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Litchfield, M. |
| Title |
The process of nursing partnership in family health |
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1997 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
University of Minnesota Library |
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4 |
Issue |
9 |
Pages |
23-25 |
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The study reconceptualises the process of nursing practice where health is expanding consciousness. The praxis methodology and design derive from the findings of the previous study (Litchfield, 1993) through which a framework for personal practice was articulated. The philosophical premises were hermeneutic and dialogic reflecting a narrative orientation within a participatory paradigm. Ontology and epistemology merge and language is fundamental. The findings from this subsequent study depict the process of modeling practice as a tetrahedron to show inter-relatedness of four facets, each defined completely by the others: partnership, dialogue, pattern recognition and health as dialectic. Five young families with complex health circumstances were preferred by Plunket Nurses and visited at hole to talk about health and the family. Th e process of health patterning ended with indication of insight as the potential for action; the partnership ended as the closure of the initial contract to provide a summary text to the family. Transformative change in family living was identified. The continuous analysis of the scripts of the evolving conversations and summary text showed the relational, dialogic processes were identified as vision – finding purpose to act in the here-and-now against the backdrop of past and potential of the future; and community – a sense of being connected, participant and relevant in society. This process of research, as if practice, presented health and caring as synonymous and core of the discipline of nursing |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 385 |
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385 |
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Wilson, D. |
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Through the looking glass: nurses' responses to women experiencing partner abuse |
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1997 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Massey University Library |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 402 |
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402 |
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Prebble, K.; McDonald, B. |
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Adaptation to the mental health setting: the lived experience of comprehensive nurse graduates |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
1997 |
Publication |
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Mental Health Nursing |
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6 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
30-36 |
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The aim of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore the experience of new comprehensive nursing graduates as they adapted to working in the acute psychiatric setting. Interviews were conducted with four participants, focussing on their current work experiences and how the philosophical beliefs and values derived from their educational preparation fit with those they encountered within the practice setting. The data were analysed by noting common experiences, values and meanings and identifying the themes as they emerged. The themes were: transition to practice, conflict, contradiction, structural constraints, and the reality of the psychiatric setting. The results of the study confirm the concern that has been voiced by new graduates about the quality and quantity of current orientation programmes. Conflicting values and beliefs concerning the nature of mental health/psychiatric nursing has also become evident. It appears that the graduates' Comprehensive nursing preparation may have contributed to their feelings of unease as they attempted to fit their own values and beliefs about nursing with those of the acute psychiatric setting |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 412 |
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412 |
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Litchfield, M. |
| Title |
The language of nursing practice in hospitals |
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Conference Article |
| Year |
1997 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
held by NZNO Library and author |
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Proceedings of the National Nursing Informatics Co |
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Hospitals; Nurse managers; Advanced nursing practice; Nurse-patient relations; Care plans |
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A paper presenting the findings of a small research project involving a group of self-selected senior nurses of Wellington Hospital to explore the nature of nursing practice in the care and management of hospitalised patients and to formalise the language that would acknowledge its significance in the current effort of hospitals to define patient care pathways. The nature of hospital nursing practice was described in themes of a generic process of nurse-patient care that articulates a distinct specialism of hospital nursing, whatever the hospital department in which nurses hold positions. |
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1322 |
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Rogers, Luenda |
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Report on Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study undertaken March/April 1997 [Management of babies born to mothers with dependencies -- drug and alcohol; Health care of young children whose families are homeless] |
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Report |
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1997 |
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79p. |
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Infants; Drug dependency; Alcohol dependency; Homelessness; Child health services; Reports |
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As the recipient of the Margaret May Blackwell Travel Fellowship two topics were studied: management of babies born to mothers with drug and alcohol dependencies, and the health-care of young children whose families are homeless. Part of the Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship Reports series. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1411 |
