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Author Thompson, L.
Title (down) Suctioning adults with an artifical airway: A systematic review Type Book Whole
Year 2000 Publication Abbreviated Journal Subscriber access at the Joanna Briggs Institute
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Evidence-based medicine; Nursing research
Abstract This systematic review was conducted by the New Zealand Centre for Evidence Based Nursing, a collaborating centre of The Joanna Briggs Institute for Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery. The aim was to present the best available evidence on interventions, which are effective in preventing or reducing the prevalence of complications associated with suctioning, in hospitalised adult patients with an artificial airway who are breathing spontaneously or are artificially ventilated and who require suctioning. The specific questions addressed were as follows: Which methods of suctioning reduce the prevalence of mucosal trauma or mucosal dysfunction, and promote the removal of respiratory secretions? Which techniques or methods are effective in reducing the occurrence of suctioning -induced hypoxaemia, during or following the suctioning procedure? Which techniques or methods are effective in minimising the haemodynamic or pulmonary complications associated with the suctioning procedure?
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1136 Serial 1121
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Author Webby, A.
Title (down) Should non-Maori research and write about Maori? Type Journal Article
Year 2008 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 14 Issue 5 Pages 20-21
Keywords Maori; Nursing research
Abstract The author examines the complexities surrounding non-Maori nurse researchers working on Maori issues. She suggests that as long as respect and observation of Maori processes is shown, and work is undertaken collaboratively with Maori, then such a role is appropriate.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1046 Serial 1030
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Author Connor, M.
Title (down) Sharing the burden of strife in chronic illness: A praxiological study of nursing practice in a community context Type
Year 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Chronically ill; Nursing; Nurse-patient relations; Nursing research; Methodology
Abstract This inquiry is an in-depth exploration of one middle aged woman's experience of strife in chronic illness and her nursing care involving four nurses (including the author) in a community context over a three-year period. The study is praxiological in that the understanding achieved is derived from practice within a 'research as praxis' methodology positioned in the disciplinary perspective of nursing as a practical human science. Five methodological premises inform the research processes: reflexivity, dialogue, moral comportment, re-presentation in narrative and critique. They emanate from an eclectic ontological praxiology based on the research framework constructed from Gadamerian philosophical hermeneutics, components of other philosophical praxiologies evolved from an exploration of the practical discourse in philosophy and my preferred health and nursing assumptions. The research processes include researcher journalling, a summary of Sarah's nursing record and dialogical meetings with Sarah and the nurse co-participants. Using the research material a narrative is then co-constructed. The narrative is structured around what Sarah viewed as the overall nursing contribution to her care; the 'sharing of her burden of illness'. This, she maintained, enabled her to live safely in the community. Finally there occurs a critique of the narrative within a discursive framework. Three themes, embedded in particular discourses, emerged from the narrative both in Sarah's and the nurses' experience; paradox, moral meaning and metaphor. Sarah's experience is interpreted as taking place in the 'in-between space' of the disease and health-illness discourses. Two main concepts which depict the tension experienced in this space are the 'the ontological assault of illness' and 'entrapment in the disease discourse'. The nurses, in this instance, 'pushed the boundaries' to create a space for the nursing as a caring practice discourse on the margins of nursing as a functional service discourse. The author notes that, within the nursing as a caring practice space, many 'fine lines' were walked with Sarah. Walking the 'fine line' of an 'intense relationship' was seen as advanced nursing practice. The research highlights important implications for a person and/or families who live with chronic illness and practice and educational issues for advanced nurse practitioners. Further, it promotes praxiological methodologies as advantageous for expanding nursing knowledge.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 495 Serial 481
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Author Clear, G.M.; Carryer, J.B.
