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Heath, S., Clendon, S., & Hunter, R. (2020). Fit for educational purpose? : the findings of a mixed methods study of nurses' decisions to participate in professional development and recognition programmes. SCOPE (Health and Wellbeing), 5. Retrieved July 2, 2024, from http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.34074/scop.3005008
Abstract: Reports findings from a mixed-methods study that examined nurses' decisions to participate in a PDRP. Considers the obstacles nurses face when making the decision to submit a portfolio and asks whether PDRP is still fit for purpose.
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Kenny, G. (2003). Fellowship report. Nursing Education and Ressearch Foundation. Margaret May Blackwell Fellowship [Prevention of child abuse and family violence]. Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study Fellowship Reports. Wellington, N.Z.: Nursing Education and Research Foundation (NERF).
Abstract: Travels to the US, Europe, Canada and Australia to study services in the area of child abuse/child protection and family violence. Part of the Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship Reports series.
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Snelgar, D. W. (1981). Feasibility of integrated community based nursing services. Ph.D. thesis, , .
Abstract: A nurses working party was formed by the primary health care SSDG in 1979 to investigate the feasibility of integrated community based nursing services. A six month trial was held in a mainly urban area (population 5637) testing these ideas in 1980. Using the existing time of the four nursing services in the area a team approach was used with all nurses being responsible to a coordinating nurse. The present role of the public nurse and district nurse was integrated – this new nurse was called a community health nurse. These two nurses worked from a base located in te trial area. Liaison and coordination were established with the Plunket and practice nurse. The results of the trial enabled the primary health care SSDG to prepare a plan on community based nursing services
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Davidson, L. (2000). Family-centred care perceptions and practice: A pilot study.
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Wilson, D., McBride-Henry, K., & Huntington, A. D. (2005). Family violence: Walking the tight rope between maternal alienation and child safety. Contemporary Nurse, 18(1-2), 85–96.
Abstract: This paper discusses the complexity of family violence for nurses negotiating the 'tight rope' between the prime concern for the safety of children and further contributing to maternal alienation, within a New Zealand context. The premise that restoration of the mother-child relationship is paramount for the long-term wellbeing of both the children and the mother provides the basis for discussing implications for nursing practice. Evidence shows that when mothers are supported and have the necessary resources there is a reduction in the violence and abuse she and her children experience; this occurs even in situations where the mother is the primary abuser of her children. The family-centred care philosophy, which is widely accepted as the best approach to nursing care for children and their families, creates tension for nurses caring for children who are the victims of abuse as this care generally occurs away from the context of the family.
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Lindsay, N. M. (2007). Family violence in New Zealand: A primary health care nursing perspective. Whitireia Nursing Journal, 14(7), 7–16.
Abstract: This article explores the implications of clinical decision making by primary health care nurses in relation to identifying family abuse, particularly partner abuse. The historical and sociological background to family violence in New Zealand, and government-led strategies are considered, along with issues for Maori and Pacific peoples. The concept of health literacy in relation to family violence is also briefly discussed.
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Walker, L., Clendon, J., & Cheung, V. (2016). Family responsibilities of Asian nurses in New Zealand: implications for retention. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 7(1), 4–10.
Abstract: Explores the care-giving responsibilities of Asian NZNO member nurses for both children and elders, and the impact of these on their work, their nursing careers and their intention to remain as nurses in NZ. Takes a mixed-method approach using a group interview of 25 nurses and a survey of 562 nurses. Highlights impacts on nurses, revealing variable access to support, with implications for continuing education, career advancement and retention.
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Litchfield, M., Connor, M., Eathorne, T., Laws, M., McCombie, M. - L., & Smith, S. (1994). Family nurse practice in a nurse management scheme: a pilot service study for the health reforms. Ph.D. thesis, , .
Abstract: The independently funded 10 month pilot project demonstrated the autonomy of nursing practice for a new role family nurse. The findings were presented as the health experience of families in strife with complex health circumstances, a description of a beginning model for the nursing practice that addressed the needs of these families as their circumstances changed over time, and its cost-effectiveness. A caseload of nineteen families was found to be optimum. The evaluation research continued throughout as a form of praxis expressed as health patterning, a methodology developed in previous research (Litchfield, 1993). The family nurse'spractice demonstrated qualities common to all nurses: the caring relationship and fiscal responsibility. The unique practice was characterised by a professional partnership of limited duration: the families referred to the service in a predicament of strife, trapped in the immediate present, gained a view to a future, moved towards assuming control over health circumstances, seeking and using services with discernment, and increasing community as family/group members and citizens. Cost containment was achieved through: a) development of a co-operative approach amongst family members, between families and professionals, and amongst all health workers, and b) the families discerning use of services by anticipating a future. Through one family case, cost of saving over the 7 months with the family nurse was estimated as $4000, a possible saving of $16000 over 13 months if the family nurse had been involved earlier, and projected savings in the long term of over a million dollars. The satisfaction of clients, nurses and professionals was shown. The service was positioned within the new health system of health reforms
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Lim, G., Roberts, K., Marshall, D., & Honey, M. (2020). Factors that influence registered nurse prescribers' antibiotic prescribing practices. Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand, 36(1). Retrieved July 2, 2024, from http://dx.doi.org/10.36951/27034542.2020.005
Abstract: Investigates the attitudes of RN prescribers towards prescribing antibiotics, in the context of increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Focuses on six nurse prescribers in primary health and specialty teams, who are permitted to prescribe antibiotics, asking about their clinical assessments of patients and safety considerations of prescribed antibiotics.
