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McKenna, B.; Poole, S.; Smith, N.A.; Coverdale, J.; Gale, C. |
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A survey of threats and violent behaviour by patients against registered nurses in their first year of practice |
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2003 |
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International Journal of Mental Health Nursing |
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12 |
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1 |
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56-63 |
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New graduate nurses; Workplace violence; Occupational health and safety; Training; Mental health; Psychiatric nursing |
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For this study, an anonymous survey was sent to registered nurses in their first year of practice. From the 1169 survey instruments that were distributed, 551 were returned completed (a response rate of 47%). The most common inappropriate behaviour by patients involved verbal threats, verbal sexual harassment, and physical intimidation. There were 22 incidents of assault requiring medical intervention and 21 incidents of participants being stalked by patients. Male graduates and younger nurses were especially vulnerable. Mental health was the service area most at risk. A most distressing incident was described by 123 (22%) of respondents. The level of distress caused by the incident was rated by 68 of the 123 respondents (55%) as moderate or severe. Only half of those who described a most distressing event indicated they had some undergraduate training in protecting against assault or in managing potentially violent incidents. After registration, 45 (37%) indicated they had received such training. The findings of this study indicate priorities for effective prevention programmes. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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649 |
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Adams, Sue; Boyd, Michal; Carryer, Jenny; Bareham, Corinne; Tenbensel, Tim |
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A survey of the NP workforce in primary healthcare settings in New Zealand. |
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2020 |
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New Zealand Medical Journal |
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133 |
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1523 |
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29-40 |
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Nurse practitioners; Primary health care; Surveys |
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Describes the demographics, distribution, clinical settings and employment arrangements of the NZ nurse practitioner (NP) workforce in primary healthcare settings, and organisational factors limiting their practice. Surveys 160 NPs and finds that general practice and aged residential care were the most common clinical settings. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1780 |
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Chang, E.M.; Bidewell, J.W.; Huntington, A.D.; Daly, J.; Johnson, A.; Wilson, H.; Lambert, V.; Lambert, C.E. |
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A survey of role stress, coping and health in Australian and New Zealand hospital nurses |
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2008 |
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Intensive & Critical Care Nursing |
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44 |
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8 |
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1354-1362 |
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Stress; Psychology; Cross-cultural comparison; Nursing |
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The aim of this study was to examine and compare Australian and New Zealand nurses' experience of workplace stress, coping strategies and health status. A postal survey was administered to 328 New South Wales (Australia) and 190 New Zealand volunteer acute care hospital nurses (response rate 41%) from randomly sampled nurses. The survey consisted of a demographic questionnaire, the Nursing Stress Scale, the WAYS of Coping Questionnaire and the SF-36 Health Survey Version 2. More frequent workplace stress predicted lower physical and mental health. Problem-focused coping was associated with better mental health. Emotion-focused coping was associated with reduced mental health. Coping styles did not predict physical health. New South Wales and New Zealand scored effectively the same on sources of workplace stress, stress coping methods, and physical and mental health when controlling for relevant variables. Results suggest mental health benefits for nurses who use problem-solving to cope with stress by addressing the external source of the stress, rather than emotion-focused coping in which nurses try to control or manage their internal response to stress. Cultural similarities and similar hospital environments could account for equivalent findings for New South Wales and New Zealand. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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970 |
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Truscott, J.M.; Townsend, J.M.; Arnold, E.P. |
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A successful nurse-led model in the elective orthopaedic admissions process |
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2007 |
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New Zealand Medical Journal |
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NZ Medical Association website. Access free to articles older than 6 months. |
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120 |
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1265 |
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Surgery; Hospitals; Nursing; Administration |
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This paper documents a successful nurse-led admissions process for same day orthopaedic surgery, on relatively fit patients under 70 years of age. During the 6-month study, 31 patients with a median age of 38 years were categorised into 3 streams. 252 patients (76%) underwent a nursing-admission process without the need for further consultation with a junior medical officer or an anaesthetist. The remaining patients not included in the study were admitted and clerked by a house officer. No safety issues arose and the surgeons and anaesthetists were satisfied with the process. The junior medical officers described improved job satisfaction by being able to attend theatre, other educational opportunities, and working more closely with the consultant. The process has now been incorporated into elective orthopaedic admissions at Burwood Hospital. |
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516 |
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McDonald, S. |
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A study to investigate the role of the registered nurse in an acute mental health inpatient setting in New Zealand: Perceptions versus reality |
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2000 |
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Registered nurses; Hospitals; Psychiatric Nursing |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1283 |
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1268 |
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Kapoor, S.D. |
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A study on planning and programming for nursing services in New Zealand: priorities for the period 1980-1985 |
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1979 |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 23 |
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23 |
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Kinross, D.N.J. |
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A study of individual and organisational variables in relation to charge nurse behaviour |
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1981 |
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Massey University Library |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 272 |
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272 |
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Christensen, D.J.C. |
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A study of female behaviour in a crisis situation |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 18 |
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18 |
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Rademeyer, Maria; Roy, Dianne; Gasquoine, Susan |
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A stroke of grief and devotion: A hermeneutic enquiry of a family's lived experience two years post-stroke |
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2020 |
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Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand |
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36 |
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1 |
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8-18 |
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Stroke; Longitudinal phenomenology; Whanau; Hermeneutic enquiry |
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Explores the post-stroke experiences of family two years after a patient's stroke, as part of a larger four-year longitudinal hermeneutic phenomenological inquiry. Conducts three semi-structured interviews with participants at 6-week, one-year, and two-year intervals. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1672 |
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McBride-Henry, K.; Foureur, M. |
