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Author |
Spence, D.; Smythe, E. |
Title |
Courage as integral to advancing nursing practice |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2007 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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Volume |
23 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
43-55 |
Keywords |
Ethics; Advanced nursing practice |
Abstract |
This paper focuses on the illumination of courage in nursing. The authors suggest it is a fundamental component of nursing, yet it is seldom mentioned or recognised in the literature, or supported in practice. Data from a hermeneutic analysis of nurses' practice stories is integrated with literature to assist deeper understanding of the meaning of courage in contemporary nursing practice. The purpose is to make visible a phenomenon that needs to be actively fostered if nursing is to effectively contribute to an improved health service. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 470 |
Serial |
456 |
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McPherson, G.; Horsburgh, M.; Tracy, C. |
Title |
A clinical audit of a nurse colposcopist: Colposcopy, cytology, histology correlation |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2005 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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Volume |
21 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
13-23 |
Keywords |
Nurse practitioners; Professional competence; Diagnosis; Advanced nursing practice |
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A clinical audit was undertaken to assess the diagnostic skills of the nurse colposcopist measuring colposcopy: histology: cytology correlation. At National Women's Health the first New Zealand nurse colposcopist training programme was developed in 2000. A retrospective audit of the colposcopy clinical records was performed during the nurse's training programme between July 2000 and March 2002. An 82% (82/100) histology: cytology: colposcopy correlation was achieved by the nurse in the third phase of her training programme. The results are comparable with other reported studies involving medical and nurse colposcopists. Expertise in colposcopy examination can be incorporated into the broader role of a Nurse Practitioner working in the area of women's health. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 548 |
Serial |
534 |
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Author |
Spence, D. |
Title |
Advanced nursing practice through postgraduate education, part one |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2004 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
20 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
46-55 |
Keywords |
Advanced nursing practice; Education; Professional development; Research |
Abstract |
In New Zealand the clinically focused postgraduate papers and programmes, available through universities and polytechnics, are evaluated from an educational perspective but little evaluation of the implications for practice has been undertaken. This paper is Part One of a report on a study that sought to illuminate the impact of clinically focused postgraduate education on advancing nursing practice. Hermeneutic methodology provided a framework for analysing both the perspectives of nurses who had undergone such education and those who had directly employed and worked alongside these nurses. Emerging themes are described here. In a second article the findings will be discussed in relation to literature. Constraining factors will be identified and strategies designed to maximise the benefits of education for advancing nursing practice will be recommended. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 555 |
Serial |
541 |
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Author |
Carryer, J.B.; Boyd, M. |
Title |
The myth of medical liability for nursing practice |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
19 |
Issue |
4-12 |
Pages |
4-12 |
Keywords |
Interprofessional relations; Law and legislation; Nurse practitioners; Advanced nursing practice |
Abstract |
This article explores the complex nature of liability in the case of standing orders and vicarious liability by employers, and also when nurses and doctors are in management roles. The authors address misconceptions about medico-legal responsibility for nursing practice with the advent of nurse prescribers and nurse practitioners. They refer to the submission made by the College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ) on the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (2003), and discuss practice liability and nurse-physician collaboration. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 624 |
Serial |
610 |
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Author |
Christensen, D.J.C. |
Title |
Integrating the terminology and titles of nursing practice roles: Quality, particularity and levelling |
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Journal Article |
Year |
1999 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
14 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
4-11 |
Keywords |
Advanced nursing practice; Nursing specialties; Nursing models |
Abstract |
The author reconsiders the meaning of expert, specialist and advanced practice. She proposes that they are distinctive and complementary aspects of every nursing role and suggests a set of attributes for each. Expertise is discussed in terms of the quality of performance, speciality in relation to particularity of performance, and advanced practice with regard to the level of performance. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 658 |
Serial |
644 |
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Author |
Jones, B. |
Title |
Neonatal nurse practitioners: A model for expanding the boundaries of nursing culture in New Zealand |
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Journal Article |
Year |
1999 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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Volume |
14 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
28-35 |
Keywords |
Advanced nursing practice; Neonatal nursing; Interprofessional relations |
Abstract |
This article outlines the development of the neonatal nurse practitioner role in New Zealand as an example of one advanced practice nursing role. A model of how nursing culture changes to include roles that incorporate components that historically have been considered the domain of other health professionals is proposed. This article outlines some of the issues surrounding the neonatal nurse practitioner role, including the educational requirements for this role in New Zealand. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 659 |
Serial |
645 |
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Author |
Davies, M. |
Title |
Lived experiences of nurses as they engage in practice at an advanced level within emergency departments in New Zealand |
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Year |
2005 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Massey University Library |
Volume |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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Keywords |
Emergency nursing; Nurse practitioners; Advanced nursing practice |
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Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 682 |
Serial |
668 |
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Author |
Jefferson, F.E. |
Title |
An exploration of the competencies for advanced nursing practice in the perioperative setting |
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Year |
2007 |
Publication |
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University of Otago Library |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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Keywords |
Advanced nursing practice; Operating theatre |
Abstract |
A clinical research practicum. |
Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 826 |
Serial |
810 |
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Author |
Litchfield, M. |
Title |
Achieving health in a rural community: A case study of nurse – community partnership |
