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Jamieson, I. |
| Title |
The mobile operating theatre project |
Type |
Book Chapter |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp.81-97) |
Abbreviated Journal |
Ministry of Health publications page |
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| Keywords |
Rural nursing; Surgery; Training; Evaluation |
| Abstract |
This chapter firstly presents the development of a mobile operating theatre project, which was implemented in 2002 to provide rural day-stay surgery. Secondly, it discusses the process and findings of a research project undertaken with the purpose of evaluating a perioperative (theatre and recovery) reskilling programme offered to 42 rural nurses from nine secondary hospitals, conducted over nine months in 2001. The training was given to nurses prior to the introduction of a mobile operating theatre service, and was seen as a key part of the service contract. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 769 |
Serial |
753 |
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| Author |
Pedersen, C. |
| Title |
Nurse-led telephone triage service in a secondary rural hospital |
Type |
Book Chapter |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 99-110) |
Abbreviated Journal |
Ministry of Health publications page |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Rural nursing; Telenursing; Evaluation |
| Abstract |
This chapter describes the development of a nurse-led after-hours telephone triage service in a rural secondary hospital in the Hawke's Bay District Health Board area. This service was a response to the health restructuring in the 1990s, which had led to the shift of secondary services out of the rural areas, and workforce recruitment issues. Secondly, it discusses the process and findings of a research project undertaken to identify and describe telephone callers' reported outcomes after using the service. The study found a high level of satisfaction amongst callers and a high level of compliance to advice. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 770 |
Serial |
754 |
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| Author |
Fitzwater, A. |
| Title |
The impact of tourism on rural nursing practice |
Type |
Book Chapter |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 137-43) |
Abbreviated Journal |
Ministry of Health publications page |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Rural nursing; Tourism; Advanced nursing practice; Occupational health and safety |
| Abstract |
This chapter reviews some effects of the growth of tourism, including adventure tourism and the numbers of tourists over 50, on rural nursing practice. Tourism contributes to socio-cultural change within a community, and health resources that previously met the needs of the local community may not meet the expectations of growing numbers of tourists. The transient visitor includes both the tourist and the seasonal worker, and has become a feature of rural nursing. Major effects on rural nurses include the increased volume of work, the advanced scope of practice required to meet more complex needs of visitors, and challenges to personal and professional safety. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 773 |
Serial |
757 |
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| Author |
Hale, R. |
| Title |
Older patient perceptions of transitional care |
Type |
Book Chapter |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 147-152) |
Abbreviated Journal |
Ministry of Health publications page |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Older people; Rural health services; Community health nursing; Evaluation |
| Abstract |
The author describes transitional care as undertaken within the Waikato District Health Board health care environment. Transitional care supports people moving between acute health care (inpatient) and primary health care (home). It is a rehabilitative model based in smaller, predominantly rural communities to enable the older person to actively work towards recovery of functional ability within their own environment. Research indicates this rehabilitation model is applicable to the rural situation and satisfaction levels of the patients and caregivers tends to be positive. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 774 |
Serial |
758 |
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| Author |
Campbell, K. |
| Title |
Experiences of rural women who have cared for their terminally ill partners |
Type |
Book Chapter |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 166-178) |
Abbreviated Journal |
Ministry of Health publications page |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Palliative care; Parents and caregivers; Nurse-family relations; Gender; Community health nursing |
| Abstract |
This chapter firstly offers background information in relation to palliative care and the role of women as providers of care in the home setting. Secondly, it discusses a study that evolved from a trend the author observed as a district nurse providing community palliative care in rural New Zealand and from New Zealand literature; that the majority of carers of the terminally ill in home-settings are women. The aim of this research study was to offer insights into the requirements of caring for a dying person at home and provide information to assist nurses working in the community and other women who take on the caregiver's role. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 776 |
Serial |
760 |
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| Author |
Higgins, A. |
| Title |
Collaboration to improve health provision: Advancing nursing practice and interdisciplinary relationships |
Type |
Book Chapter |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 215-223) |
Abbreviated Journal |
Ministry of Health publications page |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Interprofessional relations; Rural health services; Nursing; Policy |
| Abstract |