Title (down) Shadow dancing in the wings: Lesbian women talk about health care Type Journal Article
Year 2001 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 17 Issue 3 Pages 27-39
Keywords Sexuality; Patient satisfaction; Nursing research; Quality of health care; Feminist critique
Abstract A participatory approach, grounded in both critical social and feminist research, was used in this study of seven women who claim being lesbian as part of their identity. With the objective of providing information to enhance safe care provision for this marginalised group, the study explored factors which hindered or facilitated these women's sense of safety related to health care. The findings indicate that barriers to receiving health care exist for these women. As there is little local or international research on lesbians and healthcare, this work offers a starting place for future New Zealand nursing research involving lesbians. The authors encourage other nurses to explore previously ignored sections of our society in order to strive for safety for all those whom nursing serves.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 843
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Author Kirkham, S.; Smye, V.; Tang, S.; Anderson, J.; Blue, C.; Browne, A.; Coles, R.; Dyck, I.; Henderson, A.; Lynam, M.J.; Perry, J.(see also C.); Semeniuk, P.; Shapera, L.
Title (down) Rethinking cultural safety while waiting to do fieldwork: Methodological implications for nursing research Type Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication Research in Nursing & Health Abbreviated Journal
Volume 25 Issue 3 Pages 222-232
Keywords Cultural safety; Hospitals; Health behaviour; Culture; Nursing research
Abstract The authors trace a series of theoretical explorations, centered on the concept of cultural safety, with corresponding methodological implications, engaged in during preparation for an intensive period of fieldwork to study the hospitalisation and help-seeking experiences of diverse ethnocultural populations.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1078
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Author Usoalii, Janine
Title (down) Rangahau Tapuhi Maori: Maori nursing research Type Journal Article
Year 2018 Publication Whitireia Nursing and Health Journal Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue 25 Pages 70-73
Keywords Rangahau Tapuhi Maori; maori nursing research; Kaupapa Maori research; Research methodologies; Maori nurses; Maori nursing leadership
Abstract Examines how Kaupapa Maori research influences nursing practice to develop Rangahau Tapuhi Maori. Compares two research articles, one based on Kaupapa Maori research and the other based on Western methodology. Notes that a Maori health model facilitates understanding of Maori culture and relationships.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1613
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Author Litchfield, M.
Title (down) Priorities for research Type Journal Article
Year 1993 Publication kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 1 Issue 8 Pages 28-30
Keywords Nursing research
Abstract An article adapted from the author's contribution as an invited member of the International Panel of Nurse Researchers leading the Special Research Seminar of the 1993 International Council of Nurses Quadrennial Congress, Madrid, Spain. The priorities of nursing research in New Zealand were derived from the findings of a semi-structured survey of the opinions of nurses in academic settings.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1320
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Author Litchfield, M.
Title (down) Practice wisdom Type Journal Article
Year 1999 Publication Advances in Nursing Science Abbreviated Journal
Volume 22 Issue 2 Pages 62-73
Keywords Nursing research; Nursing; Health knowledge
Abstract The paper is the report of two cumulative research projects studying the nature of nursing knowledge and methodology to develop it. They were undertaken as theses for masters and doctoral degrees at the University of Minnesota, USA. Nursing knowledge is depicted as relational: an evolving participatory process of research-as-if-practice of which 'health' (its meaning), dialogue, partnership and pattern recognition are threads inter-related around personal values of vision and community.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1186 Serial 1171
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Author Wallis, R.
Title (down) Post-anaesthetic shaking: A review of the literature Type Journal Article
Year 2000 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 15 Issue 1 Pages 23-32
Keywords Surgery; Pharmacology; Nursing research
Abstract This paper addresses the problem of shaking and shivering as discussed in the nursing and medical literature. It defines post-anaesthetic shaking, focusing on the role of anaesthetics in hypothermia, pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, and theories of causes and consequences. Ways of preventing and treating post-anaesthetic shaking are examined.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 633
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Author Phillips, B.N.
Title (down) Possibilities for mental health nursing practice-based research Type Report
Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Nursing research; Psychiatric Nursing
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1257 Serial 1242
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Author Bland, M.F.
