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Author |
Powell, J. |
Title |
Caring for patients after an ICU admission |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
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Volume |
8 |
Issue |
7 |
Pages |
24-25 |
Keywords |
Intensive care nursing; Nurse-patient relations; Trauma; Communication |
Abstract |
The author presents research on nursing strategies that reduce the psychological effects of critical illness and prevent the intensive care unit (ICU) atmosphere from adversely affecting the nurse-patient relationship. Post-traumatic stress disorder and other phobic anxiety syndromes are noted as a risk among former ICU patients. Four interventions to put in place for discharge are presented: patient-centred nursing, communication, multidisciplinary care, and patient/family education. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
954 |
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Author |
Hughes, F.; Farrow, T. |
Title |
Caring for obese patients in a culturally safe way |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2007 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
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Volume |
13 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
14-16 |
Keywords |
Nursing models; Obesity; Cultural safety |
Abstract |
The authors review the contemporary notion of obesity and suggest that the nursing approach, with an emphasis on treatment, are shaped by a culture located within “western” views of ideal body shape. The biomedical framework regards obesity as disease and obese people as the cause of their own health problems. The authors note varying cultural interpretations of obesity, and suggest that by viewing obesity as a disease, the cultural, social or economic determinants of obesity are not acknowledged. Nursing needs to broaden the concept of the categories of difference to respond in a culturally safe way to obesity. Cultural safety asks that nurses care for people “regardful” of difference. This means nurses must reflect on the care given, so that the biomedical model is not just replicated. Nurse-led clinics offer an opportunity for practices based on nursing values of care and cultural safety. Such clinics are based on nursing's social model of health, rather than a biomedical, disease-focused model. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 994 |
Serial |
978 |
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Author |
Challis-Morrison, S. |
Title |
Caring for a community wanderer |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2006 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
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Volume |
12 |
Issue |
11 |
Pages |
20-22 |
Keywords |
Case studies; Older people; Community health nursing; Dementia |
Abstract |
A community based registered nurse from Waikato District Health Board's Older Persons Assessment Team (OPAT) presents her experiences of working with older people with dementia. She uses a case study approach to highlight the issue of wandering, behaviour which can be difficult to modify and can cause carer distress. She outlines a team approach to the condition which requires good communication and co-ordination. Key aspects of management included a risk assessment plan, support for caregivers, and encouraging activity. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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977 |
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Author |
Manning, J. |
Title |
Building trust with families in neonatal intensive care units |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2006 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
12 |
Issue |
6 |
Pages |
18-20 |
Keywords |
Paediatric nursing; Neonatal nursing; Parents and caregivers; Communication |
Abstract |
Establishing a trusting relationship is a key therapeutic intervention for nurses working with families of hospitalised children. This article is an exploration of the definition of trust. Specifically, it considers how parents come to trust (or not) nurses in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) helps to reveal the meaning of parent-nurse trust and how this affects nursing practice. Understanding and meeting parental needs is important in developing and sustaining trust. The medical model of care often dominates in NICU. This is a deficit model that focuses on illness and treatment. However, the use of a nursing framework, such as developmentally supportive family centred care, focuses on recognising and building on the strengths of the family, by fostering trust to equip the family with the capacity to manage their infant's health care. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
976 |
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Author |
Chenery, K. |
Title |
Building child health nurses' confidence and competence |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2007 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
13 |
Issue |
5 |
Pages |
26-38 |
Keywords |
Paediatric nursing; Nursing; Education; Evaluation |
Abstract |
This article describes the development of the Generic Orientation Programme, Child Health Nursing and its perceived impact on practice after ten months, through two simultaneous evaluation surveys, seeking the views of programme participants and their nurse managers. The programme aims to equip the newly appointed RN in the child health cluster or the nurse working in a non-designated children's area with the knowledge and skills to safely care for children. These include basic anatomical and physiological differences; fluid and electrolyte management; safe administration of medication; pain management; recognition of the seriously ill child; and building partnerships with children and their families. A survey instrument eliciting qualitative and quantitative responses was used. The majority of nurse respondents believed they had gained new knowledge and described how they were incorporating it into everyday practice. Similarly, several nurse managers observed that nurses' clinical knowledge and skills had improved since attending the programme. In particular, responses from those working in non-designated children's areas suggested the programme had provided them with greater insight into the care of children. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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975 |
