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Author Wagener, Sally
Title The nursing management of the acutely ill child in communities without readily available specialist paediatric services Type Report
Year (up) 1994 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 22 p.
Keywords Chronically ill children; Pediatric nursing -- Australia; Child health services -- Australia; Reports
Abstract Observes how acutely ill children in remote areas of Australia are managed in the absence of specialist paediatric nursing services. Visits remote nursing stations, rural hospitals, and the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Part of the Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship Reports series.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1415
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Author Litchfield, M.
Title The language of nursing practice in hospitals Type Conference Article
Year (up) 1997 Publication Abbreviated Journal held by NZNO Library and author
Volume Proceedings of the National Nursing Informatics Co Issue Pages
Keywords Hospitals; Nurse managers; Advanced nursing practice; Nurse-patient relations; Care plans
Abstract A paper presenting the findings of a small research project involving a group of self-selected senior nurses of Wellington Hospital to explore the nature of nursing practice in the care and management of hospitalised patients and to formalise the language that would acknowledge its significance in the current effort of hospitals to define patient care pathways. The nature of hospital nursing practice was described in themes of a generic process of nurse-patient care that articulates a distinct specialism of hospital nursing, whatever the hospital department in which nurses hold positions.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1322
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Author Papps, Elaine
Title Knowledge, power, and nursing education in New Zealand: a critical analysis of the construction of the nursing identity Type Book Whole
Year (up) 1998 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 330 p.
Keywords Nursing education; Nursing identity; Michel Foucault; Curriculum; Governmentality
Abstract Describes and critically analyses the construction of the nursing identity through curriculum and social relations of power. Conducts a critical analysis using Foucault's power/knowledge problematic to unmask power relations positioning the nurse in the discourses of medicine and gender. Analyses the construction of the nursing identity through curriculum and the social relations of power, using the Foucauldian notion of governmentality.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 330
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Author Litchfield, M.
Title Case management and nurses Type Journal Article
Year (up) 1998 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 13 Issue 2 Pages 26-35
Keywords Nursing; Care plans
Abstract The report of an exploratory study of current approaches to case management by nurses as requested by the College of Nurses Aotearoa New Zealand. It revealed different interpretations of nurse case management around New Zealand and in the US, UK and Australia. They differed according to the conceptualisation of health service design and delivery in the respective country. Case management in New Zealand in general presented nurse care management roles as an interface between the mangement of health service delivery and the peculiarities of the healthcare people received, holding the potential for achieving tailored, patient-centred care outcomes.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1323
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Author Litchfield, M.
Title Professional development: Developing a new model of integrated care Type Journal Article
Year (up) 1998 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 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 Litchfield, M.
Title The scope of advancing nursing practice Type Journal Article
Year (up) 1998 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 13 Issue 3 Pages 13-24
Keywords Nursing specialties; Nursing
Abstract An overview of the model of nursing practice and nurse roles derived through a programme of nursing research in the context of the changing New Zealand health system. The emphasis is on the complementary nature of the practice of family nurses taking a generic integrative service delivery hub role and the practice of other nurses advancing in specialist roles. Nursing care is presented as a professional, collective practice of registered nurses spread across all health service sectors and employment settings. Nurse roles are differentiated according to the interplay of two factors influencing the extent of practice autonomy the nurses assume (educationally supported) in responding to health need. A diagram depicts the interrelationship of competency and scope for the inclusive three different career trajectories of nurses advancing in practice. NOTE: This paper was published with an error in the title of the article (stated correctly on the journal contents page). An apology from the journal editor with an explanation of the importance of the use of the term ?advancing? and not ?advanced? was published in the subsequent issue (Nursing Praxis in NZ,14(1)).
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1325
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Author Litchfield, M.
Title What is nursing research? Type Journal Article
Year (up) 1998 Publication P. Watson & M.Woods (Eds.), Waiora: Nursing research in Aotearoa/New Zealand, evolving a shared sense of our future. Proceedings of the Nursing Research Section/Te Runanga O Aotearoa (New Zealand Nurses' Organisation) conference, Wellington 26-27 March. Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Nursing research; Nursing
Abstract This conference paper outlines the nature of nursing research developing the distinct knowledge for nursing practice. It is presented as a cumulative process of knowledge development about health, practice and service delivery. Nursing research is illustrated by tracing a personal trajectory of research over 25 years that addressed questions relating to and derived from the practice of nursing.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1326
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Author Woodward, J.
Title Nurse case management: A review of the literature Type
Year (up) 1999 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Nursing; Nursing specialties; Surgery; Care plans
Abstract This literature review is an exploration of nurse case management and it will provide the background for the introduction of a nursing case management model in the acute surgical environment at Western Bay Health. Case management is a collaborative process which assesses, plans, implements, co-ordinates, monitors and evaluates options and services to meet an individual's health needs through communication and available resources to promote quality, cost-effective outcomes (Newell, 1996:.3). In undertaking this review it was the author's intention to include the findings as background to a business case seeking the introduction of a surgical nurse case management model within the surgical service.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 483 Serial 470
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Author Walker, J.; Bailey, S.
