Wilkinson, J. A. (2002). Creating a culture of workplace safety. Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand, 8(6), 14–15.
Abstract: This study investigated the safety of working environments of a group of urban district nurses. Six district nurses were interviewed and participated in a focus group. The findings focus on the risks associated with client behaviour and with the organisational structure in which district nurses work. Recommendations for primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of harm to nurses working in isolation in the community are presented. The author describes her personal background in district nursing, which prompted the study.
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Wilkinson, J. A. (2002). A mantle of protection? A critical analysis of the personal safety of district nurses. Whitireia Community Polytechnic and Massey University libraries, 9(30-6), 30–36.
Abstract: This qualitative inquiry, informed by Critical Social Theory, explored the personal safety experiences of district nurses in a New Zealand city.
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Kenny, G. (2003). Fellowship report. Nursing Education and Ressearch Foundation. Margaret May Blackwell Fellowship [Prevention of child abuse and family violence]. Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study Fellowship Reports. Wellington, N.Z.: Nursing Education and Research Foundation (NERF).
Abstract: Travels to the US, Europe, Canada and Australia to study services in the area of child abuse/child protection and family violence. Part of the Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship Reports series.
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Ventura-Madangeng, J., & Wilson, D. (2009). Workplace violence experienced by registered nurses : a concept analysis. Nursing Praxis in New Zealand, 25(3), 37–50.
Abstract: Undertakes a concept analysis, based on the relevant literature from 1990-2005, to develop an operational definition of workplace violence as experienced by registered nurses (excluding mental health nurses), together with a set of criteria to identify the phenomenon.
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Ripekapaia Gloria Ryan, & Wilson, D. (2010). Nga tukitanga mai koka ki tona ira : Maori mothers and child to mother violence. Nursing Praxis in New Zealand, 26(3), 25–35.
Abstract: Explores the experiences of Maori mothers who have been abused by a son or daughter using a qualitative descriptive research design based on kaupapa Maori methodology. Conducts semi-structured interviews with five Maori mothers, recording their experiences of abuse by a child, and its impact on the whanau/family. Analyses the interview transcripts for common themes. Highlights the importance of nurses in facilitating whanau ora (family wellbeing).
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Marshall, B., Craig, A., & Meyer, A. (2017). Registered nurses' attitudes towards, and experiences of, aggression and violence in the acute hospital setting. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 8(1), 31–36.
Abstract: Examines NZ registered nurses' experiences of aggression and violence and the impact of aggression management training (AMT) on their experiences. Collects data using an internet survey incorporating Collins' Attitudes Towards Aggressive Behaviours Questionnaire. Rates the effect of participation in AMT on exposure to aggression or violence and its impact on attitudes towards aggression and violence.
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Moir, C., & Baby, M. (2022). Managing violence and aggression: graduate-entry nursing students' responses to pre-emptive communication skills education. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 13(1), 9–18.
Abstract: Argues that teaching de-escalation skills early in the nursing programme is vital for student safety and later retention in the nursing workforce. Sets out to determine the efficacy of communication training to teach nursing students agression-management skills while on clinical placement. Designs a quasi-experimental design using pre- and post-tests of communication competence following an education module delivered as part of the curriculum.
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Bigwood, S. (2007). Got to be a soldier: Mental health nurses experiences of physically restraining patients. Ph.D. thesis, , .
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Lindsay, N. M. (2007). Family violence in New Zealand: A primary health care nursing perspective. Whitireia Nursing Journal, 14(7), 7–16.
Abstract: This article explores the implications of clinical decision making by primary health care nurses in relation to identifying family abuse, particularly partner abuse. The historical and sociological background to family violence in New Zealand, and government-led strategies are considered, along with issues for Maori and Pacific peoples. The concept of health literacy in relation to family violence is also briefly discussed.
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