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Author (up) Delugar, A.
Title An historical inquiry to identify the contribution Beatrice Salmon's writings made to nursing education in New Zealand, 1969-1972 Type
Year 1999 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords History of nursing; Nursing; Education
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1271
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Author (up) Dennis, J.
Title How will transformative primary health care nursing leadership facilitate better health outcomes for Southlanders? Type
Year 2005 Publication Abbreviated Journal Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz
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Keywords Leadership; Nursing; Primary health care
Abstract Changes within the New Zealand health system have led to an emphasis on primary health care. The New Zealand government and the Southland District Health Board have identified that nurses can make significant contribution to improving the primary health outcomes for New Zealanders. However, within Southland there exist barriers to nurses influencing health outcomes. A Southland draft Primary Health Care Nursing Strategic Plan 2005 recommended that the employment of a primary health care nursing leader would reduce these barriers and lead to a comprehensive primary health care nursing service. This dissertation argues, using literature, that the employment of a transformative nursing leader, using a facilitative style, would implement changes that would develop a community responsive nursing service, establish a primary health care educational structure and ensure quality nursing care. Successful implementation would occur as the leader facilitates experiential learning within groups and with individuals to review current experiences and implement transformative primary health care nursing changes that improves health for all. The dissertation introduces the background to the changing primary health care environment in New Zealand and to the Southland current situation in chapter one. Chapter two describes the unique features of transformative leadership style and how it is applies to nursing and specifically to Southland's changing primary health care environment. The chapter specifically emphasises the role of and the art of facilitation which is a critical transformative leadership process. Chapter three describes the process of the experiential learning cycle, which the author argues will improve health outcomes, when used by the transformative leader to enable nurses to learn from their experiences and make nursing changes that improve health care. Chapter four addresses the dissertation question by describing how transformative leadership will facilitate the experiential learning process to Southlanders and improve health outcomes, reduce inequalities and increase accessibility through a comprehensive primary health care nursing service.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 920
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Author (up) Dent, G.W.
Title Mental health nurses' knowledge and views on talking therapies in clinical practice Type
Year 2008 Publication Abbreviated Journal ResearchArchive@Victoria http://hdl.handle.net/10063/675
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Keywords Psychiatric Nursing; Attitude of health personnel; Evidence-based medicine; Professional development
Abstract Using a qualitative descriptive research design, this study explored nurses' knowledge and views on their talking therapy training and skills in practice. The study examined the use of talking therapies, or specialised interpersonal processes, embodied within the Te Ao Maramatanga: New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses Inc (2004) Standards of Practice for Mental Health Nurses in New Zealand. A survey questionnaire was sent to 227 registered nurses from a district health hoard mental health service and a sample of eight nurses participated in a semi-structured interview. Content analysis based on the headings “knowledge views, skill acquisition and skill transfer” established the major themes from the data collection processes. The findings confirmed that nurses believe their knowledge and skills in evidence-based talking therapies to be vitally important in mental health nursing practice. Nurses identified that talking therapy training courses needed to be clinically relevant and that some learning strategies were advantageous. The identification of some knowledge gaps for, nurses with limited post graduate experience, and for nurses who currently work in inpatient areas suggests that further consideration must be given to ensure that a cohesive, sustainable approach is ensured for progression of workforce development projects relevant to training in talking therapies for mental health nurses in New Zealand.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1151
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Author (up) Desmond, N.
Title Aspects of nursing in the general practice setting and the impact on immunisation coverage Type
Year 2007 Publication Abbreviated Journal University of Auckland Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Nurse-family relations; Immunisation; Primary health care; Nursing
Abstract
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 510 Serial 496
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Author (up) DeSouza, R.
