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Field, Jenny; McClunie-Trust, Patricia; Kearney, Celine; Jeffcoat, Jane |
| Title |
Language and communication: a vital component of health for people with refugee backgrounds |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2020 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
11 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
42-49 |
Keywords  |
Refugees; Language development; Well-being; Primary health care; Surveys |
| Abstract |
Reports on a collaborative project that explores trans-disciplinary understanding of the implications of learning English for the health and well-being of refugees. Argues that English literacy is a significant factor in health literacy and access to health care. Uses secondary analysis to analyse primary research with 60 predominantly female adult refugees aged 18 to 64 years. Highlights the experiences of these English language learners and reflects on their relevance for primary health care and nursing practice. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1660 |
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Hutchinson, Rosie; Adams, Sue; Cook, Catherine |
| Title |
From regulation to practice: Mapping the organisational readiness for registered nurse prescribers in a specialty outpatient clinic setting |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2020 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
36 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
31-40 |
| Keywords |
Registered nurses; Community nursing; Primary health care; Sexual health services; Nurse precsribing; Institutional ethnography |
| Abstract |
Asserts that registered-nurse (RN) prescribing could improve equitable access and care delivery for patients. Uses a mapping tool to reflect how one RN qualified to deliver prescribing services in a sexual health clinic. Emphasises the need for organisational readiness to employ RN prescribers. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1674 |
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| Author |
Lim, Gigi; Roberts, Kenzie; Marshall, Dianne; Honey, Michelle |
| Title |
Factors that influence registered nurse prescribers' antibiotic prescribing practices |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2020 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
36 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
42-50 |
| Keywords |
Registered nurses; Nurse prescribing; Antibiotics; Antimicrobial resistance |
| Abstract |
Investigates the attitudes of RN prescribers towards prescribing antibiotics, in the context of increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Focuses on six nurse prescribers in primary health and specialty teams, who are permitted to prescribe antibiotics, asking about their clinical assessments of patients and safety considerations of prescribed antibiotics. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1675 |
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| Author |
Kennedy, Wendy Lynette |
| Title |
How do Registered Nurses utilise self assessment and performance appraisal to inform their professional practice? |
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Book Whole |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Issue |
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Pages |
97 p. |
| Keywords |
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 @ |
Serial |
1703 |
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Reynolds, Kate; Isaak, Dan; Woods, Heather; Stodart, Kathy; McClunie-Trust, Patricia |
| Title |
How to conduct a rigorous database search in 10 steps |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2022 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
13 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
42-46 |
| Keywords |
Research methodology; Health research; PICO |
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Sets out the 10 steps involved in conducting a literature review: identifying a review question; determining the types of research sought; framing a research question using the PICO format (Population, Intervention, Comparison and Outcome); identifying which concepts to use; choosing databases; documenting the search process; and mapping search strategies. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1821 |
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| Author |
Kussmaul, Joerg |
| Title |
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 |
Type |
Book Whole |
| Year |
2020 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Issue |
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Pages |
270 p. |
| Keywords |
Residential Aged Care Facilities; Ocuupational health and safety; Working conditions; InterRAI; Clinical Assessment Protocols Job stress; Registered nurses; Enrolled nurses; Healthcare assistants |
| Abstract |
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 @ |
Serial |
1655 |
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| Author |
Yu, Shufen [Fiona] |
| Title |
Exploring resilience in Intensive Care Nurses in New Zealand |
Type |
Book Whole |
| Year |
2021 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Issue |
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Pages |
314 p. |
| Keywords |
Resilience; Intensive care nurses; Physical activity; 12-hour shifts |
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Investigates intensive care nurses' resilience levels and their association with personal factors and physical activity behaviour; physical work activity behaviour during a 12-hour shift; and clustered physical activity profiles and associations with resilience. Performs a cross-sectional study with intensive care nurses from four units at three hospitals in Auckland. Employs accelerometry to measure participants' physical activity during four days, two at work and two in their own time, and uses the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale to measure resilience levels. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1767 |
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| Author |
Powell, Samantha |
| Title |
The older nurse in the workplace: retention or retirement |
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Book Whole |
| Year |
2010 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Issue |
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Pages |
79 p. |
| Keywords |
Retention; Retirement; Older nurses; Aging workforce |
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Examines the issues facing the older nurse in NZ. Recruits two groups of Clinical/Charge Nurse Managers (CNM) in two District Health Boards (DHB) to interview about the issues confronting older nurses and the strategies they use to retain them. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1700 |
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| Author |
Hutton, Gemma |
| Title |
How do rural nurse specialists in South Westland perceive their personal safety whilst working in isolation? |
