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Author Haji Vahabzadeh, Ali
Title Optimal Allocation of Intensive Care Unit nurses to Patient-At-Risk-Team Type Book Whole
Year (up) 2018 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 224 p.
Keywords Intensive Care Units; Intensive care nursing; Patients; Mortality; Health economics
Abstract Explains the need for nurse-led Patient-at-Risk-Teams(PART) to prevent unnecessary ICU admissions. Investigates which nurse allocation policy between PART and ICU would result in the best outcomes for patients and hospitals. Provides econometric models to estimate the impact of critical care nurses on hospital length of stay. Proposes queueing and simulation models to obtain the optimal nurse allocation policy for minimising the ICU mortality rate. Validates proposed models at Middlemore Hospital from 2015 to 2016. Estimates the financial and mortality impact of allocating another nurse to PART per shift.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1647
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Author Stewart, Lisa
Title Student nurse knowledge and attitudes about ageing, older people and working with them: does nursing education make a difference? Type Book Whole
Year (up) 2018 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 392 p.
Keywords Aged; Ageing; Attitudes; Student nurses; Nursing education; Surveys
Abstract Develops, implements, and evaluates educational interventions to teach students about the ageing process, older people and how to work with them. Enrols students from a Bachelor of Nursing programme over a four-year period from 2011 to 2012, employing a multi-method approach including focus groups, a questionnaire and an analysis of course documents. Reveals how student nurses' attitudes alter during their course of study.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1648
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Author Hart, Maria
Title Reducing poverty by addressing equity with a focus on prenatal alcohol exposure and inter-generational trauma: Identify, address and remove systemic barriers Type Report
Year (up) 2018 Publication Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study Fellowship Report Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 53 p.
Keywords Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; Alcoholism; Pregnancy; Inter-generational trauma; Child health nursing; Community health nursing; Health education; Women's health; Maori health
Abstract Travels to Australia and Canada to examine public health efforts in those countries to inform pregnant women about the risks of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), particularly among indigenous populations. Studies regional initiatives around NZ to inform the establishment of a preventive and assessment programme in the Bay of Plenty DHB.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1664
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Author Hutton, Gemma
Title How do rural nurse specialists in South Westland perceive their personal safety whilst working in isolation? Type Book Whole
Year (up) 2018 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 97 p.
Keywords Rural nursing; Personal safety; Rural conditions
Abstract Identifies how rural nurse specialists (RNS) working in South Westland (SW) perceiver their personal safety in a rural environment as compared with an urban one. Uses a focus group to explore RNS responses and to identify the following themes related to safety in isolated environments: community, pressure to perform, and luck versus planning for safety. Suggests recommendations for future practice.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1665
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Author Officer, Tara N.
Title Nurse practitioners and pharmacist prescribers in primary health care: A realist evaluation of the New Zealand experience Type Book Whole
Year (up) 2018 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 301 p.
Keywords Nurse practitioners; Primary health care; Advanced nursing practice; Pharmacist prescribers
Abstract Investigates how nurse practitioner and pharmacist prescriber roles are developing in NZ primary health care, and what is needed to better support the future development of these roles. Employs a qualitative research design involving semi-structured interviews of (1) policy, training, and advocacy stakeholders; (2) primary health-care nurse practitioners, pharmacist prescribers, and general practitioners; and (3) patients of advanced practitioners and carers of patients using such services.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1693
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Author McDonald, Christine
Title Working collaboratively in hospice and palliative care: Sharing time; a grounded theory Type Book Whole
Year (up) 2018 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 230 p.
Keywords Palliative care; Hospice care; Collaboration
Abstract Addresses the concerns of health professionals working collaboratively in palliative care. Conducts 25 interviews wit 23 participants to arrive at a theory of sharing time to explain the social process of collaboration while individually managing and maintaining their own areas of concern. Explains the concept of health professionals making time in their work days for and with each other to find common ground.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1784
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Author Bogossian, F.; Cooper, S.; Kelly, M.; Levett-Jones, T.; McKenna, L.; Slark, J.; Seaton, P.
Title Best practice in clinical simulation education -- are we there yet? A cross-sectional survey of simulation in Australian and New Zealand pre-registration nursing education Type Journal Article
Year (up) 2018 Publication Collegian Abbreviated Journal
Volume 25 Issue 3 Pages 327-334
Keywords Simulation education; Nursing students; Clinical simulation; Surveys
Abstract Describes the current use of simulation in tertiary nursing education programmes leading to nurse registration, in Australia and NZ. Determines whether investments in simulation have improved uptake, quality and diversity of simulation experiences. Conducts a cross-sectional electronic survey distributed to lead nursing academics in nursing registration programmes in both countries.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1786
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Author Richardson, S.K.; Grainger, P.C.; Ardagh, M.W.; Morrison, R.
