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O'Brien, A.J.; Kar, A. |
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The role of second health professionals under New Zealand mental health legislation |
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Year |
2006 |
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Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing |
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13 |
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3 |
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356-363 |
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Scope of practice; Psychiatric Nursing; Nurse-patient relations |
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The development of generic statutory roles in mental health care has been the subject of discussion by New Zealand nurses for the past decade. One such role is that of second health professional in judicial reviews of civil commitment. Issues identified by New Zealand nurses have also been raised in England, where it seems that nurses are likely to assume the role of Approved Mental Health Worker under English mental health law. A survey of mental health nurses found that few had received any preparation for the role of second health professional and 45% did not feel adequately prepared for the role. Some of these issues are reflected in a New Zealand inquiry which resulted in the Ministry of Health developing a written report form for second health professionals. However, the form has the potential to reduce the mental health nursing role to a narrow legal role. Statutory roles such as that of second health professional challenge mental health nurses to critically reflect on the conceptual and ethical basis of their practice. While traditional concepts such as therapeutic relationships and advocacy need to be reviewed in light of these changes, nurses need to be vigilant in articulating the moral and clinical basis of their roles. The development of guidelines for the second health professional role is suggested as a way of supporting clinical practice in this area. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1045 |
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Francis, L. |
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Polio is history – isn't it |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2007 |
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Whitireia Nursing Journal |
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14 |
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24-31 |
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Case studies; Diseases; Public health; Community health nursing; Poliomyelitis |
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Using the stories of four polio survivors who have since contracted post polio syndrome (PPS), this article discusses the theories regarding the cause of PPS as well as the varying symptoms and problems for those living with the disease. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1046 |
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Lysaght, E. |
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A report on health problems of theatre nurses |
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Year |
1979 |
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New Zealand Nursing Journal |
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72 |
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1 |
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24-26 |
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Health status; Surgery |
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This paper reports the results of a questionnaire sent to 300 theatre nurses |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1047 |
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Crowe, M.; Ward, N.; Dunnachie, B.; Roberts, M.H. |
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Title |
Characteristics of adolescent depression |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2006 |
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International Journal of Mental Health Nursing |
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15 |
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1 |
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10-18 |
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Psychiatric Nursing; Mental health; Adolescents |
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This is a descriptive study of the characteristics of depression in a sample of 121 adolescents attending an outpatient specialist adolescent mental health service in New Zealand. The adolescents were required to complete two self-report measures to assess presence of depressive symptoms, severity of depression, and particular characteristics of the depression. The findings revealed that irritability was the most common characteristic along with other interpersonal and thought processing symptoms. It is important that mental health nurses are able to identify the specific characteristics of adolescent depression that may differ from adult depression in order to manage this patient population effectively. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1065 |
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1050 |
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McKenna, B.; Simpson, A.I.F.; Coverdale, J. |
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Title |
Best practice management strategies for mental health nurses during the clinical application of civil commitment: An overview |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2006 |
Publication |
Contemporary Nurse |
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21 |
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1 |
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62-70 |
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Psychiatric Nursing; Law and legislation; Nurse-patient relations; Patient satisfaction |
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The aim of this article is to outline best practice management strategies for nurses during the clinical application of civil commitment of mentally ill persons. A literature search on 'coercion' and 'civil commitment' was undertaken. Published and unpublished research undertaken by the authors in New Zealand on this topic was drawn upon. This research considered the use of civil commitment during admission to acute mental health services, acute forensic mental health services and community mental health services. The experience of coercion by service users coincides with the degree of restriction associated with the service they are involved in. Socio-demographic factors, clinical factors and the experience of coercive events have little bearing on the amount of coercion experienced. Rather, it is the pattern of communication and the use of 'procedural justice' that has the potential to ameliorate the amount of perceived coercion. The authors conclude that 'Procedural justice' aligns with the emphasis placed on the therapeutic relationship in mental health nursing and is an important consideration for nurses during the clinical application of civil commitment |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1051 |
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McCloskey, B.A.; Diers, D. |
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Title |
Effects of New Zealand's health reengineering on nursing and patient outcomes |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2005 |
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Medical Care |
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43 |
Issue |
11 |
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1140-1146 |
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Patient safety; Organisational change; Nursing; Hospitals |
