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| Author |
Macklin, Nicki |
| Title |
Hearing the patient voice: the importance of caring in care |
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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 |
n.p. |
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Patients; Transitional care nursing; Primary health care nursing; Integrated care; Person-centred care; Surveys |
| Abstract |
Backgrounds the primary health care initiative, the Transitional Care Nursing service, which aims to facilitate integrated care between primary, secondary and community health care services. Explores whether support in the form of the Transitional Care Nursing service influences the experience of patients who receive assistance during the transition between hospital and home. Conducts qualitative, semi-structured interviews with 12 patients whose responses are thematically analysed. Highlights the characteristics of care offered by Transitional Care nurses that describe the person-centred care patients received. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1642 |
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| Author |
Taylor, Bronwyn (ed) |
| Title |
Nurse staffing in the operating rooms -- no longer behind closed doors |
Type |
Book Whole |
| Year |
2021 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
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Issue |
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Pages |
193 p. |
| Keywords |
Perioperative nursing; Safe staffing; Decision-making; Surveys |
| Abstract |
Identifies key factors senior perioperative nurses consider when making decisions about nurse staffing and skill mix in the operating room (OR). Uses a qualitative descriptive approach in undertaking semi-structured interviews with 7 senior nurses tasked with decision-making about OR staffing. Analyses the data using Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis process. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1822 |
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| Author |
Barnhill, Dianne; McKillop, Ann; Aspinall, Cathleen |
| Title |
The impact of postgraduate education on registered nurses working in acute care |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2012 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
28 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
27-36 |
| Keywords |
Postgraduate education; Clinical practice; Nursing education; Surveys |
| Abstract |
Undertakes a quantitative descriptive study to investigate the impact of postgraduate education on the practice of nurses working in medical and surgical wards of a District Health Board (DHB) hospital. Distributes an anonymous postal survey to 57 registered nurses and 25 senior nurses in these clinical areas and discusses the findings. |
| Call Number |
NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1475 |
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| Author |
Tansley, Susan Elizabeth |
| Title |
The role of postgraduate education for registered nurses working in the aged care sector |
Type |
Book Whole |
| Year |
2016 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Issue |
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Pages |
122 p. |
| Keywords |
Postgraduate education; Registered nurses; Aged care; Surveys |
| Abstract |
Explores the perspectives of registered nurses (RN) working in aged residential care, and their views and experiences of postgraduate education. Performs a qualitative study using mixed-method data triangulation including document review, focus groups and interviews at four aged care facilities. Conducts focus groups and interviews with five nurse managers and 15 RNs on the value of, and access to postgraduate education. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1791 |
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| Author |
Lally, Elsa |
| Title |
Symbiotic relationships in patients' engagements with practice nurses |
Type |
Book Whole |
| Year |
2014 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Issue |
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Pages |
262 p. |
| Keywords |
Practice nurses; Patients; Symbiotic relationships; Primary health care; Surveys |
| Abstract |
Records from patient perspectives the nature of the engagements patients have with practice nurses which influence patients' health and well-being. Posits this mutually-beneficial close association as a form of symbiosis. Surveys 15 patients from seven rural and urban general practices in NZ about aspects of the participants' relationships and engagements with nurses, analysing the results using Narrative Inquiry methodology. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1699 |
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| Author |
Walker, Rachael; Abel, Sally; Meyer, Alannah |
| Title |
What do New Zealand pre-dialysis nurses believe to be effective care? |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2010 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
26 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
.26-34 |
| Keywords |
Pre-dialysis nursing; Effective care; Qualitative research; Nurses' perceptions; Surveys |
| Abstract |
Conducts semi-structured phone interviews with 11 pre-dialysis nurses from around NZ. Identifies key themes by means of inductive analysis. Argues that qualitative elements of pre-dialysis nursing care must be considered in addition to quantifiable parameters. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1456 |
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| Author |
Holdaway, Maureen Ann |
| Title |
A Maori model of primary health care nursing |
Type |
Book Whole |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Issue |
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Pages |
192 p. |
| Keywords |
Primary health care nursing; Maori women's health; Maori model of health; Kaupapa Maori research; Health reforms; Health policy; Surveys |
| Abstract |
Identifies how traditional nursing practice in Maori communities may be enhanced. Highlights the need for nursing to broaden concepts of health, community, and public health nursing, to focus on issues of capacity-building, community needs, and a broader understanding of the social, political, cultural, and economic contexts of the communities primary health-care nurses serve. Explores how health is experienced by Maori women during in-depth interviews using critical ethnographic method, underpinned by a Maori-centred approach. Articulates a model of health that is a dynamic process based on the restoration and maintenance of cultural integrity, derived from the principle of self-determination. |
