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Author |
Patel, Radhika |
Title |
Patient safety of older adults with cognitive impairment: Evaluation of a service improvement initiative |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2021 |
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76 p. |
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Patient safety; Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Older adults; Hospital ward design |
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Assesses the impact of environmental changes on patient reportable events (falls and aggression) in older persons' wards, using the Kings Fund Healing the Healthy Environment tool to make small changes to a ward environment in order to create a more 'dementia-friendly' setting. Conducts a comparative analysis of incidents in the wards. Obtains staff perspectives on the changes, which included large-face clocks, identifiction of bed spaces, lavender oil diffusion, and viewing gardens. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1761 |
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Author |
Henry, Amy |
Title |
Staying at home: A qualitative descriptive study on Pacific palliative health |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2020 |
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Pages |
137 p. |
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Palliative care; Pacific health; Community palliative care; Talanoa research methodology; Surveys |
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Develops an understanding of the experiences of, and barriers for Pacific peoples in Canterbury utilising palliative care services. Considers the strengths and enablers for Pacific peoples accessing palliative care services and how such services, including home based palliative care, could better serve this community. Undertakes interviews using a semi-structured question guide, with nine family members who had provided palliative care within the last three years. |
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1762 |
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Author |
Ferguson, Katelyn Maye |
Title |
The appropriation of cultural safety: A mixed methods analysis |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2021 |
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Pages |
250 p. |
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Cultural safety; Nursing practice; Cross-cultural communication; Maori health care; Internationally Qualified Nurses (IQN) |
Abstract |
Argues that the concept of cultural safety (CS) has been appropriated from an indigenous-led bicutural context to an inclusive cross-cultural framework for working with diverse patient populations. Investigates nurses' understanding of the 'Guidelines for Cultural Safety, the Treaty of Waitangi and Maori Health in Nursing Education and Practice' published in 2011 by the Nursing Council of NZ. Conducts a mixed-methods survey using both closed and open-ended questions to gauge nurses' confidence in applying the guidelines and their view of their relevance. Describes differences between NZ Registered Nurses (RN) and Internationally Qualified Nurses (IQN) in their understanding of CS. Argues that the CS model should be by Maori, for Maori. |
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1763 |
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O'Bery, Scholastica Sussanah |
Title |
Registered Nurses experiences, knowledge and practice of kangaroo care for preterm babies in two Neonatal Intensive care units in South Island of New Zealand |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2020 |
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Pages |
161 p. |
Keywords |
Kangaroo care; Premature infants; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Surveys |
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Explores registered nurses' (RN) experiences, knowledge and practice of kangaroo care (KC) for preterm infants. Highlights factors promoting or hindering the uptake of the practice in two neonatal intensive care units in both the Canterbury and Southland DHBs. Undertakes a qualitative, semi-structured interview-based study with 14 RNs highlighting the use of KC in everyday clinical practice. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1764 |
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Author |
Perkins, Zoe |
Title |
The experiences of nurse managers navigating between two conceptual models of leadership in Aotearoa New Zealand |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2020 |
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Pages |
95 p. |
Keywords |
Leadership; Nurse managers; Professional Practice Model; Generic Management Model; Professional development |
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Confronts the inherent conflict for nurse managers (NM) in the dual nature of their leadership role, the Professional Practice Model (PPM) and the Generic Management Model (GMM). Examines the challenges for NMs in trying to balance the conflicting requirements of their roles. Surveys five NMs about their main challenges: role confusion, expectations, support, and professional development. Contributes to the ongoing evolution of the NM role. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1765 |
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Author |
Mackle, Diane |
Title |
Oxygen management in New Zealand and Australian intensive care units: A knowledge translation study |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2021 |
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Pages |
299 p. |
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Oxygen therapy; Intensive Care Units (ICU); Intensive care nurses; ICU patients |
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Investigates the effects of participation in the Intensive Care Unit Randomised Trial Comparing Two Approaches to Oxygen therapy (ICU-ROX) randomised controlled trial, on attitudes and practices in relation to ICU oxygen therapy. Distributes a practitioner attitudes survey to 112 specialist doctors and 153 ICU nurses. Performs both inception and retrospective cohort studies using the Australian and NZ ICU adult patient database before, and post-publication of the ICU-ROX trial results. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1766 |
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Yu, Shufen [Fiona] |
Title |
Exploring resilience in Intensive Care Nurses in New Zealand |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2021 |
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Pages |
314 p. |
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Resilience; Intensive care nurses; Physical activity; 12-hour shifts |
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Investigates intensive care nurses' resilience levels and their association with personal factors and physical activity behaviour; physical work activity behaviour during a 12-hour shift; and clustered physical activity profiles and associations with resilience. Performs a cross-sectional study with intensive care nurses from four units at three hospitals in Auckland. Employs accelerometry to measure participants' physical activity during four days, two at work and two in their own time, and uses the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale to measure resilience levels. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1767 |
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Author |
Gilder, Eileen |
Title |
To suction or not to suction; that is the question: Studies of endotracheal suction in post-operative cardiac patients |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2020 |
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Pages |
261 p. |
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Endotracheal suction; Post-operative cardiac patients; Post-operative nursing; Patient safety |
