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| Author |
Giddings, D.L.S.; Grant, B.M. |
| Title |
A Trojan Horse for positivism? A critique of mixed methods research |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2007 |
Publication |
Advances in Nursing Science |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume  |
30 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
52-60 |
| Keywords |
Nursing research; Methodology; Evaluation |
| Abstract |
This paper presents an analysis of mixed methods research, which the authors suggest is captured by a pragmatically inflected form of post-positivism. Although it passes for an alternative methodological movement that purports to breach the divide between qualitative and quantitative research, most mixed methods studies favour the forms of analysis and truth finding associated with positivism. The authors anticipate a move away from exploring more philosophical questions or undertaking modes of enquiry that challenge the status quo. At the same time, they recognise that mixed methods research offers particular strengths and that, although it serves as a Trojan Horse for positivism, it may productively carry other paradigmatic passengers. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
650 |
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| Author |
Neville, Stephen; Adams, Jeffery; Holdershaw, Judith |
| Title |
Social marketing campaigns that promote condom use among MSM : a literature review |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2014 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
30 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
5-16 |
| Keywords |
Gay men's health; Men who have sex with men; Condom use; Sexual risk behaviour; Health promotion; Social marketing |
| Abstract |
Presents a review of the literature on research-based social marketing initiatives designed to decrease sexually-transmitted infections, including HIV, through condom use by men who have sex with men. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1488 |
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| Author |
Clendon, Jill; McBride-Henry, Karen |
| Title |
History of the Child Health and Development Book : part 1, 1920 to 1945 |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2014 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
30 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
29-41 |
| Keywords |
Maternal and child health; History of nursing; Plunket; Child health and development record book |
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Traces the history of the Plunket Book, or Well Child/Tamariki Ora Health Book, during the years 1920-1945, chronicling the development of a medicalised relationship between mothers and health professionals during this era. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1490 |
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| Author |
Clendon, Jill; McBride-Henry, Karen |
| Title |
History of the Child Health and Development Book : part 2: 1945-2000 |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2014 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
30 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
5-17 |
| Keywords |
Maternal and child health; History of nursing; Plunket, Child health and development record book |
| Abstract |
Highlights how women challenged the concept of 'medicalised mothering' during the period 1945-2000, and how these views affected the development of the Well Child/Tamariki Ora Health book, or Plunket book. Analyses how the language of the book reflects tensions between competing discourses and knowledge sources among mothers and health professionals. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1492 |
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| Author |
Gifford, Health; Wilson, Denise; Boulton, Amohia |
| Title |
Maori perspectives : a deep understanding of nursing and smoking |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2014 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
30 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
35-44 |
| Keywords |
Maori nurses; Maori health; Indigenous health; Smoking; Smoking cessation |
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Conducts in-depth qualitative interviews with 43 Maori nurses to explore their perceptions and experiences of smoking and quitting, and their views on the impact of smoking on their roles as nurses. Elicits five themes: social context of smoking, identity conflict, impact on practice, experience of smoking, and experience of quitting. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1497 |
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| Author |
Strickland, A. |
| Title |
Nurse-initiated retinoblastoma service in New Zealand |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2006 |
Publication |
Insight: The Journal of the American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
31 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
8-10 |
| Keywords |
Case studies; Nursing specialties; Children; Quality of health care; Evaluation |
| Abstract |
This article describes the implementation of a nurse-led, dedicated support network and service for children with a diagnosis of retinoblastoma and their families. Nurses with an interest in retinoblastoma at an Auckland Ophthalmology Department realised that the service provided was not meeting the needs of patients and families, particularly since the numbers had increased over the past two years. This article outlines the development of a cost-effective approach that improved the service. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
884 |
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| Author |
Litchfield, M.; Jonsdottir, H. |
| Title |
A practice discipline that's here and now |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Advances in Nursing Science |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
31 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
79-92 |
| Keywords |
Nursing research; Policy; Nursing philosophy |
| Abstract |
The article is a collaborative writing venture drawing on research findings from New Zealand and Iceland to contribute to the international scholarship on the status and future direction of the nursing discipline. It takes an overview of the international historical trends in nursing knowledge development and proposes a framework for contemporary nursing research that accommodates the past efforts and paradigms of nurse scholars and reflects the changing thinking around the humanness of the health circumstance as the focus of the nursing discipline. It addresses contemporary challenges facing nurses as practitioners and researchers for advancement of practice and delivery of health services, and for influencing health policy. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1174 |
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| Author |
Adams, Sue; Carryer, Jenny; Wilkinson, Jillian Ann |
| Title |
Institutional ethnography : an emerging approach for health and nursing research |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
31 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
18-26 |
| Keywords |
Institutional ethnography; Ruling relations; Nurse practitioners; Health research; Sociological inquiry |
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Introduces institutional ethnography as an approach to sociological inquiry for health and nursing research in NZ. Provides an overview, introducing key concepts, and describing how institutional ethnography is used in research on the establishment of nurse practitioners and their services in rural primary health care. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1499 |
