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Litchfield, M.; Jonsdottir, H. |
| Title |
A practice discipline that's here and now |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Advances in Nursing Science |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
31 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
79-92 |
| Keywords |
Nursing research; Policy; Nursing philosophy |
| Abstract |
The article is a collaborative writing venture drawing on research findings from New Zealand and Iceland to contribute to the international scholarship on the status and future direction of the nursing discipline. It takes an overview of the international historical trends in nursing knowledge development and proposes a framework for contemporary nursing research that accommodates the past efforts and paradigms of nurse scholars and reflects the changing thinking around the humanness of the health circumstance as the focus of the nursing discipline. It addresses contemporary challenges facing nurses as practitioners and researchers for advancement of practice and delivery of health services, and for influencing health policy. |
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1174 |
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Paton, B.; Martin, S.; McClunie-Trust, P.; Weir, N. |
| Title |
Doing phenomenological research collaboratively |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2004 |
Publication |
Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
Wintec Research Archive |
| Volume |
35 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
176-181 |
| Keywords |
Qualiltative research; Nursing research; New graduate nurses |
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The purpose of this article is twofold. The first is to clarify some of the challenges experienced while conducting collaborative research and describe the steps taken to ensure consistency between the purpose of the research and the phenomenological research design used to explore the learning that nursing students acquire in their final clinical practicum. Second, it was thought that by illuminating this learning, registered nurses working as preceptors and those supporting new graduates could gain insight into the complexities of learning the skills of safe and competent practice from the student's perspective. This insight is essential in creating a strategy between education and practice to minimise the duplication of learning opportunities and lessen the cost of supporting newly registered nurses, which may be at the expense of investment in the professional development of experienced registered nurses. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1202 |
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Stewart, A. |
| Title |
When an infant grandchild dies: Family matters |
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2000 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
ResearchArchive@Victoria |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Grief; Nurse-family relations; Infants; Nursing research |
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This research undertaken by a nurse working with bereaved families, aimed to explore how grandparents, parents and health/bereavement professionals constructed grandparent bereavement when an infant grandchild died unexpectedly. The 26 participants, living in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, included 16 grandparents and 6 parents from 11 families, in addition to three health/bereavement professionals. A constructivist inquiry informed by writings on nursing, storying and postmodernism was used. Through an exploration of the methodological and ethical issues that arose and were addressed during the study, this work adds to knowledge of how constructivist inquiry can be used in nursing and bereavement research. In addition, the context of this research as a partnership with multiple family members contributes to the ongoing debate about whether participation in bereavement research may be harmful or therapeutic. Conversations in this research formed a series of interviews and letters, which led to the development of a joint construction and each individual's story. A grandchild's death was constructed as a challenge which grandparents faced, responded to and then managed the changes that arose from the challenge. The context of their bereavement was seen as underpinned by their relationship as “parents of the adult parents” of the grandchild who died. This meant that grandparents placed their own pain second to their wish to support and “be with” the parents. Outside the family was where many grandparents found friends, colleagues or their community forgot, or chose not to acknowledge, their bereavement. This work shows how some grandparents help to create a space within the family which maintains a continuing relationship with the grandchild who died. |
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1205 |
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| Author |
Little, S. |
| Title |
An exploration of vicarious traumatisation in emergency nurses |
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2002 |
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Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Emergency nursing; Occupational health and safety; Nursing research; Stress |
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This thesis explores the theoretical notions of suffering and caring within the nurse patient relationship in the context of emergency nursing. It includes a small pilot study that aimed to assess the feasibliity of a major research project, by describing the impact of vicarious traumatisation in emergency nurses, specifically in relation to their self capacities. This pilot study utilised a descriptive, correlational design. Data was collected by using the Inner Experience Questionnaire (IEQ) a twenty four-item questionnaire developed by Dr Pearlman (1995), and a profile sheet which identified demographic details. Twenty-seven emergency nurses participated in this pilot study. The IEQ was assessed for internal reliability by applying the Cronbachs alpha and utilising a focus group to gain insight into the usability and relevance of the questions. The internal reliability of the IEQ suggests that it may be an appropriate tool to measure disruption of self capacities in the population of emergency nurses. Although the results are limited, and conclusions cannot be drawn, findings suggest a correlation between the variables of age, experience, nursing qualifications and a history of personal trauma and the IEQ. There is evidence that emergency nurses are affected psychologically when caring for the victims of trauma in emergency departments and the IEQ has the potential as a tool to be integrated into future emergency nursing studies. A multidimensional methodological approach is recommended to capture the many contours of the complex phenomena of vicarious traumatisation and the emergency nurse. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1249 |