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A secondary care nursing perspective on medication administration safety |
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2007 |
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Journal of Advanced Nursing |
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60 |
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1 |
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58-66 |
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Patient safety; Drug administration; Organisational culture; Nursing |
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This paper reports on a study to explore how nurses in a secondary care environment understand medication administration safety and the factors that contribute to, or undermine, safe practice during this process. Data were collected in 2005 using three focus groups of nurses that formed part of a larger study examining organisational safety and medication administration from a nursing perspective. A narrative approach was employed to analyse the transcripts. Participants had good understandings of organisational culture in relation to medication safety and recognised the importance of effective multi-disciplinary teams in maintaining a safe environment for patients. Despite this, they acknowledged that not all systems work well, and offered a variety of ways to improve current medication practices. These findings highlight the meaningful contribution nurses can make to patient safety and emphasise the importance of including the nursing voice in any quality improvement initiatives. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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648 |
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Gage, J.; Everrett, K.D.; Bullock, L. |
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A review of research literature addressing male partners and smoking during pregnancy |
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2007 |
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Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing |
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CPIT Repository |
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36 |
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6 |
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574-580 |
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Pregnancy; Smoking; Male; Parents and caregivers |
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The aim of this research was to gain a more complete understanding of cigarette smoking and cessation during pregnancy by examining the men's role in supporting smoking cessation of their pregnant partners. A search of online databases was made for studies published in the last 10 years, in English, that included three phenomena; pregnancy, male partners, and cigarette smoking. Data were identified and organised according to theoretical, descriptive, and intervention methods of research. A growing body of literature indicates an interaction between pregnancy, male partners, and smoking behaviors. Explicating relationships between these phenomena is necessary for understanding and encouraging behaviours that promote maternal, child, and family health. The researchers conclude that current research highlights a need to further investigate the potential relationships, interactions, and health consequences of smoking behaviours of men and women during pregnancy. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1236 |
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West, S.R.; Harris, B.J.; Warren, A.; Wood, H.; Montgomery, B.; Belsham, V.L. |
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A retrospective study of patients with cancer in their terminal year |
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1986 |
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New Zealand Medical Journal |
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99 |
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798 |
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197-200 |
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This was a retrospective study of 100 Auckland people suffering from cancer in their terminal year. It aimed firstly to report the development of limitations in daily living activities and of dependence on help, and secondly to develop a method of assessing the functions of both patients and those who cared for them in such a way that support services could be matched to needs. The observations showed problems of progressive disability and dependence, which varied with the age of the patient and the type of malignancy. They showed clearly the long lasting emotional problems of the careers after the patients' death |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 16 |
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16 |
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Hendry, Christine |
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A process to inform rural nursing workforce planning and development |
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2024 |
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Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand |
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1-8 |
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Rural nursing; Workforce planning; Retirement; Kaiawhina; Community health services |
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Describes a four-stage project to identify the current status of the nursing and support-worker workforce to develop a plan to match community health needs: profiles current population and health resources available in the community; profiles the current nursing workfoece; surveys local nurses regarding current work and future plans; seeks perspectives of local nurses, health managers and community representatives on strategies to sustain a future nursing workforce. Focuses primarily on the first two stages of the project. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1862 |
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Litchfield, M.; Jonsdottir, H. |
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A practice discipline that's here and now |
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2008 |
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Advances in Nursing Science |
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31 |
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1 |
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79-92 |
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Nursing research; Policy; Nursing philosophy |
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The article is a collaborative writing venture drawing on research findings from New Zealand and Iceland to contribute to the international scholarship on the status and future direction of the nursing discipline. It takes an overview of the international historical trends in nursing knowledge development and proposes a framework for contemporary nursing research that accommodates the past efforts and paradigms of nurse scholars and reflects the changing thinking around the humanness of the health circumstance as the focus of the nursing discipline. It addresses contemporary challenges facing nurses as practitioners and researchers for advancement of practice and delivery of health services, and for influencing health policy. |
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1174 |
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Adams, K. |
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A postmodern/poststructural exploration of the discursive formation of professional nursing in New Zealand 1840 – 2000 |
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2003 |
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Victoria University Library |
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History of nursing; Careers in nursing; Nursing philosophy |
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This study examines the discursive formation of professional nursing in one country, as revealed by the history of nursing in New Zealand. Michel Foucault's approach to historical research signifies a different level of analysis from conventional approaches, focusing not on the history of ideas but on an understanding of the present, a history of the present. A genealogical method derived from Foucauldian poststructuralism reveals how different understandings of nursing have occurred and have governed nursing practices and scholarship in different historical contexts. The archaeological investigation in this study reveals two moments of epistemic transformation, that is, two intervals of mutation and discontinuity. The Nightingale era in the 1880s precipitated the first epistemic shift – premodernism to modernism. The transfer of nursing education from hospital based training to the tertiary education sector, followed by the introduction of the baccalaureate degree, precipitated the second epistemic shift in the 1990s, the advent of postmodernism. Encompassing these two epistemes, six historical contexts are identified, where significant disruptions to the nursing discourses overturned previously held assumptions about what constituted a nurse. Each historical context is identified by specific discursive constructs. The first is colonial caring, the second the Nightingale ethos and the third heroic, disciplined obedience. In the fourth context, nursing is framed by, and within, discourses of skilled, humanistic caring, in the fifth, scientific, task focused managerialism, and in the 1990s, the sixth context, by multiple realities in an age of uncertainty. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1258 |
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1243 |
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