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Book Whole |
| Year |
2018 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Issue |
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Pages |
97 p. |
| Keywords |
Rural nursing; Personal safety; Rural conditions |
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Identifies how rural nurse specialists (RNS) working in South Westland (SW) perceiver their personal safety in a rural environment as compared with an urban one. Uses a focus group to explore RNS responses and to identify the following themes related to safety in isolated environments: community, pressure to perform, and luck versus planning for safety. Suggests recommendations for future practice. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1665 |
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| Author |
Hendry, Christine |
| Title |
A process to inform rural nursing workforce planning and development |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2024 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Issue |
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Pages |
1-8 |
| Keywords |
Rural nursing; Workforce planning; Retirement; Kaiawhina; Community health services |
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Describes a four-stage project to identify the current status of the nursing and support-worker workforce to develop a plan to match community health needs: profiles current population and health resources available in the community; profiles the current nursing workfoece; surveys local nurses regarding current work and future plans; seeks perspectives of local nurses, health managers and community representatives on strategies to sustain a future nursing workforce. Focuses primarily on the first two stages of the project. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1862 |
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| Author |
Manning, Elizabeth |
| Title |
Self-employed registered nurses: The impact of liminality and gender on professional identities and spaces |
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Book Whole |
| Year |
2022 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Issue |
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Pages |
289 p. |
| Keywords |
Self-employed nurses; Focused ethnography |
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Explores the experiences of self-employed registered nurses (RN) in NZ working in the practice area of professional advice and policy. Enrols 13 home-based participants and conducts interviews about their practice scopes and limitations from the perspectives of liminality and gender theories, with a feminist post-structuralist lens. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1837 |
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| Author |
Marshall, Diane; Honey, Michelle |
| Title |
Simulated actor patients support clinical skill development in undergraduate nurses: a qualitative study |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2021 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
37 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
35-44 |
| Keywords |
Simulation education; Actor patients; Clinical skill development; Nursing students; Child health nursing |
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Explores volunteer actor patients' contribution to developing nursing students' clinical skills from the patient actors' perspective within a simulation learning environment. Describes how actor patients work with nursing students during simulation, providing feedback following each simulation. Conducts focus group interviews with four of these actor patients about their interactions with students, communication, the provision of realism, student engagement, and feedback to students. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1707 |
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Bogossian, F.; Cooper, S.; Kelly, M.; Levett-Jones, T.; McKenna, L.; Slark, J.; Seaton, P. |
| Title |
Best practice in clinical simulation education -- are we there yet? A cross-sectional survey of simulation in Australian and New Zealand pre-registration nursing education |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Collegian |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
25 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
327-334 |
| Keywords |
Simulation education; Nursing students; Clinical simulation; Surveys |
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Describes the current use of simulation in tertiary nursing education programmes leading to nurse registration, in Australia and NZ. Determines whether investments in simulation have improved uptake, quality and diversity of simulation experiences. Conducts a cross-sectional electronic survey distributed to lead nursing academics in nursing registration programmes in both countries. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1786 |
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| Author |
Atherton, Susan; Crossan, Michael; Honey, Michelle |
| Title |
The impact of simulation education amongst nurses to raise the option of tissue donation in an intensive care unit |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2020 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
36 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
20-29 |
| Keywords |
Simulation education; Tissue donation; Intensive care unit |
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Explores the impact of simulation education on nurses' perception and experiences of raising the option of tissue donation with families of deceased patients in an intensive care unit. Conducts semi-structured interviews with 5 of 21 nurses participating in simulated education sessions involving family conversations about donation. Identifies four themes: rehearsal, confidence, nurse-family relationship, and sharing. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1673 |
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| Author |
Marshall, Dianne |
| Title |
The impact of simulation-based learning activity using actor patients on final year nursing students' learning |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2023 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
39 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
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| Keywords |
Simulation learning; Role-play; Nursing students; Clinical practice; Decision-making; Surveys |
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Investigated final-year nursing students' perception of the effectiveness of a ward-based simulation learning activity using actor patients. Conducts focus group interviews after the simulation and three months later after clinical placement. Identifies three themes: decreasing the theory-practice gap; decision-making; nursing behaviour. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1857 |
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