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Author Heap, J.
Title Enuresis in children and young people: A public health nurse approach in New Zealand Type Journal Article
Year (down) 2004 Publication Journal of Child Health Care Abbreviated Journal
Volume 8 Issue 2 Pages 92-101
Keywords Public health; Nursing specialties; Children; Adolescents
Abstract This article discusses a child/adolescent-centred primary nocturnal enuresis program and service that is administered by a group of public health nurses in South Auckland. Enuresis is the involuntary passing of urine. Many children and adolescents who are nocturnal enuretics exhibit behaviours such as low self-esteem, withdrawal, less ambition and increased anxiety. These children are often low achievers within the school system and become a problem for their family and school.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 708 Serial 694
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Author McKillop, A.M.
Title Evaluation of the implementation of a best practice information sheet: Tracheal suctioning of adults with an artificial airway Type Journal Article
Year (down) 2004 Publication JBI Reports Abbreviated Journal
Volume 2 Issue 9 Pages 293-308
Keywords Evidence-based medicine; Nursing; Guidelines; Evaluation
Abstract This report presents an evaluation of the implementation of a best practice information sheet related to tracheal suctioning of adults with an artificial airway. The Centre for Evidence-Based Nursing Aotearoa, based in Auckland, conducted a systematic review of the evidence and produced the best practice information sheet. A survey of 105 nurses was conducted at three sites, in New Zealand and Australia. Using a before/after design, data were collected at the time of release of the information sheet and then approximately 12 months later. The study suggests a trend towards a modest uptake of best practice recommendations into nursing practice demonstrated by some behavioural changes within a 12-month period in the context of an implementation plan and the best practice information sheet.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 696
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Author Honey, M.
Title Flexible learning for postgraduate nurses: A basis for planning Type Journal Article
Year (down) 2004 Publication Nurse Education Today Abbreviated Journal
Volume 24 Issue 4 Pages 319-325
Keywords Nursing; Education; Technology; Teaching methods
Abstract This paper describes a survey undertaken with postgraduate nursing students in a university-based school of nursing in 2002 to establish their access to and use of computers and information technology for study. Whilst there was minimal flexibility and use of technology to support student learning for postgraduate nurses in the school, the university proposed increasing flexibility across all courses. This is in part a response to the increased internationalisation of education and developments in technology affecting programme design, delivery and support that can benefit teachers and students. The author notes that the findings of this survey form a basis for planning the introduction of flexible learning. Results indicated that not all students have convenient access to technology for study purposes, nor are they at the same level in terms of using technology.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 699
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Author Walsh, K.; McAllister, M.; Morgan, A.; Thornhill, J.
Title Motivating change: Using motivational interviewing in practice development Type Journal Article
Year (down) 2004 Publication Practice Development in Health Care Abbreviated Journal
Volume 3 Issue 2 Pages 92-100
Keywords Psychiatric Nursing; Hospitals; Motivation; Older people
Abstract The present paper draws on experiences and insights gained by a group of psychiatric nurse practice development facilitators whilst working with consumers, carers, clinicians and managers in the context of a practice development programme in a large metropolitan psychiatric hospital. The paper describes how the practice development facilitators were able to adapt techniques of motivational interviewing, commonly used in drug and alcohol treatment services, to help motivate change in an aged care setting. The lessons embedded within this experience are that people do want change, and that sustained change requires ownership and support. Practice development facilitators can assist in this process though the use of principles and strategies of motivational interviewing, which include increasing awareness of the need for change, supporting self-efficacy and managing resistance to change.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 718
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Author Campbell, K.
