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Author (up) Fitzgerald, S.; Tripp, H.; Halksworth-Smith, G. url  openurl
  Title Assessment and management of acute pain in older people: barriers and facilitators to nursing practice Type Journal Article
  Year 2017 Publication Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 35 Issue 1 Pages 48-57  
  Keywords Pain assessment; Pain management; Aged patients; Acute care nurses  
  Abstract Examines the pain management practices of nurses, and identifies barriers and facilitators to the assessment and management of pain for older people, within the acute hospital setting.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1788  
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Author (up) Fletcher, Stephanie url  openurl
  Title “It's one less thing I have to do” : does referring patients to a co-located psychology service impact on the well-being of primary care health providers? Type Journal Article
  Year 2021 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 88 p.  
  Keywords Psychology service; Primary health care nurses; Well-being; Mental health services; Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT)  
  Abstract Investigates wheether the impact of a co-located psychological service to which Primary Care Providers cn refer patients with mild to moderate mental health needs, would impact on the well-being of the providers at work. Describes Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) services delivered by psychologists working in a a large primary care practice in the lower North Island. Conducts interviews with GPs, nurse practitioners (NP) and registered nurses (RN), analysing the data using thematic analysis. Finds an inverse relationship between the FACT service and the well-being of staff.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1801  
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Author (up) Flint, V. openurl 
  Title The place of ECT in mental health care Type Journal Article
  Year 2005 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 11 Issue 9 Pages 18-20  
  Keywords Psychiatric Nursing; Trauma; Mental health  
  Abstract The author reviews the controversial treatment of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) which has re-emerged as a safe and effective treatment for major depressive disorders. She first addresses the popular conceptions of ECT, which are based on early misuse of the treatment when it was delivered unmodified, or forcefully and without anaesthetic. She then uses a case study to illustrate the benefits of ECT for catatonia and catatonic states. Diagnostic criteria for catatonia include motoric immobility, excessive motor activity, extreme negativism or mutism, peculiarities of voluntary movement, and echolalia or echopraxia. The treatment of a patient is detailed, and the role of the ECT nurse is outlined. The ECT nurse is a co-ordinator, an educator, liaises with other services and families, and is a point of contact about ECT within the mental health service generally and in the ECT unit in particular. The case study showed successful use of ECT. A series of eight ECT treatments were administered to the catatonic patient, after which he was discharged home with minor depression and showing signs of enjoying life once again.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1011 Serial 995  
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Author (up) Fogarty, K. openurl 
  Title The assessment of competence in the novice nurse in the adult intensive care unit Type
  Year 2005 Publication Abbreviated Journal Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Intensive care nursing; Nursing specialties; Clinical assessment  
  Abstract This dissertation explores the assessment of nurses' clinical competence in the adult ICU setting. Specifically, methods for the assessment of competence are critiqued for their practical application to the novice nurse with less than six months experience in ICU. The assessment methods considered are continuous clinical assessment, self-assessment, peer review, objective structured clinical examination (OSCE), portfolio and computer assisted assessment. Several criteria are applied to the methods including the ability of each method to assess skills, knowledge and attitudes or values. Each method is critiqued for its implications in terms of cost and staffing resource, benefits and barriers to implementation. In addition, reliability and validity issues are considered for each method. The outcome of this exploration is the recommendation of a combination of methods; namely, portfolio and OSCE, for the assessment of competence in the ICU novice. The author concludes that this finding enhances current understanding within the ICU specialty of the multidimensional nature of competence assessment.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 574  
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Author (up) Foster, M.J.; Al-Modaq, M.; Carter, B.; Neill, S.; O'Sullivan, T.; Quaye, A.A.; Majamanda, M.; Abdullah, K.; Hallstrom, I.K.; English, C.; Vickers, A.; Coyne, I., Adama, E.; Morelius, E. url  openurl