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This study sought to examine the effects that hospital re-engineering may have on adverse patient outcomes and the nursing workforce. In 1993, New Zealand implemented policies aimed at controlling costs in the country's public health care system through market competition, generic management, and managerialism. The study was a retrospective, longitudinal analysis of administrative data. Relationships between adverse outcome rates and nursing workforce characteristics were examined using autoregression analysis. All medical and surgical discharges from New Zealand's public hospitals (n=3.3 million inpatient discharges) from 1989 through 2000 and survey data from the corresponding nursing workforce (n=65,221 nurse responses) from 1993 through 2000 were examined. Measures included the frequency of 11 nurse sensitive patient outcomes, average length of stay, and mortality along with the number of nursing full time equivalents (FTEs), hours worked, and skill mix. After 1993, nursing FTEs and hours decreased 36% and skill mix increased 18%. Average length of stay decreased approximately 20%. Adverse clinical outcome rates increased substantially. Mortality decreased among medical patients and remained stable among surgical patients. The relationship between changes in nursing and adverse outcomes rates over time were consistently statistically significant. The authors conclude that in the chaotic environment created by re-engineering policy, patient care quality declined as nursing FTEs and hours decreased. The study provides insight into the role organisational change plays in patient outcomes, the unintended consequences of health care re-engineering and market approaches in health care, and nursing's unique contribution to quality of care. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1052 |
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Gasquoine, S.E. |
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Title |
Mothering a hospitalized child: It's the 'little things' that matter |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2005 |
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Journal of Child Health Care |
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coda, An Institutional Repository for the New Zealand ITP Sector |
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9 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
186-195 |
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Nurse-family relations; Parents and caregivers; Paediatric nursing; Children |
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This article reports one aspect of a phenomenological study that described the lived experience of mothering a child hospitalised with acute illness or injury. The significance for mothers that nurses do the 'little things' emerged in considering the implications of this study's findings for nurses in practice. Seven mothers whose child had been hospitalised in the 12 months prior to the first interview agreed to share their stories. The resulting data were analysed and interpreted using van Manen's interpretation of phenomenology. This description of mothering in a context of crisis is useful in the potential contribution it makes to nurses' understanding of mothers' experience of the hospitalisation of their children. It supports the philosophy of family-centred care and highlights the ability of individual nurses to make a positive difference to a very stressful experience by acknowledging and doing 'little things', because it is the little things that matter to the mothers of children in hospital. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1053 |
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Wareham, P.; McCallin, A.; Diesfeld, K. |
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Title |
Advance directives: The New Zealand context |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2005 |
Publication |
Nursing Ethics |
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12 |
Issue |
4 |
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349-359 |
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Law and legislation; Patient rights; Nursing; Ethics |
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Advance directives convey consumers' wishes about accepting or refusing future treatment if they become incompetent. There are associated ethical issues for health practitioners and this article considers the features that are relevant to nurses. In New Zealand, consumers have a legal right to use an advance directive that is not limited to life-prolonging care and includes general health procedures. Concerns may arise regarding a consumer's competence and the document's validity. Nurses need to understand their legal and professional obligations to comply with an advance directive. What role does a nurse play and what questions arise for a nurse when advance directives are discussed with consumers? This article considers the cultural dimensions, legal boundaries, consumers' and providers' perspectives, and the medical and nursing positions in New Zealand. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1069 |
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1054 |
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Crowe, M.; Luty, S. |
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Recovery from depression: A discourse analysis of interpersonal psychotherapy |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2005 |
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Nursing Inquiry |
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12 |
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1 |
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43-50 |
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Psychiatric Nursing; Mental health; Nurse-patient relations |
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This paper describes a discourse analysis of the process of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) in the recovery from depression. It demonstrates how IPT is an effective treatment strategy for mental health nurses to utilise in the treatment of depression. The discourse analysis highlights how the development of more meaningful subject positions enables one woman to recover from her depression. The process of recovery is underpinned by an understanding of women's depression as promoted by contemporary social and cultural expectations for detachment and reflexivity. This paper shows how IPT provides an opportunity for recovery from depression for one woman by facilitating a reconstruction of her subject positions in relation to others. The discourse analysis revealed that the therapist facilitated this through the use of a range of techniques: seeking information, exploring beliefs/values/assumptions, exploring communication patterns, exploring affective responses and exploring alternative subject positions. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1070 |
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1055 |
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Walthew, P. |
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Title |
Conceptions of critical thinking held by nurse educators |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2004 |
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Journal of Nursing Education |
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43 |
Issue |
9 |
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408-411 |
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Critical thinking; Feminist critique; Nursing; Education |
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This study investigated nurse educators' conceptions of critical thinking used in making judgment related to nursing. Twelve nurse educators from a large nursing school in an urban environment in New Zealand participated in this qualitative study. A semistructured questionnaire was used to explore the nurse educators' conceptions of critical thinking. The study found that the participants viewed rational, logical thinking as a central focus of critical thinking. However, in addition to these traditional perspectives, the nurse educators also included in their conceptions views more commonly held by feminist writers. These aspects focused on attention to intuition, subjective knowing, attention to context, emotions, and caring. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1056 |
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Minchin, I. |
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Advanced nursing in the operating theatre: The New Zealand perspective |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2004 |
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Dissector |
Abbreviated Journal |
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32 |
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2 |
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30-35 |
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Operating theatre; Nursing specialties |
