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Author Woods, M.
Title Dissecting a brave new nursing world Type (up) Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 8 Issue 10 Pages 20-22, 36
Keywords Nursing; Education; Nursing Council of New Zealand; Policy
Abstract This article critiques the 'Strategic Review of Undergraduate Education' commissioned by the Nursing Council. The premise of the review is examined, along with the foundations of nursing practice and the role of nursing education.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1003
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Author Sadlier, C.
Title Gaining insight into the experience of diabetes Type (up) Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 8 Issue 1 Pages 14-16
Keywords Diabetes Type 2; Maori; Nursing
Abstract This article reports a research project that investigated the experience and expectations of Maori who were newly-diagnosed with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). Four people diagnosed with NIDDM were interviewed over 12 months. Participant recommendations are incorporated into suggested improvements for managing the condition.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1020 Serial 1004
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Author Hales, A.; Dignam, D.
Title Nurse prescribing lessons from the US Type (up) Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 8 Issue 10 Pages 12-15
Keywords Nurse practitioners; Prescriptive authority; Cross-cultural comparison; Advanced nursing practice; Education
Abstract The researchers present a survey of a sample population of 32 advanced practice nurses (APN) in the US about their experiences of acquiring and implementing prescriptive authority. The issues relevant to nurse practitioners in New Zealand are discussed, around acquiring knowledge and education, relationships with other professionals, establishing the role, and retaining the nursing role. The intent and scope of APN prescribing in the US is also discussed.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1007
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Author Crowe, M.; O'Malley, J.; Bigwood, S.
Title Nursing mental health consumers in the community Type (up) Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 8 Issue 8 Pages 14-15
Keywords Community health nursing; Psychiatric Nursing
Abstract The purpose of this research was to describe the characteristics of community mental health nursing care in the community. Twenty six nurses were enrolled in a study consisting of semi-structured interviews about the nature of their care. Responses were analysed to identify categories of skills. These were characterised as: establishing connectedness; promoting individual and family resilience, promoting citizenship; and addressing structural issues. Responses from the nurses are used to illustrate these categories.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1024 Serial 1008
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Author Skadiang, K.
Title Researching post-tonsillectomy bleeding Type (up) Journal Article
Year 2001 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 7 Issue 4 Pages 22-23
Keywords Surgery; Health status; Nursing
Abstract This article reports findings from an audit of post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage among patients at South Auckland Health from October 1998 to April 1999. All patients who underwent tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy were contacted by telephone, after the 14th day and before the 21st day following surgery.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1015
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Author Prentice, D.; Hathaway, M.
Title Responding to a death from meningococcal disease: A case study Type (up) Journal Article
Year 2001 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 7 Issue 5 Pages 16-18
Keywords Infectious diseases; Public health; Infection control
Abstract The public health nurses present a case study on adapting meningococcal disease public health protocols to work with the situation of a Cook Island family following the death of a member from meningococcal disease. They discuss the meningococcal disease epidemic in New Zealand and outline the signs and symptoms of the disease.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1016
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Author Lewer, D.
Title Analysing the Mental Health Act Type (up) Journal Article
Year 1999 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 5 Issue 8 Pages 14-16
Keywords Psychiatric Nursing; Mental health; Law and legislation; Ethics
Abstract Changes brought by the Mental Health Act (MHA) to clinical practice, and some of the problems it has created for nurses, are examined in this article. Compulsory assessment and treatment orders (CATO) and the role of Duly Authorised Officers (DAO), and moral dilemmas that can arise as a consequence of CATOs used by DAOs are examined. The requirement for DAOs to act as patient advocates and to safeguard cultural beliefs are highlighted. The MHA promotes self responsibility and a treatment philosophy rather than detention of the mentally ill.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1039 Serial 1023
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Author Russell, D.
Title Changing public health nursing practice Type (up) Journal Article
Year 1999 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 5 Issue 11 Pages 18-19
Keywords Public health; Community health nursing; Nursing models; Teamwork
Abstract A new approach to public health nursing in the Otago region is described, which comprises of 3 distinct groups of nurses working in early childhood centres, primary schools and high schools. A family nursing assessment approach is used. The philosophical underpinnings of this approach are examined, which seeks to empower patients and engage them in their health care. Two public health nurses are interviewed about the new partnership model of nursing.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1041 Serial 1025
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Author Ronaldson, A.
Title Coping with body image changes after limb loss Type (up) Journal Article
Year 1999 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume 5 Issue 11 Pages 14-16
Keywords People with disabilities; Nursing; Psychology
Abstract The author reviews the literature on the differences in the way people manage the process of coming to terms with amputation. The socio-cultural implications of body image construction are discussed and a new framework for clinical practice is suggested. The implications for nursing are examined and positions nurses as advocates. The importance of language is identified.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1042 Serial 1026
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Author Spence, D.
Title Experiencing difference in nursing Type (up) Journal Article
Year 2001 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 7 Issue 5 Pages 13-15
Keywords Transcultural nursing; Nursing research
Abstract Draws on the author's doctoral thesis to examine the prejudices, paradoxes and possibilities inherent in nursing a person from a culture other than one's own.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1045 Serial 1029
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Author Naidu, A.
