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Author Jenkinson, F.H.
Title An evaluation of nursing documentation as it relates to pro re nata (prn) medication administration Type (down)
Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Drug administration; Psychiatric Nursing; Administration; Mental health
Abstract
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 875 Serial 859
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Author Moko Business Associates,
Title Career pathways and core competencies in Maori mental health nursing Type (down) Report
Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Trm/03/04 Issue Pages
Keywords Maori; Mental health; Nursing; Careers in nursing; psychiatric nursing
Abstract This report reviews relevant literature pertaining to clinical career pathways and associated core competencies for nursing in New Zealand. The review identifies and analyses existing clinical career pathways for nurses and mental health workers in New Zealand, paying particular attention to the content, structure, strengths, criticisms and applicability to the development of a clinical career pathway for Maori registered nurses to work in Maori mental health (NGO organisations). This report is part of Te Rau Matatini's current work on the development of a career pathway for Maori registered nurses with mental health work experience to work in NGO, community settings. It is a preliminary report, based on existing literature. A subsequent report was planned detailing the career pathway developed by Te Rau Matatini, with strong guidance and input from Maori mental health nurses and the wider Maori mental health sector.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 823
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Author Maxwell-Crawford, K.
Title Huarahi whakatu: Maori mental health nursing career pathway Type (down) Report
Year 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume (Trm/04/15) Issue Pages
Keywords Professional development; Careers in nursing; Maori; Psychiatric nursing; Mental Health
Abstract Huarahi whakatu describes a pathway for recognising the expertise of nurses working in kaupapa Maori mental health services and recommends a professional development programme that can lead to advancement along the pathway. An emphasis on dual competencies – cultural and clinical – underlies the rationale for regarding kaupapa Maori mental health nursing as a sub-specialty. Eight levels of cultural competencies and twelve levels of clinical competencies are used to differentiate career stages and it is recommended that movement from one level to another should be matched by increased remuneration. The report also contains a recommended professional development programme to support the operationalisation of the career pathway.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 824
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Author Hamer, H.P.; Finlayson, M.; Thom, K.; Hughes, F.; Tomkins, S.
Title Mental health nursing and its future: A discussion framework: Report from the Expert Reference Group to the Deputy Director-General Dr Janice Wilson Type (down) Report
Year 2006 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Mental health; Psychiatric Nursing; Policy; Leadership; Nurse practitioners; Nursing; Education; Careers in nursing
Abstract This project was initiated by the Ministry of Health to ensure a nationally coordinated approach to mental health nursing. The purpose of the project is to provide a national strategic framework for mental health nursing that will strengthen both nursing leadership and practice within the multi-disciplinary clinical environment. The framework reviews a range of key workforce issues identified by the Ministry of Health and provides strategies to move mental health nursing forward. The framework integrates directions from government mental health strategies, policies and directions, national and international literature as well as professional nursing requirements which aim to create a sustainable mental health nursing workforce using evidence based practice. The framework considers a range of key workforce issues identified by the Ministry of Health including: nursing leadership, nurse practitioners, standards, skill mix, clinical career pathways, professional supervision, education, research and recruitment and retention.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 865
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Author Phillips, B.N.
Title Possibilities for mental health nursing practice-based research Type (down) Report
Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Nursing research; Psychiatric Nursing
Abstract
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1257 Serial 1242
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Author Walsh, C.; Boyd, L.; Baker, P.; Gavriel, A.; McClusky, N.; Puckey, T.C.; Sadler, D.; Stidworthy, A.
Title It was time for me to leave: A participatory action research study into discharge planning from an acute mental health setting Type (down) Report
Year 2001 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Psychiatric Nursing; Patient satisfaction; Hospitals; Administration
Abstract
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1275 Serial 1260
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Author McDonald, S.
Title A study to investigate the role of the registered nurse in an acute mental health inpatient setting in New Zealand: Perceptions versus reality Type (down) Report
Year 2000 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Registered nurses; Hospitals; Psychiatric Nursing
Abstract
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1283 Serial 1268
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Author McKenna, B.; Poole, S.; Smith, N.A.; Coverdale, J.; Gale, C.
Title A survey of threats and violent behaviour by patients against registered nurses in their first year of practice Type (down) Miscellaneous
Year 2003 Publication International Journal of Mental Health Nursing Abbreviated Journal
Volume 12 Issue 1 Pages 56-63
Keywords New graduate nurses; Workplace violence; Occupational health and safety; Training; Mental health; Psychiatric nursing
Abstract 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.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 649
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Author McKenna, B.; Poole, S.
Title Debating forensic mental health nursing [corrected] Type (down) Miscellaneous
Year 2001 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 7 Issue 6 Pages 18-20
Keywords Psychiatric Nursing; Law and legislation; Cross-cultural comparison; History of nursing
Abstract Forensic mental health nursing roles have developed along different lines in the United States and the United Kingdom. The authors suggest that New Zealand nurses consider the evolution of such roles here.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1043 Serial 1027
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Author McKenna, B.
Title Risk assessment of violence to others: Time for action Type (down) Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 18 Issue 1 Pages 36-43
Keywords Mental health; Workplace violence; Risk management; Nursing; Nurse-patient relations; Psychiatric nursing
Abstract The author performs a literature search on the topics of risk assessment, dangerousness, aggression, and violence in order to determine an evidence-based approach to risk assessment of patient violence towards others. This is set in the context of possible expansion in the scope of practice of mental health nurses, and the prevalence of nurses being assaulted by patients. In the absence of reliable and valid nursing risk assessment measures, the approach suggested here focuses on the use of observation skills to detect behaviour antecedent to physical assault, and the ability to adapt evidence to specific clinical settings.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 621
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Author Farrow, T.; McKenna, B.; O'Brien, A.J.