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This article presents a literature review of current research on perioperative nursing. Research studies are summarised. Overall findings include that there is a lack of exposure to perioperative nursing in undergraduate level, that expert nurses in the operating theatre make a positive economic and social contribution to patient outcomes, and there are barriers to registered nurses expanding their role in operating theatres. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1072 |
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1057 |
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Author |
Falleni, P.M. |
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Title |
Whakaata ikei runga manaaki: Reflection on caring |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2004 |
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International Journal of Palliative Nursing |
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10 |
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8 |
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390-392 |
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Palliative care; Nursing |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1073 |
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1058 |
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O'Brien, A.P.; Boddy, J.M.; Hardy, D.J.; O'Brien, A.J. |
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Clinical indicators as measures of mental health nursing standards of practice in New Zealand |
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Journal Article |
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2004 |
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International Journal of Mental Health Nursing |
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13 |
Issue |
2 |
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778-788 |
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Psychiatric Nursing; Professional competence; Administration; Quality of health care; Mental ealth |
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This paper discusses the utility of Consumer Notes Clinical Indicators (CNCI) as a means to monitor mental health nursing clinical practice against the Australian and New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses' (ANZCMHN) Standards of Practice for mental health nursing in New Zealand. CNCI are statements describing pivotal mental health nursing behaviours for which evidence can be found in the nurses' case notes. This paper presents 25 valid and reliable CNCI that can be used to monitor mental health nursing practice against the ANZCMHN's Standards of Practice for mental health nursing in New Zealand. The bicultural clinical indicators were generated in focus groups of Maori and non-Maori mental health nurses, prioritised in a three-round reactive Delphi survey of expert mental health nurses and consumers, pilot tested, and applied in a national field study. This paper reports the development and validation of the CNCI, for which achievement is assessed by an audit of the nursing documentation in consumer case notes. The CNCI were tested in a national field study of 327 sets of consumer case notes at 11 district health board sites. The results of the national field study show wide variation in occurrence of individual indicators, particularly in the areas of informed consent, information about legal rights, and provision of culturally safe and recovery-focused care. The authors discuss the implications of using the CNCI to assess the professional accountability of mental health nurses to provide quality care. Recommendations are made regarding the application of the clinical indicators and future research required, determining appropriate benchmarks for quality practice. The CNCI could be adapted for application in other mental health nursing and other mental health professional clinical settings. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1059 |
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Hardy, D.J.; O'Brien, A.P.; Gaskin, C.J.; O'Brien, A.J.; Morrison-Ngatai, E.; Skews, G.; Ryan, T.; McNulty, N. |
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Practical application of the Delphi technique in a bicultural mental health nursing study in New Zealand |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2004 |
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Journal of Advanced Nursing |
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46 |
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1 |
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95-109 |
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Clinical assessment; Biculturalism; Professional competence; Psychiatric Nursing; Maori |
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The aim of this paper is to detail the practical application of the Delphi technique as a culturally and clinically valid means of accessing expert opinion on the importance of clinical criteria. Reference is made to a bicultural New Zealand mental health nursing clinical indicator study that employed a three-round reactive Delphi survey. Equal proportions of Maori and non-Maori nurses (n = 20) and consumers (n = 10) rated the importance of 91 clinical indicator statements for the achievement of professional practice standards. Additional statements (n = 21) suggested by Delphi participants in round 1 were included in subsequent rounds. In round 2, participants explained the rating they applied to statements that had not reached consensus in round 1, and summarised responses were provided to participants in round 3. Consensus was considered to have been achieved if 85% of round 3 ratings lay within a 2-point bracket on the 5-point Likert-scale overall, or in one of the Maori nurse, non-Maori nurse, or consumer groups. A mean rating of 4.5 after round 3 was set as the importance threshold. Consensus occurred overall on 75 statements, and within groups on another 24. Most statements (n = 86) reached the importance benchmark. The authors conclude that when rigorous methods of participant selection, group composition, participant feedback, and determination of consensus and importance are employed, the Delphi technique is a reliable, cost-effective means of obtaining and prioritising experts' judgements. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1060 |
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Carter, H.; MacLeod, R.; Brander, P.; McPherson, K. |
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Title |
Living with a terminal illness: Patients' priorities |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2004 |
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Journal of Advanced Nursing |
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45 |
Issue |
6 |
Pages |
611-620 |
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Terminal care; Quality of life; Nursing models; Cancer |
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The aim of this paper is to report on an exploratory, qualitative study exploring what people living with terminal illness considered were the areas of priority in their lives. Ten people living with terminal cancer were interviewed. Analysis of the interviews incorporated principles of narrative analysis and grounded theory. Over 30 categories were identified and collated into five inter-related themes (personal/intrinsic factors, external/extrinsic factors, future issues, perceptions of normality and taking charge) encompassing the issues of importance to all participants. Each theme focused on 'life and living' in relation to life as it was or would be without illness. Practical issues of daily living and the opportunity to address philosophical issues around the meaning of life emerged as important areas. The central theme, 'taking charge', concerned with people's levels of life engagement, was integrally connected to all other themes. The findings suggest that the way in which health professionals manage patients' involvement in matters such as symptom relief can impact on existential areas of concern. The findings challenge some aspects of traditional 'expert-defined' outcome measures. As this was an exploratory study, further work is needed to test and develop the model presented. |
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1061 |
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