Title (down) Patient observation in nursing home research: Who was that masked woman? [corrected] [published erratum appears in Contemporary Nurse 2002 Apr; 12(2): 135] Type Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication Contemporary Nurse Abbreviated Journal
Volume 12 Issue 1 Pages 42-48
Keywords Nursing research; Ethics; Rest homes; Nurse-patient relations
Abstract This article discusses the issues that one nurse researcher faced during participant observation in three New Zealand nursing homes. These include the complexity of the nurse researcher role, the blurring of role boundaries, and various ethical concerns that arose, including the difficulties of ensuring that all those who were involved in the study were kept informed as to the researcher's role and purpose. Strategies used to maintain ethical and role integrity are outlined, with further debate and discussion around fieldwork issues and experiences for nurse researchers called for.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 892
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Author Jonsdottir, H.; Litchfield, M.; Pharris, M.
Title (down) Partnership in practice Type Journal Article
Year 2003 Publication Research & Theory for Nursing Practice Abbreviated Journal
Volume 17 Issue 1 Pages 51-63
Keywords Nurse-patient relations; Nursing philosophy; Nursing research
Abstract This article presents a reconsideration of partnership between nurse and client as the core of the nursing discipline. It points to the significance of the relational nature of partnership, differentiating its features and form from the prevalent understanding associated with prescriptive interventions to achieve predetermined goals and outcomes. The meaning of partnership is presented within the nursing process where the caring presence of the nurse becomes integral to the health experience of the client as the potential for action. Exemplars provide illustration of this emerging view in practice and research. This is the first of a series of articles written as a partnership between nurse scholars from Iceland, New Zealand and the USA. The series draws on research projects that explored the philosophical, theoretical, ethical and practical nature of nursing practice and its significance for health and healthcare in a world of changing need.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1172
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Author Giddings, D.L.S.
Title (down) Mixed-methods research: Positivism dressed in drag Type Journal Article
Year 2006 Publication Journal of Research in Nursing Abbreviated Journal
Volume 11 Issue 3 Pages 195-203
Keywords Methodology; Nursing research
Abstract The author critiques the claim that mixed method research is a third methodology, and the implied belief that the mixing of qualitative and quantitative methods will produce the 'best of both worlds'. The author suggests that this assumption, combined with inherent promises of inclusiveness, takes on a reality and certainty in research findings that serves well the powerful nexus of economic restraint and evidence-based practice. The author argues that the use of the terms 'qualitative' and 'quantitative' as normative descriptors reinforces their binary positioning, effectively marginalising the methodological diversity within them. Ideologically, mixed methods covers for the continuing hegemony of positivism, albeit in its more moderate, postpositivist form. If naively interpreted, mixed methods could become the preferred approach in the teaching and doing of research. The author concludes that rather than the promotion of more co-operative and complex designs for increasingly complex social and health issues, economic and administrative pressures may lead to demands for the 'quick fix' that mixed methods appears to offer.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 717
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Author Litchfield, M.
Title (down) Knowledge embedded in practice Type Journal Article
Year 1989 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 82 Issue 10 Pages 24-25
Keywords Nursing research; diagnosis; Education; Nursing philosophy
Abstract A statement of the nature of research needed to distinguish the knowledge of nursing practice from knowledge developed by other disciplines. It orients to the interrelationship of practice and research as the foundation of the discipline of nursing.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1315
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Author Mercer, C.
Title (down) Interpreting the phenomenology of out-of-town hospitalisation using a Heideggerian framework Type Journal Article
Year 2003 Publication Vision: A Journal of Nursing Abbreviated Journal Available online from Eastern Institute of Technology
Volume 11 Issue 17 Pages 20-25
Keywords Nursing research; Patient satisfaction
Abstract This article is presented in two parts. In the first, an outline of Heidegger's approach to phenomenology is offered. A basic premise of hermeneutic phenomenology is that people make sense of the world through the narratives they tell to themselves and to others. When the researcher uses this philosophical approach, persons communicate their experiences; the researcher interprets the experience and communicates that understanding in writing. In the second part of the paper, the experiences of four people whose partners were hospitalised out of town is described.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1318 Serial 1302
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