Title Intertwining the role of partner and caregiver: A phenomenological study of the experiences of four New Zealand rural women who have cared for their terminally ill partners Type
Year (down) 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Rural nursing; Terminal care; Palliative care; Home care; Nurse-family relations
Abstract The stories of the women who live and work in rural settings in New Zealand have begun to reveal unique contributions that they have made to their families and community. This research study evolved from a trend the researcher observed as a district nurse providing community palliative care in rural New Zealand; that the majority of carers of those who are terminally in home-settings are in fact women. This qualitative study aimed to explore through guided conversational interviews the experiences of four women who have cared for their terminally ill partners who have subsequently died. The study investigated if these women's experiences were comparable to that of other women in existing palliative care literature. This research project focused particularly on elucidating the women's experience of intertwining the role of partner and caregiver. Heidegger's hermeneutic philosophy informed the methodology because he focused on what it meant to 'be' rather than 'how we know what we know'. The project focused on the meanings the women made of this dual role in their lives. Women already in the role of partner were now faced with the added responsibility of caregiver to meet the complex needs of their loved one. Usually they had no training to prepare them for this experience. The study reveals ways in which the visiting palliative care nurse becomes very important to them. The women's own voices reveal the high level of respect for their partners and address the harsh realities, revealing poignant and striking concerns in their lives. These stories are shared with the intent of enriching nurses' and other health professionals' understanding of the women's experiences. The author notes that understanding these women's experience is not only a way of honouring these remarkable women but more widely it will inform and possibly transform practice through guideline and policy refinement.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 822
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Author Maxwell-Crawford, K.
Title Huarahi whakatu: Maori mental health nursing career pathway Type Report
Year (down) 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume (Trm/04/15) Issue Pages
Keywords Professional development; Careers in nursing; Maori; Psychiatric nursing; Mental Health
Abstract Huarahi whakatu describes a pathway for recognising the expertise of nurses working in kaupapa Maori mental health services and recommends a professional development programme that can lead to advancement along the pathway. An emphasis on dual competencies – cultural and clinical – underlies the rationale for regarding kaupapa Maori mental health nursing as a sub-specialty. Eight levels of cultural competencies and twelve levels of clinical competencies are used to differentiate career stages and it is recommended that movement from one level to another should be matched by increased remuneration. The report also contains a recommended professional development programme to support the operationalisation of the career pathway.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 824
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Author Maloney-Moni, J.
Title Kia Mana: A synergy of wellbeing Type
Year (down) 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal University of Auckland Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Transcultural nursing; Psychology; Maori
Abstract
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 841 Serial 825
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Author Daniels, Anne
Title Listening to New Zealand nurses: A survey of intent to leave, job satisfaction, job stress, and burnout Type Book Whole
Year (down) 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Stress; Job satisfaction; Nursing
Abstract This study aims to identify work related factors contributing to New Zealand nurses' intent to leave the job. Two hundred and seventy five surveys (response rate = 68.8%) from a random sample of 400 nurses employed in one district health board were used to explore intent to leave the job. Three research questions directed the description of levels of job satisfaction, job stress, and burnout found in nurse participants, correlations between the three variables, and the identification of variables predicting intent to leave the job through regression analyses. The survey found levels of job satisfaction were high, job stress was low, and burnout was average. Specifically, lack of opportunity to participate in organisational decision making, control over work conditions, control over what goes on in the work setting (key Magnet Hospital characteristics) were not evident, and with pay rates, were the main sources of job dissatisfaction. Workload was the most frequently experienced source of stress by nurse participants. Twenty-five per cent of nurse participants reported high levels of intent to leave the job. Correlations suggested that reductions in job satisfaction influenced increases in job stress and burnout. Job stress was associated with increases in emotional exhaustion. Emotional exhaustion was influenced by eight job satisfaction, job stress, and burnout subscales. Five subscales (professional opportunities, praise and recognition, interaction opportunities, extrinsic rewards, lack of support) explained 26.2% of the variance in nurse participant's intent to leave. The author concludes that issues of power and control were associated with job dissatisfaction, job stress and burnout in nursing practice. However, predictors of intent to leave the job suggest a growing realisation by nurse participants that postgraduate education and nursing research may provide the tools to create positive change in the health care environment and make nursing visible, valued and appropriately rewarded.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 826
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Author Smith, P.A.
