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Crowe, M.; Luty, S. |
| Title |
Recovery from depression: A discourse analysis of interpersonal psychotherapy |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2005 |
Publication |
Nursing Inquiry |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
12 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
43-50 |
| Keywords |
Psychiatric Nursing; Mental health; Nurse-patient relations |
| Abstract |
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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| Author |
Spence, D. |
| Title |
Prejudice, paradox, and possibility: Nursing people from cultures other than one's own |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2001 |
Publication |
Journal of Transcultural Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
12 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
100-106 |
| Keywords |
Cultural safety; Transcultural nursing; Nurse-patient relations |
| Abstract |
This article provides a brief overview of the findings of a hermeneutic study that explored the experience of nursing people from cultures other than one's own. The notions prejudice, paradox, and possibility are argued to describe this phenomenon. Nurses in New Zealand are being challenged to recognise and address racism in their practice. Yet, the implementation of cultural safety in nursing education has created tension within the profession and between nursing and the wider community. As nurses negotiate the conflicts essential for ongoing development of their practice, the play of prejudice, paradox, and possibility is evident at intrapersonal and interpersonal levels as well as in relation to professional and other discourses. Nurses are challenged to continue their efforts to understand and move beyond the prejudices that otherwise preclude the exploration of new possibilities. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1104 |
Serial |
1089 |
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| Author |
Mossop, M.D. |
| Title |
Older patients' perspectives of being cared for by first year nursing students |
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| Year |
2000 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
University of Otago Library |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Older people; Nurse-patient relations; New graduate nurses; Hospitals |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1135 |
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1120 |
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| Author |
Jonsdottir, H.; Litchfield, M.; Pharris, M. |
| Title |
The relational core of nursing practice as partnership |
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Journal Article |
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Publication |
Journal of Advanced Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
47 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
241-250 |
| Keywords |
Nurse-patient relations; Nursing philosophy; Nursing research |
| Abstract |
This article elaborates the meaning of partnership in practice for nurses practising in different and complementary way to nurses in specialist roles and medical practitioners. It positions partnership as the relational core of nursing practice. Partnership is presented as an evolving dialogue between nurse and patient, which is characterised by open, caring, mutually responsive and non-directive approaches. This partnership occurs within a health system that is dominated by technologically-driven, prescriptive, and outcome-oriented approaches. It is the second of a series of articles written as a partnership between nurse scholars from Iceland, NZ and USA. |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 1188 |
Serial |
1173 |
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| Author |
Peach, J.; Hall, B. |
| Title |
Professional boundaries: Being in relationship 'with' yet remaining separate |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
1999 |
Publication |
Professional Leader |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
5 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
16-18 |
| Keywords |
Nurse-patient relations; Professional competence |
| Abstract |
This article describes the management of the therapeutic relationship, that is set up between nurses or midwives and those in their care. It reviews the responsibilities of the health practitioner, and looks at issues around boundaries, confidentiality and accountability. It also looks at the role senior colleagues can play in ensuring this intentional relationship is managed professionally. |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 1288 |
Serial |
1273 |
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| Author |
Stewart, C.M. |
| Title |
“Caring as the heart of nursing education” |
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| Year |
2007 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Education; Nursing; Nurse-patient relations |
| Abstract |
Literature and discussion on the role of caring theory in nursing has been in evidence for at least the past 30 years. Many nursing theorists have identified caring as the heart of nursing. Nursing is a profession involved and concerned with relationships. These relationships begin in the schools of nursing, and are continued into the clinical practice setting. Curriculum development is focused on ensuring nurses are prepared for the real world of practice. It is the author's belief, that nurses who receive their education in an environment where caring is modelled and evidenced throughout the curriculum, become nurses who continue to practice in a caring way. This dissertation will demonstrate that Swanson's (1991) five caring processes provide a framework to evidence caring practice within a nursing curriculum. The author believes this topic needs to be discussed as schools of nursing continue to review their curricula to prepare nurses for an ever changing and challenging health environment. This dissertation explores the question, 'If caring is at the heart of the profession of nursing, is it also at the heart of nursing education?' The author's objective is to inform the reader, and perhaps encourage educators to be courageous in the demonstration of caring practice, and in the development of caring curricula. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
499 |
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| Author |
Baker, K.O. |
| Title |
A journey: Experienced respiratory nurses working with patients with chronic breathlessness |
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| Year |
2006 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Nursing specialties; Nurse-patient relations |
| Abstract |
Respiratory nursing has, as a core clinical concern, the alleviation of distress and suffering associated with respiratory disease. This research describes the ways in which experienced New Zealand respiratory nurses understand, assess, manage and support patients suffering from chronic breathlessness. It reviews the professional context in which these nurses practice, and examines the experiences and beliefs that have lead them to, and maintain them in, this area of practice. This study has been stimulated by the realisation that the skills, understandings and practice wisdom exhibited by experienced Respiratory Nurses is poorly described in the published research literature. This qualitative, grounded theory research is based upon data gathered from in-depth interviews with six experienced New Zealand respiratory nurses. A constructivist research position is adopted. Analysis of these interviews revealed distinct phases of developing respiratory nurse practice including preparing and entering respiratory nursing practice, comprehension of the phenomena of chronic breathlessness and the effect upon the patient and the seeking of possibilities which may alleviate and modify the debilitating effects of chronic breathlessness. Consistent values and beliefs are identified, which are captured in the concepts of professional caring and the movement towards developing expertise in practice. The unifying concept of journeying is employed to draw together these conceptual elements and develop a substantive model describing the work of experienced respiratory nurses with patients with chronic breathlessness. Implications for practice and the health system, and suggestions for further research, are discussed. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
508 |
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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 @ |
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553 |
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| Author |
Ward, C.R. |
| Title |
Children matter: What is important to the child living with a life-threatening illness |
Type |
Miscellaneous |
| Year |
2005 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Children; Nurse-patient relations; Nursing; Chronically ill |