Title Violence and aggression in the emergency department is under-reported and under-appreciated Type Journal Article
Year (up) 2018 Publication New Zealand Medical Journal Abbreviated Journal
Volume 131 Issue 1476 Pages 50-58
Keywords Workplace violence; Emergency nurses; Nurse retention; Audits
Abstract Examines levels of reported violence and aggression within a tertiary-level emergency department (ED) in NZ. Explores staff attitudes to violence and the reporting of it. Conducts a one-month intensive prospective audit of the reporting of violence and aggression within the ED. Compares results with previously-reported data, and finds that failure to report acts of violence is common. Highlights that emergency nurses are the primary targets of abuse and confirms the effect it has on retention.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1787
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Author Lesa, Raewyn
Title The contribution of simulation in the development of clinical judgement: Students' perspectives Type Book Whole
Year (up) 2019 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 181 p.
Keywords Simulation; Clinical judgement; Nursing students; Pre-registration; Surveys
Abstract Conducts an exploratory case study investigating the experiences of third-year undergraduate nursing students in simulations, collecting stories about their experiences in the clinical environment, and highlighting the potential use of simulation as an alternate learning environment to foster the development of clinical judgement in nursing students. Considers two research questions: how do nursing students experience simulation as an environment for learning, and how do nursing students' learning experiences in simulation and clinical practice influence their development of clinical judgement skills? Conducts one-to-one interviews and observes simulations in the course of an exploratory case study.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1652
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Author Moke, Karen
Title Finding the balance: Family inclusive practice in adult community mental health Type Book Whole
Year (up) 2019 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 110 p.
Keywords Mental health nurses; Clinical managers; Adult community mental health services; Family-inclusive practice; Surveys
Abstract Explores family-inclusive practice in Adult Community Mental Health in a District Health Board. Focuses on what adult community mental health nurses and clinical managers consider to be barriers and facilitators to family-inclusive practice. Explores community mental health nurses' and clinical managers' perspectives of family-inclusive practice through semi-structured interviews using a descriptive qualitative design.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1653
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Author Westrate, Jan; Cummings, Cathy; Boamponsem, Louis; Towers, Andy
Title What factors influence compliance with health and disability service standards for aged residential care in New Zealand? Type Journal Article
Year (up) 2019 Publication Kai Tiaki Nursing Research Abbreviated Journal
Volume 10 Issue 1 Pages 47-53
Keywords Standards; Aged care; Compliance; Certification; Audits
Abstract Compares compliance with health and disability services standards (HDSS) in aged residential care (ARC) in 2016 with previous years, and relates the findings to the increase in complaints among the public. Quantifies the degree to which 185 ARC facilities complied with HDSS, and reports their level of compliance.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1624
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Author Johns, Susan Rosemary
Title It's always with you: the experience of being a 1970s hospital-trained general nursing student Type Book Whole
Year (up) 2019 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 203 p.
Keywords General nurse training; Nursing education; Hermeneutic phenomenology; Ontology
Abstract Uncovers the significance for nurses who were trained within the 1970s apprenticeship model in NZ hospitals, in their present understanding of themselves as nurses. Confirms that the 1970s heralded the beginning of the end of the apprenticeship system of nurse training, and that literature related to this era of general student nurse training is limited. Uses philosophical hermeneutics to guide interviews with 15 former student nurses who trained within the Auckland Hospital Board School of Nursing, and who reflect 40 years afterward, on how their apprenticeship training influenced the type of nurses they became.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1630
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Author Westenra, Belinda
Title A framework for cultural safety in paramedic practice Type Journal Article
Year (up) 2019 Publication Whitireia Journal of Nursing, Health and Social Services Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue 26 Pages 11-17
Keywords Paramedic; Diversity; Cultural safety; Sociological framework
Abstract Critically considers the application of cultural safety to working with diversity in paramedic practice in NZ. Presents a sociological framework, based on Mills's concept of 'sociological imagination' to analyse the connections between social and cultural factors in NZ and the author's professional experience.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1631
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Author Crick, Shelly; Page, Molly; Perry, Jane; Pillai, Nirmala M; Burry, Robin D
Title 'This building looks like a mansion but feels like a prison': personal and professional pratice prespectives on recruiting and retaining internationally-educated nurses Type Journal Article
Year (up) 2019 Publication Whitireia Journal of Nursing, Health and Social Services Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue 26 Pages 18-27
Keywords Internationally-educated nurses; Retention; Patient care; Reflection
Abstract Presents the experience of an internationally-educated nurse (IEN) who immigrated to the UK from India. Shares insights about the social and professional challenges faced by IENs, with perspectives from the nursing literature. Examines the tensions between the needs of recruiting organisations and the needs of IENs working in new countries.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1632
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Author Pool, Leanne; Day, Liz; Ridley, Susan
Title Mountain climbing: the journey for students with English as an additional language in a concept-based nursing curriculum Type Journal Article
Year (up) 2019 Publication Whitireia Journal of Nursing, Health and Social Services Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue 26 Pages 28-36
Keywords English as an additional language (EAL); Student support; Nursing education; Communication
Abstract Identifies the communication and learning needs of EAL students in undergraduate nursing education. Presents strategies for EAL students and others with diverse learning needs to comprehend the underlying concepts of cultural safety, praxis, professional nursing and leadership in Whitireia's BN integrated nursing curriculum. Reports findings from focus group discussions with 13 students involved in the three-way partnership comprising lecturers, learning support services and EAL students.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1633
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