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Author Friedel, J.; Treagust, D.F. openurl 
  Title Learning bioscience in nursing education: Perceptions of the intended and the prescribed curriculum Type Journal Article
  Year 2005 Publication Learning in Health & Social Care Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (down) 4 Issue 4 Pages 203-216  
  Keywords Nursing; Education; Teaching methods  
  Abstract This study used a curriculum inquiry framework to investigate the perceptions of 184 nursing students and nurse educators in relation to bioscience in the nursing curriculum. Nursing students were found to have significantly more positive attitudes to bioscience in nursing education than nurse educators, and nurse educators were not found to have significantly better self-efficacy in bioscience than the students, although this might have been expected. The results of focus group discussions, used to investigate this in more depth, suggested that some nurse educators and clinical preceptors may not have sufficient science background or bioscience knowledge, to help nursing students apply bioscience knowledge to practice. As a result of this, it is suggested that the aims of the intended and prescribed nursing curricula are not being fulfilled in the implemented curriculum.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 713  
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Author Maxwell-Crawford, K. url  openurl
  Title Huarahi whakatu: Maori mental health nursing career pathway Type Report
  Year 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (down) (Trm/04/15) Issue Pages  
  Keywords Professional development; Careers in nursing; Maori; Psychiatric nursing; Mental Health  
  Abstract Huarahi whakatu describes a pathway for recognising the expertise of nurses working in kaupapa Maori mental health services and recommends a professional development programme that can lead to advancement along the pathway. An emphasis on dual competencies – cultural and clinical – underlies the rationale for regarding kaupapa Maori mental health nursing as a sub-specialty. Eight levels of cultural competencies and twelve levels of clinical competencies are used to differentiate career stages and it is recommended that movement from one level to another should be matched by increased remuneration. The report also contains a recommended professional development programme to support the operationalisation of the career pathway.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 824  
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Author Kent, B.; Fineout-Overholt, E.; Wimpenny, P. openurl 
  Title Teaching EBP: Part 2 – making sense of clinical practice guidelines Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (down) 4 Issue 3 Pages 164-169  
  Keywords Evidence-based medicine; Teaching methods; Guidelines  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 845  
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Author Evans, S. openurl 
  Title Improving nursing care of infants and children ventilated with uncuffed endotracheal tubes Type Journal Article
  Year 2003 Publication Pediatric Intensive Care Nursing Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (down) 4 Issue 2 Pages 7  
  Keywords Nursing specialties; Intensive care nursing; Equipment and Supplies  
  Abstract The author draws on her experience as the 'Paediatric Link Nurse' in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) within a metropolitan area in New Zealand to examine the proposed changes to ventilation practice. Currently, due to ventilator availability and medical and nursing practice, the usual mode of mechanical ventilation is volume-limited with pressure breath triggering. The author suggests this mode can compromise effective ventilation of paediatric patients, due to air leaks around the uncuffed endotracheal tubes of infants and small children. This air leak makes a guaranteed tidal volume almost impossible and can cause ventilator breath stacking and volutrauma. This can impact on the patient's comfort, sedation requirements and airway security, and affects how these patients are nursed. Thus the ventilation of these paediatric patients by the current volume-limiting mode may be not always be optimal for the infant/child. A new ventilator will be available to the unit, with a pressure-controlled, flow breath-triggering mode available. The author critiques the possibility of using this mode of ventilation, suggesting how this will impact on nursing practice in ICU, and of the education and knowledge that will be required. She suggests this change to ventilation practice may improve comfort and safety for the intubated child/infant, through the delivery of an optimal mode of ventilation.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 926  
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Author Hughes, F.; Duke, J.; Bamford-Wade, A.; Moss, C. openurl 
  Title Enhancing nursing leadership through policy, politics, and strategic alliances Type Journal Article
  Year 2006 Publication Nurse Leader Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (down) 4 Issue 2 Pages 24-27  
  Keywords Policy; Nursing; Leadership  
  Abstract This paper looks at the links between nursing roles and health policy in New Zealand. Strategic alliances between key professional leaders in different nursing roles can help the profession by directly influencing policy development and implementation. This form of policy entrepreneurship is an important component of professional leadership.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 955 Serial 939  
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Author Stone, P.W.; Tourangeau, A.E.; Duffield, C.M.; Hughes, F.; Jones, C.A.; O'Brien-Pallas, L.; Shamian, J. openurl 
  Title Evidence of nurse working conditions: A global perspective Type Journal Article
  Year 2003 Publication Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (down) 4 Issue 2 Pages 120-130  
  Keywords Nursing; Recruitment and retention; Policy; Cross-cultural comparison; Nursing research  
  Abstract The purpose of this article is to review evidence about nurse workload, staffing, skill mix, turnover, and organisational characteristics' effect on outcomes; discuss methodological considerations in this research; discuss research initiatives currently under way; review policy initiatives in different countries; and make recommendations where more research is needed. Overall, an understanding of the relationships among nurse staffing and organisational climate to patient safety and health outcomes is beginning to emerge in the literature. Little is known about nursing turnover and more evidence is needed with consistent definitions and control of underlying patient characteristics. Research and policy initiatives in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States are summarised.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 951  