Title Is scholarship an integral component of advanced nursing practice? Type (up) Journal Article
Year 2007 Publication Whitireia Nursing Journal Abbreviated Journal
Volume 14 Issue Pages 50-53
Keywords Advanced nursing practice; Professional development
Abstract This article defines scholarship and how it links to nursing. It explores how nurses perceive scholarship and how it can enhance their practice. While agreeing that scholarship plays a vital role in the image of nursing as a professional practice, the article's main focus is on scholarship as an integral component of advanced nursing practice.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1035
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Author Arcus, K.J.; Wilson, D.
Title Choosing Whitireia as a political act: Celebrating 20 years of a nurse education at Whitireia Community Polytechnic 1986-2006 Type (up) Journal Article
Year 2006 Publication Whitireia Nursing Journal Abbreviated Journal
Volume 13 Issue Pages 12-24
Keywords Cultural safety; Curriculum; Nursing; Education
Abstract In 2006, Whitireia Community Polytechnic celebrates 20 years of tertiary education. Nursing was one of the first courses to start at the new Parumoana Community College in February 1986. Oral histories, gathered from the women who have been the leaders of the undergraduate nursing programme throughout these two decades, form the basis of this article.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1038
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Author Horsburgh, M.; Merry, A.; Seddon, M.; Baker, H.; Poole, P.; Shaw, J.; Wade, J.
Title Educating for healthcare quality improvement in an interprofessional learning environment: A New Zealand initiative Type (up) Journal Article
Year 2006 Publication Journal of Interprofessional Care Abbreviated Journal
Volume 20 Issue 5 Pages 555-557
Keywords Quality of health care; Multidisciplinary care teams; Nursing; Education; Maori; Patient safety
Abstract This article describes two interprofessional learning modules offered by the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at the University of Auckland to undergraduate medicine, nursing and pharmacy students. The modules, 'Maori Health“ and ”Patient Safety", have a focus on quality improvement in healthcare and are used to bring together students for a shared learning programme.The specific dimensions of healthcare quality covered in the programme are: patient safety, equity, access, effectiveness, efficacy and patient-centeredness.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1042
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Author Neville, S.J.; Henderson, H.M.
Title Perceptions of lesbian, gay and bisexual people of primary healthcare services Type (up) Journal Article
Year 2006 Publication Journal of Advanced Nursing Abbreviated Journal
Volume 55 Issue 4 Pages 407-415
Keywords Sexuality; Attitude of health personnel; Primary health care
Abstract This paper reports a study exploring people's perceptions of disclosure about lesbian, gay and bisexual identity to their primary healthcare providers. Disclosure of sexual identity to healthcare professionals is integral to attending to the health needs of lesbian, gay and bisexual populations, as non-disclosure has been shown to have a negative impact on the health of these people. From April to July 2004, a national survey of lesbian, gay and bisexual persons was carried out in New Zealand. Participants were recruited through mainstream and lesbian, gay and bisexual media and venues, and 2269 people completed the questionnaire, either electronically or via hard copy. The 133-item instrument included a range of closed-response questions in a variety of domains of interest. In this paper, we report results from the health and well-being domain. More women than men identified that the practitioner's attitude toward their non-heterosexual identity was important when choosing a primary healthcare provider. Statistically significantly more women than men reported that their healthcare provider usually or always presumed that they were heterosexual and in addition more women had disclosed their sexual identity to their healthcare provider. The authors advise that nurses reconsider their approach to all users of healthcare services by not assuming everyone is heterosexual, integrating questions about sexual identity into health interviews and ensuring that all other aspects of the assessment process are appropriate and safe for lesbian, gay and bisexual people.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1059 Serial 1043
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Author McKenna, B.; O'Brien, A.J.; Dal Din, T.; Thom, K.
Title Registered nurses as responsible clinicians under the New Zealand Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 Type (up) Journal Article
Year 2006 Publication International Journal of Mental Health Nursing Abbreviated Journal
Volume 15 Issue 2 Pages 128-134
Keywords Advanced nursing practice; Psychiatric Nursing; Law and legislation
Abstract The objectives of this research were to determine how many registered nurses are working as 'responsible clinicians', under what phases of the legislation they are functioning, and to describe the enabling processes and barriers to nurses undertaking this statutory role. An anonymous descriptive survey was distributed to the 11 nurses who were currently responsible clinicians as well as five senior nurses selected from each of the 21 district health boards and the Auckland Regional Forensic Psychiatry Services (n=121). The response rate was 88.4% (n=107). The survey questioned respondents on statutory roles currently undertaken. Respondents were asked whether the responsible clinician role was a legitimate one for nurses and whether they were motivated to attain it. They were also asked which competencies of the role they believed they met, their perceptions of credentialing processes and the educational requirements needed to achieve the role. Of the approximately 395 responsible clinicians nationally, 11 (2.8%) are nurses. Most nurses viewed the role as legitimate. However, many were unaware of competencies for the role and credentialing processes, and were somewhat ambivalent about achieving the role due to current workload, role conflict and lack of remuneration. Competency deficits were highlighted. The authors conclude that there are grounds to encourage nurses as responsible clinicians given the intent of the legislation. This will require the promulgation of appropriate mental health policy, and a concerted effort by major stakeholders in mental health service delivery.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1044
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