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Kidd, J.D. |
| Title |
What's going on? Mental health nursing in New Zealand |
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2002 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Otago Polytechnic Library |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Psychiatric Nursing; Nursing research |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1255 |
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| Author |
Spence, D. |
| Title |
Experiencing difference in nursing |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2001 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
7 |
Issue |
5 |
Pages |
13-15 |
| Keywords |
Transcultural nursing; Nursing research |
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Draws on the author's doctoral thesis to examine the prejudices, paradoxes and possibilities inherent in nursing a person from a culture other than one's own. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1045 |
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1029 |
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Webby, A. |
| Title |
Should non-Maori research and write about Maori? |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
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| Volume |
14 |
Issue |
5 |
Pages |
20-21 |
| Keywords |
Maori; Nursing research |
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The author examines the complexities surrounding non-Maori nurse researchers working on Maori issues. She suggests that as long as respect and observation of Maori processes is shown, and work is undertaken collaboratively with Maori, then such a role is appropriate. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1046 |
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1030 |
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| Author |
Thompson, L. |
| Title |
Suctioning adults with an artifical airway: A systematic review |
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Book Whole |
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2000 |
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Subscriber access at the Joanna Briggs Institute |
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Evidence-based medicine; Nursing research |
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This systematic review was conducted by the New Zealand Centre for Evidence Based Nursing, a collaborating centre of The Joanna Briggs Institute for Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery. The aim was to present the best available evidence on interventions, which are effective in preventing or reducing the prevalence of complications associated with suctioning, in hospitalised adult patients with an artificial airway who are breathing spontaneously or are artificially ventilated and who require suctioning. The specific questions addressed were as follows: Which methods of suctioning reduce the prevalence of mucosal trauma or mucosal dysfunction, and promote the removal of respiratory secretions? Which techniques or methods are effective in reducing the occurrence of suctioning -induced hypoxaemia, during or following the suctioning procedure? Which techniques or methods are effective in minimising the haemodynamic or pulmonary complications associated with the suctioning procedure? |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1136 |
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1121 |
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| Author |
Litchfield, M. |
| Title |
The nursing praxis of family health |
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Book Chapter |
| Year |
2005 |
Publication |
Picard, C & Jones, D., Giving voice to what we know (pp.73-82) |
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Nursing research; Nursing philosophy; Nurse-family relations |
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The chapter explores the process of nursing practice and how it contributes to health, derived from research undertaken in New Zealand. It presents the nature of nursing research as if practice – the researcher as if practitioner – establishing a foundation for the development of nursing knowledge that would make a distinct contribution to health and health care. It includes the philosophy and practicalities of nursing through the use of a case study of nursing a family with complex health circumstances. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1185 |
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1170 |
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| Author |
Litchfield, M. |
| Title |
Practice wisdom |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
1999 |
Publication |
Advances in Nursing Science |
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| Volume |
22 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
62-73 |
| Keywords |
Nursing research; Nursing; Health knowledge |
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The paper is the report of two cumulative research projects studying the nature of nursing knowledge and methodology to develop it. They were undertaken as theses for masters and doctoral degrees at the University of Minnesota, USA. Nursing knowledge is depicted as relational: an evolving participatory process of research-as-if-practice of which 'health' (its meaning), dialogue, partnership and pattern recognition are threads inter-related around personal values of vision and community. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1186 |
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1171 |
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| Author |
Jonsdottir, H.; Litchfield, M.; Pharris, M. |
| Title |
The relational core of nursing practice as partnership |
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Journal Article |
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Publication |
Journal of Advanced Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
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47 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
241-250 |
| Keywords |
Nurse-patient relations; Nursing philosophy; Nursing research |
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This article elaborates the meaning of partnership in practice for nurses practising in different and complementary way to nurses in specialist roles and medical practitioners. It positions partnership as the relational core of nursing practice. Partnership is presented as an evolving dialogue between nurse and patient, which is characterised by open, caring, mutually responsive and non-directive approaches. This partnership occurs within a health system that is dominated by technologically-driven, prescriptive, and outcome-oriented approaches. It is the second of a series of articles written as a partnership between nurse scholars from Iceland, NZ and USA. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1188 |