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Author Litchfield, M. openurl 
  Title Professional development: Developing a new model of integrated care Type Journal Article
  Year 1998 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (down) 4 Issue 9 Pages 23-25  
  Keywords Nursing models; Nurse practitioners; Policy; Nurse-family relations  
  Abstract An overview of the model of nursing practice and nurse roles derived through a programme of nursing research in the context of the policy and strategies directing developments in the New Zealand health system. The emphsis was on the health service configuration model presented diagrammatically to show the position of a new role of family nurse with a distinct form of practice forming the hub.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1324  
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Author Therkleson, T; Sherwood, P. url  openurl
  Title Patients' experience of the external therapeutic application of ginger by anthroposophically trained nurses Type Journal Article
  Year 2004 Publication The Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (down) 4 Issue 1 Pages 1-11  
  Keywords Anthroposophical therapy  
  Abstract There has been considerable public debate on the range of complementary health practices throughout the western world, perhaps especially in Australia, United States and Europe. Most often, the research critique of these practices is restricted to quantitative or non-user qualitative research methodologies. Consequently, there is a significant gap in the research profile of complementary health services that need to be addressed particularly in view of the rapid and ongoing increase in the use of complementary services, even in the face of sometimes adverse media publicity. This paper demonstrates the contribution that phenomenologically-based research can make to fill this lacuna by explicating, in detail, the client experience of a complementary health practice. The paper explores patient experience of a ginger compress, as applied by anthroposophically trained nurses, to demonstrate various therapeutic effects. Four key themes emerged including an increase in warmth and internal activity in the major organs of the body, changes in thought-life and sensory perception along with a greater sense of well-being and self-focus with the perception of clearer personal boundaries. These themes, emerging from a patient sample in New Zealand, compared favourably to the Filderklinik Study completed in 1992 in a large German state hospital.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1345  
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Author Niven, E. openurl 
  Title Editorial: Even a small study can make a big difference Type Journal Article
  Year 2013 Publication Kai Tiaki Nursing Research Abbreviated Journal via NZNO library  
  Volume (down) 4 Issue 1 Pages 3  
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  Abstract One of the challenges for research journals is to present material that is directly related to practice and that has the capacity to provoke reflection in practitioners that may in turn lead to change.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1387  
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Author Hendry, C.; East, S. openurl 
  Title Impact of the Christchurch earthquakes on clients receiving health care in their homes Type Journal Article
  Year 2013 Publication Kai Tiaki Nursing Research Abbreviated Journal Available through NZNO library  
  Volume (down) 4 Issue 1 Pages 4-10  
  Keywords Stress Disorders, Post-traumatic; older people; disaster response  
  Abstract Eighteen months after the first of many large earthquakes, Christchurch-based home health care provider Nurse Maude surveyed staff to identify the impact on the well-being of their mainly elderly clients. Responses from 168 staff identified five key issues. These were: mental health, anxiety, and depression, symptoms similar to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); unsafe environments; loneliness and isolation; difficulty coping with change; and poor access to services. To meet the needs of clients in this challenging environment, staff felt they needed more time to care, including listening to stories, calming clients and dealing with clients who had become slower and more cautious. Damaged and blocked roads, and the fact that many clients moved house without warning, added to the time it took to deliver care in the home. This survey has helped Nurse Maude build on its initial post-earthquake responses to better meet the needs of clients and support health-care workers in this stressful environment.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1388  
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Author Seaton, L.; Seaton, P.; Yarwood, J. openurl 
  Title Preparedness: Lessons for educators from the Christchurch disaster Type Journal Article
  Year 2013 Publication Kai Tiaki Nursing Research Abbreviated Journal Available through NZNO library  
  Volume (down) 4 Issue 1 Pages 11-16  
  Keywords Education, Nursing; Case studies; Disasters  
  Abstract This study describes the impact of a sudden, traumatic natural disaster on a bachelor of nursing programme, and the capacity and processes required to minimise disruption to programme delivery and student learning. This descriptive case study, undertaken across 2011-2012, collected data through interviews, a survey and artefact collection. Six key themes emerged from the inductive and descriptive statistical analyses: context; communication; leadership and followership; decision making; the need to balance shifting priorities around professional responsibilities and personal imperatives; and taking action and action plans. The conclusions reached emphasise safety as the first priority, encourage personal risk mitigation, and emphasise the importance of ongoing support and flexibility for all staff and students as well as the need for clear communication and decision-making. What is perhaps most important to take from this experience is that a plan does not, by itself, equal preparedness; every institution must look to its own context, consider its own priorities, and formulate its own approach to preparedness.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1389  
