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Author |
Lim, Anecita; Honey, Michelle; North, Nicola; Shaw, John |
Title |
Learning to become a nurse prescriber in New Zealand using a constructivist approach: a narrative case study |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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Volume |
31 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
27-36 |
Keywords |
Nurse prescribing; Constructivism; Narrative case study; Narrative inquiry; Prescribing education |
Abstract |
Aims to understand the experiences of postgraduate nurses learning to become nurse practitioner prescribers when undertaking courses that employed a constructivist pedagogical approach. Uses narrative inquiry to explore the perceptions, views and experiences of 10 prospective nurse prescribers, and thematic analysis to identify two main themes of their experiences. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1512 |
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Author |
Robertson, Heather; Carryer, Jenny; Neville, Stephen |
Title |
Diffusion of the Primary Health Care Strategy in a small District Health Board in New Zealand |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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Volume |
31 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
17-26 |
Keywords |
Diffusion; innovation; primary health care (PHC); primary health care nursing |
Abstract |
Reports the findings of a study examining aspects of the implementation of the Primary Health Care Strategy on primary health care nursing in a small district health board (DHB) in NZ. Conducts an instrumental case study informed by onstructionism and underpinned by a qualitative interpretive design. Collects data from policy documents and strategic plans and by means of interviews with managers at middle and senior levels at the local DHB and two PHOs. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1511 |
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Author |
Duthie, Andrew; Roy, Dianne E; Niven, Elizabeth |
Title |
Duty of care following stroke: family experiences in the first six months |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
31 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
7-16 |
Keywords |
Stroke; Family; Caregivers |
Abstract |
Uses hermeneutic phenomenology to examine how stroke affects the survivor’s wider
family. Investigates the experience of becoming and being a family member of someone who has had a stroke, during the first six months from the initial stroke. Interviews three participants from the same extended family at six weeks, three months and six months. Identifies the emerging themes and sub-themes of their care for the survivor. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1510 |
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Author |
Ward, Cynthia; Evans, Alicia; Ford, Rosemary; Glass, Nel |
Title |
Health Professionals Perspectives of Care for Seriously Ill Children Living at Home |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
31 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
25-34 |
Keywords |
Seriously-ill children; Health professionals; Model of care; Complex health needs |
Abstract |
Reports the findings of health professional's perceptions of beneficial care for seriously ill children and their families. Represents one component of a PhD qualitative evaluation study investigating care provided by a child health trust in NZ. Uses a focus group to identify key aspects of beneficial care and subsequent themes, including: collaboration between health providers, effective communication, expert skills, support for colleagues and after-hours care. availability. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1509 |
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Author |
Roy, Dianne; Gasquoine, Susan; Caldwell, Shirrin; Nash, Derek |
Title |
Health Professional and Family Perceptions of Post-Stroke Information |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
31 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
7-24 |
Keywords |
Stroke; Patient education; Health professionals; Families |
Abstract |
Undertakes a mixed-methods descriptive survey to ascertain the information needs of stroke families through identifying current practice and resources, their appropriateness, accessibility, timeliness and the information gaps. Collects qualitative and quantitative data via face-to-face interviews. Identifies barriers to effective provision of information, including language and other communication barriers, time constraints and workload issues for health professionals. Highlights the discrepancy between health professionals' theoretical understanding of information provision and their actual practice. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1508 |
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Author |
Holloway, Kathryn T |
Title |
Development of a specialist nursing framework for New Zealand |
Type |
Report |
Year |
2011 |
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Pages |
212 |
Keywords |
Nurse practitioners; Nurse specialists; Workforce planning |
Abstract |
Expresses concern that inconsistent specialist nursing workforce planning and pathways for nursing practice development will adversely affect needed service provision for the population. Reports the outcomes of research, which suggests an alternate approach through the development of a single unified capability framework for specialist nursing practice in NZ. Uses a qualitative descriptive and exploratory multi-method enquiry approach to review extant understandings and develop a consensus framework, identifying the essential elements required for a single national framework for specialist nursing in NZ. Widens the understanding of a more holistic approach to specialist nursing development, which holds great promise for the specialist nursing workforce in NZ and internationally. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1506 |
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Author |
Bigsby, Margaret Anne |
Title |
The characteristics of nurses in relation to their attitudes about career planning and development activities |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2016 |
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Pages |
121 p. |
Keywords |
Career planning; Attitudes to nursing; Nursing workforce; Ageing; Surveys |
Abstract |
Examines nurses' attitudes to activities that promote career progression as well as training and education. Identifies demographic characteristics of nurses who are, respectively, most and least positive about career progression and training/education. Analyses existing data from the NZNO Employment Survey 2015, using quantitative methods to describe and compare responses with those from nurses registered with the Nursing Council of NZ. Investigates the relationship between nurses' attitudes about career progression and training/education and their experiences of participation in some of those activities. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1505 |