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Assesses the safety of actively avoiding endotracheal suction in post-operative cardiac surgical patients ventilated for less than 12 hours. Describes local endotracheal suction practice, and elucidates patient experience of the endotracheal tube and endotracheal suction. Conducts an observational audit describing endotracheal sucion practice within the cardiothoracic and vascular intensive care unit in Auckland City Hospital. Undertakes a prospective, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial investigating the safety of avoiding endotracheal suction. |
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1769 |
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James-Scotter, Miriam |
Title |
The value and viability of a daily job satisfaction measure in the operating room setting [The Morale-o-Meter study] |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2021 |
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Pages |
174 p. |
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Job satisfaction; Perioperative nurses; Morale; Operating Room (OR); Nurse retention; Burn-out |
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Develops a daily measure of job satisfaction in the operating room (OR) setting in the form of a tool called the Morale-o-Meter. Trials and evaluates the tool between 2018-2019, inviting all OR staff to participate using the tool to measure their job satisfaction once each shift. Follows up the trial with an online feedback survey. Proves that overall job satisfaction is positively related to daily job satisfaction and affective commitment, and negatively related to emotional exhaustion. Suggests the Morale-o-Meter has the potential to increase the voice of OR nurses. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1770 |
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Author |
Matthews, Tamyra Marie |
Title |
Breaking bad news about cancer: The experience of patients, patients' family/whanau members and healthcare professionals |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2020 |
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Pages |
258 p. |
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Cancer nurses; Cancer patients; Diagnosis; Prognosis; Surveys |
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Explores the subjective experiences of patients, patients' family/whanau members, and health-care professionals (HCP) when bad news was delivered to patients about their cancer within the surgical departments of MidCentral District Health Board. Gathers and compares multiple perspectives and makes recommendations for practice that align with the goals of those involved in the project. Utilises a qualitative approach with the epistemological and methodological basis informed by interpretative phenomenological analysis. Collects data through semi-structured interviews with 10 patients, 6 family members, 5 surgeons and 6 nurses. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1771 |
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Author |
Carter, Lynn J |
Title |
Am I doing the right thing?: Plunket Nurses' experience in making decisions to report suspected child abuse and neglect |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2010 |
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144 p. |
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Child abuse; Child neglect; Community nursing; Plunket nurses; Ethics; Surveys |
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Studies the experiences of Plunket Nurses reporting suspected child abuse and/or neglect in uncertain situations, using hermeneutic phenomenology. Selects a purposeful sample to ensure participants could provide rich data through semi-structured, face-to-face and recorded telephone interviews. Guides data analysis using the framework developed by van Manen to formulate meaning from participant experiences. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1781 |
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Author |
Tipa, Zoe Kristen |
Title |
Family Partnership as a model for cultural responsiveness in a well child context |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2013 |
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149 p. |
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Family partnership model; Communication; Cultural competence; Plunket nurses; Community nursing; Maori children |
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Examines whether the Family Partnership model could be considered a model for cultural responsiveness while simultaneously providing a platform for more accurate assessment of the cultural competence of Plunket nurse practice. Determines the relationship between Family Partnership training for Plunket nurses and Maori child health outcomes. Distributes an online survey to Plunket nurses who had completed the training and to a group who had not. Conducts 10 observations and interviews with Plunket nurses and Maori clients. Presents the findings in three areas: Plunket nurse practice, client experience, and the impact of Family Partnership training on Plunket as an organisation. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1782 |
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Author |
McDonald, Christine |
Title |
Working collaboratively in hospice and palliative care: Sharing time; a grounded theory |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2018 |
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230 p. |
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Palliative care; Hospice care; Collaboration |
Abstract |
Addresses the concerns of health professionals working collaboratively in palliative care. Conducts 25 interviews wit 23 participants to arrive at a theory of sharing time to explain the social process of collaboration while individually managing and maintaining their own areas of concern. Explains the concept of health professionals making time in their work days for and with each other to find common ground. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1784 |
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Author |
Tansley, Susan Elizabeth |
Title |
The role of postgraduate education for registered nurses working in the aged care sector |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2016 |
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122 p. |
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Postgraduate education; Registered nurses; Aged care; Surveys |
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Explores the perspectives of registered nurses (RN) working in aged residential care, and their views and experiences of postgraduate education. Performs a qualitative study using mixed-method data triangulation including document review, focus groups and interviews at four aged care facilities. Conducts focus groups and interviews with five nurse managers and 15 RNs on the value of, and access to postgraduate education. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1791 |
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Author |
Te Whata, Tracy Deborah |
Title |
Determining the value of Maori nurses in Aotearoa |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2020 |
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236 p. |
Keywords |
Maori nurses; Kaupapa Maori; Tikanga; Nursing discourse; Discrimination; Cultural safety |
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Offers an understanding of how nursing discourse is embedded within legislation, regulatory bodies, and nursing practice and its direct impact on the health and well-being of Maori nurses. Argues that nursing discourse marginalises and undervalues tikanga. Explores the experiences of Maori registered nurses (RN) using a kaupapa Maori, mixed-method approach. Surveys over 300 Maori RNs about career and professional development, use of tikanga, cultural identity, and racism/discrimination at work. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1799 |
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