Title Advanced 'prescribing' of nurses' emergency holding powers under New Zealand mental health legislation Type (down) Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication International Journal of Mental Health Nursing Abbreviated Journal
Volume 11 Issue 3 Pages 164-169
Keywords Mental health; Law and legislation; Psychiatric Nursing; Scope of practice
Abstract A new approach to mental health legislation has seen the involvement of a range of health professionals in legislated mental health roles, including the power of registered nurses to detain patients in hospital under Section 111 of the New Zealand Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act (1992). Under this Section, a nurse who believes that a voluntary patient meets the legal criteria of the Act can independently detain the patient for a period of up to six hours, pending further assessment by a medical practitioner. However, anecdotal evidence and a clinical audit undertaken by the authors suggest some doctors 'prescribe' Section 111 at the time of admission. This practice instructs nurses to initiate Section 111 if particular voluntary patients choose to leave hospital. This study outlines practice issues resulting from 'prescribing' Section 111; provides a legal critique of medical practitioners' involvement in this practice; and makes recommendations for guidelines toward a more constructive use of Section 111.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 651
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Author Cowan, L.M.; Deering, D.; Crowe, M.; Sellman, D.; Futterman-Collier, A.; Adamson, S.
Title Alcohol and drug treatment for women: Clinicians' beliefs and practice Type (down) Journal Article
Year 2003 Publication International Journal of Mental Health Nursing Abbreviated Journal
Volume 12 Issue 1 Pages 48-55
Keywords Psychiatric Nursing; Substance abuse; Gender; Attitude of health personnel; Alcoholism; Drug abuse
Abstract The present paper reports on the results of a telephone survey of 217 alcohol and drug treatment clinicians on their beliefs and practice, in relation to service provision for women. Nurses comprised the second largest professional group surveyed. Seventy-eight percent of clinicians believed that women's treatment needs differed from men's and 74% reported a range of approaches and interventions, such as assisting with parenting issues and referral to women-only programmes. Several differences emerged in relation to approaches and interventions used, depending on clinician gender, work setting and proportion of women on clinicians' caseload. Implications for mental health nursing include the need to more systematically incorporate gender-based treatment needs into practice and undergraduate and postgraduate education and training programmes.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 652
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Author Walsh, K.; McAllister, M.; Morgan, A.; Thornhill, J.
Title Motivating change: Using motivational interviewing in practice development Type (down) Journal Article
Year 2004 Publication Practice Development in Health Care Abbreviated Journal
Volume 3 Issue 2 Pages 92-100
Keywords Psychiatric Nursing; Hospitals; Motivation; Older people
Abstract The present paper draws on experiences and insights gained by a group of psychiatric nurse practice development facilitators whilst working with consumers, carers, clinicians and managers in the context of a practice development programme in a large metropolitan psychiatric hospital. The paper describes how the practice development facilitators were able to adapt techniques of motivational interviewing, commonly used in drug and alcohol treatment services, to help motivate change in an aged care setting. The lessons embedded within this experience are that people do want change, and that sustained change requires ownership and support. Practice development facilitators can assist in this process though the use of principles and strategies of motivational interviewing, which include increasing awareness of the need for change, supporting self-efficacy and managing resistance to change.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 718
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Author Spence, D.
Title Nursing people from cultures other than one's own: A perspective from New Zealand Type (down) Journal Article
Year 2003 Publication Contemporary Nurse Abbreviated Journal
Volume 15 Issue 3 Pages 222-231
Keywords Transcultural nursing; Maori; Psychiatric Nursing
Abstract This paper provides an overview of the evolving meaning of 'culture' in New Zealand nursing. Then, drawing upon the findings of research that used hermeneutic phenomenology to explore the experience of nursing people from cultures other than one's own, a description of the constituent parts is of this phenomenon is briefly outlined and followed by an exemplar that describes the coalescent and contradictory nature of the phenomenon as a whole. As New Zealand nurses negotiate the conflicts essential for ongoing development of their practice, interplay of the notions of prejudice, paradox and possibility is evident at intrapersonal and interpersonal levels as well as in relation to professional and other discourses.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 798 Serial 782
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Author Farrow, T.
Title Owning their expertise: Why nurses use 'no suicide contracts' rather than their own assessments Type (down) Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication International Journal of Mental Health Nursing Abbreviated Journal
Volume 11 Issue 4 Pages 214-219
Keywords Interprofessional relations; Psychiatric Nursing; Community health nursing; Qualiltative research; Suicide
Abstract 'No suicide contracts' are a tool commonly used by nurses in community crisis situations. At times this tool is utilised because the clinician believes that it is beneficial. However, there are other occasions when 'No suicide contracts' are introduced in a manner that runs counter to the clinical judgement of the crisis nurse. This paper discusses the results of a qualitative study that addressed the question of why nurses use 'No suicide contracts' in such situations, rather than relying on their own expertise. This analysis suggests that underlying concerns of clinicians can determentally affect decision-making in such circumstances, and recommends that rather than subjugating nursing expertise, underlying issues be addressed directly.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 785
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