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Moana, Brenda; Crawford, Ruth; Isaac, Dorothy |
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Discussing sexual health with older clients: are primary health care nurses sufficiently prepared? |
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2017 |
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Whitireia Nursing and Health Journal |
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24 |
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63-67 |
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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 @ |
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1553 |
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Kussmaul, Joerg |
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An investigation of occupational health and safety workplaces and working conditions in comparison to nursing care quality in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) in New Zealand |
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2020 |
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270 p. |
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Residential Aged Care Facilities; Ocuupational health and safety; Working conditions; InterRAI; Clinical Assessment Protocols Job stress; Registered nurses; Enrolled nurses; Healthcare assistants |
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Identifies critical factors related to the occupational health and safety of workplaces and working conditions in residential aged-care facilities (RACF), from the perspective of nursing staff. Correlates quality indicators for occupational health and safety for workplaces and in working conditions with nursing care quality based on the InterRAI Clinical Assessment Protocols (CAP). Uses a mixed-method approach to conduct an audit of workplace health and safety and environmental conditions in 17 RACFs. Surveys 398 registered nurses (RN), enrolled nurses (EN), and Healthcare Assistants (HCA) about the mental and physical stressors in their work. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1655 |
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Kennedy, Wendy Lynette |
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How do Registered Nurses utilise self assessment and performance appraisal to inform their professional practice? |
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2008 |
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97 p. |
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Registered Nurses; Self-assessment; Performance appraisal; Surveys |
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Describes an exploratory study of Registered Nurses (RNs) within a local District Health Board which pursued the question of 'if' and 'how' professional practice frameworks assisted nurses in their individual professional practice, specifically self-assessment and performance appraisal. Utilises a qualitative descriptive framework to explore the experiences of RNs in inpatient settings, via questionnaire. Identifies 8 themes related to self-assessment, performance appraisal, and professional practice. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1703 |
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Mahoney, Laurie |
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Children living with a mentally ill parent : the role of public health nurses |
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2010 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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26 |
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2 |
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4-13 |
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Public health nurses; Parental mental illness; Advocacy; Assessment; Focus group |
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Aims to identify the public health nurses' role with regard to children who are living with a parent who is suffering from a mental illness. Uses a qualitative research design with 8 public health nurses working in rural and urban settings. Conducts focus groups from which data are gathered and analysed thematically using axial coding. Conducts further focus groups with 6 of the participants to evaluate the themes identified. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1454 |
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Bishop, D.; Ford-Bruins, I. |
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Nurses' perceptions of mental health assessment in an acute inpatient setting in New Zealand: A qualitative study |
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2003 |
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International Journal of Mental Health Nursing |
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12 |
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3 |
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203-212 |
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Psychiatric Nursing; Clinical assessment; Attitude of health personnel; Nursing models |
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This qualitative study explores the perceptions of mental health nurses regarding assessment in an acute adult inpatient setting in Central Auckland. Fourteen mental health nurses took part in semi-structured interviews answering five open-ended questions. The analysis of data involved a general inductive approach, with key themes drawn out and grouped into four categories (roles, attitudes, skills and knowledge) in order to explore the meaning of information gathered. The outcome of the study acknowledged the importance of contextual factors such as the physical environment and bureaucratic systems, as well as values and beliefs present within the unit. The participants expressed concern that their input to assessment processes was limited, despite belief that 24-hour care and the nature of mental health nursing generally suggested that a crucial role should exist for nurses. In order for nurses to be established as central in the assessment process on the unit the study concludes that a nursing theoretical framework appropriate for this acute inpatient setting needs to be developed. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1082 |
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1067 |
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Fitzgerald, S.; Tripp, H.; Halksworth-Smith, G. |
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Assessment and management of acute pain in older people: barriers and facilitators to nursing practice |
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2017 |
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Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing |
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35 |
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1 |
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48-57 |
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Pain assessment; Pain management; Aged patients; Acute care nurses |
