015 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 31 Issue 2 Pages 7-24  
  Keywords Stroke; Patient education; Families; Surveys  
  Abstract Conducts a mixed-methods descriptive survey to ascertain information needs of stroke families, as part of a longitudinal research programme, Stroke Families Whanau Programme. Asks 19 family members and 23 practitioners via interviews their opinions on current resources, and the appropriateness, accessibility, timeliness or omissions in the information provided, following a stroke. Identifies barriers to information provision.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1502  
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Author Trout, F. openurl 
  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 Lauder, G.C. openurl 
  Title (down) Health in the workplace: An exploration of healthy options for an aged care setting Type
  Year 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library  
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  Keywords Geriatric nursing; Health behaviour; Workplace  
  Abstract People working in aged care settings in New Zealand spend approximately 30% of their lives in their workplace. There is a challenge for workplaces to support people to maintain and improve their health status. This project investigated the question: How can workplaces support staff to maintain health in an aged care environment? The project concerned two considerations: primarily what people can do for themselves and how the organisation can assist their interest and maintain their investment in health based activities and secondly what workplaces can do to make the organisations more healthy. The philosophy and the realities of the workplace were reviewed and the project addressed the strategies that could be adopted by the workplace. The study identifies a series of practical activities and outcomes that aged care facilities can undertake for nurses/caregivers or other members of staff working in the workplace. The findings lead to recommendations about healthy outcomes and managing health and creating a positive climate for health within the workplace.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 605 Serial 591  
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Author Dallas, Janette; Neville, Stephen openurl 
  Title (down) Health education and health screening in a sample of older men : a descriptive survey Type Journal Article
  Year 2012 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 28 Issue 1 Pages 6-16  
  Keywords Older men; Health education; Health screening; Gerontological nursing; Surveys  
  Abstract Describes the health education and health screening received by community-dwelling men aged 65 or older. Undertakes a survey of 59 men in Wanganui via a self-administered questionnaire. Investigates the barriers/benefits to healthy living choices.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1470  
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Author Giddings, D.L.S. openurl 
  Title (down) Health disparities, social injustice, and the culture of nursing Type Journal Article
  Year 2005 Publication Nursing Research Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 54 Issue 5 Pages 304-312  
  Keywords Cross-cultural comparison; Racism; Attitude of health personnel; Feminist critique  
  Abstract The aim of this cross-cultural study was to collect stories of difference and fairness within nursing. The study used a life history methodology informed by feminist theory and critical social theory. Life story interviews were conducted with 26 women nurses of varying racial, cultural, sexual identity, and specialty backgrounds in the United States (n = 13) and Aotearoa New Zealand (n = 13). Participants reported having some understanding of social justice issues. They were asked to reflect on their experience of difference and fairness in their lives and specifically within nursing. Their stories were analysed using a life history immersion method. Nursing remains attached to the ideological construction of the “White good nurse.” Taken-for-granted ideals privilege those who fit in and marginalise those who do not. The nurses who experienced discrimination and unfairness, survived by living in two worlds, learned to live in contradiction, and worked surreptitiously for social justice. For nurses to contribute to changing the systems and structures that maintain health disparities, the privilege of not seeing difference and the processes of mainstream violence that support the construction of the “White good nurse” must be challenged. Nurses need skills to deconstruct the marginalising social processes that sustain inequalities in nursing and healthcare. These hidden realities-racism, sexism, heterosexism, and other forms of discrimination-will then be made visible and open to challenge.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 943  
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Author Budge, C.; Carryer, J.B.; Wood, S. openurl 
  Title (down) Health correlates of autonomy, control and professional relationships in the nursing work environment Type Journal Article
  Year 2003 Publication Journal of Advanced Nursing Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 42 Issue 3 Pages 260-268  
  Keywords Workplace; Occupational health and safety; Registered nurses  
  Abstract The aim of this study was to examine nursing in New Zealand and to see whether aspects of the work environment are associated with health status. A total of 225 registered nurses in a general hospital completed the Revised Nursing Work Index (NWI-R) and Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). Ratings indicated that the New Zealand hospital environment was characterized by less autonomy and control and better nurse-physician relations than in USA hospitals. Results of correlations demonstrated that more positive ratings of the three workplace attributes were associated with better health status amongst the nurses. The results of regression analyses were indicative either of a confounding relationship or of a mediating relationship such that nurses' relations with physicians, administration and other departments mediate the associations between autonomy, control and health status.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 703  
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Author Pybus, M.W.; Thomson, M. openurl 
  Title (down) Health awareness and health actions of parents health Type
  Year 1979 Publication Abbreviated Journal Department of Nursing Studies Archives 68.101/68.3  
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  Abstract The parents of 238 children in standard one (7 – 8 year olds) in two localities in New Zealand (one group chosen randomly, the other a census of a small community) were interviewed about health matters. Objectives of the study were:1. To describe parents understanding of the nature of health.2. Their understanding of threats to their health.3. To describe actions they take to promote their own and their children's health.Few respondents describe health as being just the absence of illness: the concept of energy is important in many descriptions of health. Threats to the health of children are seen as coming more from the environment as compared with adults, for whom more threats are seen as having a physiological origin. Only 13% of adults thought that they put a lot of effort into keeping healthy. The underlying rationale is the recognition of the importance of people's own actions in the attainment and maintenance of health  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 60 Serial 60  