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1173 |
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Maher, J.M. |
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An exploration of the experience of Critical Incident Stress Debriefing on firefighters within a region of the New Zealand Fire Service |
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1999 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
ResearchArchive@Victoria |
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Stress; Occupational health and safety; Nursing research; Nursing specialties |
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This study originates from the author's practice experience working for the New Zealand Fire Service back in the late 1980's and early 1990's as an Occupational Health Nurse where she piloted a Critical Incident Stress Peer Support programme in the No.4 Region. The author identified work-related stress and related it to Critical Incident Stress (CIS) from firefighters exposure to critical incidents. This study explores four firefighters experience of Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) within a Region of the New Zealand Fire Service. It explores the application of CISD as one component of Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM), and the Nurse Researcher's philosophy of Clinical Nurse practice in relation to the application of CISD. The knowledge gained from the analysis of the data has the potential to influence professionals understanding of their experience and affect future practice and that of others working in the field of CISM. Much of the literature that supported CISD appeared to offer a rather superficial understanding of the firefighters experience in relation to CISD. A narrative approache was chosed as the methodology, utilising four individual case studies as a method of social inquiry in order to explore the experience of CISD. The narratives were able to creatively capture the complexity and the dynamic practice of CISD. An overall pattern of the formalised process was uncovered through the participants' narratives. Eight dominant themes were highlighted from the narratives which included safe environment; ventilating the stress reaction; similar feelings; getting the whole picture; peer support; bonding and resolution. While these themes were common to all the participants, each participant had a particular theme/s which was unique to their experience. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1206 |
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1191 |
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Phillips, B.N. |
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Possibilities for mental health nursing practice-based research |
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Report |
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2003 |
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Nursing research; Psychiatric Nursing |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1257 |
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1242 |
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Mercer, C. |
| Title |
Interpreting the phenomenology of out-of-town hospitalisation using a Heideggerian framework |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Vision: A Journal of Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
Available online from Eastern Institute of Technology |
| Volume |
11 |
Issue |
17 |
Pages |
20-25 |
| Keywords |
Nursing research; Patient satisfaction |
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This article is presented in two parts. In the first, an outline of Heidegger's approach to phenomenology is offered. A basic premise of hermeneutic phenomenology is that people make sense of the world through the narratives they tell to themselves and to others. When the researcher uses this philosophical approach, persons communicate their experiences; the researcher interprets the experience and communicates that understanding in writing. In the second part of the paper, the experiences of four people whose partners were hospitalised out of town is described. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1318 |
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1302 |
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Blanchard, D.L. |
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Developing the place and role of family within the culture of critical care nursing: An action research approach |
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2006 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Relationships; Nurse-family relations; Intensive care nursing; Nursing research |
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This research examines how nurses negotiate the context of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) while working with families. The action research described in this thesis developed through a series of meetings and conversations where the conversations supported the reflexive intent of the research. In commissioning the research, the design of the meetings and conversations were as a series of overlapping actions. Data collection and data analysis occurred in the action research by meetings, reflective conversations, ad libitum observations, and in a research journal. Conceptual maps explain the progress and findings of the research in this thesis while categories distilled from the conversations also support the findings in the research. The Family Action Research Group that was established within this project proposed a Family Assessment Form for the family to provide an assessment of themselves and the patient. Implementing this assessment tool demonstrated that clear information was needed for the family in the ICU. Findings in this research focus on developing action research and family care in ICU. Findings also focused on the role of the researcher being of and not being of the context where action research is undertaken. Recommendations include staff examining relationships for potential asymmetries and seeking ways to address these to support families and staff. Suggested strategies for developing action research in a clinical context include detailed planning, clear focusing, transparency of data, and working to explain change initiatives through the research are also included. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 494 |
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480 |
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