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Author Connolly, Megan J
Title Clinical leadership of Registered Nurses working in an Emergency Department Type Book Whole
Year (down) 2015 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 109 p.
Keywords Registered nurses; Clinical leadership; Empowerment; Emergency Departments; Surveys
Abstract Employs a non-experimental survey design to examine the psychological and structural empowerment, and clinical leadership of Registered Nurses (RNs) working in an adult emergency department (ED) in a large tertiary hospital in Auckland City. Includes qualitative questions relating to those factors that support or inhibit their clinical leadership at point of care.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1579
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Author Hogan, Deborah
Title Transitioning difficulties of overseas trained nurses in New Zealand Type Book Whole
Year (down) 2014 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 66 p.
Keywords Migrant nurses; Transition; Surveys
Abstract Explores the experiences of overseas-trained nurses (OTNs)who have migrated to NZ within the last two years. Focuses on OTNs' lived experiences and the difficulties they may have experienced when making the transition to practice in the NZ health system. Employs an exploratory, qualitative descriptive methodology to elucidate themes.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1580
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Author Lally, Elsa
Title Symbiotic relationships in patients' engagements with practice nurses Type Book Whole
Year (down) 2014 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 262 p.
Keywords Practice nurses; Patients; Symbiotic relationships; Primary health care; Surveys
Abstract Records from patient perspectives the nature of the engagements patients have with practice nurses which influence patients' health and well-being. Posits this mutually-beneficial close association as a form of symbiosis. Surveys 15 patients from seven rural and urban general practices in NZ about aspects of the participants' relationships and engagements with nurses, analysing the results using Narrative Inquiry methodology.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1699
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Author Gagan, M.J.; Boyd, M.; Wysocki, K.; and Williams, D.J.
Title The first decade of nurse practitioners in New Zealand: A survey of an evolving practice Type Journal Article
Year (down) 2014 Publication Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners Abbreviated Journal JAANP
Volume 26 Issue 11 Pages 612-619
Keywords Nurse practitioners; Nursing history
Abstract Provides an overview of the practices and outcomes of nurse practitioners (NP) across a variety of healthcare specialties since NPs were first registered in 2002. Uses the PEPPA model as a guide for the organisation of data, the discussion of findings, and recommendations for the future.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1845
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Author Lienert-Brown, Melanie Faye
Title Exploring undergraduate nursing students' experiences of their first clinical placement in an acute adult mental health inpatient service Type Book Whole
Year (down) 2013 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 124 p.
Keywords Undergraduate nursing students; Clinical learning; Mental health nursing
Abstract Seeks to develop a better understanding of the undergraduate nursing students' experience of their clinical placement in mental health, and to identify the influences on student learning in an acute adult mental health service. Enrols a cohort of 13 nursing students to analyse their lived experiences through their written reflections on practice, which offered important insights into the students' experience of their first mental health clinical placement. Identifies six themes by means of thematic analysis.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1567
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Author Baby, Maria
Title Mental health nurses' experiences of patient assaults Type Book Whole
Year (down) 2013 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 1v
Keywords Patient assaults; Mental health nurses; Violence; Surveys
Abstract Interviews thirteen registered nurses and one enrolled nurse working in different nursing positions within the Southern District Health Board -- Mental Health Services. Codes data into 24 sub-themes related to the sequence and impact of assaults on the participants. Discusses the nature and impact of assaults and the supportive strategies associated with violence against mental health nurses.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1571
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Author Joyce, Sophie
Title Running some tests: essays on doctors, nurses and hospital health care Type Book Whole
Year (down) 2013 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 242 p.
Keywords Demographics; Decision-making; Nursing hours; Patient outcomes; Caesarean sections; Health economics
Abstract Comprises three essays on the economics of health-care delivery in hospitals: considers the relationship between gender and/or ethnic concordance between a doctor and patient, and the number of diagnostic tests ordered during a hospital stay; estimates the impact of doctor-patient demographic concordance (where doctor and patient share the same ethnic group and/or gender) on a doctor's decision-making for diagnostic resources and medical treatments; calculates the relationship between ward-level nursing hours and a patient's health outcome, e.g. mortality and length of ward stay. Uses a detailed nursing-staff dataset, a novel instrumental variable for nursing hours (the amount of sick and bereavement leave taken by nurses on a ward) and the separate effect of nursing and patient hours in a ward, on a patient's health outcome.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1577
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Author Zambas, Shelaine Iris
Title The consequences of using advanced assessment skills in medical and surgical nursing: keeping patients safe Type Book Whole
Year (down) 2013 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 150 p.
