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Author Roberts, Jennifer; Floyd, Sue; Thompson, Shona
Title The clinical nurse specialist in New Zealand : how is the role defined? Type Journal Article
Year (down) 2011 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 27 Issue 2 Pages 24-35
Keywords Clinical nurse specialist; Advanced nursing practice; Clinical expert
Abstract Reports the findings from research designed to investigate the role of the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) and how it is defined by New Zealand District Health Boards (DHBs). Identifies the current requirements and expectations of the CNS role and how it is defined in practice. Collects 15 CNS job descriptions from 8 DHBs, subjecting them to thematic analysis yielding 4 key areas of the CNS role.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1465
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Author Scott, Susan (and others)
Title The graduate nursing workforce : does an international perspective have relevance for New Zealand? Type Journal Article
Year (down) 2011 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 27 Issue 3 Pages 4-12
Keywords Graduates; Nursing workforce; Retention; Recruitment
Abstract Reviews studies of nursing graduates that use local, regional or national populations of graduates to explore reasons for turnover over periods of time longer than the first twelve months of transition to practice. Identifies the reasons for mobility within nursing and out of the profession altogether.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1466
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Author Rodgers, Vivien; Gilmour, Jean
Title Shaping student nurses' attitudes towards older people through learning and experience Type Journal Article
Year (down) 2011 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 27 Issue 3 Pages 13-20
Keywords Ageism; Nursing; Education; Attitudes
Abstract Presents findings of a study comparing student nurse attitudes towards older people before and after an introductory nursing paper that included gerontology theory and clinical practice in an aged-care setting. Administers The Kogan Attitudes Towards Old People Scale to 56 nursing studies students at the beginning and end of the semester of study.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1467
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Author Batten, Lesley; Dutton, Jane
Title Young tertiary students and help-seeking for health advice Type Journal Article
Year (down) 2011 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 27 Issue 3 Pages 31-42
Keywords Young people; Help-seeking; Health advice; Barker's model; Surveys
Abstract Presents the findings of an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire to investigate help-seeking related to health concerns among young tertiary students. Highlights the need for nurses to be aware of the sources of health advice and support young people choose.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1469
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Author Unac, Fiona; Marshall, Bob; Crawford, Ruth
Title Nurse practitioner access to radiology and laboratory ser Type Journal Article
Year (down) 2010 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 26 Issue 1 Pages 27-37
Keywords NZ nurse practitioner; Radiology tests; Laboratory tests; Barriers
Abstract Reports the findings of a quantitative descriptive survey of all NZ registered nurse practitioners (NPs), exploring NP access to radiology and laboratory services in 2008. Identifies the types of diagnostic tests NPs order from either laboratory or radiology services and the obstacles they face.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1453
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Author Gilmer, Mary Jane; Meyer, Alannah; Davidson, Jocelyn; Koziol-McLain, Jane
Title Staff beliefs about sexuality in aged residential care Type Journal Article
Year (down) 2010 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 26 Issue 3 Pages 17-24
Keywords Sexuality; Residential care; Aged; Attitude of health personnel; Surveys
Abstract Surveys 52 staff members from the rest-home component of aged-care facilities in one District Health Board, about how staff in such facilities approach and manage the sexuality needs of residents.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1458
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Author Ripekapaia Gloria Ryan; Wilson, Denise
Title Nga tukitanga mai koka ki tona ira : Maori mothers and child to mother violence Type Journal Article
Year (down) 2010 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 26 Issue 3 Pages 25-35
Keywords Indigenous women; Maori mothers; Child-to-mother violence; Kaupapa Maori; Support agencies
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).
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1459
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Author Paddy, Ann
Title Ageing at work: the phenomenon of being an older experienced health professional Type Book Whole
Year (down) 2010 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 235 p.
Keywords Ageing; Employment; Older nurses; Nurse managers; Surveys
Abstract Interviews 14 participants, 10 older and experienced health professionals, and four managers. Describes the lived experience of health professionals ageing at work, and of the managers interacting with them. Demonstrates that the ability of older practitioners to adapt to meet the ongoing physical demands of practice and their shifting workplace environment determines whether they will be valued at work and remain in their roles.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1803
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Author Clendon, Dr. J
Title Motherhood and the 'Plunket Book': A social history Type
Year (down) 2009 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 306 pp
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Abstract The Well Child/Tamariki Ora Health Book (the Plunket book) is a small booklet given to New Zealand mothers on the birth of a child. Although use of the book has decreased since it?s inception in 1920, it is frequently kept within the family and handed on from mother to child. Utilising an oral history approach, this study has traced the development of the Plunket book over time and explored the experiences of a group of 34 women and one man who have reflected on their ownership of, or involvement with, Plunket books. The study found that the book remains an effective clinical tool for mothers and nurses. Nurses use the book as a tool to help develop a relationship with a mother and her family, and to identify and build on strengths. Mothers have used the book as a tool to link past with present, to maintain kinship ties across generations, to deal with change intergenerationally, and in a manner that contributes to their self-identity as woman and mother. The study recommends that nurses and other health professionals continue to use the Plunket book as a clinical tool mindful of the fact that the book remains in use beyond the health professional?s immediate involvement with the mother and child, playing an important role in the context of the New Zealand family across generations.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1335
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Author Hayward, S.
Title Evaluation of a change programme: model of nursing care delivery Type
Year (down) 2009 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 78 pp
Keywords
Abstract A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree of Master of Health Sciences.

