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Author Jacobs, S.; Boddy, J.M.
Title The genesis of advanced nursing practice in New Zealand: Policy, politics and education Type Journal Article
Year (up) 2008 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 24 Issue 1 (Mar) Pages 11-22
Keywords Nurse practitioners; History of nursing; Policy; Scope of practice
Abstract This contemporary historical study examines the health sector environment of the 1990s and the turn of the 21st century, and assesses the policy initiatives undertaken to advance nursing in New Zealand during that period. The authors look at the conditions and forces that saw nursing achieve a new emphasis on advanced and expanded scope of nursing practice, less than a decade after the commencement of New Zealand's first pre-registration nursing degrees.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 452
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Author Maw, H.
Title The challenge of developing primary health care nurse practitioner roles in rural New Zealand Type Book Chapter
Year (up) 2008 Publication Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 201-214) Abbreviated Journal Ministry of Health publications page
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Nurse practitioners; Rural health services; Interprofessional relations; Policy
Abstract The author traces the development of the nurse practitioner role in New Zealand, which was finally introduced in 2001. It traces the key events, from early debates on the issue, the influence of the Centre for Rural Health, and a series of government investigations into nursing which noted the untapped potential of the nursing workforce and the lack of ongoing clinical career pathways. Barriers to rural nurses becoming endorsed as primary health care nurse practitioners are examined, and some of the solutions to this issue are explored. Relationships between nurse practitioners and the local general practitioners, and community resistance are areas that need management. Education is seen as a key response to many of these issues.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 762
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Author Higgins, A.
Title Collaboration to improve health provision: Advancing nursing practice and interdisciplinary relationships Type Book Chapter
Year (up) 2008 Publication Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 215-223) Abbreviated Journal Ministry of Health publications page
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Interprofessional relations; Rural health services; Nursing; Policy
Abstract This chapter introduces national policies and strategies that promote interdisciplinary collaboration as a means of providing better access to health care for all communities. It identifies a role for advancing nursing practice as part of a collaborative approach to healthcare in rural areas. An increasing focus on collaboration as a concept within health practice during the last 10 years has become evident in policy documents from the Report of the Ministerial Taskforce on Nursing (Ministry of Health, 1998) to the Working Party for After Hours Primary Health Care (Ministry of Health, 2005). The emphasis would seem to be in response to political pressure to address health inequalities and an apparent assumption that interprofessional collaboration results in improved communication, fewer gaps in provision of care and more effective use of the limited health funds.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 779 Serial 763
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Author Honeyfield, Margy
Title The necessity of effective nursing leadership for the retention of professional hospital nurses Type
Year (up) 2008 Publication Abbreviated Journal Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz
Volume Issue Pages 64
Keywords Recruitment and retention; Leadership; Nursing; Policy
Abstract The author notes that it is widely accepted that there is a global shortage of nurses, and there are many studies in the health workforce literature about the negative aspects of nurse work environments, nursing workloads, decreased job satisfaction of nurses and the impact these have on patient health outcomes. In the past five years there has also been international and New Zealand-specific research into the effects of health restructuring on nursing leadership, retention of nurses, and on patient care. Much of this research has shown that countries with very different health care systems have similar problems, not only with retention of qualified nursing staff due to high levels of job dissatisfaction, but also with work design and the provision of good quality patient care in hospitals. This dissertation explores the many detrimental effects on nurses and nursing leadership, of extensive, and continuing, public health restructuring in New Zealand. The context of this dissertation is New Zealand public hospitals, with references pertaining to medical and surgical areas of nursing practice. Health reforms have negatively impacted on patient care delivery systems, patient health outcomes, and retention of educated nurses in the workforce. In order to resolve these issues, coordinated efforts are required in New Zealand district health boards to develop and sustain effective nursing leaders, who will promote and assist in the development of strong, healthy organisational cultures to retain and support professional nurses and the ways in which they wish to practise.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 868
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Author Litchfield, M.; Jonsdottir, H.
Title A practice discipline that's here and now Type Journal Article
Year (up) 2008 Publication Advances in Nursing Science Abbreviated Journal
Volume 31 Issue 1 Pages 79-92
Keywords Nursing research; Policy; Nursing philosophy
Abstract The article is a collaborative writing venture drawing on research findings from New Zealand and Iceland to contribute to the international scholarship on the status and future direction of the nursing discipline. It takes an overview of the international historical trends in nursing knowledge development and proposes a framework for contemporary nursing research that accommodates the past efforts and paradigms of nurse scholars and reflects the changing thinking around the humanness of the health circumstance as the focus of the nursing discipline. It addresses contemporary challenges facing nurses as practitioners and researchers for advancement of practice and delivery of health services, and for influencing health policy.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1174
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Author Brinkman, A.
Title Collating for collaboration: Tertiary education funding structures Type Report
Year (up) 2008 Publication Abbreviated Journal Available from http://www.nzno.org.nz
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Nursing; Education; Policy
Abstract The nursing education environment is complex and varied, and is affected by both the education and health systems. This report backgrounds the funding systems that underwrite the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) processes. The two primary objectives that have guided this collation are: to stimulate awareness and discussion of the issues around funding nursing education in New Zealand; and to promote understanding of the complex funding structures currently in place in New Zealand by students, nurses, nurse educators and nurse managers.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1330
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Author Donovan, Donna; Diers, Donna; Carryer, Jenny
Title Perceptions of policy and political leadership in nursing in New Zealand Type Journal Article
Year (up) 2012 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 28 Issue 2 Pages 15-25
Keywords Nursing leadership; Policy and politics; Nursing organisations; Qualitative study; NZ nursing
Abstract Describes a qualitative study of 18 nurse leaders interviewed about issues affecting their will to participate in political action, leadership, and policy work. Asks the nurses to describe their personal stages of political development, how they view NZ nurses' and nursing organisations' political development, and their views on increasing the role of nursing in healthcare policy development. Analyses the interviews to identify major themes.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1474
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Author Chalmers, Linda
Title Responding to the State of the World's Nursing 2020 report in Aotearoa New Zealand: Aligning the nursing workforce to universal health coverage and health equity Type Journal Article
Year (up) 2020 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 36 Issue 2 Pages 7-19
Keywords Health policy; Health equity; Health workforce; Maori nurses
Abstract Cites recommendations from the WHO's State of the World's Nursing (SOWN) 2020 report that countries invest in local production of nurses, nursing data and management, nursing leadership, nursing education and the regulation of nurses. Argues that NZ must address inequity in Maori health outcomes through growth of its Maori nursing workforce and Maori nursing leadership capacity and capability.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1676
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