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Author |
McKenna, B. |
Title |
Bridging the theory-practice gap |
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Journal Article |
Year |
1999 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
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Volume |
5 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
14-16 |
Keywords |
Psychiatric nursing; Nursing; Education; Teaching methods |
Abstract |
The author presents a case study of a joint appointment between a nurse lecturer and a staff nurse in an acute forensic psychiatry unit. He explores the advantages, disadvantages and reasons for success in relation to the findings of a survey of the literature on joint appointments. This technique is seen as a means of narrowing the gap between theory and practice which resulted when nurse training was transferred from hospitals to polytechnics. He highlights the need to develop research methodology to clarify potential benefits of this approach. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1024 |
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Author |
McCallum, C. |
Title |
Balancing technology with the art of caring |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
8 |
Issue |
7 |
Pages |
21-23 |
Keywords |
Technology; Nursing; Nurse-patient relations; Ethics |
Abstract |
The author examines the role of technology in high dependency units, which can alienate nurses from patients. The ethical issues raised by technology are reviewed, particularly the allocation of expensive interventions, and the implications of life-sustaining technology on the application of informed consent. The author highlights the challenge facing nurses to bridge the gap between medical technology and humane caring. |
Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 1017 |
Serial |
1001 |
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Author |
Macfie, B. |
Title |
Assessing health needs and identifying risk factors |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2006 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
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Volume |
12 |
Issue |
6 |
Pages |
16-18 |
Keywords |
Infants; Parents and caregivers; Clinical assessment; Risk factors; Plunket |
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In 2004, Plunket nurses from eight areas around New Zealand participated in collecting data for a research project on health needs assessment practices. This project aimed to examine risk factors identified by Plunket nurses, what areas of health need considered to be priorities; grading of health needs; and how closely the results of health need assessment aligned with the individual clients' deprivation score. The researchers examine the assessment of health needs against the use of the Deprivation Index, which indicates a specific population in a specific area, as a funding model. This study appeared to show there are two distinct groups of clients assessed as high needs: those with risk factors such as family violence and severe parental mental illness, and who may live in an area of 1-7 deprivation; and those with multiple risk factors which include poverty, low education, and/or reluctance to access services and support, and who usually live in dep 8-10 areas. This research supports the anecdotal evidence that significant health needs exist outside the lower deprivation areas. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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974 |
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Author |
Lewer, D. |
Title |
Analysing the Mental Health Act |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
1999 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
5 |
Issue |
8 |
Pages |
14-16 |
Keywords |
Psychiatric Nursing; Mental health; Law and legislation; Ethics |
Abstract |
Changes brought by the Mental Health Act (MHA) to clinical practice, and some of the problems it has created for nurses, are examined in this article. Compulsory assessment and treatment orders (CATO) and the role of Duly Authorised Officers (DAO), and moral dilemmas that can arise as a consequence of CATOs used by DAOs are examined. The requirement for DAOs to act as patient advocates and to safeguard cultural beliefs are highlighted. The MHA promotes self responsibility and a treatment philosophy rather than detention of the mentally ill. |
Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 1039 |
Serial |
1023 |
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Author |
Murphy, R. |
Title |
A day in the life of an acute hospital psychiatric nurse |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2005 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
11 |
Issue |
9 |
Pages |
24-25 |
Keywords |
Nursing; Psychiatric Nursing; Interprofessional relations; Mental health; Multidisciplinary care teams |
Abstract |
A nurse presents a personal account of a typical day at Middlemore Hospital's 50-bed acute inpatient mental health unit Tiaho Mai. The article covers aspects of shift handover, working with multidisciplinary teams, developing care plans, working with families, and responding to emergencies. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
957 |
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