| Call Number |
NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1809 |
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| Author |
Greenlees-Rae, Joanne |
| Title |
Being confident in practice: A study on the influences on confidence in new graduate nurses |
Type |
Book Whole |
| Year |
2016 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Issue |
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Pages |
151 p. |
| Keywords |
Professional confidence; New graduate nurses; Critical reflection; Surveys |
| Abstract |
Aims to understand influences on new graduate nurses' confidence in their nursing practice. Confirms the value of self-confidence in newly-qualified nurses commencing practice. Utilises Appreciative Inquiry methodology to analyse the dialogue of nine new graduate nurses who share their stories of practice. Highlights five themes from their accounts. Identifies influences on the nurses' confidence, and the reflective practice pervading their nursing practice. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1695 |
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| Author |
Shaw-Brown, Helen Stewart |
| Title |
A survey of Canterbury nurses' perceptions of the activities, effectiveness and benefits of professional supervision |
Type |
Book Whole |
| Year |
2013 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Issue |
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Pages |
143 p. |
| Keywords |
Professional supervision; Canterbury; Surveys |
| Abstract |
Aims to enrol all Canterbury nurses involved in professional supervision (PS) to describe their experiences, its effectiveness and the benefits they gained. Includes both nurse supervisees and nurse supervisors, with more than half coming from the mental health sector and the remainder coming from a variety of nursing specialities. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1570 |
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| Author |
Crogan, Patricia Ann |
| Title |
Nurses' perceptions of their role in quality improvement change |
Type |
Book Whole |
| Year |
2010 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Issue |
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Pages |
156 p. |
| Keywords |
Quality control; Quality assurance; Registered Nurses; Hospitals; Surveys |
| Abstract |
Explores how nurses perceive quality improvement (QI) change, determines what is needed for nursing to further contribute to QI change and identifies the potential disconnect between the two. Undertakes a sequential, mixed-methods approach, using a questionnaire followed by a focus group representing 10 per cent of RNs at Middlemore Hospital. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1823 |
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| Author |
Field, Jenny; McClunie-Trust, Patricia; Kearney, Celine; Jeffcoat, Jane |
| Title |
Language and communication: a vital component of health for people with refugee backgrounds |
Type |
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 @ |
Serial |
1660 |
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| Author |
Jamieson, Isabel; Taua, Chris |
| Title |
Leaving from and returning to nursing : contributing factors |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2009 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
25 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
15-27 |
| Keywords |
Registered nurse; Career break; Exiting; Re-entry; Workforce; Returning to practice; Surveys |
| Abstract |
Examines the experience of nurses who had been out of nursing for more than five years, and explores factors that influenced their leaving and return to practice. Invites nurses who had undertaken a Competency Assessment Programme at a given tertiary institution during 2005 to participate. Analyses and codes quantitative data for 32 nurses who completed the questionnaire, and identifies the three key issues that emerge. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1444 |
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| Author |
Connolly, Megan J |
| Title |
Clinical leadership of Registered Nurses working in an Emergency Department |
Type |
Book Whole |
| Year |
2015 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Issue |
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Pages |
109 p. |
| Keywords |
Registered nurses; Clinical leadership; Empowerment; Emergency Departments; Surveys |
| Abstract |
Employs a non-experimental survey design to examine the psychological and structural empowerment, and clinical leadership of Registered Nurses (RNs) working in an adult emergency department (ED) in a large tertiary hospital in Auckland City. Includes qualitative questions relating to those factors that support or inhibit their clinical leadership at point of care. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1579 |
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| Author |
Kennedy, Wendy Lynette |
| Title |
How do Registered Nurses utilise self assessment and performance appraisal to inform their professional practice? |
Type |
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 |
| Abstract |
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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| Author |
McKelvie, Rhonda |
| Title |
Where we are and how we got here: an institutional ethnography of the Nurse Safe Staffing Project in New Zealand |
Type |
Book Whole |
| Year |
2019 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Issue |
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Pages |
289 p. |
| Keywords |
Safe staffing; Short staffing; Frontline nurses; Patient safety; Care Capacity Demand Programme; Nurse Safe Staffing Project; Trendcare; Institutional ethnography; Surveys |
| Abstract |
Charts a detailed description and analysis of how aspects of the strategies of the Nurse Safe Staffing Project work in everyday hospital settings. Argues that nurses' situated knowledge and work are being organised and overridden by competing institutional knowledge and priorities in a competitive institutional environment. Demonstrates the consequences for nurses, patients and staffing strategies. Conducts 30 interviews with 26 participants, including frontline nurses and participants in safe staffing projects. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1651 |
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