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Author Woods, M. openurl 
  Title (down) Maintaining the nursing ethic: a grounded theory of the moral practice of experienced nurses Type
  Year 1997 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library, Palmerston North  
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  Abstract This thesis presents a study of the every-day moral decision making of experienced nurses. Eight experienced registered nurses participated in the completed research that is based on data gathered through interviews, document audit and literature review. A grounded theory approach was used to analyse the extensive data gathered for the study. This methodology generated a theoretical description involving the antecedents, processes and consequences of nursing moral decision making.Nursing practice has moral content, if not an entirely moral purpose, and moral decision making is the central component of this practice, yet the ethical aspects of nursing practice remain a comparatively recent field of study. It is therefore essential to nurses and their patients that this process is adequately studied and theorised. To date, very few studies have been undertaken in this area in New Zealand. This study aims to at least partially redress this situation by offering insights through conceptualisation and theoretical description of nursing moral decision making.The findings of the study reveal that antecedents such as personal moral development, upbringing and social experiences, contribute to a 'nursing ethic' in the moral decision making of experienced nurses. Furthermore, the study shows that the context and individual and shared perceptions of moral events influence the degree of nursing involvement in ethical situations. Finally, the study maintains that an intrinsic and persistent nursing ethic guides ethical decision making in nursing. This ethic is an undeniable phenomenon of considerable significance to nursing practice and education  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 187 Serial 187  
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Author Horner, C. openurl 
  Title (down) Maintaining rural nurses' competency in emergency situations Type
  Year 2005 Publication Abbreviated Journal Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz  
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  Keywords Emergency nursing; Nurse practitioners; Rural nursing; Education  
  Abstract On call emergency health services are becoming routinely provided by some rural nurses, predominantly within the South Island. Rural nurses have been advancing their practice to accommodate the limited availability of general practitioners in rural communities. Although this is becoming routine practice, the author has been providing a service such as this for the past 12 years. This dissertation describes this practice in relationship to the present social-political context, advancing nurse competencies and her experience of rural nursing in a rural town within the South Island. Particular significance for the rural nurse is the required independent practice and overall responsibility when remote from traditional medical oversight. Providing on call emergency care with the possibility of a broad spectrum of emergency situations while maintaining competence for the unpredictable frequency (or lack of frequency) of the rural emergency is the focus of this dissertation. The professional and personal risks are high for rural nurses when placed in situations they are not prepared for or unable to remain competent to manage. Implications resulting from the critique of the health service literature on this subject are identified. Firstly, rural nurses need to be insightful of their own emergency on call expertise and limitations. Secondly, rural nurses require ongoing education and thirdly that appropriate education is available and accessible to rural nurses. Lastly, rural nurses require maintenance of competency so these emergency skills are not lost. This dissertation and the resulting recommendations embrace Nursing Council of New Zealand Nurse Practitioner Competencies. The resulting outcomes fulfilling the rural nurse's need for maintenance of competency for emergency on call care, the community's need for safe appropriate emergency care and national legislation requirements.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 666  
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Author Wilson, B. openurl 
  Title (down) Maintaining equilibrium: The community mental health nurse and job satisfaction Type
  Year 2005 Publication Abbreviated Journal University of Otago Library  
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  Keywords Community health nursing; Mental health; Job satisfaction; Stress  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 681 Serial 667  
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Author Murphy, M. openurl 
  Title (down) Maintaining a loving vigil: parents' lived experience of having a baby in a neonatal unit Type
  Year 1997 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 282 Serial 282  
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Author Morrison-Ngatai, E. openurl 
  Title (down) Mai i muri ka haere whakahaere: Maori woman in mental health nursing Type
  Year 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library  
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  Keywords Mental health; Maori; Female; Psychiatric Nursing  
  Abstract Contents: Chapter 1 Kupu whakataki – introduction; Chapter 2 Raranga mohiotanga – literature review; Chapter 3 To te wahine mana tuku iho – theoretical framework; Chapter 4 Tahuri ki te rangahau – research methodology; Chapter 5 Whakaaturanga whakaoho – beginnings; Chapter 6 Kia pakari – positioning and contesting; Chapter 7 E ara ki runga wahine toa – standing and enduring; Chapter 8 Kua takoto te whariki.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 828  
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Author Tipa, Zoe url  openurl
  Title (down) Mahi Ngatahi: Culturally-responsive ways of working with whanau accessing Well Child/Tamariki Ora services Type Book Whole
  Year 2021 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 178 p.  