This chapter introduces national policies and strategies that promote interdisciplinary collaboration as a means of providing better access to health care for all communities. It identifies a role for advancing nursing practice as part of a collaborative approach to healthcare in rural areas. An increasing focus on collaboration as a concept within health practice during the last 10 years has become evident in policy documents from the Report of the Ministerial Taskforce on Nursing (Ministry of Health, 1998) to the Working Party for After Hours Primary Health Care (Ministry of Health, 2005). The emphasis would seem to be in response to political pressure to address health inequalities and an apparent assumption that interprofessional collaboration results in improved communication, fewer gaps in provision of care and more effective use of the limited health funds. |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 779 |
Serial |
763 |
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| Author |
Armstrong, S.E. |
| Title |
Exploring the nursing reality of the sole on-call primary health care rural nurse interface with secondary care doctors |
Type |
Book Chapter |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 225-46) |
Abbreviated Journal |
Ministry of Health publications page |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Interprofessional relations; Rural nursing; Primary health care |
| Abstract |
A qualitative framework was used to explore the nature and the quality of interactions between sole on-call primary health care rural nurses and secondary care doctors. This study is framed as investigating a specific component of rural nursing practice and as being representative of the primary-secondary care interface. The primary-secondary care interface is crucial for the delivery of patient-centered care, and there is an increased focus on preventive primary health care. The New Zealand government sees the repositioning of professional roles and increasing emphasis on collaboration as an opportunity to re-define and address the current constraints to nursing practice. This has resulted in tensions between the medical and nursing professions. These tensions are not new, with the relationship sometimes marred by conflict which has been attributed to historical medical dominance and nursing deference. This study explores some specific areas which affect collaboration and makes recommendations at the national, regional and individual level to address them. |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 780 |
Serial |
764 |
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| Author |
Litchfield, M.; Ross, J. |
| Title |
The role of rural nurses: National survey |
Type |
Report |
| Year |
2000 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Online on the Ministry of Health's Centre for Rural Health pages |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Rural nursing; Personnel; Nursing specialties; Primary health care |
| Abstract |
A survey was used to reach as many nurses as possible involved with nursing in “rural” areas throughout New Zealand and to build a profile of nurses involved in the provision of healthcare beyond the urban centres. The contact also sought to inform nurses of the rural healthcare project and encourage them to contribute their experience to the development of health services in the new health service structure. Data is presented on the characteristics and employment conditions of nurses and access to resources including information technology. The inadequacy of information on the rural nurse workforce is identified: nurse roles are historically defined yet employment patterns are changing according to the workforce demands of new structures, and the existing definitions of rural health service design and delivery are only in terms of general medical practices and on-call coverage. Recommendations are made for definitions of “rurality” and “rural nurse” that will allow a more useful depiction of the nurse workforce. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1175 |
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| Author |
Litchfield, M. |
| Title |
A framework of complementary models of nursing practice: A study of nursing roles and practice for a new era of healthcare provision in New Zealand |
Type |
Report |
| Year |
2001 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Online on the Ministry of Health's Centre for Rural Health pages |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Nursing models; Rural nursing; Policy; Scope of practice |
| Abstract |
This is the second of a series of research projects undertaken to present the contemporary picture of the nurse workforce and their work in rural settings to inform policy for development of rural healthcare. The document presents the findings of telephone interviews with nurses in different work rural work settings around the country discussing their practice. The analysis identified a framework of four models of nursing practice: two traditional models defined by the institutions employing nurses, and two emerging models defined by the new positions requiring nurses to respond directly to health need. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1176 |
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| Author |
Hamer, H.P.; Finlayson, M.; Thom, K.; Hughes, F.; Tomkins, S. |
| Title |
Mental health nursing and its future: A discussion framework: Report from the Expert Reference Group to the Deputy Director-General Dr Janice Wilson |
Type |
Report |
| Year |
2006 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Mental health; Psychiatric Nursing; Policy; Leadership; Nurse practitioners; Nursing; Education; Careers in nursing |
| Abstract |
