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Author Davies, B. openurl 
  Title (up) Midwifery competencies: students' stories Type
  Year 1997 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 326 Serial 326  
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Author Allen, N.R. openurl 
  Title (up) Midwifery education in New Zealand Type
  Year 1991 Publication Abbreviated Journal NZ College of Midwives  
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  Abstract A review of the current status of midwifery in NZ and potential for its' development  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 381 Serial 381  
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Author Bassett-Smith, J.L. openurl 
  Title (up) Midwifery practice: authenticating the experience of childbirth Type
  Year 1988 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library  
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  Abstract The purpose of this grounded theory study was to identify, describe and provide a conceptual explanation of the process of care offered by midwives and the effects of that care on women's experiences of childbirth on hospital. Ten couple participants and their attendant midwives provided the major source of data. The primary data collection methods used in this study were participant observation during each couple's experience of labour and birthing, antenatal, hospital and postnatal interviews with couples along with formal and informal interviews with midwives.Constant comparative analysis of data eventuated in the identification, in the context of this study denotes a process that is engaged in by both midwives and birthing women in order to establish practice, and the experience of giving birth, as being individually genuine and valid.Authenticating is multifaceted and is seen to include the intertwined and simultaneously occurring phases of 'making sense', 'reframing', 'balancing' an 'mutually engaging'.The process of authenticating is proposed as a possible conceptual framework for midwifery practice. It identifies the unique contribution the midwife can make to a couple's experience of childbirth and serves in a conceptual way to unite the technical and interpersonal expertness of the midwife. The conceptual framework of authenticating legitimizes 'being with' women in childbirth and facilitates a women-centred approach to care with consequent implications for practice, education and research  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 222 Serial 222  
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Author Moloney, J.A. openurl 
  Title (up) Midwifery practice: unfettered or shackled? Type
  Year 1992 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 280 Serial 280  
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Author Hotchin, C.L. openurl 
  Title (up) Midwives' use of unorthodox therapies: a feminist perspective Type
  Year 1996 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 269 Serial 269  
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Author Hedwig, J.A. openurl 
  Title (up) Midwives: preparation and practice Type
  Year 1990 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 267 Serial 267  
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Author Grainger, J. url  openurl
  Title (up) Mind shift: Creating change through narrative learning cycles: A qualitative interpretive study of clinical conversation as an appraisal process for sexual and reproductive health nurses Type
  Year 2007 Publication Abbreviated Journal Auckland University of Technology Library  
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  Keywords Sexual and reproductive health; Nursing; Professional development  
  Abstract This thesis explores the process of an annual appraisal strategy, 'clinical conversation', from the perspective of seven nurses who were assessed using this technique. The findings demonstrate that clinical conversation is a strategy which facilitates reflection, both as a solitary exercise and with others, to ensure that learning from experience is optimised. The research used a qualitative interpretive approach informed by the model of Grounded Theory espoused by Strauss and Corbin. All eight nurses who were assessed using the clinical conversation strategy were advanced practitioners working within the scope of sexual and reproductive health. Two of the actual appraisals were observed and seven of the nurses were interviewed within eight weeks of being assessed. The outcome of the clinical conversation was primarily one of learning; the acquisition of new insights into self as practitioner. The learning was facilitated through the process of narration; telling the story of clinical practice. Three distinct narrative cycles were identified, each an experiential learning episode. The experience of undertaking a variety of assessment activities created a narrative with self and triggered an internal reflective thinking process; the experience of working with a peer created an additional narrative, a mutual dialogue reflecting back on practice; the experience of sharing practice with an assessor created a further and final narrative, a learning conversation. Each narrative can be seen as a catalyst for change. Primarily, the nurses felt differently about themselves in practice, the way they saw themselves had shifted. Such a change can be described as an alteration in perspective. These alterations in perspective led all nurses to identify ways in which they would change their actual clinical practice. In this way the nurses attempted to align their espoused beliefs about practice with their actual practice. The author notes that the study shows that each nurse responded differently to each narrative learning cycle: for some the conversation with the assessor was more of a catalyst for change than for others. In this way clinical conversation may be flexible enough to respond to a variety of differing learning styles. Learning was person specific which is an imperative for the continued professional development of already highly skilled clinicians. The implication of the research is that whilst clinical conversation was designed as a tool for appraising clinical competence, its intrinsic value lies in supporting the professional development of nurses.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 833 Serial 817  
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Author Wilkinson, Jillian Ann openurl 
  Title (up) Ministerial Taskforce on Nursing : a struggle for control Type Journal Article
  Year 2008 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 24 Issue 3 Pages 5-16  
  Keywords Nurse practitioner; Politics; Autonomy; Unionism  
  Abstract Traces the constitution and work of the Taskforce, along with the struggle that arose between nursing groups for power to control the future of advanced nursing practice. Backgrounds the factors that led to the withdrawal of the NZ Nurses' Organisation (NZNO) from the Taskforce.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1435  
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Author McKegg, A.H. openurl 
  Title (up) Ministering angels: the government backblock nursing service and the Maori health nurses, 1909 -1939 Type
  Year 1991 Publication Abbreviated Journal University of Auckland Library  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 278 Serial 278  
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Author Giddings, D.L.S. openurl 
  Title (up) 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 Burrell, B. openurl 
  Title (up) Mixed-sex rooms: Invading patients' privacy? Type Journal Article
  Year 2003 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 9 Issue 4 Pages 26-28  
  Keywords Cross-cultural comparison; Patient rights; Hospitals; Nursing; Gender  
  Abstract The author considers the issue of mixed-sex rooming (MSR) in New Zealand hospitals. A review of the literature is presented, with a focus on the attitudes and experiences of patients in the UK, where the issue has been most practised and studied. Findings of a survey of a group of New Zealand female patients are presented. The patients feelings of embarrassment and loss of dignity and privacy are discussed. The legal issues are explored, with the practice evaluated against the patient's rights detailed in the Code of Health and Disability Services and the Privacy Act 1993.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1000  
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Author Turner, Maria openurl 
  Title (up) MMB focus : innovative practice that made a difference to vulnerable child populations Type Report
  Year 2006 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 34 p.  