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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. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1788 |
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Ward, V C |
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Preoperative fluid management of the older adult patient with hip fracture |
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2013 |
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162 pp |
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Older people --Medical care; Hip joint -- Fractures -- Treatment; Hip joint -- Fractures -- Patients -- Rehabilitation; Fluid therapy; Preoperative care; Postoperative care; Outcome assessment (Medical care) |
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Explores the relationships between pre-operative fluid management (PFM) and post-operative outcomes. Undertakes an observational study of 100 consecutive older adult patients admitted to a tertiary NZ hospital with traumatic hip fracture between March and Sept 2012. Gathers data regarding cohort demographics and in-hospital events, including surgical details, alongside PFM and post-operative outcomes. Itemises characteristics of the patients, predominantly female with a mean age of 85.2 years. Finds no statistically significant relationship between pre-operative fluid management and post-operative outcomes. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1395 |
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Scrymgeour, G. |
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Using diagnostic reasoning in nursing practice: Ectopic pregnancy: A case study approach |
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2005 |
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Vision: A Journal of Nursing |
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Available online at Eastern Institute of Technology |
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13 |
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1 |
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13-17 |
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Nursing; Pregnancy; Clinical assessment |
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This paper explores, through the use of a case study, an evidence-based diagnostic reasoning process utilising the framework followed by Dains, Baumann and Scheibel (1998). This framework, as described by these authors, involves an inductive process of reasoning, which leads to formulation of a hypothesis that is then analysed using an evidence-based approach. From this analysis, a likely diagnosis can be made and appropriate therapeutic intervention initiated. This research demonstrates that although an evidence-based approach is the ideal, sometimes clinical intuition is equally important to the clinical outcome. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1305 |
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Holloway, K. T. |
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The future for nursing education: UKCC review has relevance for New Zealand |
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2000 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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16 |
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2 |
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17-24 |
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Nursing; Education; Recruitment and retention; Clinical assessment; Policy |
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The author reviews the report 'Fitness for Practice' by the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (UKCC) noting many areas of relevance for New Zealand educators in outlining possible strategies for nursing education. Discussion of some of the recommendations is put in the context of a strategic review of undergraduate nursing education recently commissioned by the Nursing Council of New Zealand. Issues such as recruitment and access to education; retention; clinical assessment and placements; clinical skill acquisition and partnership are valid concerns for educators here also. Internationally, the author suggests, the commonalties in issues of concern lend validity to the concept of the global village and the necessity for a global perspective in health care workforce planning, including educational preparation. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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848 |
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Hunt, M. |
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Nurses can enhance the pre-operative assessment process |
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2006 |
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Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
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12 |
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10 |
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20-22 |
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Nursing specialties; Clinical assessment; Hospitals; Surgery |
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This reports on an initiative at Whakatane Hospital, where a Nurse-Led pre-assessment (NLPA) was delivered at an outpatients clinic. NLPA involves taking a comprehensive medical history, a nursing assessment, physical examination, airway assessment, ordering appropriate investigations and carefully documenting the process and results. More valuably, it provides an opportunity for the patient to participate in planning their care. The aim of this initative was to short circuit delays and congestion in existing pre-assessment clinics, streamline the pre-assessment process and reduce the number of patient visits to hospital. Reducing cancellations of surgery (often on the day of surgery) and “did not appear” (DNA) numbers were also objectives. After a small pilot, a six-month trial was funded by the Ministry of Health. Over the six-month trial, 373 patients attended NLPA; 178 patients required anaesthetist review before surgery, and 198 could proceed directly to surgery following NLPA. An anonymous postal survey was made of patients, who indicated satisfaction with the service. Other outcomes are discussed, and the trial was deemed successful. Follow up plans have been disrupted by restructuring at the hospital and the clinic has yet to be implemented. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1005 |
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989 |
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Pitama, S.; Robertson, P.; Cram, F.; Gillies, M.; Huria, T.; Dalla-Katoa, W. |
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Meihana model: A clinical assessment framework |
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Journal Article |
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2007 |
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New Zealand Journal of Psychology |
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36 |
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3 |
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118-125 |
