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Author Milligan, K.
Title Aesthetic knowledge and the use of arts in nursing Type Journal Article
Year (up) 2002 Publication Beginning Journeys: A Collection of Work Abbreviated Journal
Volume 7 Issue Pages 9-14
Keywords Nursing philosophy; Nursing; Education; Teaching methods
Abstract The author considers aesthetic knowing and the use of the arts in nursing. She identifies concepts that pertain to the art of nursing. The interrelationship of the moral sense and the art of nursing is explored. The author concludes that the mediums of non-fiction, fiction and poetry can provide valuable contributions to the aesthetic way of knowing in nursing education, practice and research.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1094
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Author Sargison, P.A.
Title Essentially a woman's work: A history of general nursing in New Zealand, 1830-1930 Type
Year (up) 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal University of Otago Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords History of nursing; Gender
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1127 Serial 1112
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Author Matheson, S.
Title Psychiatric/mental health nursing: Positioning undergraduate education Type
Year (up) 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal ResearchArchive@Victoria
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Psychiatric Nursing; History of nursing; Nursing; Education
Abstract In this paper, the critique of the mental health component of comprehensive nursing education and the questions that it raises are explored from historical, structural and ideological perspectives. In order to locate the past and highlight its significance to where psychiatric/mental health nurses find themselves today some of the history of the asylum system and the development of psychiatric nursing in New Zealand within these structures are presented. Ideological changes to the way mental health was thought about, and responded to, have had considerable impact on where psychiatric nurses practiced, how they practised and what they were named. This created the need for a different kind of nurse and has led to changes in the education of nurses. The structural influences on the training and education of nurses are identified through relevant reports and their recommendations and significance in relation to psychiatric/mental health nursing are examined. Issues deriving from the critique of undergraduate psychiatric/mental health nursing education highlight the urgent nature of the crisis and draw out the multiple and competing discourses that inform the education of nurses. In acknowledging that the crisis can be viewed from multiple perspectives the need for responses from multiple levels involving the Nursing Council of New Zealand, the Ministry of Health, the Mental Health Commission and nurses in education and practice are recommended.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1146
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Author Elbe, E.
Title The private world of nursing related to incident reporting Type
Year (up) 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal ResearchArchive@Victoria
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Medical errors; Organisational culture; Risk management; Nursing
Abstract The purpose of this project was to explore the experience of nurses related to incident reporting. The reporting of incidents is important as it identifies professional risks for nurses. A descriptive qualitative approach was the methodology used and individual interviews of five senior nurses was the method of data collection. Attention was given to finding out about the supports for and barriers against nurses in reporting incidents; the outcomes for nurses of incident reporting; and the organisational culture and scope of 'professional' behaviour of nurses around incident reporting. The findings revealed that nurses identified themselves as the major reporters of incidents. They considered there was not 'a level playing field' for all professionals around who, how and why incidents were reported, investigated and within the post incident processes. The nurses reported that they made daily decisions about what was an incident, and whether to report events as incidents. They identified aids and supports to the decisions they made such as the medium for reporting and fear of what happened when the incident form left the nurse and went to management. A number of significant implications were identified for nursing, management and organisations in this research. Nurses need to feel they work in organisations which have a culture of safety around incident reporting. Management need to clearly communicate policies, processes and organisational expectations related to incident reporting. This should include how incidents will be reported, investigated and the purposes for which management use incident reporting information. It is also important that adequate structures are in place to support nurses when an incident occurs as thay can have stressful consequences for the nurses involved.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1147
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Author Valette, D.
Title Nursing an adolescent in an adult inpatient mental health unit Type
Year (up) 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal ResearchArchive@Victoria
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Psychiatric Nursing; Adolescents; Nurse-patient relations; Professional competence; Mental health
Abstract This research paper reports on an exploration of the key elements nurses need to be aware of to effectively nurse adolescents in an adult inpatient unit. It describes the developmental needs and significant influences that affect this age-group, that when incorporated into nursing care, nurses can gain a therapeutic relationship with the adolescent. By means of a literature review, sharing the author's experience in nursing adolescents, and through vignettes of practice, an illustration of some common situations that may occur during the adolescent's inpatient stay are described. These situations are explored and a perspective is offered on how nurses may be effective in their nursing of an adolescent patient from the point of admission through to discharge. More research is needed on adolescent mental health nursing, however the author anticipates that nurses will be able to use this report as a helpful resource in their current practice.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1148
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Author Southgate, D.
Title Advocating practice: The role of the community oncology nurse Type
Year (up) 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal ResearchArchive@Victoria
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Community health nursing; Cancer; Nurse-patient relations; Oncology
Abstract The primary aim of this research was to advocate for, and make known, the role of the community oncology nurse, and to bring alive the hidden issues of nursing people in the community who have active cancer treatment. This study is also about the author's journey from novice to expert in developing the role as a community oncology nurse. The research also aimed to identify and understand practice that community oncology nurses do and often take for granted. To capture the essence of this study the method of reflective topical autobiography was utilised, which gave the opportunity to gather advanced nursing inquiry, and generate new nursing knowledge. To obtain insight into the highs and lows in everyday interaction with patients, reflective practice stories are presented. The thesis generated by this research is that care required by cancer patients at home goes beyond the scope of traditional community health. It requires nurses to be competent in technological skills as well as bringing in-depth expertise to the practical and human needs of people experiencing cancer. The role involves holistic, family-centered care; anticipating patient and family needs; educating; managing symptoms; advocating; confronting ethical issues; coordinating complex care; and monitoring progress.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1163
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Author McEldowney, R.A.