  Title Seeing lockdown through the eyes of children from around the world: Reflecting on a children's artwork project Type Journal Article
  Year 2021 Publication Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 37 Issue 3 Pages 104-115  
  Keywords Child health; Mental health; Pandemics; COVID-19; Children's art  
  Abstract Illustrates the impact of the pandemic and children's experiences of lockdowns through their artwork. Describes a cross-cultural project in which members of the International Network for Child and Family-Centered Care collaborated to elicit children's responses to being locked down, compiling their artistic expressions into an eBook. Invites child and family nurses to use the insights provided to inform their interactions with children.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1739  
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Author (up) Foster, Pam; Neville, Steven openurl 
  Title Women over the age of 85 years who live alone : a descriptive study Type Journal Article
  Year 2010 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 26 Issue 1 Pages 4-13  
  Keywords Independence; Older women; Gerontological nursing; Living alone  
  Abstract Explores and describes experiences of older women who live alone in the community, and who are often perceived by both society and health professionals as frail and dependent. Employs a qualitative descriptive methodology to underpin a survey of 5 older women living alone in their own homes, and analyses the data using a general inductive approach. Identifies 3 themes that emerge from the data.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1451  
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Author (up) Foster, Pamela; Payne, Deborah; Neville, Stephen url  doi
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  Title An exploration of how nurse education practices may influence nursing students' perception of working in aged care as a registered nurse: A Foucauldian discourse analysis Type Journal Article
  Year 2022 Publication Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 38 Issue 2 Pages 23-31  
  Keywords Nursing education; Nursing students; Aged care; Employment  
  Abstract Argues that undergraduate nurse education contributes to the problem of too few nurses choosing to work in aged care, by constructing working in aged care as a lower-status or less valuable area of work than other health-care areas. Examines the issue using Foucauldian discourse analysis to explore the dominant discourses being deployed in relation to clinical experience in aged care. Collects data through semi-structured interviews with 10 senior academic staff members from NZ tertiary institutions. Analyses interview data to reveal how a 'nurse education discourse' and a 'work-ready discourse' were shaping perceptions of aged care as a clinical experience in a variety of ways. Suggests that how and why aged care is utilised as a space to learn a range of nursing skills has the unintended effect of devaluing and discouraging employment in aged care settings.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1806  
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Author (up) Foxall, Donna openurl 
  Title Barriers in education of indigenous nursing students : a literature review Type Journal Article
  Year 2013 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 29 Issue 3 Pages 18-30  
  Keywords Recruitment; Retention; Nurse education; Cultural safety; Maori  
  Abstract Reports the findings of a review of the literature that sought to identify key barriers for indigenous tertiary nursing students in NZ. Reveals the barriers to recruitment and retention of nursing students, and strategies to overcome them. Stresses the need for partnerships between academic institutes and indigenous communities to ensure the provision of a culturally-safe environment for Maori nursing students.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1487  
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Author (up) Francis, Helen; Carryer, Jenny; Cram, Fiona url  doi
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  Title Consulting with Maori experts to ensure mainstream health research is inclusive of Maori Type Journal Article
  Year 2019 Publication Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 35 Issue 3 Pages 7-14  
  Keywords Chronic conditions; Health research; Maori health; Health management; Whanaungatanga  
  Abstract Advocates for the inclusion of Maori participants in research on long-term conditions (LTC). Presents research with 16 participants, including 6 Maori, into how they managed their conditions, and describes the role of consultation with Maori experts to support the cultural responsiveness of such research.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1669  
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Author (up) Fraser, A.G.; Williamson, S.; Lane, M.; Hollis, B. url  openurl
  Title Nurse-led dyspepsia clinic using the urea breath test for Helicobacter pylori Type Journal Article
  Year 2003 Publication New Zealand Medical Journal Abbreviated Journal Access is free to articles older than 6 months, and abstracts.  