Keywords Nursing skills; Patient safety; Surgical nursing; Surveys
Abstract Examines the impact of advanced assessment skills on patients in medical and surgical wards through nurses' stories of using these skills. Highlights the use of auscultation, palpation and percussion by nurses for complex patient presentations within a wide range of clinical situations. Conducts 12 interviews with five nurses from paediatric and adult medical and surgical wards in a large urban hospital in NZ.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1581
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Author Tipa, Zoe Kristen
Title Family Partnership as a model for cultural responsiveness in a well child context Type Book Whole
Year (down) 2013 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 149 p.
Keywords Family partnership model; Communication; Cultural competence; Plunket nurses; Community nursing; Maori children
Abstract Examines whether the Family Partnership model could be considered a model for cultural responsiveness while simultaneously providing a platform for more accurate assessment of the cultural competence of Plunket nurse practice. Determines the relationship between Family Partnership training for Plunket nurses and Maori child health outcomes. Distributes an online survey to Plunket nurses who had completed the training and to a group who had not. Conducts 10 observations and interviews with Plunket nurses and Maori clients. Presents the findings in three areas: Plunket nurse practice, client experience, and the impact of Family Partnership training on Plunket as an organisation.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1782
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Author Golding, Cherie
Title Clinical supervision for general nurses in NZ: the imperative of finding a way forward -- nurses perceptions of professional/clinical supervision Type Book Whole
Year (down) 2012 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 63 p.
Keywords Clinical supervision; Professional supervision; Documentation
Abstract Focuses on two broad themes: perceptions and attitudes of general nurses in in-patient hospital settings towards clinical supervision and how they have found such support to be of benefit to themselves or their practice; organisational documentation policies and procedures available to nurses in order to understand their contribution to, and valuing of, clinical supervision. Seeks to discover whether there is evidence of other factors influencing the provision of, or access to, clinical supervision by general nurses, which influences attitudes and perceptions.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1582
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Author Holloway, Kathryn
Title The New Zealand nurse specialist framework: Clarifying the contribution of the nurse specialist Type Journal Article
Year (down) 2012 Publication Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice Abbreviated Journal
Volume 13 Issue 3 Pages 147-153
Keywords Nurse Specialist Framework; Advanced nursing practice; Workforce planning; Capability models
Abstract Presents an overview of the NZ Nurse Specialist Framework (NZNSF), developed through a consensus approach as part of a doctoral study, and which provides an over-arching structure to support coherence, clarity and consistency for nurse specialists. Maintains that the framework supports workforce policy makers in planning effective utlisation of the nurse specialist in health care delivery.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1827
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Author Shih, Li-Chin; Honey, Michelle
Title The impact of dialysis on rurally based Maori and their whanau/families Type Journal Article
Year (down) 2011 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 27 Issue 2 Pages 4-15
Keywords Kidney failure; Maori; Haemodialysis; Quality of life
Abstract Explores the impact of dialysis on Maori and their whanau/families. Examines the experiences of 7 rural Maori dialysis outpatients, who are interviewed along with their whanau. Identifies and discusses four themes emerging from the findings.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1463
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Author Powell, Samantha
Title The older nurse in the workplace: retention or retirement Type Book Whole
Year (down) 2010 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 79 p.
Keywords Retention; Retirement; Older nurses; Aging workforce
Abstract Examines the issues facing the older nurse in NZ. Recruits two groups of Clinical/Charge Nurse Managers (CNM) in two District Health Boards (DHB) to interview about the issues confronting older nurses and the strategies they use to retain them.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1700
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Author Carter, Lynn J
Title Am I doing the right thing?: Plunket Nurses' experience in making decisions to report suspected child abuse and neglect Type Book Whole
Year (down) 2010 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 144 p.
Keywords Child abuse; Child neglect; Community nursing; Plunket nurses; Ethics; Surveys
Abstract Studies the experiences of Plunket Nurses reporting suspected child abuse and/or neglect in uncertain situations, using hermeneutic phenomenology. Selects a purposeful sample to ensure participants could provide rich data through semi-structured, face-to-face and recorded telephone interviews. Guides data analysis using the framework developed by van Manen to formulate meaning from participant experiences.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1781
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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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