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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Westrate, J., Cummings, C., Boamponsem, L., & Towers, A. (2019). What factors influence compliance with health and disability service standards for aged residential care in New Zealand? Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 10(1), 47–53.
Abstract: Compares compliance with health and disability services standards (HDSS) in aged residential care (ARC) in 2016 with previous years, and relates the findings to the increase in complaints among the public. Quantifies the degree to which 185 ARC facilities complied with HDSS, and reports their level of compliance.
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Holloway, K., Baker, J., & Lumby, J. (2009). Specialist nursing famework for New Zealand: A missing link in workforce planning. Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, 10(4), 269–275.
Abstract: Explores the NZ context underpinning adequate specialist nurse workforce supply, contending that effective workforce planning would be supported by the
development of a single unified framework for specialist nursing practice in NZ, with the potential to support accurate data collection and to enable service providers to identify and plan transparent and transferable pathways for specialist nursing service provision and development. Argues that advanced practice nursing frameworks assist in increasing productivity through building an evidence base about advanced practice, enhancing consistency and equity of expertise, supporting a reduction in role duplication, and enabling succession planning and sustainability.
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Hughes, M. E., Rose, G. M., & Trip, H. (2021). Registered nurses' experiences and perceptions of practising with a disability. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 12(1), 7–15.
Abstract: Explores and describes the experiences of RNs who have a disability or impairment, in their interactions with colleagues and managers in clinical practice. Discovers strategies used by them to ensure safe practice. Conducts 60-90-minute interviews with 10 RNs who identified as living with a disability or impairment.
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Pipi, K., Moss, M., & Were, L. (2021). Nga manukura o apopo: sustaining kaupapa Maori nurse and midwifery leadership. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 12(1), 16–24.
Abstract: Analyses and synthesises the evaluation reports of the clinical leadership training programmes of Nga Manukura o Apopo, the national Maori nursing and midwifery workforce development programme. Considers how the marae-based Kaupapa Maori training approach contributed to the outcomes. Examines clinical leadership, recruitment, professional development and governance.
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Miles, A., Lesa, R., & Ritchie, L. (2021). Nurses' experiences of providing care in an environment with decentralised nursing stations. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 12(1), 25–31.
Abstract: Evaluates nurses' experiences of working in decentralised work stations in NZ hospital wards, in order to explore the interesection between the physical environment and nursing care. Backgrounds the shift away from centralised nursing stations to satellite work stations within wards. Identifies the unintended challenges of the design for nurses. Conducts two focus groups of 7 nurses each about the benefits and disadvantages of such nursing stations.
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McChesney, R., & McClunie-Trust, P. (2021). Anticipatory prescribing in community palliative and end-of-life care: a realist review. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 12(1), 32–43.
Abstract: Argues that anticipatory prescribing and an interdisciplinary workforce could transform primary palliative care. Aims to identify the factors influencing such prescribing in palliative and end-of-life community care. Conducts a meta-synthesis of 7 primary research studies using a critical realist framework. Identifies expertise, teamwork and prioritisation as the factors influencing anitcipatory prescribing in end-of-life care.
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Nadeem, A., & Healee, D. (2021). Utility of the Waterlow scale in acute care settings: a literature review. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 12(1), 44–48.
Abstract: Explains the implications of pressure injuries as an indicator of quality of care and how the Waterlow scale is used in international guidelines for prevention of such injuries. Explores the effectiveness and validity of the Waterlow scale in acute care settings for the prevention of pressure injuries by means of a synthesis of the information from 11 studies examining the validity, reliability, feasibility and cost implications of using the Waterlow scale. Recommends its use in conjunction with clinical judgement.
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Chiyesu, W., & Rasmussen, S. (2021). Influence of a pulmonary rehabilitation education programme on health outcimes for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 12(1), 49–59.
Abstract: Considers whether the education component in a pulmonary rehabilitation programme (PRP) influences health outcomes for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Performs an integrative review of literature to integrate results from qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods articles. Highlights the following concepts: disease knowledge, knowledge in relation to self-management, and the relationship between knowledge and education.
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Ryan, T. (2021). Comparing health outcomes of rural and urban diabetes patients: an audit of a Maori health provider. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 12(1), 60–62.
Abstract: Examines whether diabetes management is influenced by proximity to health-care providers for rural and urban patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Includes patients living beyond a 5km radius from their health-care provider. Compares a Maori health provider, with a contract to support diabetes patients, and which employs a practice nurse who organises support under a kaupapa Maori framework, with an urban Maori health practice.
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Harrison, I., & Mercer, C. (2021). Rapid antigen detection testing for diagnosis of group A streptococcus (GAS) in children. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 12(1), 63–65.
Abstract: Evaluates the use of the rapid antigen detection tests (RADT) to diagnose group A streptococcus (GAS) in children with pharyngitis symptoms. Suggests that using RADT for GAS as part of diagnostic screening my help to reduce rheumatic fever hospital admission rates.
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Litchfield, M. (2021). Nursing is -- and has -- a methodology: a nursing voice. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 12(1), 66–72.
Abstract: Argues that a nursing paradigm identifies and differentiates the nursing perspective on health, and reinterprets practical expertise. Posits that nurse researchers present their findings as practice wisdom. Suggests that the significance of nursing lies in its knowledgeable practitioners and that the nursing voice is a collective one. Emphasises the need for a distinctly nursing perspective on health in NZ.
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MacKenzie, M. (2021). Using trans-disciplinary research to explore solutions to 'wicked problems'. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 12(1), 73–76.
Abstract: Explores the challenges and opportunities for enrolled nursing in NZ. Employs trans-disciplinary research (TDR) methodology to approach the question of how enrolled nurses (EN) might become more visible in the health workforce by means of potential innovations arising from collaboration between stakeholders in health-care delivery.
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Stodart, K., & Woods, H. (2021). How international databases take Kai Tiaki Nursing Research to the world. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 12(1), 77–78.
Abstract: Explains how the journal receives international exposure through the databases in which it is indexed: AcademicOnefile, Informit, and the Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL). Details which articles were downloaded most frequently.
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Mustafa, M., Adams, S., Bareham, C., & Carryer, J. (2021). Employing nurse practitioners in general practice: an exploratory survey of the perspectives of managers. Journal of Primary Health Care, 13(3). Retrieved July 7, 2024, from http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/hc21036
Abstract: Explores the perspectives of practice managers on employing nurse practitioners (NP) in general practice. Uses an electronic survey to collect demographic and numerical data, which were analysed descriptively and analytically using SPSS (version 26). Written answers to open-ended questions were analysed qualitatively.
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