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When a child lives with a life-threatening illness there is a range of emotions that affect the child, family and people close to the child. This study utilises a narrative approach to explore what the child puts emphasis on in what is important to them as they live with serious illness. The study incorporates the nurse as narrator with the 'narratives' of the children integrated into her reflections to gain a broader understanding. The focus is on listening intently to the spoken needs of children, their story and the meaning they make of their situation when they live with their illness. 'Children' in this study are between the ages of six years to 15 years. The aim of this research is to provide a clear understanding of the lived experience, which may illuminate the needs of the child and what is required throughout the time of illness; therefore informing health professionals of a culture of care that may support these needs. A broader understanding and deeper insight into the complexity of children living with life-threatening illnesses provides a basis for the development of sensitive, humanistic quality nursing care for both the child and his/her family, this then enhances the potential for best practice for children living with a life-threatening illness. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
577 |
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| Author |
Dearden, G. |
| Title |
When things go wrong: The experiences of mental health nurses who have had a patient die through suicide |
Type |
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| Year |
2004 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Mental health; Psychiatric Nursing; Nurse-patient relations; Case studies; Suicide |
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This thesis discusses the findings of a research study, informed by the work of van Manen (1997b), which explored the lived experiences of five mental health nurses who have had a patient die through suicide. Narrative was used as a method in interviews to uncover the essence of their lived experiences. Five interwoven themes uncovered in each of the interviews were: impact, support, feelings, closure and paradox. All of the nurses interviewed experienced a wide range of feelings about their patient's suicides, ranging from shock to guilt, to anger and sadness, and described their patient's suicide as having a significant impact on them. Support received by the nurses following their patient's suicide was variable, and they were often in the difficult position of trying to offer support to the patient's family. Common to all of the nurses was the lack of closure following the suicide. Paradox was found to be the overall essence of the experience of the mental health nurses interviewed. Three main paradoxical themes or statements were identified that are in many respects a summary of all of the themes that emerged. These were: unavoidable – responsible; inevitable – unprepared; duty of care – respect for patient's decision to end their life. The author suggests that the ability of the nurses interviewed to accept and reconcile the paradoxical issues that arise in relation to patient suicide, and accept the lack of closure they experience, is a fundamental element in their ability to continue to work in the mental health setting, despite the significant impact their patient's suicide has had on them. Four recommendations are made based on the insights gained from this research. These are: that every mental health service should have a suicide response policy; that undergraduate nursing education includes the impact of patient suicide; the development of policies which promote dialogue about suicide within the community; and the need for further research in this topic. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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602 |
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| Author |
Murray, D.J. |
| Title |
The roles of nurses working with adolescents in Auckland secondary schools |
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| Year |
2004 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
University of Auckland Library |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Adolescents; Nurse-patient relations |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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605 |
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Farrow, T.; McKenna, B.; O'Brien, A.J. |
| Title |
Initiating committal proceedings 'just in case' with voluntary patients: A critique of nursing practice |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
18 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
15-23 |
| Keywords |
Patient rights; Law and legislation; Mental health; Nurse-patient relations |
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The authors report a clinical audit that, combined with anecdotal evidence, verifies the practice of putting section 8B medical certificates on the files of voluntary mental health patients at the time of admission. This is seen as a strategy to balance the requirement to support and promote the autonomy of voluntary patients with the need to protect those patients or other people. A conceptual analysis of these issues indicates that such a practice is both legally questionable and ethically inappropriate. The authors suggest an alternative framework for practice that is legally and ethically preferable for both nurses and patients. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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618 |
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McKenna, B. |
| Title |
Risk assessment of violence to others: Time for action |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
18 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
36-43 |
| Keywords |
Mental health; Workplace violence; Risk management; Nursing; Nurse-patient relations; Psychiatric nursing |
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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. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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621 |
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Alavi, C. |
| Title |
Breaking-in bodies: Teaching, nursing, initiations or what's love got to do with it? |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2005 |
Publication |
Contemporary Nurse |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
18 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
292-299 |
| Keywords |
Nursing; Education; Psychology; Nurse-patient relations; Students |
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This paper discusses how students become able to work with sick patients for whom they may feel disgust or discomfort. It is a sustained engagement with the literature on abjection and disgust and is not the outcome of evaluation research. It considers the role of problem-based learning pedagogy in facilitating students' negotiation of their own discomfort and horror, and describes experiences which enable them to approach abject patients with more comfort and less disgust. The paper argues the importance of creating spaces where students can explore issues which are distressing and disturbing so that they will feel able to remain in nursing. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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658 |
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Wilson, D.; McBride-Henry, K.; Huntington, A.D. |
| Title |
Family violence: Walking the tight rope between maternal alienation and child safety |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2005 |
Publication |
Contemporary Nurse |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
18 |
Issue |
1-2 |
Pages |
85-96 |
| Keywords |
Nursing; Domestic violence; Nurse-patient relations; Children |
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This paper discusses the complexity of family violence for nurses negotiating the 'tight rope' between the prime concern for the safety of children and further contributing to maternal alienation, within a New Zealand context. The premise that restoration of the mother-child relationship is paramount for the long-term wellbeing of both the children and the mother provides the basis for discussing implications for nursing practice. Evidence shows that when mothers are supported and have the necessary resources there is a reduction in the violence and abuse she and her children experience; this occurs even in situations where the mother is the primary abuser of her children. The family-centred care philosophy, which is widely accepted as the best approach to nursing care for children and their families, creates tension for nurses caring for children who are the victims of abuse as this care generally occurs away from the context of the family. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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698 |
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