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Nursing models; Clinical assessment; Maori; Mental health |
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In 1984 Mason Durie documented a framework for understanding Maori health, Te Whare Tapa Wha, which has subsequently become embedded in Maori health policy. This article presents a specific assessment framework, the Meihana Model, which encompasses the four original cornerstones of Te Whare Tapa Wha, and inserts two additional elements. These form a practice model (alongside Maori beliefs, values and experiences) to guide clinical assessment and intervention with Maori clients and whanau accessing mental health services. This paper outlines the rationale for and background of the Meihana Model and then describes each dimension: whanau, wairua, tinana, hinengaro, taiao and iwi katoa. The model provides a basis for a more comprehensive assessment of clients/whanau to underpin appropriate treatment decisions. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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459 |
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Clarke, R. |
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New graduate nurse experiences of using health assessment skills in practice: A descriptive qualitative study |
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2006 |
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Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz |
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New graduate nurses; Clinical assessment |
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Use of health assessment skills is undeniably part of everyday nursing practice, guiding nursing decisions and a part of facilitating patient outcomes. Undergraduate nursing education in New Zealand includes the use of health assessment skills within the context of nursing practice. The registered nurse working in their first year of practice is required to use effective assessment skills to identify potential risks to a patient's health, while learning to adjust to the many other demands of practice, but little research has explored these experiences. The purpose of this research study was to describe the experience of using health assessment skills within the first year of practice as a registered nurse. Using a qualitative descriptive method, informed by phenomenology, interviews were conducted with six newly graduated registered nurses working within a New Zealand setting. Findings of this study revealed that graduates endeavour to incorporate the skills of health assessment taught at undergraduate level into their practice. Six main themes of health assessment philosophy; tuning in; mobilising health assessment skills; recognition; anxiety; and identification and facilitation of outcomes can be aligned with Benner's (1984) model of skill acquisition. The author suggests that these research findings are useful to inform nursing education, clinical practice and further research. An awareness of these graduate experiences provides opportunities for nurses in both clinical practice and education to facilitate and support graduate nurses' of health assessment within their nursing practice. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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682 |
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Nakarada-Kordic, Ivana |
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Assessing mental models in multidisciplinary operating room teams |
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2016 |
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238 p. |
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Mental models; Operating room; Surgery; Assessment; Software; Momento |
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Aims to develop a new empirical method for assessing the similarity of mental models in surgery, focusing on laparotomy; to begin the process of validation of the new approach; and to demonstrate how the new approach could be used in clinical practice. Develops a software application (Momento) to sort key tasks in order to capture the information on mental models regarding task sequence and responsibility. Asks 20 6-person operating room (OR) teams, each comprising 3 sub-teams consisting of anaesthesia, surgery and nursing, to complete Momento prior to 2 simulated emergency laparotomies. Suggests the Momento approach could be used to improve teamwork in OR. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1561 |
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Palmer, S.G. |
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Application of the cognitive therapy model to initial crisis assessment |
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2003 |
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International Journal of Mental Health Nursing |
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12 |
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1 |
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30-38 |
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Mental health; Clinical assessment; Psychiatric Nursing |
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This article provides a background to the development of cognitive therapy and cognitive therapeutic skills with a specific focus on the treatment of a depressive episode. It discusses the utility of cognitive therapeutic strategies to the model of crisis theory and initial crisis assessment currently used by the Community Assessment & Treatment Team of Waitemata District Health Board. A brief background to cognitive therapy is provided, followed by a comprehensive example of the use of the Socratic questioning method in guiding collaborative assessment and treatment of suicidality by nurses during the initial crisis assessment. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1085 |
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1070 |
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Sharma, Mona |
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An exploration of the experiences of registered nurses working in aged residential care facilities regarding interRAI: A qualitative research design |
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2020 |
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125 p. |
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InterRAI; International resident assessment instrument; Aged residential care; Registered nurses; Surveys |
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Assesses the experiences of registered nurses (RNs)working in aged residential care facilities in Christchurch, in performing interRAI assessments using interRAI MOMENTUM software. Explores the positive and negative aspects of their experiences and the factors affecting performance of interRAI-based comprehensive health assessments. Identifies the aids and barriers faced by RNs in applying and using interRAI. Conducts focus-group interviews with 7 RNs. Highlights the need for a unified standard assessment system. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1654 |
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