Title Wellness for all: The possibilities of cultural safety and cultural competence in New Zealand Type Journal Article
Year 2008 Publication Journal of Research in Nursing Abbreviated Journal
Volume 13 Issue 2 Pages 125-135
Keywords Cultural safety; Nursing models; Cross-cultural comparison; Maori
Abstract The author contends that responses to cultural diversity in nursing need to consider the theory and practice developments of the profession, whilst also responding to broader social and historical process that prevent marginalised groups from utilising universal health services. A combination of approaches is suggested in this paper to meet these two imperatives. Cultural safety is one indigenous New Zealand nursing approach derived in response to inequalities for Maori, whereas cultural competence is an imported paradigm derived from a multicultural context. Furthermore, research and dialogue are required to examine points of complementarity and tension. This paper offers a beginning for this process.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 943 Serial 927
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Author (up) DeSouza, R.
Title Transforming possibilities of care: Goan migrant motherhood in New Zealand Type Journal Article
Year 2005 Publication Contemporary Nurse Abbreviated Journal
Volume 20 Issue 1 Pages 87-101
Keywords Pregnancy; Transcultural nursing; Quality of health care; Attitude to health
Abstract This paper reports on a study of the maternity care experiences of women from Goa (India) in Auckland. Multiple research strategies were incorporated into the process to prevent reproduction of deficiency discourses. Interviews were carried out with Goan women who had experiences of migration and motherhood. The findings revealed that as a consequence of motherhood and migration, migrant mothers were able to reclaim and re-invent innovative solutions. Nurses and other health professionals can have a significant role in supporting women and their families undergoing the transition to parenthood in a new country and develop their knowledge and understanding of this dual transition.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 942
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Author (up) DeSouza, R.
Title Walking upright here: Countering prevailing discourses through reflexivity and methodological pluralism Type
Year 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
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Keywords Transcultural nursing; Childbirth
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1269 Serial 1254
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Author (up) Dewes, C.A.
Title Perceptions and expectations of a kaiawhina role Type
Year 2006 Publication Abbreviated Journal University of Auckland Library
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Keywords Maori; Students; Nursing
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 692 Serial 678
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Author (up) Diack, Aileen
Title Innovations in home care for infants and young children with long-term illness (observations of care provision in United States of America and England) Type Report
Year 1993 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 33 p.
Keywords Child health services; Long-term care; Domiciliary nursing; Reports
Abstract Visits the US and the UK to observe paediatric nursing services for chronically-ill children at home. Discusses the concepts that enable children with long-term illness to be cared for in the home, how staff are chosen and trained and the degree to which the family is involved in setting objectives and directing the focus of care. Part of the Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship Reports series.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1418
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Author (up) Diers, D.
Title “Noses and eyes”: Nurse practitioners in New Zealand Type Journal Article
Year 2008 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 24 Issue 1 (Mar) Pages 4-10
Keywords Cross-cultural comparison; Nurse practitioners; History of nursing
Abstract Principles for understanding and evolving nurse practitioner practice, politics and policy are distilled from 40 years of experience in the United States and Australia. The issues in all countries are remarkably similar. The author suggests that some historical and conceptual grounding may assist the continuing development of this expanded role for nursing in New Zealand.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 965
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Author (up) Dillon, D.R.
Title Rural contexts: Islands Type Book Chapter
Year 2008 Publication Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 19-30) Abbreviated Journal Ministry of Health publications page
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Keywords Rural nursing; Identity; Advanced nursing practice; Professional competence
Abstract This chapter explores the concept of islands particularly in relation to rurality, individual and community identities, and nursing. The author argues that all New Zealanders are islanders, and considers the implications of this on personal and community values, when they are shaped by geographic isolation and structural separateness. She explores commonalities between islanders and rural peoples in areas such as identity, isolation, and health, and outlines the impacts this has on rural nursing practice and competencies. A case study of a nurse on Stewart Island is briefly discussed.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 765 Serial 461
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Author (up) Dillon, D.R.