  Keywords Child health services; Community health services; Reports  
  Abstract Undertakes travel to the US, the UK, Denmark to observe nursing initiatives, collaborations and services that have resulted in child health improvements for vulnerable child populations. Examines paediatric nursing interventions and programmes targeting emotional and mental health, speech development and obesity. Part of the Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship Reports series.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1417  
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Author McLauchlan, M.F. openurl 
  Title (up) Mobile computing in a New Zealand Bachelor of nursing programme Type Book Chapter
  Year 2006 Publication Consumer-Centered Computer-Supported Care for Healthy People. Studies in health technology and informatics, 122 (pp. 605-608) Abbreviated Journal  
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  Keywords Technology; Curriculum; Nursing; Education; Professional competence  
  Abstract Mobile computing is rapidly becoming a reality in New Zealand health care settings. Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) are the most frequently used of these mobile technologies, giving nurses access to clinical learning resources, including drug references, medical encyclopaedias and diagnostic information. The implementation of mobile computing at Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec) will ensure graduates of our Bachelor of Nursing Programme are able to meet health care service demands for knowledge in contemporary information technologies as well as the information technology requirements defined by the Nursing Council of New Zealand and the Health Practitioners Competency Assurance Act 2003 for registration as a nurse in New Zealand. This paper presents strategies for the implementation of mobile computing as a core element of the curriculum for the Bachelor of Nursing Programme at Wintec in Hamilton.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1192  
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Author Elliott, M.M. openurl 
  Title (up) Model of care development: Moving between liaison and complex care coordination in the community health setting Type
  Year 2006 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library  
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  Keywords Community health nursing; Nursing models  
  Abstract Healthcare systems in New Zealand and the western world are grappling with changes with an aging population; increased use of technology resulting in shorter inpatient stays, increasing chronic illness rates and people with complex health needs. Supporting people through the health system and meeting their needs is an aim of all services. Trying to support seamless transition and manage complex care requirements has become important for community health services. In the district health board, where the author works, the role of Liaison Nurse/Complex Coordinator was established to support this. This role has become important in reviewing what the best model of care for Community Health Services is and how to describe the current practices in this context in an appropriate way. The first section of the report reviews the literature and current practice in relation to liaison nursing. This section explores how to make the role clear and identify its clinical and organisational effectiveness, drawing out the key elements and aspects for this role that will contribute to a model of care. The second section progresses onto the clinical work related to managing patients with chronic illness and complex needs. Utilising literature to inform current practice when supporting patients through health transitions to achieve seamless care and identifying key aspects required to manage this and adding these aspects to the model of care. Following this, a review of current care models available and in use in the health care systems is undertaken. There are some elements and aspects similar in these models and those explicated in the previous sections. Finally a model of care is developed bringing all the key aspects and elements together. This model describes the practice of Liaison/Complex Coordination role in community health service in New Zealand and identifies the need for care, provision of care, outcomes of care provided and impact for the service and organisation. The author suggests that this model is relevant for any liaison or complex coordination role and could be a basis for other models of care to expand upon the specific needs for their services.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 684  
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Author Hales, Caz; Curran, Nicky; Vries, Kay de url  openurl
  Title (up) Morbidly obese patients' experiences of mobility during hospitalisation Type Journal Article
  Year 2018 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 34 Issue 1 Pages 20-31  
  Keywords Morbid Obesity; Mobility; Bariatric care; Hospitalisation; Rehabilitation  
  Abstract Examines the mobility experiences and needs of morbidly-obese patients before and during hospital admission. Undertakes semi-structured interviews with seven morbidly obese patients. Identifies two categories of mobility problems: 'compromised pre-existing mobility', with a subcategory of 'accessing services prior to admission' and 'mobilisation difficulties during hospitalisation', with a subcategory of 'dissonance between dependency and need for assistance'. Recommends bariatric-care pathways for the morbidly-obese patient.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1591  
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