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Author Milligan, K.; Neville, S.J. openurl 
  Title (down) Health assessment and its relationship to nursing practice in New Zealand Type Journal Article
  Year 2001 Publication Contemporary Nurse Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 10 Issue 1/2 Pages 7-11  
  Keywords Nursing; Education; Professional competence; Nurse practitioners; Cross-cultural comparison  
  Abstract This article draws on Australian experience to gain insight to three specific areas of health assessment that are topical in New Zealand, which has recently introduced the concept into nursing training. The issues are annual registration based on evidence of competence to practice, a review of undergraduate curricula, and the development of nurse practitioner/advanced nurse practitioner roles. The meaning of the concept 'health assessment' is also clarified in order to provide consistency as new initiatives in nursing are currently being developed.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1090  
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Author Browne, B. openurl 
  Title (down) Health and safety in employment: legal remedies to prevent the occupational hazards of hospital oncology nurses Type
  Year 1995 Publication Abbreviated Journal University of Waikato Library  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 313 Serial 313  
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Author Ihimaera, L.V. openurl 
  Title (down) He ara ki te ao marama : a pathway to understanding the facilitation of taha wairua in mental health services Type Journal Article
  Year 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal Held by Lakes DHB Library (ROM)  
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  Abstract A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for a Masters of Arts, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1366  
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Author MacDonald, S. openurl 
  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 Walker, Leonie openurl 
  Title (down) Hardships and hurdles: The experiences of migrant nurses in New Zealand Type Journal Article
  Year 2010 Publication Kai Tiaki Nursing Research Abbreviated Journal NZNO Library  
  Volume 1 Issue 1 Pages 4-8  
  Keywords Recruitment and retention; Personnel recruitment; Foreign nurses; English as a second language; Emigration and immigration; Bullying  
  Abstract The New Zealand nursing workforce is increasingly made up of overseas trained nurses. There is extensive literature from elsewhere in the world on the impacts of international nurse recruitment and migration on individual nurses and on health services. The literature also portrays evidence of abuse and exploitation, yet few studies are available relating to the experiences of migrant nurses in New Zealand. This research conducted a survey of overseas-trained nurses, specifically focusing on those nurses for whom English is not their first language, to understand the experiences and factors affecting migrant registered nurses in New Zealand. Given the importance to the New Zealand workforce of overseas-trained nurses, this research highlighted that more warnings and advice regarding recruitment agencies and information about nursing in New Zealand and the Nursing Council requirements for registration should be made available to nurses prior to their migration. Nursing leaders should be particularly alert to any evidence of bullying or discrimination based on race or overseas origin.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1337  
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Author Radka, I.M. openurl 
  Title (down) Handover and the consumer voice: The importance of knowing the whole, full story Type
  Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library  
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  Keywords Communication; Patient satisfaction; Nurse-patient relations  
  Abstract In the acute hospital setting, nurses provide care twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Due to the ever-changing nature of the patient's situation, nurses need quality information at the beginning of each eight-hour shift to plan and implement patient care effectively. It is claimed that handover is central for maintaining the continuity and the quality of patient care. This qualitative descriptive study was undertaken to identify what core information needs to be exchanged at nursing handover to ensure quality and continuity of patient care. Five consumers who had experience of recurrent hospital admissions shared their perceptions of handover practice through individual interviews. Three focus group meetings of seven nurses from a secondary care setting discussed handover practice from their professional perspectives. Both nursing and consumer voices are integral to the overall understanding of this study but the consumer voice is the privileged and dominant voice. Through the process of thematic content analysis the central themes of communication, continuity and competence emerged for the consumers. Consumers expect to be kept informed and involved in their healthcare. They want continuity of nurse, information and care and expect that nurses involved in the delivery of healthcare are competent to manage their situation. The 'importance of knowing' is the overarching construct generated in this research. Knowing is identified as the foundation on which quality and continuity of care is built and is discussed under the subheadings of: not knowing, knowing the patient as a person, knowing takes time, hidden knowing, knowing consumers' rights, oral knowing, knowing involves more than handing over patient care and knowing the economics. Recommendations have been developed for future research, nursing practice, education and management. These centre on ways to develop a more consumer-focused approach to contemporary healthcare.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 883 Serial 867  
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Author Fielden, J. openurl 
  Title (down) Grief as a transformative experience: Weaving through different lifeworlds after a loved one has completed suicide Type Journal Article
  Year 2003 Publication International Journal of Mental Health Nursing Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 12 Issue 1 Pages 74-85  
  Keywords Grief; Psychology; Nursing specialties; Suicide  
  Abstract This research is an exploration and interpretation of the lived experiences of family members since they lost a close family member to suicidal death. The findings have implications for nurses and counsellors working in the area of suicide bereavement. Heidegger's hermeneutic phenomenology was utilised and informed by van Manen's and Benner's work. Data from in-depth interviews with six participants, the researcher's journal entries and published literature were analysed. Findings gave rise to a grief model where suicide survivors moved through four modes of being-in-the-world characterized by 13 lifeworlds or themes. Surviving suicide was a transformative process that in time enabled survivors to discover new ways of understanding and relating to the world.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 702  
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