Title Islands, islandness and nursing: Advanced nursing practice in rural remote and small island areas Type
Year 2006 Publication Abbreviated Journal Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz
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Keywords Rural nursing; Primary health care
Abstract This dissertation focuses on the concepts of island, island-ness, and isolation. It aims to further advance the national and international literature relating to the health beliefs of island people as linked to the provision of primary health care services within New Zealand. New Zealand is an island nation made up of two main islands and numerous outlying islands, relatively isolated from the rest of the world by water. This geography means going anywhere from New Zealand involves traveling either “over” or “on” the sea. All people of New Zealand since the first inhabitants, whether residents or visitors, have arrived to New Zealand either by sea or more recently by plane. The population of New Zealand is 25% rural, with most of these rural dwellers residing in the South Island, and several of the smaller off shore Islands. This builds a sense of culture of the people, or tangata whanua (the people of the land), for whom there are degrees of island-ness, and the characteristics of this can be seen amongst the people of New Zealand. A further challenge which is discussed comes in the form of the “island penalty” which encompasses high transport costs, long distances to travel to main centres, lack of specialists and trained health workers, effects of migration and tourism, and communication difficulties. The more isolated people are, the tougher the challenges become. Most rural island populations are served by lay care workers, volunteers, and rural and remote nurses. Nurses are often the main health care providers to small island populations, and they demonstrate advanced nursing practice which is acknowledged internationally as meeting Nurse Practitioner competencies. As a group these nurses possess knowledge of the extrinsic and intrinsic factors involved in the health needs and health determinants of these island communities. Researching these advanced nursing roles adds to the body of knowledge around isolated and island communities. The author suggests that studying the concepts of islands, islandness, and isolation in relation to health beliefs will bring more understanding of services for the advanced rural nurse to consider in developing appropriate, accessible, affordable and adaptable Primary Health Care which is fair and equitable.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 507
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Author (up) Dobbs, L.
Title Can evidence improve nursing practice? Type Journal Article
Year 2006 Publication Nursing Journal Northland Polytechnic Abbreviated Journal coda, An Institutional Repository for the New Zealand ITP Sector
Volume 10 Issue Pages 27-32
Keywords Evidence-based medicine; Nursing; Professional development
Abstract Evidenced Based Practice is aimed at providing safe, effective and cost-appropriate health care. The utilisation of EBP in nursing has proved to be valuable not only for patients and nurses, but also for other health professionals and the wider community. However, despite the recognised benefits of EBP, a significant gap between theory and practice exists. This paper explores some of the issues behind not implementing EBP, such as comfort with traditional practices, lack of engagement with EBP, and time constraints.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1226 Serial 1211
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Author (up) Dobson, J.
Title Nurses' experiences of parental informed consent in the neonatal intensive care unit Type
Year 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz
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Keywords Neonatal nursing; Parents and caregivers
Abstract The Guthrie Test has become the standard screening test for early detection of congenital metabolic disorders for newborn babies in New Zealand and is an accepted part of neonatal care. In neonatal care, decisions are made on behalf of babies usually by their parents and, for the Guthrie Test there is a requirement that health professionals obtain informed consent. This qualitative research utilised focus group methodology to discover what neonatal nurses in clinical practice consider when obtaining informed consent from parents for newborn screening, the Guthrie Test. The convenience sample consisted of seven registered nurses who volunteered to participate in the study. They all practice in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Dunedin Public Hospital that provides Level 3 intensive care to neonates in the Otago/Southland regions. There are proven benefits of the current newborn screening programme and in the experience of this focus group not many parents choose to refuse. These neonatal nurses identified the rights of parents to have that choice and to make an informed decision. The findings from this research indicate the importance neonatal nurses place on patients' rights and the information provided to ensure that their rights are respected. However, the results indicated that there is a need for clarification of the purpose and process of informed consent for the Guthrie Test in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Therefore providing sufficient, relevant information at an appropriate time and manner is considered necessary. The findings will be used to inform discussion related to the provision of best practice.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 921
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Author (up) Donaldson, Andrea
Title Forensic clinical nurses in emergency departments: an emerging need for New Zealand Type Journal Article
Year 2019 Publication Kai Tiaki Nursing Research Abbreviated Journal
Volume 10 Issue 1 Pages 54-58
Keywords Forensic nursing; Emergency departments; Nursing skills; Nursing specialisation
Abstract Performs a systematic review of the literature undertaken to gather evidence to support the establishment of clinical forensic nurse specialist roles in NZ emergency departments. Examines research on the role, function and purpose of the clinical forensic nurse in caring for the most challenging patients while upholding ethical and legal principles
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1625
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