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| Author |
Wilkinson, Jill; Nevills, Stephen; Huntington, Annette; Watsoon, Paul |
| Title |
Factors that influence new graduates' preferences for specialty areas |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2016 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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| Volume |
32 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
8-19 |
| Keywords |
New graduate nurse; Baccalaureate nurse; Career choice; First year of practice; Surveys |
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Reports a survey of nurses who had registered with the Nursing Council of New Zealand in 2012, exploring factors that influenced their preference for three government priority specialty areas: primary health care, mental health and aged-related residential care. Backgrounds the national pilot of the Advanced Choice of Employment system to recruit graduating and newly-graduated registered nurses into 2 first-year practice programmes. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1513 |
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Wainwright, Bethli; Julich, Shirley; Waring, Marilyn; Yeung, Polly; Green, Jennifer |
| Title |
Leaving the experts: experiences of liver transplant recipients in New Zealand |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2016 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
32 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
7-19 |
| Keywords |
Liver transplant recipient; Quality of life; Surveys; Well-being |
| Abstract |
Explores the experiences of discharged liver transplant recipients as they leave the hospital experts and return home. Adopts a sequential, exploratory mixed-method design, with a qualitative component: in-depth interviews with 17 liver transplant recipients. Explores their perspectives on quality of life post-operation in order to develop key concepts of post-operative wellbeing. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1520 |
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| Author |
Walker, Leonie; Willis, Jinny |
| Title |
Prevalence of smoking among New Zealand nursing students 2017 |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
8 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
4-9 |
| Keywords |
Nursing students; Smoking; Surveys |
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Reports the smoking prevalence of nursing students, comparing this with other relevant group and changes in smoking behaviour since this was last reported in 2013. Administers a national online survey of nursing students. Notes rates of smoking for both Maori and non-Maori students. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1536 |
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| Author |
Vick, Margaret; Dannenfeldt Gudrun; Shaw, Bill |
| Title |
Do students training to be health-care workers have compassionate attributes? |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
8 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
16-22 |
| Keywords |
Compassion; Health care students; Surveys; Measurements |
| Abstract |
Measures the extent to which health-care students began their training with compassionate attributes. Defines compassion as an awareness of others and a desire to help, using a non-judgmental approach. Highlights the significance of compassion in health care. Provides a self-administered 'compassion to others' psychometric scale to measure compassionate attributes to 146 students enrolled in the first semester of nursing, midwifery and social work at the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec). Analyses data using the SPSS and ANOVA for descriptive statistics and predictive information. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1538 |
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| Author |
Marshall, Bob; Craig, Andrea; Meyer, Alannah |
| Title |
Registered nurses' attitudes towards, and experiences of, aggression and violence in the acute hospital setting |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
8 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
31-36 |
| Keywords |
Aggression; Violence; Actue hospital settings; Training; Surveys; Registered nurses |
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Examines NZ registered nurses' experiences of aggression and violence and the impact of aggression management training (AMT) on their experiences. Collects data using an internet survey incorporating Collins' Attitudes Towards Aggressive Behaviours Questionnaire. Rates the effect of participation in AMT on exposure to aggression or violence and its impact on attitudes towards aggression and violence. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1540 |
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Brunton, Margaret; Cook, Catherine; Walker, Leonie; Clendon, Jill |
| Title |
Where are we?: workplace communication between RNs in culturally-diverse healthcare organisations; Analysis of a 2-phase, mixed-method study: a report prepared for the New Zealand Nursing Education and Research Foundation |
Type |
Report |
| Year |
2017 |
Publication |
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Issue |
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Pages |
82 p. |
| Keywords |
Communication in nursing; Registered nurses; Surveys |
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Examines cultural influences on perceptions and practices of cross-cultural communication among registered nursing staff from diverse ethnicities in NZ. Employs an exploratory approach to obtain qualitative feedback by means of semi-structured interviews with 36 Internationally Qualified Nurses (IQN) and 17 NZ Registered Nurses (NZRN). Uses data from the interviews to construct a questionnaire survey to seek responses from a random national sample of RNs. |
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1543 |
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| Author |
Jones, Merryn Anne |
| Title |
'It's hard to ask': examining the factors inflluencing decision-making amongst end-stage renal disease patients considering asking friends and family for a kidney |
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Book Whole |
| Year |
2017 |
Publication |
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Issue |
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Pages |
126 p. |
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Decision-making; Organ donation; Renal disease; Surveys |
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Seeks to explore the issues surrounding the request for a kidney by end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, in order to gain a better understanding of the decision-making process and motivations of patients as they choose or decline to approach others for a kidney. Interviews participants recruited from patients either on the deceased donor list (DDL) or who were pursuing Living Kidney Donation (LKD). Asks about the challenges of requesting a kidney donation and whether patients could identify strategies that might have been useful to them. Uses a qualitative descriptive approach to analyse interview data. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1544 |
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| Author |
Cameron, Megan |
| Title |
Evaluation report of a postgraduate specialty programme: is a specialty nursing qualification delivering what it says it does? |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Whitireia Nursing and Health Journal |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
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Issue |
24 |
Pages |
37-45 |
| Keywords |
Evaluation; Primary health care; Nursing; Well Child/Tamariki Ora; Postgraduate study; Surveys |
