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Author Holdaway, Maureen Ann url  openurl
  Title A Maori model of primary health care nursing Type Book Whole
  Year 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (up) Issue Pages 192 p.  
  Keywords Primary health care nursing; Maori women's health; Maori model of health; Kaupapa Maori research; Health reforms; Health policy; Surveys  
  Abstract Identifies how traditional nursing practice in Maori communities may be enhanced. Highlights the need for nursing to broaden concepts of health, community, and public health nursing, to focus on issues of capacity-building, community needs, and a broader understanding of the social, political, cultural, and economic contexts of the communities primary health-care nurses serve. Explores how health is experienced by Maori women during in-depth interviews using critical ethnographic method, underpinned by a Maori-centred approach. Articulates a model of health that is a dynamic process based on the restoration and maintenance of cultural integrity, derived from the principle of self-determination.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1809  
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Author Davy, R. openurl 
  Title Strategy to increase smear testing of older women Type Journal Article
  Year 2002 Publication Practice nurse: Official Journal of the New Zealand College of Practice Nurses Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (up) 2 Issue 3 Pages 13-14  
  Keywords Health promotion; Older people; Screening  
  Abstract The author presents a project to increase enrolments of women aged 60-69 years in the cervical screening programme. The programme included provision of packages comprising fliers, counter signs, stickers, postcards and pens to 1387 women's groups or locations where women gather. The author collates and analyses calls to the advertised 0800 telephone number, smear tests at the Well Women's Nursing Trust, and enrolment rates on the Cervical Screening Register from June to August 2001.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 637 Serial 623  
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Author Dickinson, A.R.; Dignam, D. openurl 
  Title Managing it: A mother's perspective of managing a pre-school child's acute asthma episode Type Journal Article
  Year 2002 Publication Journal of Child Health Care Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (up) 6 Issue 1 Pages 7-18  
  Keywords Asthma; Parents and caregivers; Children; Nurse-patient relations  
  Abstract This exploratory descriptive study informed by grounded theory examines the experience of mothers in managing their pre-school child's acute asthma attack at home. The study reveals that mothers perceive that they are responsible for the management of their pre-school child during an acute asthma episode, a process they described as 'managing it'. This process involves mother in 'working on treatment', 'making the call', 'watching' and 'calming', while the husband/partner, family, friends and health professionals are 'supporting treatment'. This study suggests that nurses and doctors need to move away from the current paternalistic view of health care delivery in acute settings and embrace the concepts of support and partnership in the care of the pre-school child with asthma and their family.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 728 Serial 714  
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Author Milligan, K. openurl 
  Title Aesthetic knowledge and the use of arts in nursing Type Journal Article
  Year 2002 Publication Beginning Journeys: A Collection of Work Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (up) 7 Issue Pages 9-14  
  Keywords Nursing philosophy; Nursing; Education; Teaching methods  
  Abstract The author considers aesthetic knowing and the use of the arts in nursing. She identifies concepts that pertain to the art of nursing. The interrelationship of the moral sense and the art of nursing is explored. The author concludes that the mediums of non-fiction, fiction and poetry can provide valuable contributions to the aesthetic way of knowing in nursing education, practice and research.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1094  
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Author Powell, J. openurl 
  Title Caring for patients after an ICU admission Type Journal Article
  Year 2002 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (up) 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.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 954  
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Author McCallum, C. openurl 
  Title Balancing technology with the art of caring Type Journal Article
  Year 2002 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (up) 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 Wilkinson, J.A. openurl 
  Title Creating a culture of workplace safety Type Journal Article
  Year 2002 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (up) 8 Issue 6 Pages 14-15  
  Keywords Occupational health and safety; Workplace violence; District nursing; Organisational culture  
  Abstract This study investigated the safety of working environments of a group of urban district nurses. Six district nurses were interviewed and participated in a focus group. The findings focus on the risks associated with client behaviour and with the organisational structure in which district nurses work. Recommendations for primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of harm to nurses working in isolation in the community are presented. The author describes her personal background in district nursing, which prompted the study.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1002  
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Author Woods, M. openurl 
  Title Dissecting a brave new nursing world Type Journal Article
  Year 2002 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (up) 8 Issue 10 Pages 20-22, 36  
