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Martin, M. M. (1996). Spiritual healing and its contribution to contemporary religious life and alternative medicine in Aotearoa-New Zealand. Ph.D. thesis, , .
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Doole, P. L. (1996). Getting on with life: the lived experience of four adults with cystic fibrosis. Ph.D. thesis, , .
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Glen, J. (1996). The having-been-ness and the being-in-the-world of twin survivors. Ph.D. thesis, , .
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Hotchin, C. L. (1996). Midwives' use of unorthodox therapies: a feminist perspective. Ph.D. thesis, , .
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Jackson, H. (1996). Lost in the normality of birth: a study in grounded theory exploring the experiences of mothers who had unplanned abdominal surgery at the time of birth. Ph.D. thesis, , .
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Ross, N. (1996). Nursing professionalism and the Employment Contracts Act. Ph.D. thesis, , .
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Mortlock, B. (1996). The business of caring: practice nurses in primary health care. Ph.D. thesis, , .
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Finlayson, M. (1996). An analysis of the implementation of health policy in New Zealand 1901 – 1996. Ph.D. thesis, , .
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Wilson, A. M. (1996). Practice-based reflection: learning grounded in practice. Ph.D. thesis, , .
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Wade, M. R. (1996). Community based nurse case management: the experience of consumers (Vol. 7). Ph.D. thesis, , .
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Eichblatt, A. (1996). One woman's experience of living with chronic pain: a phenomenological study. Ph.D. thesis, , .
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Dixon, D. A. (1996). Critical case studies as voice: the difference in practice between enrolled and registered nurses.
Abstract: 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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Pearson, J. R. (1996). An exploration of empowerment and the conditions that empower students in a nursing education context (Vol. 13). Ph.D. thesis, , .
Abstract: At Whitireira Community Polytechnic the curriculum philosophy for the Bachelor of Nursing Degree Programme is based on the Treaty of Waitangi, which provides a framework to articulate the concepts of Partnership, Governorship, Advocacy and Empowerment. This paper will describes a research study that aimed to explore the phenomenon of empowerment from the perspective of the student nurse.Using grounded theory methodology, emancipatory and feminist philosophies. Six year Two nursing participants were interviewed and asked to define the term empowerment and give exemplers of moments when they had been empowered in a teaching/learning context. Analysis of data led to the discovery of a theory and development of a theoretical model that described the conditions and consequences that led to empowerment or disempowerment for the student.The theoretical model will be presented and explained, and the conditions that enhanced empowerment will be explored. Recommendations from the research included the need for relevant preparation for students prior to clinical placement, preparation of clinicians through preceptor pregrammes, greater awareness by registered nurses of the communication that is effective in supporting student nurses and support for assisted reflection for students following clinical placements. It was further recommended that the theoretical model be tasted in other contexts
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Sherrard, I. M. (1996). Living with a damaged body. Ph.D. thesis, , .
Abstract: 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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Watson, P. B., & Feld, A. (1996). Factors in stress and burnout among paediatric nurses in a general hospital. Nursing Praxis in New Zealand, 11(3), 38–46.
Abstract: 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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