Type |
Book Whole |
Year |
2004 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
University and Polytechnic Libraries, NZNO Library |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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Keywords |
Rural health services; Nursing models; Advanced nursing practice; Health promotion; Organisational change |
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This study describes rural, nurse-led health services provided by the Takapau Health Centre (Central Hawkes Bay) and its outreach, Norsewood & District Health Centre. The study looks at its model of service delivery through to 2002. It examines the establishment, development, funding and management of the service, along with the nursing practice and the healthcare people received. The book is a snapshot of nursing initiative and survival through a decade of change in health policy and service funding and delivery. The information was subsequently used to move the health centre service into the new paradigm of primary health care launched in the New Zealand Health Strategy. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1183 |
Serial |
1168 |
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Author |
McArthur, J. |
Title |
Discursive understanding of knowledge within advanced nursing practice roles: A co-operative inquiry in an acute health care organisation |
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Auckland University of Technology Library |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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Keywords |
Advanced nursing practice; Organisational culture |
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Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 1280 |
Serial |
1265 |
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Author |
Ross, J. |
Title |
Perspectives on developing the advanced role of rural nursing in New Zealand |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2001 |
Publication |
Health Manager |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
8 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
19-21 |
Keywords |
Rural nursing; Advanced nursing practice; School nursing; Professional competence |
Abstract |
The author traces the development of rural nursing, which began as an assistant role for general practitioners, to the present role which incorporates advanced nursing practice. She reports the results of two surveys of nurses' roles and skills, from 1996 and 1999-2000. Specific rural competencies are identified, in managing isolation, professionalism in a small community, nurse/patient relationships in a small community, and independence. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1313 |
Serial |
1297 |
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Author |
Spence, D.; Anderson, M. |
Title |
Implementing a prescribing practicum within a Master's degree in advanced nursing practice |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2007 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
23 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
27-42 |
Keywords |
Advanced nursing practice; Education; Nurse practitioners; Prescribing; Teaching methods |
Abstract |
This article reports the implementation of a collaborative project undertaken to monitor and improve the effectiveness of the prescribing practicum papers delivered within two Master's degree programmes in advanced nursing practice. The recent introduction of Nurse Practitioner registration in New Zealand has resulted in the development of a number of Master's degree programmes in which students can complete a Nursing Council of New Zealand approved programme for prescribing. For the study, a developmental action research approach was used. Data were collected through interviews with practicum students, their medical supervisors and academic staff. Formative findings were progressively used to refine delivery of the practicum papers and a thematic analysis of summative findings identified areas for further improvement. The findings suggest that the processes being implemented are developing well. The researchers recommend that further education is required to clearly differentiate medical and advanced nursing roles. They recommend that greater attention needs to be paid to the preparation of medical supervisors and, most significantly, revision of funding is required to more equitably support the ongoing development of nurses for advanced practice roles. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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457 |
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Author |
Spence, D. |
Title |
Advancing nursing practice through postgraduate education, part two |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2004 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
20 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
21-30 |
Keywords |
Advanced nursing practice; Professional development; Education; Research |
Abstract |
This paper continues presentation of the findings of a North Island based research project that explored the impact of clinically focused postgraduate education on advancing nursing practice. Like their international counterparts, increasing numbers of New Zealand nurses are enrolling in advanced practice programmes. Yet, despite international evidence supporting the usefulness of Masters level preparation for advancing clinical practice, questions about the need for such development persist. This paper argues that postgraduate education contributes to the development of courage and that this, in turn, is essential to overcoming the barriers that currently constrain the advancement of nursing practice. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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542 |
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Author |
Jacobs, S. |
Title |
Advanced nursing practice: Time and meaning |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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Volume |
19 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
29-39 |
Keywords |
Advanced nursing practice; Nurse practitioners; Professional development; History of nursing |
Abstract |
The particular, contemporary meanings ascribed to “advanced nursing practice” in New Zealand have been debated and delineated in the 1990s, culminating in the launch of the nurse practitioner role at a conference sponsored by the Ministry of Health and the Nursing Council of New Zealand in August, 2001. Drawing on archival materials, documents, other texts and voices, this article explores the evolution of connotations and meanings of the word “advanced” as applied to nursing in New Zealand. The focus is on clinical practice, research, teaching, consulting, higher education, and advancement of the profession. Historical aspects of advancement in New Zealand nursing are examined, including registration, unsupervised practice, technical specialisation, and career development. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
552 |
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Author |
Connor, M. |
Title |
Advancing nursing practice in New Zealand: A place for caring as a moral imperative |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
19 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
13-21 |
Keywords |
Advanced nursing practice; Ethics; Professional competence; Nurse-patient relations |
Abstract |
The author argues that the framework of competencies required for advanced nursing practice should include a moral dimension in order to take account of relational as well as functional competencies. There is no recognition of the relational competencies required to practice caring as a moral imperative. The Nursing Council of New Zealand expects that nurses will practise 'in accord with values and moral principles'. The paper explores the history of two nursing discourses, that which sees nursing as a functional occupation and that which emphasises the relationship between nurse and patient. A practice exemplar is used to demonstrate positive outcomes from advanced relational competencies. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
553 |
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