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Watson, P.B.; Feld, A. |
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Factors in stress and burnout among paediatric nurses in a general hospital |
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Journal Article |
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1996 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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11 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
38-46 |
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High stress and staff turnover in a multi-specialty paediatric area prompted this study that aimed to :1) measure the burnout level of nurses in a multi-specialty paediatric area2) identify and validate causes of stress3) identify new ways of preventing stress on the wardFifty four percent (n=14) of the paediatric nurses completed the questionnaire booklet that included demographic data, the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Nursing Situations Questionnaire the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-21 the Ways of Coping Checklist and open ended questions about sources of stress and satisfaction at work. Results indicated levelsof burnout and distress comparable with larger studies. Conflict with doctors was the major source of stress followed by workload, inadequate preparation in dealing with the emotional needs of patients and their families and death and dying. Conflict with doctors has not previously been identified as the major source of stress. However workload and death and dying are commonly identified as sources in the literature. Suggestions for further research and the low response rate are discussed |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 156 |
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156 |
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Andrews, E. |
| Title |
The living power of words |
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1996 |
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E. I. T. Library, Gloucester Street, Taradale, Haw |
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The experience of loneliness within a people-centered profession has supported nursings silencing and invisibility. A literature expedition through communication texts and journals led to an awareness of the paucity of literature which explores and acknowledges how we dialogue together, rather than the more fashionable focus on how we should communicate with others. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 158 |
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158 |
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Dixon, D.A. |
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Critical case studies as voice: the difference in practice between enrolled and registered nurses |
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1996 |
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Flinders University of South Australia |
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An emergent theoretical perspective in the nursing literature relates to nursing as a human science and the application of critical social science and feminist frameworks to nursing research. This research adds to the discipline's knowledge base in that it is at the leading edge of exploring how critical case study illuminates critical issues in the practice of nursing.My interest in the research question came from hearing colleagues espouse the view that other than a legal one, there were no differences in practice between enrolled and registered nurses. How accurate was this perception? Without answers to this question, members of the nursing profession in New Zealand were likely to make some major decisions about the future of enrolled nursing which history will show were ill founded. Since I “walk the talk” of both the world of practice and the corridors of nursing power relationships, I sought answers by incorporating the viewpoints of both groups into the research design.Five registered nurses who had previously been enrolled nurses were asked to consider what was different about their present practice compared to their experiences as an enrolled nurse.Through critically reflexive discourse and journalling, Liz, Emma, Kathy, Helen and myself came to reflect on our nursing worlds in order to transform them.Writing about these transformations in a way that kept our voices alive was more difficult. The cases were written as stories, using storytelling as a legitimate academic activity to link the methodology with the theoretical perspectives. This ensured our individual voices were heard rather than silenced by the research process. It also left a clear decision trail for the reader to follow related to issues of rigor. Paradoxically, the identification of patterns across the case studies was facilitated.Two main patterns emerged in answer to the question “what's different in your practice now from when you were an enrolled nurse?” The differences were explicated in the pattern “Becoming a registered nurse” while “She was one of us” exposed the underlying power and control issues. This study found that the enrolled nurse controls practice at the bedside.The nursing profession's stance on the future of enrolled nurses was also explored through case study. Key nursing stakeholders were interviewed using a proposed legislative change to the Nurses' Act, 1977, that would lead to the demise of the enrolled nurses as a category of nurse, as a focus point. These different perspectives expose for critique the socio-political forces that silence the voice of enrolled nurses in determining their own future. At a legislative level, the stakeholders' voices are dominant. The future of enrolled nurses looks increasingly bleak in New Zealand as the nursing profession positions itself legislatively for the 21st century |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 167 |
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167 |
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Sherrard, I.M. |
| Title |
Living with a damaged body |
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1996 |
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Massey University Library, UNITEC Library, Auckla |
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Grounded theory was used to investigate the lives of quadriplegic people living in the community. The model indicates that people move between dependence and independence according to several factors |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 185 |
