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Author Webby, A. openurl 
  Title Should non-Maori research and write about Maori? Type (up) Journal Article
  Year 2008 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 14 Issue 5 Pages 20-21  
  Keywords Maori; Nursing research  
  Abstract The author examines the complexities surrounding non-Maori nurse researchers working on Maori issues. She suggests that as long as respect and observation of Maori processes is shown, and work is undertaken collaboratively with Maori, then such a role is appropriate.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1046 Serial 1030  
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Author Lawless, J.; Moss, C. openurl 
  Title Exploring the value of dignity in the work-life of nurses Type (up) Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication Contemporary Nurse Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 23 Issue 2 Pages 225-236  
  Keywords Work; Nursing philosophy; Job satisfaction; Ethics  
  Abstract In this paper the authors draw attention to the value and understandings of nurse dignity in the work-life of nurses. A review of nursing literature and a theoretical lens on worker dignity derived from recent work by Hodson (2001) was used to explore these questions. In the context of current and international workforce issues associated with recruitment and retention, analysis of the construct of worker dignity within the profession takes on a strong imperative. Findings of this inquiry reveal that while there is a degree of coherence between the nursing research and elements of Hodson's (2001) research on worker dignity, the dignity of nurses, as a specific construct and as an intrinsic human and worker right has received little explicit attention. Reasons for this may lie partly in approaches that privilege patient dignity over nurse dignity and which rely on the altruism and self-sacrifice of nurses to sustain patient care in environments dominated by cost-control agendas. The value of dignity in the work-life of nurses has been under-explored and there is a critical need for further theoretical work and research. This agenda goes beyond acceptance of dignity in the workplace as a human right towards the recognition that worker dignity may be a critical factor in sustaining development of healthy workplaces and healthy workforces. Directing explicit attention to nurse dignity may benefit the attainment of both nurse and organisational goals. Hodson's (2001) framework offers a new perspective on dignity in the workplace.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1031  
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Author Koorey, R. openurl 
  Title Documentation of the surgical count Type (up) Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication Dissector Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 34 Issue 4 Pages 23-6,28,30  
  Keywords Law and legislation; Patient safety; Surgery; Nursing specialties  
  Abstract The author examines the current practices around the surgical counts of sponges, sharps and instruments, which is an integral component of safe perioperative nursing practice. Current practice, legislative requirements are reviewed, and the guidelines from the Perioperative Nurses College of New Zealand are reproduced. Case studies of errors in counts are used to illustrate the legal standards of practice.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1048 Serial 1032  
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Author Mackay, B. url  openurl
  Title Leadership strategies for role development in primary health care nursing Type (up) Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication Nursing Journal Northland Polytechnic Abbreviated Journal coda, An Institutional Repository for the New Zealand ITP Sector  
  Volume 11 Issue Pages 31-39  
  Keywords Primary health care; Leadership; Professional development  
  Abstract This paper has been developed from part of the writer's doctoral thesis on forces influencing the development of innovative roles in primary health care nursing. The focus of this paper is leadership strategies designed to reduce the issue of poor professional identity and support.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1049 Serial 1033  
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Author Lapana, S. openurl 
  Title Pa hi atu health model: A Tokelau perspective Type (up) Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication Whitireia Nursing Journal Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 14 Issue Pages 35-39  
  Keywords Health promotion; Nursing; Culture; Pacific peoples  
  Abstract In this article, the author describes a health model aimed at providing health practitioners with a better understanding of Tokelau health concepts and values.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1034  
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Author Naidu, A. openurl 
  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 Mockett, L.; Horsfall, J.; O'Callaghan, W. openurl 
  Title Education leadership in the clinical health care setting: A framework for nursing education development Type (up) Journal Article
  Year 2006 Publication Nurse Education in Practice Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 6 Issue 6 Pages 404-410  
  Keywords Organisational change; Law and legislation; Nursing; Education; Leadership  