Title Shape-shifting: Stories of teaching for social change in nursing Type
Year (up) 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal ResearchArchive@Victoria
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Nursing philosophy; Teaching methods; Feminist critique; Qualiltative research
Abstract This research explores why and how nurse educators teach for social change. Critical feminist educators provide a useful framework for theorising about teaching for change that addresses issues of hegemony, agency, praxis, individual voice, difference, justice and equity. Six women Pakeha/Tauiwi nurse educators from throughout New Zealand volunteered to participate in this research and share their lived experiences of teaching for social change. In-depth conversations over two years unfolded new and rich material about how and why these six women continue to teach the evaded subjects, like mental health, women's health, community development and cultural safety. All teach in counter-hegemonic ways, opening students' eyes to the unseen and unspoken. Among the significant things to emerge during the research was the metaphorical construct of shape-shifting as an active process in teaching for social change. It revealed the connectedness and integrity between life as lived and the moral imperative that motivates the participants to teach for difference. Shape-shifting was also reflected in other key findings of the study. As change agents, the participants have had significant shape-shifting experiences in their lives; they live and work as shape-shifters within complex social and political structures and processes to achieve social justice; and, they deal with areas of health practice where clients are socially and politically displaced. The research also generated new methods for gathering life-stories and new processes for analysis and interpretation of life-stories. It is hoped that this research will open pathways for other nurse educators to become shape-shifters teaching for social change.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1193
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Author Stojanovic, J.E.E.
Title Leaving your dignity at the door: Maternity in Wellington 1950 – 1970 Type
Year (up) 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal ResearchArchive@Victoria
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Hospitals; Nursing specialties; Maternity care; Patient satisfaction
Abstract This thesis describes the maternity system in Wellington between 1950 and 1970 particularly from the perspectives of consumers and midwives. Four women consumers who experienced maternity in Wellington and two midwives who worked in Wellington's maternity hospitals during this period provided their oral testimonies as the main primary sources for this study. The author's experience of being a student nurse and a consumer in Wellington and other primary and secondary sources are used to substantiate, explore and explain the topic. The study traces the socio-political changes in New Zealand maternity from 1900 to 1970 creating a backdrop against which Wellington's maternity system, including the women, the hospitals, the workforce, maternity practices and the childbearing process are illuminated using the insights of women and midwives who experienced them. The oral testimonies of the six participants described positive and negative aspects of their maternity experiences, but the three strong themes that arose from their accounts included 'being alone', 'lack of autonomy' and 'uncaring attitudes'.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1223 Serial 1208
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Author Vermeulen, J.
Title “And there's the likes of me”: A phenomenological study of the experience of four women inpatients at a mental health unit Type
Year (up) 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Psychiatric Nursing; Patient satisfaction; Hospitals; Nurse-patient relations
Abstract This research draws on the experiences of four women whilst they were inpatients at the Mental Health Unit in Southland. The Husserlian path of phenomenology was followed and in-depth interviewing used to collect data. Colaizzi's method of analysis enabled accurate interpretation of transcripts. The overall goal of this research was to provide health professionals with an opportunity to inform their practice, based on what consumers were saying about their experience of hospitalisation. Themes emerged through participants relating their experience by using comparisons with either their outside world or previous episodes of hospitalisation. Through analysis, two fundamental structures became evident within the findings. These were 'the environment as containment' and 'the road to recovery'. The author concludes that this study raises significant issues surrounding the experience of hospitalisation at the Mental Health Unit that have implications for future research and for future service delivery.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1246
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Author O'Sullivan, C.
Title Cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Attitudes and knowledge of medical and nursing staff Type
Year (up) 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Attitude of health personnel; Emergency nursing
Abstract
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1262 Serial 1247
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Author Hylton, J.A.
Title Enrolled nurse transition to degree level study based at a rural satellite campus Type
Year (up) 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Nursing; Education; Enrolled nurses
Abstract
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1248
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Author Little, S.
Title An exploration of vicarious traumatisation in emergency nurses Type
Year (up) 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Emergency nursing; Occupational health and safety; Nursing research; Stress
Abstract This thesis explores the theoretical notions of suffering and caring within the nurse patient relationship in the context of emergency nursing. It includes a small pilot study that aimed to assess the feasibliity of a major research project, by describing the impact of vicarious traumatisation in emergency nurses, specifically in relation to their self capacities. This pilot study utilised a descriptive, correlational design. Data was collected by using the Inner Experience Questionnaire (IEQ) a twenty four-item questionnaire developed by Dr Pearlman (1995), and a profile sheet which identified demographic details. Twenty-seven emergency nurses participated in this pilot study. The IEQ was assessed for internal reliability by applying the Cronbachs alpha and utilising a focus group to gain insight into the usability and relevance of the questions. The internal reliability of the IEQ suggests that it may be an appropriate tool to measure disruption of self capacities in the population of emergency nurses. Although the results are limited, and conclusions cannot be drawn, findings suggest a correlation between the variables of age, experience, nursing qualifications and a history of personal trauma and the IEQ. There is evidence that emergency nurses are affected psychologically when caring for the victims of trauma in emergency departments and the IEQ has the potential as a tool to be integrated into future emergency nursing studies. A multidimensional methodological approach is recommended to capture the many contours of the complex phenomena of vicarious traumatisation and the emergency nurse.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1249
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Author Corlett, E.
Title Finding out what works and what doesn't work: Caring for women with a fungating tumour of the breast Type
Year (up) 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University, Albany, Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Breast cancer; Nursing; Cancer
Abstract
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1250
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Author Woodbridge, M.
Title From child savers to child activists: A participatory action research project with community child health nurses Type
Year (up) 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Community health nursing; Paediatric nursing
Abstract
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1266 Serial 1251
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Author Raynel, S.
Title Nurse-led clinics on ophthalmic practice: A vision for the future Type
Year (up) 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Nursing specialties
Abstract
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1267 Serial 1252
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