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| Author |
Roberts, Jennifer; Floyd, Sue; Thompson, Shona |
| Title |
The clinical nurse specialist in New Zealand : how is the role defined? |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2011 |
Publication  |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
27 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
24-35 |
| Keywords |
Clinical nurse specialist; Advanced nursing practice; Clinical expert |
| Abstract |
Reports the findings from research designed to investigate the role of the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) and how it is defined by New Zealand District Health Boards (DHBs). Identifies the current requirements and expectations of the CNS role and how it is defined in practice. Collects 15 CNS job descriptions from 8 DHBs, subjecting them to thematic analysis yielding 4 key areas of the CNS role. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1465 |
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| Author |
Scott, Susan (and others) |
| Title |
The graduate nursing workforce : does an international perspective have relevance for New Zealand? |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2011 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
27 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
4-12 |
| Keywords |
Graduates; Nursing workforce; Retention; Recruitment |
| Abstract |
Reviews studies of nursing graduates that use local, regional or national populations of graduates to explore reasons for turnover over periods of time longer than the first twelve months of transition to practice. Identifies the reasons for mobility within nursing and out of the profession altogether. |
| Call Number |
NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1466 |
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| Author |
Rodgers, Vivien; Gilmour, Jean |
| Title |
Shaping student nurses' attitudes towards older people through learning and experience |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2011 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
27 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
13-20 |
| Keywords |
Ageism; Nursing; Education; Attitudes |
| Abstract |
Presents findings of a study comparing student nurse attitudes towards older people before and after an introductory nursing paper that included gerontology theory and clinical practice in an aged-care setting. Administers The Kogan Attitudes Towards Old People Scale to 56 nursing studies students at the beginning and end of the semester of study. |
| Call Number |
NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1467 |
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| Author |
Wong, Grace; Stokes, Gillian |
| Title |
Preparing undergraduate nurses to provide smoking cessation advice and help |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2011 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
27 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
21-30 |
| Keywords |
Nursing education; Smoking cessation; Nursing curricula; Student nurses |
| Abstract |
Conducts an online survey of NZ's 17 schools of nursing to investigate the extent that smoking cessation education content is included in undergraduate nursing curricula. Reports which schools teach the recommended ABC approach and which teach approaches not recommended by the Ministry of Health. |
| Call Number |
NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1468 |
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| Author |
Dallas, Janette; Neville, Stephen |
| Title |
Health education and health screening in a sample of older men : a descriptive survey |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2012 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
28 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
6-16 |
| Keywords |
Older men; Health education; Health screening; Gerontological nursing; Surveys |
| Abstract |
Describes the health education and health screening received by community-dwelling men aged 65 or older. Undertakes a survey of 59 men in Wanganui via a self-administered questionnaire. Investigates the barriers/benefits to healthy living choices. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1470 |
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| Author |
Winters, Rosie; Neville, Stephen |
| Title |
Registered nurse perspectives on delayed or missed nursing cares in a New Zealand hospital |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2012 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
28 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
19-28 |
| Keywords |
Missed care; Rationing nursing care; Patient care outcomes; Patient safety |
| Abstract |
Explores the concept of 'missed care' using a qualitative descriptive approach. Interviews 5 registered nurses within a NZ hospital about fluctuations in nursing-skill mix and staffing levels, inconsistent availability of equipment and supplies, and higher patient acuity. Identifies two main categories of missed care and nurses' resulting moral distress |
| Call Number |
NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1471 |
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| Author |
Spence, Deborah |
| Title |
Preparing registered nurses depends on 'us and us and all of us' |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2012 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
28 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
5-13 |
| Keywords |
Undergraduate nursing; Clinical teaching/learning; Team work; Collaboration |
| Abstract |
Reports on the qualitative findings of a collaborative study undertaken to monitor implementation of a new model of clinical education for undergraduate nursing students. Describes the development of a clinical education model devised by 3 District Health Boards (DHBs) and 2 universities, based on the inclusion of student nurses in team nursing. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1473 |