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| Author |
Garcia, Alicia; Whitehead, Dean; Winter, Helen S |
| Title |
Oncology nurses' perception of cancer pain: a qualitative exploratory study |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
31 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
27-33 |
| Keywords |
Cancer pain; Oncology nurses; Pain assessment; Pain management; Nursing education |
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Undertakes research to explore how oncology nurses perceive cancer pain in patients. Presents the findings of semi-structured interviews with a sample of 5 registered nurses working in a NZ oncology ward, who reported their responses to under-treatment of cancer pain. Highlights the need to explore cancer pain management with patients. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1500 |
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| Author |
Tipa, Zoe; Wilson, Denise; Neville, Stephen; Adams, Jeffery |
| Title |
Cultural Responsiveness and the Family Partnership Model |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
31 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
35-47 |
| Keywords |
Well-child care; Family partnership model; Child and family nursing; Maori; Biculturalism; Nurse-patient relationship |
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Investigates the bicultural nature of the Family Partnership Model for working with Maori whanau in the context of well-child care services. Reports a mixed-methods study in 2 phases: an online survey of 23 nurses trained in the Family Partnership Model and 23 not trained in the model; observation of nurses' practice and interviews with 10 matched nurse-Maori client pairs. Identifies 3 aspects of the findings: respectful relationships, allowing clients to lead, and lack of skills. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1501 |
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| Author |
Roy, Dianne; Gasquoine, Susan; Caldwell, Shirrin; Nash, Derek |
| Title |
Health professional and family perceptions of post-stroke information |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
31 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
7-24 |
| Keywords |
Stroke; Patient education; Families; Surveys |
| Abstract |
Conducts a mixed-methods descriptive survey to ascertain information needs of stroke families, as part of a longitudinal research programme, Stroke Families Whanau Programme. Asks 19 family members and 23 practitioners via interviews their opinions on current resources, and the appropriateness, accessibility, timeliness or omissions in the information provided, following a stroke. Identifies barriers to information provision. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1502 |
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Roy, Dianne; Gasquoine, Susan; Caldwell, Shirrin; Nash, Derek |
| Title |
Health Professional and Family Perceptions of Post-Stroke Information |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
31 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
7-24 |
| Keywords |
Stroke; Patient education; Health professionals; Families |
| Abstract |
Undertakes a mixed-methods descriptive survey to ascertain the information needs of stroke families through identifying current practice and resources, their appropriateness, accessibility, timeliness and the information gaps. Collects qualitative and quantitative data via face-to-face interviews. Identifies barriers to effective provision of information, including language and other communication barriers, time constraints and workload issues for health professionals. Highlights the discrepancy between health professionals' theoretical understanding of information provision and their actual practice. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1508 |
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| Author |
Ward, Cynthia; Evans, Alicia; Ford, Rosemary; Glass, Nel |
| Title |
Health Professionals Perspectives of Care for Seriously Ill Children Living at Home |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
31 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
25-34 |
| Keywords |
Seriously-ill children; Health professionals; Model of care; Complex health needs |
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Reports the findings of health professional's perceptions of beneficial care for seriously ill children and their families. Represents one component of a PhD qualitative evaluation study investigating care provided by a child health trust in NZ. Uses a focus group to identify key aspects of beneficial care and subsequent themes, including: collaboration between health providers, effective communication, expert skills, support for colleagues and after-hours care. availability. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1509 |
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| Author |
Duthie, Andrew; Roy, Dianne E; Niven, Elizabeth |
| Title |
Duty of care following stroke: family experiences in the first six months |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
31 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
7-16 |
| Keywords |
Stroke; Family; Caregivers |
| Abstract |
Uses hermeneutic phenomenology to examine how stroke affects the survivor’s wider
family. Investigates the experience of becoming and being a family member of someone who has had a stroke, during the first six months from the initial stroke. Interviews three participants from the same extended family at six weeks, three months and six months. Identifies the emerging themes and sub-themes of their care for the survivor. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1510 |
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Kool, B.; Thomas, D.; Moore, D.; Anderson, A.; Bennetts, P.; Earp, K. |
| Title |
Innovation and effectiveness: Changing the scope of school nurses in New Zealand secondary schools |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
32 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
177-180 |
| Keywords |
School nursing; Maori; Pacific peoples; Socioeconomic factors; Evaluation; Scope of practice |
| Abstract |
The aim of this research was to describe the changing role of school nurses in eight New Zealand secondary schools from low socio-economic areas with high Pacific Island and Maori rolls. An evaluation of a pilot addressing under-achievement in low-decile schools in Auckland(2002-05) was made. Annual semi-structured school nurse interviews and analysis of routinely collected school health service data were undertaken. Two patterns of school nurse operation were identified: an embracing pattern, where nurses embraced the concept of providing school-based health services; and a Band-Aid pattern, where only the basics for student health care were provided by school nurses. The researchers conclude that school nurses with an embracing pattern of practice provided more effective school-based health services. School health services are better served by nurses with structured postgraduate education that fosters the development of a nurse-practitioner role. The researchers go on to say that co-ordination of school nurses either at a regional or national level is required. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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963 |
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