Tuitaupe, S. R. (2018). Becoming a Pasefika registered nurse: reflections of their student nurse experiences in Aotearoa New Zealand. Master's thesis, Christchurch, University of Canterbury.
Abstract: Invites participants in the study to share their experiences, as Pasefika students, of enrolment in the Bachelor of Nursing degree. Uses a focus group to identify the prominent themes by means of thematic analysis: common facilitators and barriers encountered; relationships within the nursing profession; their sense of achievement; and their view of the prgamees as Pasefika students. Makes recommendations to improve the programme for Pasefika nursing students.
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Houston, G. (2018). The impacts for the registered nurses of the New Entry to Specialty Practice Mental Health and Addiction Nursing Programme, of the programme, on their personal and professional development. Master's thesis, University of Canterbury, Christchurch.
Abstract: Explores the impact on nurses three to six years after completion of the New Entry to Specialty Practice (NESP) Programme. Thematically analyses in-depth, semi-structured interviews to identify the aspects of personal and professional development affected by the programme, using a qualitative descriptive approach. Focuses on four key themes: well set up; thinking differently; inter-connectedness; and reciprocation.
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Ogden, E. (2018). Is it ACE? The influence of the Advanced Choice of Employment scheme on new graduates' decisions to accept a position in the Nurse Entry to Specialist Practice in Mental Health and Addiction programme. Master's thesis, University of Otago, Dunedin.
Abstract: Uses an instrumental case study to explore the role of Advanced Choice of Employment (ACE) on the decision to enter the Nurse Entry to Specialised Practice (NESP). Examines the NESP programme in one DHB in which 14 participants who had accepted positions on NESP without specifying the specialty were given semi-structured interviews, as was the NESP coordinator about the employer experience of NESP. Suggests how education providers and DHBs can prepare ACE applicants for the recruitment process.
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Jarden, A. J. (2018). Before-school check nurses' experiences of motivational interviewing during the weight-related referral process : an interpretive phenomenological study. Master's thesis, University of Canterbury, Christchurch.
Abstract: Investigates nurses' experiences of weight-related conversations with whanau, and their level of understanding and application of motivational interviewing, during the Before-School Check programme to identify 95% of high-weight children. Uses a questionnaire focussed on competencies in conjunction with recorded interviews concentrated on process-oriented accounts of the referral process.
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Goodyear, K. A. (2018). Talking about menopause: exploring the lived experience of menopause for nurses. Master's thesis, University of Otago, Dunedin.
Abstract: Explores through semi-structured, in-depth interviews how 11 nurses working at Christchurch Hospital experienced menopause in the workplace and in their personal lives. Uses thematic analysis to highlight how the stigma surrounding menopause led to the nurses' fear of being treated as a menopausal woman, rather than as a professional.
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Kaur, H. (2018). What are the factors affecting patients with diabetes in regards to their attendance and non-attendance with Diabetes Nurse-Led Clinics in Counties Manukau Health? Master's thesis, University of Auckland, Auckland.
Abstract: Performs a retrospective audit of eight Diabetes Nurse-Led Clinics (DNLC) in two regions of DNLC provision in Auckland over a 12-month period from 2016-2017, at which 707 patients were booked for appointments. Undertakes a nested sampling of two randomly-selected DNLCs, in which 71 participants were invited to participate. Explores patients' perspectives of attendance or non-attendance at their booked appointments. Examines whether patients perceive any benefits of attendance at the clinics, and identifies factors that might improve their experiences with DNLCs.
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Stewart, L. (2018). Student nurse knowledge and attitudes about ageing, older people and working with them: does nursing education make a difference? Ph.D. thesis, University of Auckland, Auckland.
Abstract: Develops, implements, and evaluates educational interventions to teach students about the ageing process, older people and how to work with them. Enrols students from a Bachelor of Nursing programme over a four-year period from 2011 to 2012, employing a multi-method approach including focus groups, a questionnaire and an analysis of course documents. Reveals how student nurses' attitudes alter during their course of study.
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McKelvie, R. (2019). Where we are and how we got here: an institutional ethnography of the Nurse Safe Staffing Project in New Zealand. Doctoral thesis, Massey University, Palmerston North.
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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Sharma, M. (2020). An exploration of the experiences of registered nurses working in aged residential care facilities regarding interRAI: A qualitative research design. Master's thesis, University of Otago, Dunedin.
Abstract: 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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Kussmaul, J. (2020). 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. Doctoral thesis, University of Auckland, Auckland.
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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Chandler-Knight, E. (2020). Poster[sic]Bullying in mental health inpatient nursing. Bachelor's thesis, Southern Institute of Technology, .
Abstract: Asserts that bullying is common in nursing, and particularly in mental health nursing. Conducts a literature review before administering a mixed-method online survey to registered nurse (RN) inpatient mental health nurses, of whom 38 responded.
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Blair, W. (2021). Nurses' recognition and response to unsafe practice by their peers. Ph.D. thesis, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.
Abstract: Uses a mixed-methods approach to identify the behaviours and cues that nurses recognise as indicators of unsafe practice. Details those factors that influence unsafe practice. Reports the actions and responses taken by nurses who encounter unsafe practice by their peers. Conducts surveys of nurses about their perceptions of unsafe practice and the organisational practices and policies for its prevention.
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Greenlees-Rae, J. (2016). Being confident in practice: A study on the influences on confidence in new graduate nurses. Master's thesis, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington.
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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Hawes, P. C. (2016). What educational and other experiences assist recently qualified nurses to understand and deal with clinical risk and patient safety? Master's thesis, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington.
Abstract: Interviews 9 nurses in their first year of clinical practice to investigate how newly-qualified nurses recognise and develop those skills relating to clinical risk and patient safety. Identifies workplace culture, clinical role models, exposure to the clinical environment, experiential learning, narrative sharing, debriefing and simulation as contributing to learning and understanding clinical risk and safe patient care. Considers strategies to facilitate professional development.
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Lally, E. (2014). Symbiotic relationships in patients' engagements with practice nurses. Doctoral thesis, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington.
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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