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| Author |
Donovan, Donna; Diers, Donna; Carryer, Jenny |
| Title |
Perceptions of policy and political leadership in nursing in New Zealand |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2012 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
28 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
15-25 |
| Keywords |
Nursing leadership; Policy and politics; Nursing organisations; Qualitative study; NZ nursing |
| Abstract |
Describes a qualitative study of 18 nurse leaders interviewed about issues affecting their will to participate in political action, leadership, and policy work. Asks the nurses to describe their personal stages of political development, how they view NZ nurses' and nursing organisations' political development, and their views on increasing the role of nursing in healthcare policy development. Analyses the interviews to identify major themes. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1474 |
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| Author |
Barnhill, Dianne; McKillop, Ann; Aspinall, Cathleen |
| Title |
The impact of postgraduate education on registered nurses working in acute care |
Type |
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. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1475 |
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| Author |
Harding, Thomas |
| Title |
Cultural safety : a vital element for nursing ethics |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2013 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
29 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
4-11 |
| Keywords |
Ethics; Cultural safety; Nursing education; Internationalisation |
| Abstract |
Argues that the globalisation of nursing and the internationalisation of nursing education potentially leads to the values underpinning nursing curricula coming into conflict with those of other cultures. Suggests the need to examine the values inherent in ethics education in nursing, proposing that cultural safety is incorporated into it in an increasingly multi-cultural nursing environment. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1479 |
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| Author |
Wood, Pamela J; Nelson, Katherine |
| Title |
The journal Kai Tiaki's role in developing research capability in New Zealand nursing, 1908-1959 |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2013 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
29 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
12-22 |
| Keywords |
Research capability; History of nursing; Nursing journal; Nursing scholarship; Nursing research |
| Abstract |
Undertakes an analysis of past issues of Kai Tiaki over the five decades following its establishment in 1908 to identify the antecedents to the development of research in NZ nursing from the 1970s. Demonstrates how the journal fostered nurses' awareness of research and promoted nursing scholarship, by publishing case studies, holding essay competitions, and published nurses' articles on practice or professional issues. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1480 |
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| Author |
Beasley, Catherine; Dixon, Robyn |
| Title |
Phase II cardiac rehabilitation in rural Northland |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2013 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
29 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
4-14 |
| Keywords |
Cardiac rehabilitation; Rural nursing |
| Abstract |
Reports a descriptive, exploratory, qualitative study of the perceptions and experiences of nurses who delivered cardiac rehabilitation in a rural health-care setting in Northland. Gathers data from two focus groups of 12 nurses in which five themes relating to cardiac rehabilitation are identified using a general inductive approach. |
| Call Number |
NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1482 |
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| Author |
Clendon, Jill; McBride-Henry, Karen |
| Title |
History of the Child Health and Development Book : part 1, 1920 to 1945 |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2014 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
30 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
29-41 |
| Keywords |
Maternal and child health; History of nursing; Plunket; Child health and development record book |
| Abstract |
Traces the history of the Plunket Book, or Well Child/Tamariki Ora Health Book, during the years 1920-1945, chronicling the development of a medicalised relationship between mothers and health professionals during this era. |
| Call Number |
NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1490 |
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| Author |
Clendon, Jill; McBride-Henry, Karen |
| Title |
History of the Child Health and Development Book : part 2: 1945-2000 |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2014 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
30 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
5-17 |
| Keywords |
Maternal and child health; History of nursing; Plunket, Child health and development record book |
| Abstract |
Highlights how women challenged the concept of 'medicalised mothering' during the period 1945-2000, and how these views affected the development of the Well Child/Tamariki Ora Health book, or Plunket book. Analyses how the language of the book reflects tensions between competing discourses and knowledge sources among mothers and health professionals. |
| Call Number |
NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1492 |
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| Author |
Garcia, Alicia; Whitehead, Dean; Winter, Helen S |
| Title |
Oncology nurses' perception of cancer pain: a qualitative exploratory study |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| 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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