  Keywords Nursing; Education; Nursing Council of New Zealand; Policy  
  Abstract This article critiques the 'Strategic Review of Undergraduate Education' commissioned by the Nursing Council. The premise of the review is examined, along with the foundations of nursing practice and the role of nursing education.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1003  
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Author Sadlier, C. openurl 
  Title Gaining insight into the experience of diabetes Type Journal Article
  Year 2002 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (up) 8 Issue 1 Pages 14-16  
  Keywords Diabetes Type 2; Maori; Nursing  
  Abstract This article reports a research project that investigated the experience and expectations of Maori who were newly-diagnosed with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). Four people diagnosed with NIDDM were interviewed over 12 months. Participant recommendations are incorporated into suggested improvements for managing the condition.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1020 Serial 1004  
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Author Lowe, L. openurl 
  Title Linking housing and health status Type Journal Article
  Year 2002 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (up) 8 Issue 9 Pages 26-27  
  Keywords Health status; Public health; Nursing  
  Abstract The author examines the impact of poor housing on health, and looks at how the situation can be improved. Ways that nurses can work towards improving housing standards and thus health are discussed.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1021 Serial 1005  
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Author Christie, J. openurl 
  Title Managing febrile children: When and how to treat Type Journal Article
  Year 2002 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (up) 8 Issue 4 Pages 15-17  
  Keywords Paediatric nursing; Evidence-based medicine; Children; Guidelines  
  Abstract The author describes the nursing of febrile children in a general paediatric ward at Tauranga Hospital. She focuses on the cooling methods used and their efficacy. Ward practice is compared with clinical trials and the literature to determine best practice and evidence-based guidelines. Also discussed are fans and clothes removal, tepid sponging, paracetamol, and brufen.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1006  
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Author Hales, A.; Dignam, D. openurl 
  Title Nurse prescribing lessons from the US Type Journal Article
  Year 2002 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (up) 8 Issue 10 Pages 12-15  
  Keywords Nurse practitioners; Prescriptive authority; Cross-cultural comparison; Advanced nursing practice; Education  
  Abstract The researchers present a survey of a sample population of 32 advanced practice nurses (APN) in the US about their experiences of acquiring and implementing prescriptive authority. The issues relevant to nurse practitioners in New Zealand are discussed, around acquiring knowledge and education, relationships with other professionals, establishing the role, and retaining the nursing role. The intent and scope of APN prescribing in the US is also discussed.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1007  
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Author Crowe, M.; O'Malley, J.; Bigwood, S. openurl 
  Title Nursing mental health consumers in the community Type Journal Article
  Year 2002 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (up) 8 Issue 8 Pages 14-15  
  Keywords Community health nursing; Psychiatric Nursing  
  Abstract The purpose of this research was to describe the characteristics of community mental health nursing care in the community. Twenty six nurses were enrolled in a study consisting of semi-structured interviews about the nature of their care. Responses were analysed to identify categories of skills. These were characterised as: establishing connectedness; promoting individual and family resilience, promoting citizenship; and addressing structural issues. Responses from the nurses are used to illustrate these categories.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1024 Serial 1008  
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Author Brinkman, A. openurl 
  Title Occupational stress in hospitals: A nursing perspective Type Journal Article
  Year 2002 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (up) 8 Issue 6 Pages 21-23  
  Keywords Occupational health and safety; Stress; Nursing  
  Abstract This article examines the environmental stressors that cause occupational stress for many nurses, particularly the health reforms and the Employment Contracts Act (ECA). The concept of stress is reviewed and theories of occupational stress are described, including the demand-control theory and the transactional model. Nurses are advised to become aware of occupational stress in their workplaces, citing a study by the author showing high levels of stress among hospital nurses.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1025 Serial 1009  
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Author Hansen, G. openurl 
  Title The role of massage in the care of the critically ill Type Journal Article
  Year 2002 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (up) 8 Issue 7 Pages 14-16  
  Keywords Nursing; Alternative therapies; Intensive care nursing  
  Abstract This article looks at the research on the benefits of massage for alleviating the anxiety of patients in critical care. The author draws on her own experiences with cardiac patients and affirms the lasting psychological benefit of massage. She provides advice on which parts of the body to massage on patients in critical care, which to avoid and how to know when it is contraindicated.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1010  
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