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Author Salt, L. openurl 
  Title Evaluating critical care outreach and the early warning score tool ? The ward nurse?s viewpoint Type Journal Article
  Year 2013 Publication Kai Tiaki Nursing Research Abbreviated Journal Available through NZNO library  
  Volume (down) 4 Issue 1 Pages 17-24  
  Keywords Early warning scores; Critical care nursing; nursing skills  
  Abstract The aim of this research was to ascertain the opinions of ward nurses (registered and enrolled nurses) on a critical care outreach (CCO) service and the early warning score (EWS) tool and how CCO helps them care for ward patients whose condition is deteriorating. An 18-item Likert scale questionnaire was adapted to gain opinions on three aspects of the service: The usability of the EWS tool and the escalation protocol; the role and usefulness of the critical care outreach nurse (CCON); and education and sharing of critical care skills. The research was conducted in a 270-bed New Zealand hospital with a nurse-led outreach team. The survey was distributed to adult general wards. It found 45 percent of ward nurses found EWS useful in identifying patients whose condition was deteriorating, 58 percent found EWS easy to use and 82 percent found EWS helped them prioritise workloads. On the role and usefulness of the CCON, 41 percent of surveyed nurses found the post-ICU review helpful, 65 said CCONs were approachable, 71 percent found the CCON shift time of 3pm-11pm was useful, 69 percent said the CCON demonstrated sound clinical knowledge, and 54 percent rated CCONs teaching as sufficient for their needs. When CCO was present, nurses were able to formulate an effective management plan for potentially deteriorating patients and acquired critical care skills needed to manage such patients. The results are comparable with other research which sought nurse opinion of CCO. It indicates nurses believe CCO to be instrumental in increasing critical care skills to prevent deterioration in the clinical area.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1390  
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Author Ha, I.; Huggard, P.; Huggard, J. openurl 
  Title Staff support and quality of care provided by palliative care nurses: A systematic literature review Type Journal Article
  Year 2013 Publication Kai Tiaki Nursing Research Abbreviated Journal Available through NZNO library  
  Volume (down) 4 Issue 1 Pages 25-32  
  Keywords Hospice and palliative nursing; Systematic review; Staff support; Quality of health care  
  Abstract There is a considerable body of literature discussing the stressors experienced by nurses and other health professionals when caring for those who are terminally ill and dying. Also, a number of articles offer suggestions, including the views of staff, as to what type of professional and organisational support is required when working in this often demanding specialty. There are, however, very few reports of assessment of the effectiveness of such supportive interventions and in particular, the impact of such support on the quality of patient care. This literature review examines any reported relationships between the quality of nursing provided by palliative care nurses and the staff support received by those nurses.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1391  
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Author Gifford, H.; Walker, L.; Clendon, J.; Wilson, D.; Boulton, A. openurl 
  Title Maori nurses and smoking; Conflicted identities and motivations for smoking cessation Type Journal Article
  Year 2013 Publication Kai Tiaki Nursing Research Abbreviated Journal Available through NZNO library  
  Volume (down) 4 Issue 1 Pages 33-38  
  Keywords Maori nurses; Smoking cessation; smoking; Qualitative research  
  Abstract This research aims to design and test the feasibility of an intervention promoting smoking cessation, and reducing smoking relapse, among Māori nurses who smoke. It is being conducted in two phases. Phase one, a national web-based survey, conducted in December 2012, explored the views of Māori nurses (smokers, ex-smokers and non-smokers) regarding smoking. This paper reports on the analysis of qualitative responses from 410 nurses and nursing students identifying as Māori who completed an online survey. Five themes were identified: beliefs about smoking; ?for our tamariki?; personal stories of quitting; dissatisfaction with current approaches; and plans for future strategies. The findings confirm that nurses who smoke may experience feelings of conflict, and regard their behaviour as inconsistent with their role as nurses and health promoters. Nurses who smoke must be supported to become, and to stay, smokefree. Tailored Māori-specific cessation initiatives are needed.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1392  
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Author Stokes, C. openurl 
  Title The role of student self-assessment in a Bachelor of Nursing Degree programme Type Journal Article
  Year 1997 Publication Beginning Journeys: A Collection of Work Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (down) 3 Issue Pages  
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  Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine if there was commonality amongst teachers, in perceptions of the role of student self-assessment in the nursing programme. Four nurse educators, who were teaching and supervising students undertaking self-assessment in clinical practice, participated in a semi-structured interview. Three focus questions guided the interviews and addressed the individual teachers perception of self-assessment, what the teacher considered the benefits of self-assessment to be, and how the teacher used student's self-assessment's in their role as clinical supervisor. The taped interviews were transcribed, and coded and general themes identified. The findings revealed a high degree of consensus amongst the teachers in regard to the co-operative nature of self-assessment, and the teacher's role as a facilitator. The need for students to develop skills of analysis and reflection on their performance as well as the need to furnish students with clear guidelines on what to self-assess, were highlighted  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 213 Serial 213  
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