  Abstract This paper describes how a new framework for clinical nursing education was introduced at Counties Manukau District Health Board. The project was initiated in response to the significant legislative and post registration nursing education changes within New Zealand. The journey of change has been a significant undertaking, and has required clear management, strong leadership, perseverance and understanding of the organisation's culture. The approach taken to managing the change had four stages, and reflects various change management models. The first stage, the identification process, identified the impetus for change. Creating the vision is the second stage and identified what the change would look like within the organisation. To ensure success and to guide the process of change a realistic and sustainable vision was developed. Implementing the vision was the third stage, and discusses the communication and pilot phase of implementing the nursing education framework. Stage four, embedding the vision, explores the process and experiences of changing an education culture and embedding the vision into an organisation. The paper concludes by discussing the importance of implementing robust, consistent, strategic and collaborative processes that reflect and evaluate best educational nursing practice.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1036  
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Author Smye, V.; Rameka, M.; Willis, E. openurl 
  Title Indigenous health care: Advances in nursing practice Type (up) Journal Article
  Year 2006 Publication Contemporary Nurse Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 22 Issue 2 Pages 142-154  
  Keywords Cultural safety; Transcultural nursing; Cross-cultural comparison; Nursing; Education  
  Abstract In this introduction to a special issue on nursing with indigenous peoples, the authors affirm the need for continued application of tools and strategies for thinking critically about issues of culture, history and race. Without these things, evidence of discriminatory policies and practices in the health system remain hidden to many health professionals. Attention to socio-political structures is as essential to promoting health and preventing illness as are nurses' activities with the individual clients. To develop critical consciousness in nursing requires educational strategies and frameworks that focus on the responsibilities and implications of practicing nursing in a postcolonial context where race and power continue to create patterns of inclusion and exclusion in health care settings. The authors suggest that many contemporary nursing programmes fail to provide such strategies and frameworks, and argue that nursing must view critical analyses of these issues as central aspects of nursing education, research, theory and practice. They go on to engage with the notion of cultural safety as a means of fostering a critical political and social consciousness in nursing to create an opportunity for social transformation.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1037  
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Author Arcus, K.J.; Wilson, D. openurl 
  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 Pool, L. openurl 
  Title Why do young people choose nursing as a career? Type (up) Journal Article
  Year 2006 Publication Whitireia Nursing Journal Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 13 Issue Pages 25-33  
  Keywords Careers in nursing; Nursing; Education  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1039  
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Author Pearson, J.R.; Holloway, K. T. openurl 
  Title A postgraduate primary health care programme for experienced registered nurses and newly graduated nurses Type (up) Journal Article
  Year 2006 Publication Whitireia Nursing Journal Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 13 Issue Pages 44-52  
  Keywords Primary health care; New graduate nurses; Registered nurses; Nursing; Education  
  Abstract This paper outlines the historical development of the Postgraduate Certificate in Primary Health Care Specialty Nursing programme. The paper discusses the multiple contextual considerations for the programme in terms of New Zealand health policy direction, academic level, and appropriate level of competency development for nurses new to primary health care and newly graduated nurses.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1040  
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Author Trimmer, W.C. openurl 
  Title The way things are done around here: Perceptions of clinical leadership in mental health nursing Type (up) Journal Article
  Year 2006 Publication Whitireia Nursing Journal Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 13 Issue Pages 68-69  
  Keywords Psychiatric Nursing; Leadership; Clinical supervision  
  Abstract Based on the author's thesis, this research project explored nurses' perceptions of clinical leadership in mental health nursing practice. From personal experience and discussion with colleagues the author argues that clinical leadership in terms of support and guidance for nurses is often minimal and that there is a relationship between qualities of clinical leadership and poor retention rates of mental health nurses.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1057 Serial 1041  
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Author Horsburgh, M.; Merry, A.; Seddon, M.; Baker, H.; Poole, P.; Shaw, J.; Wade, J. openurl 
  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. openurl 
  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. openurl 
  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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