Title Mad bad or sad: Caring for the mentally disordered offender in the court environment from a nurse's perspective Type
Year (down) 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Mental health; Psychiatric Nursing
Abstract This paper examines the difficulties health professionals face daily when providing care for the mentally disordered offender in the court environment. The role of the court nurse is to provide care for people with mental health needs in the court and health professionals can find this a restrictive environment to work in. This is mainly due to the court's legal processes which are designed to punish rather than offer therapeutic alternatives. By advocating for the mentally disordered offender, the court nurse ensures the court is aware of an individual's mental health needs, thus reducing the prospect of inappropriate sentencing, and the associated stigmatisation that may occur as a result of a criminal conviction.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 843 Serial 827
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Author Morrison-Ngatai, E.
Title Mai i muri ka haere whakahaere: Maori woman in mental health nursing Type
Year (down) 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Mental health; Maori; Female; Psychiatric Nursing
Abstract Contents: Chapter 1 Kupu whakataki – introduction; Chapter 2 Raranga mohiotanga – literature review; Chapter 3 To te wahine mana tuku iho – theoretical framework; Chapter 4 Tahuri ki te rangahau – research methodology; Chapter 5 Whakaaturanga whakaoho – beginnings; Chapter 6 Kia pakari – positioning and contesting; Chapter 7 E ara ki runga wahine toa – standing and enduring; Chapter 8 Kua takoto te whariki.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 828
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Author Codlin, K.C.
Title Mental health nurses and clinical supervision: A naturalistic comparison study into the effect of group clinical supervision on minor psychological disturbance, job satisfaction and work-related stress Type
Year (down) 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal University of Otago Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Psychiatric Nursing; Clinical supervision; Stress; Job satisfaction; Mental health
Abstract
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 845 Serial 829
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Author Seccombe, J.
Title Nursing students and people with disabilities: Changing curriculum, changing attitudes? Type
Year (down) 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Nursing; Education; Students; People with disabilities
Abstract
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 832
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Author Arcus, K.J.
Title Often wearisome, sometimes saddening, but always interesting: A hundred years of district nursing in Wellington, 1903-2003 Type
Year (down) 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords District nursing; History
Abstract October 2003 marked the centenary of Wellington district nursing. Annie Holgate, a 'trained, professional' nurse, was employed to care for the sick poor in 1903. The Wellington St John Ambulance District Nursing Guild funded district nursing for over fifty years. The first president, Sarah Ann Rhodes, left a legacy of a solid financial and administrative base for the whole of the Guild's existence. From 1945 the Wellington Hospital Board assumed responsibility for district nursing and expanded the service to the greater Wellington region. In 1974 the Community Health Services were formed, with Pauline MacInnes as the nurse leader. Expansion of healthcare in the community ensued, with district nurses pivotal to client-centred, community-based, collaborative healthcare. This service was dismantled in the wake of health sector restructuring in 1989. The philosophy and operation of the Community Health Service of this period bears a striking resemblance to the current concept of Primary Health Care. Primary sources from Wellington St John, Kai Tiaki and data from official publications were used to compile this history. Emergent themes are the autonomy of district nurses' practice, the invisibility of district nursing and the impact of visionary leadership. All have implications for the future of district nursing. District nursing, initially dependent on philanthropy, has been publicly funded in New Zealand since 1944. District nursing is now an essential component of health care.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 851 Serial 835
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Author Lynes, H.
Title Partnership or collaboration? Exploring professional relationships between public health nurses and school staff in Otago, New Zealand Type
Year (down) 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Public health; Nursing; Nurse-family relations; School nursing
Abstract School staff are a conduit by which children and families can access the public health nursing service and the public health nurses can access children and their families. The author notes that, to benefit children, public health nurses need more than knowledge of health issues; they need to understand how to work well with staff from the education sector. A good professional relationship between public health nurses and school staff will therefore ultimately result in a benefit to children's health. This thesis reviews the literature using an interpretive lens to examine the position of public health nurses and schools. It argues that public health nurses need to access expertise from other sources besides nursing in order to develop and sustain the skills of relating professionally to staff from the education sector. It proposes collaboration as a model of public health nursing practice with school staff but recognises that further research on inter-sectorial collaboration is necessary.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 836
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Author Baur, P.
Title Patients who present to the emergency department but do not wait: An exploratory study Type
Year (down) 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Emergency nursing; Hospitals
Abstract
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 849
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