Primary nursing as a framework within which nurses deliver patient care has been a nursing care delivery system of choice in New Zealand for the last two decades. A number of studies have been carried out, with a review of the literature suggesting inconclusive support for this delivery system over other functional nursing care models. However, there is support for the philosophy underpinning this model, with documented evidence that this framework can help nurses achieve a degree of professional development and autonomous practice that other models cannot. Using documented information created during the move from one model of nursing care to another this work evaluates what were the drivers for the change, how it was managed and what the outcomes were.

Findings indicated that this change project was a success. Analysis of the data collected pre and post implementation indicated some positive shifts, but more importantly it was the information gathered from both patients and nurses that gave creditability to the new model of nursing care.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1336
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Author Litchfield, M
Title To advance health care: The origins of nursing research in New Zealand Type Book Whole
Year (down) 2009 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 129 pp
Keywords Nursing Research Section, New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Abstract This book examines in detail the confluence of personalities and professional and practice agendas, out of which emerged the research section, intent on placing research at the centre of the profession's evolution. It provides a fascinating look at how a group of women, utterly committed to nursing, drove their research agenda and it expands understandings of why nursing research is significant for the development of nursing. It also provides an insight into that web of relationships between the professional body, NZNA, the Department of Health, service delivery and education.

To order a copy:

Email: publications@nzno.org.nz

NZNO members: $25 (incl GST + p&p)

Non-NZNO members: $35 (incl GST + p&p)
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1341
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Author Mockford, Andrea
Title The exploration of systems and technologies to enhance the healthcare of children under five Type Report
Year (down) 2009 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 130p
Keywords Child health services; Children's hospitals; Family nursing; Reports
Abstract The well known premise that 'healthy children grow into healthy adults' should reinforce the need for us to engage with parents and caregivers to ensure that we support them with meeting their child's health care needs. This scholarship enabled the author to see what the UK, Sweden, the US, and Canada were doing to strengthen and support children under five and their families across the continuum of care. Part of the Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship Reports series.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1422
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Author Dick, Angela; La Grow, Steve; Boddy, Julie
Title The effects of staff education on the practice of 'specialling' by care assistants in an acute care setting Type Journal Article
Year (down) 2009 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 25 Issue 1 Pages 17-26
Keywords Specialling; Care assistants; Cost; Education
Abstract Reports the results of a project aimed at decreasing the use of, and costs associated with, the practice of using care assistants to provide one-to-one observation or 'specialling' in five acute adult medical and surgical wards at a North Island hospital. Performs a retrospective study for the six months pre- and post-intervention due to staff education. Collects data and analyses the results for all patients who had required 'specialling'.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1440
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Author Nelson, Katherine M; Connor, Margaret; Alcorn, Gillian D
Title Innovative nursing leadership in youth health Type Journal Article
Year (down) 2009 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 25 Issue 1 Pages 27-37
Keywords Clinical leadership; Innovation; Youth health; Nurse practitioner; Primary health care
Abstract Looks one of the eleven health care nursing innovation projects funded by the Ministry of Health: Vibe Youth Transition Services, located in the Hutt Valley, formerly known as the Hutt Valley Youth Service. Highlights the leadership role provided by the nurse practitioner (NP) which led to youth health and development nationally.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1441
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Author Slight, Carol; Marsden, Janet; Raynel, Susanne
Title The impact of a glaucoma nurse specialist role on glaucoma waiting lists Type Journal Article
Year (down) 2009 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 25 Issue 1 Pages 38-47
Keywords Glaucoma; Nurse specialist; Nurse-led clinics; Chronic care management
Abstract Reports on the effect of a 'nurse-led' glaucoma clinic at a large metropolitan hospital, in which patients were recruited from specific categories of glaucoma patients on the waiting list. Audits the impact on the waiting list over a two-year period.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1442
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