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Author |
Darkins, Tina |
Title |
Merging health and social day care: report on a New Zealand-based model of holistic day care service for the elderly, frail and those with disabilities |
Type |
Report |
Year |
2016 |
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Issue |
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Pages |
73 p. |
Keywords |
Aged care -- New Zealand |
Abstract |
Highlights the service innovation model that establishes a new community relationship between health and nursing services, and day-care providers to the elderly, frail and those with disabilities. Performs a literature review of research on the topic, outlining the goals of adult day care, and describing the Forget Me Not (FMN) programme used at the FMN Centre in Whangarei. Highlights the levels of care within the programme and the proposed outcomes. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1504 |
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Author |
Scheibmair, Amanda |
Title |
Promoting New Zealand children's active participation in healthcare: Margaret May Blackwell Travel Fellowship 2015/2016 Report |
Type |
Report |
Year |
2016 |
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Issue |
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Pages |
24 p. |
Keywords |
Child health; Child health services; Child welfare |
Abstract |
Cites children's right to participation in their own healthcare under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and describes the nature of their participation. Reports a study tour of the UK, Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands to learn perspectives, strategies and methods of including children in their own healthcare. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1503 |
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Author |
Roy, Dianne; Gasquoine, Susan; Caldwell, Shirrin; Nash, Derek |
Title |
Health professional and family perceptions of post-stroke information |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
31 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
7-24 |
Keywords |
Stroke; Patient education; Families; Surveys |
Abstract |
Conducts a mixed-methods descriptive survey to ascertain information needs of stroke families, as part of a longitudinal research programme, Stroke Families Whanau Programme. Asks 19 family members and 23 practitioners via interviews their opinions on current resources, and the appropriateness, accessibility, timeliness or omissions in the information provided, following a stroke. Identifies barriers to information provision. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1502 |
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Author |
Tipa, Zoe; Wilson, Denise; Neville, Stephen; Adams, Jeffery |
Title |
Cultural Responsiveness and the Family Partnership Model |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
31 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
35-47 |
Keywords |
Well-child care; Family partnership model; Child and family nursing; Maori; Biculturalism; Nurse-patient relationship |
Abstract |
Investigates the bicultural nature of the Family Partnership Model for working with Maori whanau in the context of well-child care services. Reports a mixed-methods study in 2 phases: an online survey of 23 nurses trained in the Family Partnership Model and 23 not trained in the model; observation of nurses' practice and interviews with 10 matched nurse-Maori client pairs. Identifies 3 aspects of the findings: respectful relationships, allowing clients to lead, and lack of skills. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1501 |
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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. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1500 |
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Author |
Adams, Sue; Carryer, Jenny; Wilkinson, Jillian Ann |
Title |
Institutional ethnography : an emerging approach for health and nursing research |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
31 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
18-26 |
Keywords |
Institutional ethnography; Ruling relations; Nurse practitioners; Health research; Sociological inquiry |
Abstract |
Introduces institutional ethnography as an approach to sociological inquiry for health and nursing research in NZ. Provides an overview, introducing key concepts, and describing how institutional ethnography is used in research on the establishment of nurse practitioners and their services in rural primary health care. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1499 |
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Author |
Philips, Hazel; Wilkinson, Jill |
Title |
Non-prescribing diabetes nurse specialist views of nurse prescribing in diabetes health |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
31 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
5-15 |
Keywords |
Diabetes nurse specialist; Diabetes nurse prescriber; Registered nurse; Workforce planning |
Abstract |
Presents the results of a survey of non-prescribing diabetes nurse specialists' views of prescribing in the wake of a trial and staged implementation of diabetes nurse specialist prescribing. Conducts on online survey of members of the diabetes nurse specialist section of NZNO. Analyses the results descriptively, finding a statistically significant relationship between being a specialist and the intention to prescribe. Avers that for diabetes nurse specialist prescribing to continue, the resources for supervision must be taken into account in workforce planning. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1498 |
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Author |
Gifford, Health; Wilson, Denise; Boulton, Amohia |
Title |
Maori perspectives : a deep understanding of nursing and smoking |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2014 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
30 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
35-44 |
Keywords |
Maori nurses; Maori health; Indigenous health; Smoking; Smoking cessation |
Abstract |
Conducts in-depth qualitative interviews with 43 Maori nurses to explore their perceptions and experiences of smoking and quitting, and their views on the impact of smoking on their roles as nurses. Elicits five themes: social context of smoking, identity conflict, impact on practice, experience of smoking, and experience of quitting. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1497 |
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