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185 |
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Pearce, L.; Cuthbertson, S.; Streat, S.J.; Hay, D. |
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Dental hygiene in the critically ill: a randomised controlled trial of three methods |
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1996 |
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DCCM, Auckland Hospital, Private Bag 92024, Auck |
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Introduction Critically ill patients cannot clean their own teeth. A variety of methods are used but as the best method is unknown we performed a prospective randomised double-blind controlled trial of three methods.Method Of 359 consecutive admissions to the Department of Critical Care Medicine between 31/01/97 and 25/05/97, 222 were excluded (62 edentulous, 6 unexaminable, 142 transferred alive and 12 dead or dying at 24 hours). The remaining 137 patients had quantitative (picture-linked, ordinal score) assessment of caries, peridontal status and plaque (in 12 segments of teeth) before randomisation (to the use of either toothbrush, jumbo swab or sonic toothbrush) by pre-assigned sealed envelopes. All teeth were cleaned (prescribed four hourly) with 0.2% chlorhexidine solution. Daily plaque scores were obtained (by an assessor (SC) blind to treatment allocation) until withdrawal, death or transfer.Results Toothbrush Jumboswab SonicPatients assigned 50 48 39Withdrawn within 24hrs. 9 3 5Patients remaining 41 45 34Percentage of teeth segments thatare pristine: pre treatment 45 50 51 after 2 days 74 57 90 F(2.63) = 5.00 p = 0.0097 More withdrawals for patient noncompliance after randomisation occurred in the sonic group (5/34 versus 3/86). Conclusion. By the second day the sonic toothbrush was the most effective in plaque removal with the toothbrush the next most effective method |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 203 |
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203 |
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Doole, P.L. |
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Getting on with life: the lived experience of four adults with cystic fibrosis |
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1996 |
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Massey University Library |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 247 |
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247 |
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Wade, M.R. |
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Community based nurse case management: the experience of consumers |
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1996 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
Flinders University of South Australia |
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7 |
Issue |
3 |
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4-10 |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 332 |
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332 |
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Roy, D.E. |
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Exploring the realities: the lived experienced of chronic rheumatoid arthritis |
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1995 |
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Massey University Library, UNITEC Institute of Te |
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Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disease of the connective tissues. People with rheumatoid arthritis often experience chronic pain, chronic fatigue and functional impairment for a large apart of their lives. The cause of rheumatoid arthritis is unknown, with three times more women than men being affected. There are many women who live with rheumatoid arthritis throughout much of their adult lives. Women with rheumatoid arthritis face the challenges and stresses of parenting, partnerships, and employment along with the need to cope with a chronic and increasingly debilitating disease.A review of the literature related to rheumatoid arthritis reveals a dearth of qualitative research, with few studies that focus specifically on women even though they constitute a significant percentage of the client group. Little is known from the clients' perspective of what it is like to live with chronic rheumatoid arthritis. This study, a single-participant case study using a phenomenological analysis, explores one woman's' reality of living with rheumatoid arthritis. As this woman's story unfolds, it is revealed how daily living with rheumatoid arthritis had been incorporated into a new way of being-in-the world. Her way of being-in-the-world is such that rheumatoid arthritis is very much a reality, impacting on most aspects of her life. Yet it does not dominate, as she continues with a very full and active life despite this disease |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 188 |
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188 |
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De Vore, C.A. |
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Independent midwifery practice: a critical social approach |
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1995 |
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Massey University Library |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 250 |
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250 |
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Peddie, B. |
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Whooping cough in the Northern Coromandel -1995 |
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1995 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
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4 |
Issue |
7 |
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14-17 |
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Data gathered during a whooping cough outbreak in the Northern Coromandel in 1995 highlights some distinct characteristics about how the disease manifestests itself in a defined geographical area, and about the place of prophylactic Erythromycin. This was probably the most fully documented outbreak in New Zealand, and possibly the first study conducted from a community perspective |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 286 |
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286 |
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