  Volume 116 Issue 1176 Pages  
  Keywords Advanced nursing practice; Hospitals; Clinical assessment; Evaluation  
  Abstract Reports the audit of a nurse-led dyspepsia clinic at Auckland Hospital. Referrals to the Gastroenterology Department for gastroscopy were assessed in a dyspepsia clinic. Initial evaluation included consultation and a urea breath test (UBT). Patients given eradication treatment prior to initial clinic assessment were excluded. Patients with a positive UBT were given eradication treatment and were reviewed two months later for symptom assessment and follow-up UBT. Patients with a negative UBT were usually referred back to the GP. There were 173 patients with a mean age 38 years. The urea breath test was found to be useful as part of the initial assessment of selected patients who would otherwise have been referred for endoscopy. It is likely that the need for gastroscopy was reduced, but longer follow up will be required to determine whether or not this effect is simply due to delayed referral. This approach is likely to have value only in patients who have a relatively high chance of being H. pylori positive.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 625 Serial 611  
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Author (up) Garcia, Alicia; Whitehead, Dean; Winter, Helen S openurl 
  Title Oncology nurses' perception of cancer pain: a qualitative exploratory study Type Journal Article
  Year 2015 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 31 Issue 1 Pages 27-33  
  Keywords Cancer pain; Oncology nurses; Pain assessment; Pain management; Nursing education  
  Abstract Undertakes research to explore how oncology nurses perceive cancer pain in patients. Presents the findings of semi-structured interviews with a sample of 5 registered nurses working in a NZ oncology ward, who reported their responses to under-treatment of cancer pain. Highlights the need to explore cancer pain management with patients.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1500  
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Author (up) Gillard, D. openurl 
  Title When I am nursing Type
  Year 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Nursing models; Mental health; Adolescents; Psychiatric nursing  
  Abstract Over the last century the nursing profession has drawn from numerous theories and disciplines to construct its own theoretical foundations. While this diversity and flexibility may be one of the nursing profession's strengths it may have contributed to nurses' difficulty in explaining the complexities of their every day clinical work. This is a particular challenge for the domain of mental health nursing. This dissertation discusses how nursing models that have credibility at a clinical level can contribute to informing and advancing nursing practice. Models can achieve this by assisting nurses to conceptualise and articulate what it is they do that makes a difference to patient outcomes. Through this process nurses can maintain a distinct professional identity and establish themselves as effective members of multidisciplinary health team. Specifically, the application and limitations of Godkin's (2001) proposed model of a 'healing presence' to the author's own practice in a one-to-one nurse-adolescent client relationship in the mental health nursing is examined. It is claimed that a 'healing presence' provides a meaningful way to understanding the author's own practice. The proposed model of a 'healing presence' embraces the diversity of her background, and allows the author to maintain a nursing identity by providing a nursing framework to critique her practice, furthering her understanding of what it is that 'expert' nurses do and how this impacts on patient outcomes. Also suggested is that a 'healing presence' can contribute to the author's own and other nurses advanced nursing practice by making nursing visible to the multidisciplinary health team and to articulate “what it is that I do 'when I am nursing'”. Through presenting this dissertation, the author wishes to inspire other nurses to examine and understand their own practice.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 914  
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Author (up) Gilmour, J.A. openurl 
  Title On the margins: Nurses and the intermittent care of people with dementia: A discourse analysis Type
  Year 2001 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University, Palmerston North, Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Older people; Dementia; Nursing  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1276 Serial 1261  
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Author (up) Gingell, M.E. openurl 
  Title Home based treatment nursing in Aotearoa New Zealand: Factors influencing the successful delivery of care Type
  Year 2005 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Mental health; Home care; Psychiatric Nursing  
  Abstract Home Based Treatment in acute mental health care is a relatively new phenomenon in New Zealand, although it has been utilised successfully overseas for many years. This paper considers factors that are integral elements of its successful implementation, specifically considering the relationship of nursing care to crisis intervention methodology. It describes how Home Based Treatment fits with contemporary crisis services and how the adherence to crisis intervention models can enable nurses to create a clearly defined recovery perspective in their practice. The author notes that service users in New Zealand and overseas have openly voiced their concerns around the discrepancies between how services have traditionally been delivered and how they wish services to be. He suggests that, as an alternative to inpatient care, Home Based Treatment is an option that promotes recovery and self determination. It is also an arena in which nurses can deconstruct the traditional power relationships between themselves and clients to create a new and invigorating way of practicing.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 589  
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Author (up) Golding, Cherie url  openurl
  Title Clinical supervision for general nurses in NZ: the imperative of finding a way forward -- nurses perceptions of professional/clinical supervision Type Book Whole
  Year 2012 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 63 p.  
  Keywords Clinical supervision; Professional supervision; Documentation  
  Abstract Focuses on two broad themes: perceptions and attitudes of general nurses in in-patient hospital settings towards clinical supervision and how they have found such support to be of benefit to themselves or their practice; organisational documentation policies and procedures available to nurses in order to understand their contribution to, and valuing of, clinical supervision. Seeks to discover whether there is evidence of other factors influencing the provision of, or access to, clinical supervision by general nurses, which influences attitudes and perceptions.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1582  
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