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Author |
Hawes, Philip C. |
Title |
What educational and other experiences assist recently qualified nurses to understand and deal with clinical risk and patient safety? |
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Year |
2016 |
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131 p. |
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Patient safety; Clinical risk; Graduate nurses; Professional development; Surveys |
Abstract |
Interviews 9 nurses in their first year of clinical practice to investigate how newly-qualified nurses recognise and develop those skills relating to clinical risk and patient safety. Identifies workplace culture, clinical role models, exposure to the clinical environment, experiential learning, narrative sharing, debriefing and simulation as contributing to learning and understanding clinical risk and safe patient care. Considers strategies to facilitate professional development. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1696 |
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Rees, Lorraine |
Title |
Exploring the barriers and levers to hand hygiene of nursing and medical staff in Emergency Departments: a mixed-methods study |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2016 |
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116 p. |
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Hand hygiene; Healthcare-associated infection; Compliance; Emergency Departments; Surveys |
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Undertakes an explanatory, sequential, mixed-methods study to identify barriers and levers to hand-hygiene (HH) practice in two Emergency Departments (ED) in NZ. Distributes a survey to ED nurses and doctors to identify perceived facilitators and hindrances to HH. Follows up with nurse focus groups to explore specific aspects of the survey results. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1697 |
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Author |
Powell, Samantha |
Title |
The older nurse in the workplace: retention or retirement |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2010 |
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79 p. |
Keywords |
Retention; Retirement; Older nurses; Aging workforce |
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Examines the issues facing the older nurse in NZ. Recruits two groups of Clinical/Charge Nurse Managers (CNM) in two District Health Boards (DHB) to interview about the issues confronting older nurses and the strategies they use to retain them. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1700 |
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Author |
Kennedy, Wendy Lynette |
Title |
How do Registered Nurses utilise self assessment and performance appraisal to inform their professional practice? |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2008 |
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97 p. |
Keywords |
Registered Nurses; Self-assessment; Performance appraisal; Surveys |
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Describes an exploratory study of Registered Nurses (RNs) within a local District Health Board which pursued the question of 'if' and 'how' professional practice frameworks assisted nurses in their individual professional practice, specifically self-assessment and performance appraisal. Utilises a qualitative descriptive framework to explore the experiences of RNs in inpatient settings, via questionnaire. Identifies 8 themes related to self-assessment, performance appraisal, and professional practice. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1703 |
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Author |
Davenport, Angela C. |
Title |
Exploring nurses' documentation of their contribution to Traumatic Brain Injury rehabilitation in an Aotearoa-New Zealand Rehabilitation Unit |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2020 |
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244 p. |
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Traumatic brain injury; Documentation; Rehabilitation Nursing; Decision-making |
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Utilises a critical realist case study framework to explore how rehabilitation nurses documented their contribution for clients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), and the influences on that documentation. Administers a questionnaire, undertakes an audit and interviews the nurses about their contribution. Makes six recommendations in relation to organisational level decision-making and the practice of individual nurses. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1744 |
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Author |
Hinvest, Kate |
Title |
The meaning of nurses' caring for clinically-deteriorating patients |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2020 |
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166 p. |
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Deterioration; Patients; Acute Assessment Unit; Phenomenology; Registered Nurses |
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Reveals and explores the stories of ten Registered Nurses working in Acute Assessment Units caring for clinically-deteriorating patients. Uses the perspectives of hermeneutic phenomenology to explore the meaning of nurses caring for such patients. Conducts semi-structured interviews with the RNs identifying three main themes. |
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1746 |
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Author |
Quiding, Janine |
Title |
Improving assessment inter-rater reliability of a nursing ePortfolio: An Integrative Review |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2021 |
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66 p. |
Keywords |
ePortfolios; Professional Development and Recognition Programmes (PDRP); Nursing assessment |
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Analyses 13 articles using an integrative review methodology framework and thematic analysis to support the data analysis process, seeking to clarify the inter-rater reliability of nursing ePortfolio assessment. Identifies two themes emerging from the data: the subjective nature of the assessor, and external factors due to the nature of nursing portfolio requirements. Considers how to minimise assessment variability due to subjective factors. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1749 |