Title The clinical performance of new degree graduates Type Journal Article
Year (up) 1999 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 14 Issue 2 Pages 31-42
Keywords New graduate nurses; Professional competence; Nursing; Education; Teaching methods
Abstract This study aimed to identify how graduates perceived their clinical performance during their first year of practice. A convenience sample of 30 graduates was surveyed after 3 months and 7 months in practice, using an adapted form of a questionnaire devised by Ryan and Hodson (1992). The results showed that over time, graduates generally required less direction in all areas of clinical competence. After 7 months in practice, the majority of the graduates rated their performance in nursing skills, communication skills, and professionalism at the expected level or above. However, some still required direction with using theory and research in practice, with meeting client's psychosocial needs and with teaching clients. In the leadership competency, after 7 months, most graduates saw themselves functioning at the expected level related to client care and needed less direction in unit management skills. However, many of the unit management skills were rated as 'not applicable' indicating that new graduates are not initially placed in a management role. Implications for nursing education and limitations of the research are discussed.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 638
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Author McArthur, J.; Dickinson, A.R.
Title Decision making the explicit evidence-based way: Comparing benefits, harms and costs Type Journal Article
Year (up) 1999 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 14 Issue 1 Pages 33-42
Keywords Evidence-based medicine; Nursing; Guidelines; Clinical decision making
Abstract This paper explores the relationship between evidence, decision tools, and the effectiveness of the nursing contribution to health services. It examines a continuum of decision-making within the international trend of the Effectiveness Movement, drawing on international literature and local experience. It draws on the concept of explicit evidence-based decision-making, the guideline development movement as exemplified through the New Zealand Guidelines Group, information technology in decision support, and the challenges of an evidential approach to nursing. This article is based on a paper given at 'The Pride and Passion of Professional Nursing Practice' College of Nurses' Aotearoa (NZ) Conference, Rotorua, 8-9 October 1998.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 639
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Author Holloway, K. T.
Title Developing an evidence base for teaching nursing practice skills in an undergraduate nursing program Type Journal Article
Year (up) 1999 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 14 Issue 1 Pages 22-32
Keywords Nursing; Education; Curriculum; New graduate nurses; Evaluation
Abstract This research seeks to determine an evidence basis for selecting content for the clinical skills curriculum in an undergraduate programme. Thirty-three senior nurse clinicians from medical-surgical areas in 2 large hospitals offering student placements were asked to rate the frequency of performance of 77 skills for the beginning registered nurse. Those skills frequently used and rated over 65% were considers for inclusion in the undergraduate programme. Clinicians were asked to list the 10 most important skills and related level of competence expected from the newly-registered nurse.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 640
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Author Richardson, S.
Title Emergency departments and the inappropriate attender: Is it time for a reconceptualisation of the role of primary care in emergency facilities? Type Journal Article
Year (up) 1999 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 14 Issue 2 Pages 13-20
Keywords Emergency nursing; Primary health care
Abstract This paper reviews currently identified issues concerning emergency department attendance, and examines the core question of the role of primary care in the emergency department. Asks whether this is an appropriate use of emergency department resources, and if so, what the implications are for the role of the emergency nurse. Suggests the establishment of Minor Injury Units in New Zealand like those in the UK.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 641
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Author Gallaher, L.
Title Expert public health nursing practice: A complex tapestry Type Journal Article
Year (up) 1999 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 14 Issue 3 Pages 16-27
Keywords Public health; Community health nursing; Communication
Abstract The research outlined in this paper used Heideggerian phenomenology to examine the phenomenon of expert public health nursing practice within a New Zealand community health setting. Narrative interviews were conducted with eight identified expert practitioners who are currently practising in this speciality area. Data analysis led to the identification and description of themes which were supported by paradigm cases and exemplars. Four key themes were identified which describe the finely tuned recognition and assessment skills demonstrated by these nurses; their ability to form, sustain and close relationships with clients over time; the skilful coaching undertaken with clients; and the way in which they coped with the dark side of their work with integrity and courage.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 656 Serial 642
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Author Neville, S.J.; Alpass, F.
Title Factors influencing health and well-being in the older adult Type Journal Article
Year (up) 1999 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 14 Issue 3 Pages 36-45
Keywords Older people; Male; Geriatric nursing
Abstract This article offers a literature review of selected factors influencing the health and well-being of older people, with a particular emphasis on the older male. Implications for nursing practice in New Zealand are discussed.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 657 Serial 643
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Author Christensen, D.J.C.
Title Integrating the terminology and titles of nursing practice roles: Quality, particularity and levelling Type Journal Article
Year (up) 1999 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 14 Issue 1 Pages 4-11
Keywords Advanced nursing practice; Nursing specialties; Nursing models
Abstract The author reconsiders the meaning of expert, specialist and advanced practice. She proposes that they are distinctive and complementary aspects of every nursing role and suggests a set of attributes for each. Expertise is discussed in terms of the quality of performance, speciality in relation to particularity of performance, and advanced practice with regard to the level of performance.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 658 Serial 644
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