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Ledesma-Libre, K. (2019). Factors influencing nurses' choice to work in mental health services for older people. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 10(1), 61–62.
Abstract: Explores what influences nurses to work in mental health services for older people (MHSOP)and what factors encourage those who did not choose this area of nursing, to continue in MHSOP. Includes nurses' positive and negative perceptions of MHSOP. Collects data via focus group discussions with 30 mental health nurses.
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Watson, P. B., & Feld, A. (1996). Factors in stress and burnout among paediatric nurses in a general hospital. Nursing Praxis in New Zealand, 11(3), 38–46.
Abstract: High stress and staff turnover in a multi-specialty paediatric area prompted this study that aimed to :1) measure the burnout level of nurses in a multi-specialty paediatric area2) identify and validate causes of stress3) identify new ways of preventing stress on the wardFifty four percent (n=14) of the paediatric nurses completed the questionnaire booklet that included demographic data, the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Nursing Situations Questionnaire the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-21 the Ways of Coping Checklist and open ended questions about sources of stress and satisfaction at work. Results indicated levelsof burnout and distress comparable with larger studies. Conflict with doctors was the major source of stress followed by workload, inadequate preparation in dealing with the emotional needs of patients and their families and death and dying. Conflict with doctors has not previously been identified as the major source of stress. However workload and death and dying are commonly identified as sources in the literature. Suggestions for further research and the low response rate are discussed
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Wyllie-Schmidt, C., Tipa, Z., & McClunie-Trust, P. (2019). Factors affecting access to immunisation of under-five-year-olds. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 10(1), 39–46.
Abstract: Identifies the obstacles for families that prevent immunisation of children under five years. Uses an integrative review to aggregate and examine the findings of published international research on factors affecting immunisation of younger children. Considers child poverty and education level of parents in NZ to be potential barriers to disease prevention through vaccination.
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Dwyer, R. (2022). Exploring the relationships between attitudes to ageing and the willingness of new graduate nurses to work in aged residential care in rural New Zealand. Master's thesis, University of Otago, Christchurch. Retrieved July 2, 2024, from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/13615
Abstract: Examines the relationship between attitudes to ageing and the willingness of pre-registration nursing students to work in aged residential care (ARC), and in
rural NZ. Undertakes a cross-sectional study using a self-administered online survey, of third-year nursing students in southern NZ. Recommends gerontology course content and ARC clinical placements for nursing students.
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Roy, D. E. (1995). Exploring the realities: the lived experienced of chronic rheumatoid arthritis. Ph.D. thesis, , .
Abstract: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disease of the connective tissues. People with rheumatoid arthritis often experience chronic pain, chronic fatigue and functional impairment for a large apart of their lives. The cause of rheumatoid arthritis is unknown, with three times more women than men being affected. There are many women who live with rheumatoid arthritis throughout much of their adult lives. Women with rheumatoid arthritis face the challenges and stresses of parenting, partnerships, and employment along with the need to cope with a chronic and increasingly debilitating disease.A review of the literature related to rheumatoid arthritis reveals a dearth of qualitative research, with few studies that focus specifically on women even though they constitute a significant percentage of the client group. Little is known from the clients' perspective of what it is like to live with chronic rheumatoid arthritis. This study, a single-participant case study using a phenomenological analysis, explores one woman's' reality of living with rheumatoid arthritis. As this woman's story unfolds, it is revealed how daily living with rheumatoid arthritis had been incorporated into a new way of being-in-the world. Her way of being-in-the-world is such that rheumatoid arthritis is very much a reality, impacting on most aspects of her life. Yet it does not dominate, as she continues with a very full and active life despite this disease
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Sheward, K. A. (2005). Exploring the juxtaposition of end of life care in the acute setting and the integrated care pathway for the care of the dying.
Abstract: The primary aim of this research paper is to draw on the literature to offer some insight into end of life care in the acute hospital setting. The secondary purpose is to provide an understanding of the integrated clinical pathway (ICP) for the care of the dying, consider its influence related to some of the challenges shaping end of life care and the positive effect it can generate on the quality of care experienced. There are significant challenges that impact on both the delivery and receipt of care for dying patients and their families. Six key influential barriers are considered within the context of the acute setting. Communication and the acute environment are two areas that significantly impact on the quality of care delivered, and are explored in more depth. Narratives from nursing and medical staff convey the realities encountered and difficulties experienced when they are unable to provide the care to which they aspire. Stories are shared by patients and families, which reflect on their experience of end of life care in the acute setting, and offer heath professionals some insight into the lives of the people nurses care for. The literature in relation to the development and implementation of the Liverpool Care of the Dying Pathway, and an overview of the Pathway document is presented. The strengths and limitations of its use are considered, alongside its influence beyond the documentation of clinical care. It is not possible to transfer the hospice service into the hospital setting, however the author suggests that through the implementation of the clinical pathway there is an opportunity to transfer best practice guidelines and positively influence the palliative culture in the acute setting.
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