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Author |
Czuba, Karol Jan |
Title |
Improving outcomes for support workers in aged care |
Type |
Book Whole |
Year |
2021 |
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Pages |
432 p. |
Keywords |
Aged care; Support workers; Peer mentoring; Psychosocial outcomes; Staff turnover |
Abstract |
Describes a rigorous and structured approach to development of an evidence-based e-mentoring intervention for NZ aged care support workers. Establishes the conceptual and theoretical bases to define the peer-mentoring intervention protocol, and investigates its feasibility and acceptability. Considers the evidence for improving psychosocial outcomes and turnover rates for support workers in the development of the WeCare Mentoring Programme. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1754 |
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Author |
Guy, Max Timothy |
Title |
An exploration of the educational experiences of new nurses who are men within Aotearoa New Zealand |
Type |
Book Whole |
Year |
2020 |
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131 p. |
Keywords |
Male nurses; Nursing students; Nursing workforce; Recruitment and retention; Surveys |
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Aims to inform future curriculum design to support, retain, and attract more men to nursing. Uses a descriptive qualitative design to explore the experiences of male nurses prior, during and after the Bacelor of Nursing degree. Conducts semi-structured interviews with 9 male nurses resulting in two main themes: isolation during training; inaccurate public perception of the of the scope of the modern nurse. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1759 |
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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. |
Keywords |
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 |
Perkins, Zoe |
Title |
The experiences of nurse managers navigating between two conceptual models of leadership in Aotearoa New Zealand |
Type |
Book Whole |
Year |
2020 |
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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 |
Paddy, Ann |
Title |
Ageing at work: the phenomenon of being an older experienced health professional |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2010 |
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Pages |
235 p. |
Keywords |
Ageing; Employment; Older nurses; Nurse managers; Surveys |
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Interviews 14 participants, 10 older and experienced health professionals, and four managers. Describes the lived experience of health professionals ageing at work, and of the managers interacting with them. Demonstrates that the ability of older practitioners to adapt to meet the ongoing physical demands of practice and their shifting workplace environment determines whether they will be valued at work and remain in their roles. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1803 |
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Author |
Holdaway, Maureen Ann |
Title |
A Maori model of primary health care nursing |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2002 |
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Pages |
192 p. |
Keywords |
Primary health care nursing; Maori women's health; Maori model of health; Kaupapa Maori research; Health reforms; Health policy; Surveys |
Abstract |
Identifies how traditional nursing practice in Maori communities may be enhanced. Highlights the need for nursing to broaden concepts of health, community, and public health nursing, to focus on issues of capacity-building, community needs, and a broader understanding of the social, political, cultural, and economic contexts of the communities primary health-care nurses serve. Explores how health is experienced by Maori women during in-depth interviews using critical ethnographic method, underpinned by a Maori-centred approach. Articulates a model of health that is a dynamic process based on the restoration and maintenance of cultural integrity, derived from the principle of self-determination. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1809 |
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Author |
Aspinall, Cathleen |
Title |
The impact of intersectionality on the empowerment and development of nurses into leadership roles |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2022 |
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Pages |
149 p. |
Keywords |
Intersectionality; Leadership; Empowerment; Surveys |
Abstract |
Highlights the impact of the intersection of socially-constructed identities such as race, gender, and class, on nurses' ability to develop as leaders. Aims to learn how to create a culture of nursing leadership by explaining the impact of intersectionality on the empowerment and development of nurses into leadership roles. Designs a mixed-methods, explanatory, sequential research study in two phases, comprising an online questionnaire and 31 semi-structured interviews with nurses and managers. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1835 |
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Author |
Harvey, Geoffrey |
Title |
'Thank you for telling our story...': An exploration of the needs of migrant nurses undergoing competence assessment for New Zealand registration |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2022 |
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108 p. |
Keywords |
Internationally qualified nurses (IQN); Migrant nurses; Competency assessment; Nursing registration; Surveys |
Abstract |
Seeks to give voice to migrant nurses, using case-study methodology to highlight their experience of the competence assessment process. Distributes a questionnaire to a group of 22 newly-arrived IQNs, and conducts interviews with 10 IQNs who had been working in NZ for several years. Uncovers the motivations among the first group and reflections on the Competence Assessment Programme (CAP) among the second. Makes recommendations for CAP training based on the results of the study. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1836 |
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