  Keywords Mahi Ngatahi; Well Child/Tamariki Ora; Cultural safety; Cultural competence; Kaupapa Maori research methodology  
  Abstract Highlights the perspectives of Maori families using health services provided by Well Child/Tamariki Ora (WCTO), citing institutional racism and unconscious bias. Interviews 18 families with children under five years, about their experiences of WCTO services. Employs a Kaupapa Maori research methodology to develop Mahi Ngatahi, a theory for culturally-responsive WCTO services.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1752  
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Author Crowe, M. openurl 
  Title (down) Mad talk: attending to the language of distress Type Journal Article
  Year 1999 Publication Nursing Inquiry Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue March Pages  
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  Abstract This paper will examine how one woman, Madeleine's narrative can be constructed as symptomatic of the diagnosis of schizophrenia and how it can also be read from other perspectives, particularly a post-structural feminist one. The readings are presented as possibilities for understanding the woman's experiences and the implications of this for mental health nursing practice. A post-structural feminist reading acknowledges the gendered experiences of subjectivity and how those experiences are constructed in language.The purpose of this paper is to identify for mental health nursing practice an approach which recognises the figurative and literal characteristics of language in order to provide nursing care which positions the individual's experience of mental distress as central. This requires an acknowledgment of Madeleine's path into mental distress rather than simply a categorisation of what is observed in a clinical setting. Intervention may need to include a range of strategies: medical and non-medical, psychotherapeutic and social, physical and environmental. It may also require the provision of sanctuary and security while these options are explored  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 438 Serial 438  
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Author Smith, P.A. url  openurl
  Title (down) Mad bad or sad: Caring for the mentally disordered offender in the court environment from a nurse's perspective Type
  Year 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library  
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  Keywords Mental health; Psychiatric Nursing  
  Abstract This paper examines the difficulties health professionals face daily when providing care for the mentally disordered offender in the court environment. The role of the court nurse is to provide care for people with mental health needs in the court and health professionals can find this a restrictive environment to work in. This is mainly due to the court's legal processes which are designed to punish rather than offer therapeutic alternatives. By advocating for the mentally disordered offender, the court nurse ensures the court is aware of an individual's mental health needs, thus reducing the prospect of inappropriate sentencing, and the associated stigmatisation that may occur as a result of a criminal conviction.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 843 Serial 827  
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Author MacKay, Bev; Harding, Thomas openurl 
  Title (down) M-support : keeping in touch on placement in primary health care settings Type Journal Article
  Year 2009 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 25 Issue 2 Pages 30-40  
  Keywords Student support; Primary health-care; M-support  
  Abstract Introduces a project using eTXTTM and SMS (Short Message Service)to provide lecturer support for nursing students in clinical placements in primary health-care settings. Uses mixed-methodology to evaluate the project, including data from surveys, eTXTTM and mobile phone message history, and a lecturer's field notes.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1445  
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Author Clark, R.R.; Wasilewska, T.; Carter, J. openurl 
  Title (down) Lymphoedema: a study of Otago women treated for breast cancer Type Journal Article
  Year 1997 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 12 Issue 2 Pages 4-15  
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  Abstract Otago women who had been treated for breast cancer were asked by questionnaire about patterns of arm swelling post treatment. Almost one third indicated they had had swelling at some time. Few had received preventive advice or what to do should arm swelling occur  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 157 Serial 157  
