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Author Neville, S.J.
Title Delirium in the older adult: A critical gerontological approach Type
Year Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
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Keywords Geriatric nursing; Older people
Abstract The purpose of this thesis has been to explore the discursive production of delirium in people over the age of 65 years. The philosophical approaches underpinning the study were derived from the field of critical gerontology, postmodernism and the utilisation of a Foucauldian understanding of discourse and power/knowledge. Data sources included published documents on delirium, interviews with people over the age of 65 years who had been delirious (as well as their clinical notes), family members, registered nurses and a doctor. Textual analysis revealed the presence of two contesting and contradictory discourses that impacted on being an older person who had delirium. These were identified as the discourse of delirium as a syndrome and a personal discourse of delirium. The discourse of delirium as a syndrome is underpinned by the biomedicalisation of the ageing process. This process utilises scientific methods as the foundation from which to understand, research and provide a health service to older people with delirium. Any personal perspectives on delirium are rendered unimportant and relegated to marginalised positions. Nursing through its vicarious relationship to medicine is interpellated into deploying the discourse of delirium as a syndrome and has largely ignored the personal dimensions associated with this phenomenon. Consequently, the older delirious 'body' is known and inscribed as unruly, problematic, physically unwell, cognitively impaired and at risk. Conversely, a personal discourse of delirium privileges the individual narratives of people who have been delirious and provides a different perspective of delirium. The deployment of a personal discourse of delirium offers another position that views this group of older people as bringing to the health care setting a rich tapestry of life experiences that are more than a cluster of signs and symptoms. It is these varied life experiences that need to be included as a legitimate source of knowledge about delirium. This thesis demonstrates how nursing needs to espouse a critical gerontological position when working with older people who have delirium. Critical gerontology provides nurses with the theoretical tools to challenge the status quo and uncover the multiple, varied, contradictory and complex representations of delirium in older people.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 598 Serial 584
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Author Vallant, S.R.
Title Dialogue and monologue: The relationship between student nurse and nurse clinician: The impact on student learning Type
Year 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
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Keywords Students; Nursing; Mentoring
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 610 Serial 596
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Author Stewart, L.
Title Stories from Pacific Island nurses: Why do Pacific Island Bachelor of Nursing students not return to their own countries after being scholarship recipients? Type
Year 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
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Keywords Pacific peoples; New graduate nurses; Students
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 618 Serial 604
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Author Davies, M.
Title Lived experiences of nurses as they engage in practice at an advanced level within emergency departments in New Zealand Type
Year 2005 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
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Keywords Emergency nursing; Nurse practitioners; Advanced nursing practice
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 682 Serial 668
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Author Jacobs, S.
Title Advanced nursing practice and the nurse practitioner: New Zealand nursing's professional project in the late 20th century Type
Year 2005 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
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Keywords Nurse practitioners; History; Policy; Leadership; Advanced nursing practice
Abstract This thesis examines the forces influencing the development of contemporary advanced nursing practice in New Zealand. It begins with an historical approach to explore the various meanings of advanced nursing practice from the late 1800s through the first years of the 21st century. Seven historical understandings of the meaning of 'advanced' nursing practice emerge. The author's analysis of the broad scope of New Zealand nursing history, including a case study of the development and implementation of the nurse practitioner, draws on theoretical perspectives from sociology, political science, and nursing. She develops a “framework of critical factors for nursing to take into account when considering how to ensure the profession is able to deliver on its great potential to improve the health of New Zealand communities”. Examining the work of a range of nursing leaders, past and present, and drawing on the work of political scientist, John Kingdon, the author describes the work of several nurses as “policy entrepreneurship.”
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 671
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Author Pirret, A.M.
Title The use of knowledge of respiratory physiology in critical care nurses' clinical decision-making Type
Year 2005 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
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Keywords Intensive care nursing; Clinical decision making
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 686 Serial 672
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Author Hames, P.V.M.
Title Patient advocacy: A concept analysis Type
Year 2006 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
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Keywords Patient rights; Nursing; Nurse-patient relations
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 689 Serial 675
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Author Garlick, A.
Title Determined to make a difference: A study of public health nursing practice with vulnerable families Type
Year 2006 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library, NZNO Library
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Keywords Public health; Children; Nurse-family relations
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 737 Serial 723
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Author Manning, E.
Title Work-role transition: From staff nurse to clinical nurse educator Type
Year 2006 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
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Keywords Nursing; Education; Teaching methods
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 732
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Author Hill, N.
Title A shared revelation: A comparative, triangulated study on improving quality of life in the terminally ill Type
Year 2001 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
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Keywords Quality of life; Terminal care; Nursing
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 793 Serial 777
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Author Blackie, S.A.H.
Title Women, work, study and health: The experience of nurses engaged in paid work and further education Type
Year 2001 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
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Keywords Parents and caregivers; Nursing; Education
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 789
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Author Casey, G.
Title Conditional expertise in chronic illness Type
Year 2000 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
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Keywords Chronically ill; Nurse-patient relations
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 808 Serial 792
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Author Mortensen, A.
Title Destigmatisation: A grounded theory of the work of sexual health nurses Type
Year 2000 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
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Keywords Sexual and reproductive health; Prejudice; Nurse-patient relations; Attitude to health
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 809 Serial 793
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Author Blockley, C.E.
Title The experience of hospitalization first time for an acute medical illness Type
Year 2000 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
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Keywords Hospitals; Patient satisfaction
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 811 Serial 795
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Author Crawford, R.
Title An exploration of nurses' understanding of parenting in hospital Type
Year 2000 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
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Keywords Nurse-family relations; Children; Hospitals; Parents and caregivers
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 812 Serial 796
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