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Examines whether a postgraduate programme for Well Child/Tamariki Ora (WCTO) nurses prepares nurses new to child health to understand primary health care, health promotion, community nursing and nursing theory. Uses on online survey devised by Plunket National Educators to evaluate the (WCTO) strand of the Postgraduate Certificate in Primary Health Care Specialty Nursing curriculum against the delivery of the programme. Assesses student experience and student perceptions of the impact of their learning on their nursing practice. Considers whether it enables nurses to consider the specific populations in their care, or to encourage individuals, families and communities to increase their skills in health-focused daily living. Seeks to ascertain whether the structure of the programme, based on the clinical integration approach, supports nursing practice and academic study. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1549 |
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| Author |
Moana, Brenda; Crawford, Ruth; Isaac, Dorothy |
| Title |
Discussing sexual health with older clients: are primary health care nurses sufficiently prepared? |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Whitireia Nursing and Health Journal |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
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Issue |
24 |
Pages |
63-67 |
| Keywords |
Sexual health; Assessment; Primary health care; Older adults; Surveys |
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Reports some findings of a study which examined primary health care (PHC) nurses' preparedness for engaging older adults in conversation about sexual health research. Examines the experiences and beliefs of PHC nurses working with older clients. Conducts three focus groups with 16 participants who discussed their experiences, values and perceptions of conversations on sexual health with older clients. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1553 |
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| Author |
Kennedy, Barry |
| Title |
The Relationships between empathy and burnout in nurses |
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Book Whole |
| Year |
2013 |
Publication |
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Issue |
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Pages |
1v |
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Empathy; Burnout; Earthquakes; Acute nursing; Surveys |
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Surveys nurses at two hospitals during April and May of 2012. Uses bivariate correlations, group comparisons, analysis of variance and multiple regression to analyse the results. Notes that nurses were still experiencing negative emotional effects of the earthquakes and aftershocks of the preceding 18 months. Finds empathy levels and burnout levels were lower than the normative mean, and that empathy and burnout were negatively correlated with age and experience. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1565 |
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| Author |
Sandford, Germaine |
| Title |
What do critical care nurses perceive as barriers to mentorship within the critical care environment? |
Type |
Book Whole |
| Year |
2013 |
Publication |
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Issue |
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Pages |
151 p. |
| Keywords |
Critical care nursing; Mentorship; Student nurses; Novice nurses; Surveys |
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Seeks to describe the perceptions and experiences of a sample of nurses working in a critical-care tertiary referral centre in New Zealand, engaged in mentorship of new staff and/or student nurses. Undertakes a descriptive study which identifies four barriers within the critical care environment: the impact that clinical workload has on the provision of mentorship; lack of acknowledgement of the mentorship role; challenge of assessment of new and student nurses; insufficient training and knowledge opportunities for mentors. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1569 |
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| Author |
Shaw-Brown, Helen Stewart |
| Title |
A survey of Canterbury nurses' perceptions of the activities, effectiveness and benefits of professional supervision |
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Book Whole |
| Year |
2013 |
Publication |
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Pages |
143 p. |
| Keywords |
Professional supervision; Canterbury; Surveys |
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Aims to enrol all Canterbury nurses involved in professional supervision (PS) to describe their experiences, its effectiveness and the benefits they gained. Includes both nurse supervisees and nurse supervisors, with more than half coming from the mental health sector and the remainder coming from a variety of nursing specialities. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1570 |
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| Author |
Baby, Maria |
| Title |
Mental health nurses' experiences of patient assaults |
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Book Whole |
| Year |
2013 |
Publication |
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Issue |
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Pages |
1v |
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Patient assaults; Mental health nurses; Violence; Surveys |
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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. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1571 |
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| Author |
Lala, Anita Carol |
| Title |
Variability in neonatal gentamicin administration influencing drug delivery kinetics |
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Book Whole |
| Year |
2016 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Issue |
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Pages |
109 p. |
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Drugs; Drug delivery; Neonates; Neonatal nurses; Neonatal Intensive Care Units; Surveys |
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Distributes a self-administered questionnaire to Dunedin Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) nurses to investigate: the site of administration, comparing peripheral intravenous line (PIV) or umbilical venous catheter (UVC); and which dose of gentamicin would be used in two clinical scenarios describing babies of 24 and 32-weeks' gestation. Simulates gentamycin delivery and notes clinical variability. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1574 |
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| Author |
Beaver, Peter James |
| Title |
Contemporary patient safety and the challenges for New Zealand |
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Book Whole |
| Year |
2015 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Issue |
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Pages |
329 p. |
| Keywords |
Patient safety; Hospitals; Accidents; Risk; Surveys |
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Outlines the history, emergence, necessity, challenges, and strategies of the patient safety movement. Explores the challenges for staff working to reduce harm and implement safety improvement in NZ hospitals. Considers medical harm as a persistent and expensive threat to public health. Analyses health policy in the US, England and NZ using the theory of countervailing powers, and a shift from medical to managerial dominance. Reviews theories of accidents and risk, and the safety improvement literature. Provides staff perspectives from NZ by means of interviews with doctors, nurses and managers in two hospitals. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1578 |
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