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Author Jackson, H. openurl 
  Title (down) Lost in the normality of birth: a study in grounded theory exploring the experiences of mothers who had unplanned abdominal surgery at the time of birth Type
  Year 1996 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 270 Serial 270  
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Author Key, R.; Habashi, S.; Baber, C.; Cuthbertson, S.; Streat, S.J. openurl 
  Title (down) Long-term follow-up after Bjork flap tracheostomy Type
  Year 1994 Publication Abbreviated Journal DCCM, Private Bag 92024, Auckland  
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  Abstract Because of concern about long-term complications of bjork flap tracheostomy we followed-up 136 intensive care patients who had Bjork flap tracheotomy in 1992 a median of 117 (range 5-402) hours after intubation. Twenty died in hospital, none as a result of tracheostomy. Twenty- six patients were lost to follow-up and eleven declined. The remaining 79 had measures of health status, a quality of life questionnaire, respiratory function testing and physical examination of the neck and upper airway 9-27 months (median 14) later. Various health status measures deteriorated in 9 to 51 of 77 patients. Forty-two of 77 patients were taking prescription medication and 15/32 smokers had stopped smoking. FEV1, FVC and FEV1/FVC were significantly reduced from predicted normal (n=70, 2.8+ 1.1 vs 3.2 +0.9 p<.0001, 3.7 + 1.3 vs 4.0 + 1.0 p<.0001, 76 +11vs 79 +3 p= 0.035 respectively). Pulse oximetry was normal (>92%) in 73/74 patients tested. The median horizontal scar dimension was 45mm (range 20 to 75 mm). Nine had a median vertical scar dimension 15mm (range 8 to 25mm). Nineteen scars were hypertrophic, 56 were tethered. Two patients had already undergone tracheal scar revision at follow-up and further 13 accepted scar revision. Ten patients had abnormal voice examination, four abnormal cough, two stridor, three vocal cord lesions, three tracheal polyps and fourteen asymptomatic tracheal narrowing from 10-60% (median 25%) of the tracheal luminal diameter. Patients surviving critical illness with bjork flap tracheostomy have reduced quality of life and respiratory function and poor cosmetic result but a low incidence of important airway problems  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 201 Serial 201  
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Author Butler, A.M. openurl 
  Title (down) Long stay patients: a study of their activities and use of facilities Type Miscellaneous
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 73 Serial 73  
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Author Bogati, Rubina; Pirret, Alison url  openurl
  Title (down) Loneliness among older people living in long-term care settings in a metropolitan city in Aotearoa New Zealand Type Journal Article
  Year 2021 Publication Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 37 Issue 2 Pages 24-34  
  Keywords Loneliness; Depression; Long-term care; Residential care; Older adults  
  Abstract Correlates reduced social networks, depression, physical disability, and functional dependence with loneliness in long-term care facilities in NZ. Uses a correlational research design and a convenience sample of 36 older peopl,e with a mean age of 81, from four long-term care facilities in a metropolitan city, to assess functional independence, perceived health and well-being, depression, and levels of loneliness. Suggests that nurses working in such settings should consider and assess loneliness in their care plans for older people.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1706  
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Author Chen, Chunxu; Shannon, Kay; Napier, Sara; Neville, Stephen url  doi
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  Title (down) Loneliness among older adults living in aged residential care in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia: An integrative review Type Journal Article
  Year 2022 Publication Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 38 Issue 1 Pages 5-15  
  Keywords Loneliness; Aged residential care; Patient-centred care  
  Abstract Synthesises available evidence on loneliness among older adults in aged residential care settings and identifies interventions that ameliorate loneliness for residents. Undertakes an extensive literature search in online databases, highlighting the main themes about loneliness interventions. Determines that interventions must foster reciprocal relationships and promote quality social engagement with others, while residents must receive personalised care to reduce loneliness.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1793  
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