This project was initiated by the Ministry of Health to ensure a nationally coordinated approach to mental health nursing. The purpose of the project is to provide a national strategic framework for mental health nursing that will strengthen both nursing leadership and practice within the multi-disciplinary clinical environment. The framework reviews a range of key workforce issues identified by the Ministry of Health and provides strategies to move mental health nursing forward. The framework integrates directions from government mental health strategies, policies and directions, national and international literature as well as professional nursing requirements which aim to create a sustainable mental health nursing workforce using evidence based practice. The framework considers a range of key workforce issues identified by the Ministry of Health including: nursing leadership, nurse practitioners, standards, skill mix, clinical career pathways, professional supervision, education, research and recruitment and retention. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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865 |
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| Author |
Maxwell-Crawford, K. |
| Title |
Huarahi whakatu: Maori mental health nursing career pathway |
Type |
Report |
| Year |
2004 |
Publication |
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(Trm/04/15) |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Professional development; Careers in nursing; Maori; Psychiatric nursing; Mental Health |
| Abstract |
Huarahi whakatu describes a pathway for recognising the expertise of nurses working in kaupapa Maori mental health services and recommends a professional development programme that can lead to advancement along the pathway. An emphasis on dual competencies – cultural and clinical – underlies the rationale for regarding kaupapa Maori mental health nursing as a sub-specialty. Eight levels of cultural competencies and twelve levels of clinical competencies are used to differentiate career stages and it is recommended that movement from one level to another should be matched by increased remuneration. The report also contains a recommended professional development programme to support the operationalisation of the career pathway. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
824 |
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| Author |
Moko Business Associates, |
| Title |
Career pathways and core competencies in Maori mental health nursing |
Type |
Report |
| Year |
2003 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Trm/03/04 |
Issue |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Maori; Mental health; Nursing; Careers in nursing; psychiatric nursing |
| Abstract |
This report reviews relevant literature pertaining to clinical career pathways and associated core competencies for nursing in New Zealand. The review identifies and analyses existing clinical career pathways for nurses and mental health workers in New Zealand, paying particular attention to the content, structure, strengths, criticisms and applicability to the development of a clinical career pathway for Maori registered nurses to work in Maori mental health (NGO organisations). This report is part of Te Rau Matatini's current work on the development of a career pathway for Maori registered nurses with mental health work experience to work in NGO, community settings. It is a preliminary report, based on existing literature. A subsequent report was planned detailing the career pathway developed by Te Rau Matatini, with strong guidance and input from Maori mental health nurses and the wider Maori mental health sector. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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823 |
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| Author |
Thompson, L. |
| Title |
Suctioning adults with an artifical airway: A systematic review |
Type |
Book Whole |
| Year |
2000 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Subscriber access at the Joanna Briggs Institute |
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| Keywords |
Evidence-based medicine; Nursing research |
| Abstract |
This systematic review was conducted by the New Zealand Centre for Evidence Based Nursing, a collaborating centre of The Joanna Briggs Institute for Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery. The aim was to present the best available evidence on interventions, which are effective in preventing or reducing the prevalence of complications associated with suctioning, in hospitalised adult patients with an artificial airway who are breathing spontaneously or are artificially ventilated and who require suctioning. The specific questions addressed were as follows: Which methods of suctioning reduce the prevalence of mucosal trauma or mucosal dysfunction, and promote the removal of respiratory secretions? Which techniques or methods are effective in reducing the occurrence of suctioning -induced hypoxaemia, during or following the suctioning procedure? Which techniques or methods are effective in minimising the haemodynamic or pulmonary complications associated with the suctioning procedure? |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1136 |
Serial |
1121 |
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| Author |
Challis-Morrison, S. |
| Title |
Caring for a community wanderer |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2006 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
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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 |
Booher, J. |
| Title |
Care of the patient following coronary artery grafts |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Vision: A Journal of Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
Available online from the Eastern Institute of Technology website |
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10 |
Issue |
16 |
Pages |
15-18 |
| Keywords |
Surgery; Nursing; Case studies; Oncology; Cancer |
| Abstract |
This case study outlines the care of Mr. M, a sixty-six year old ventilated patient admitted to an Intensive Care Unit for management following coronary artery grafts. Mr. M's health history and risk factors are explored, in particular how they contributed to his presentation. Mr. M's post operative problems are identified and the rationale for his management is discussed with emphasis on the nursing care provided. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1298 |
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