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Batten, Lesley; Dutton, Jane |
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Young tertiary students and help-seeking for health advice |
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2011 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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27 |
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3 |
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31-42 |
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Young people; Help-seeking; Health advice; Barker's model; Surveys |
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Presents the findings of an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire to investigate help-seeking related to health concerns among young tertiary students. Highlights the need for nurses to be aware of the sources of health advice and support young people choose. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1469 |
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Gleeson, Erica; Carryer, Jenny |
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Title |
Nursing staff satisfaction with the acute pain service in surgical ward setting |
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Journal Article |
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2010 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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26 |
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1 |
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14-26 |
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Nursing; Pain; Acute pain service; Staff sataisfaction; Surveys |
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Traces the establishment of acute pain services (APS) in the 1990s within hospitals both nationally and internationally. Explores, by means of a survey, the level of nursing satisfaction within one large hospital. Distributes questionnaires to 58 nursing staff working in association with the APS to ascertain satisfaction with regard to availability, communication and contribution to increased knowledge.. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1452 |
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Walker, Rachael; Abel, Sally; Meyer, Alannah |
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Title |
What do New Zealand pre-dialysis nurses believe to be effective care? |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2010 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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26 |
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2 |
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.26-34 |
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Pre-dialysis nursing; Effective care; Qualitative research; Nurses' perceptions; Surveys |
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Conducts semi-structured phone interviews with 11 pre-dialysis nurses from around NZ. Identifies key themes by means of inductive analysis. Argues that qualitative elements of pre-dialysis nursing care must be considered in addition to quantifiable parameters. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1456 |
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Gilmer, Mary Jane; Meyer, Alannah; Davidson, Jocelyn; Koziol-McLain, Jane |
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Title |
Staff beliefs about sexuality in aged residential care |
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Journal Article |
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2010 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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26 |
Issue |
3 |
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17-24 |
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Sexuality; Residential care; Aged; Attitude of health personnel; Surveys |
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Surveys 52 staff members from the rest-home component of aged-care facilities in one District Health Board, about how staff in such facilities approach and manage the sexuality needs of residents. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1458 |
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Carter, Lynn J |
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Am I doing the right thing?: Plunket Nurses' experience in making decisions to report suspected child abuse and neglect |
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2010 |
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144 p. |
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Child abuse; Child neglect; Community nursing; Plunket nurses; Ethics; Surveys |
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Studies the experiences of Plunket Nurses reporting suspected child abuse and/or neglect in uncertain situations, using hermeneutic phenomenology. Selects a purposeful sample to ensure participants could provide rich data through semi-structured, face-to-face and recorded telephone interviews. Guides data analysis using the framework developed by van Manen to formulate meaning from participant experiences. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1781 |
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Paddy, Ann |
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Ageing at work: the phenomenon of being an older experienced health professional |
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2010 |
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235 p. |
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Ageing; Employment; Older nurses; Nurse managers; Surveys |
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Interviews 14 participants, 10 older and experienced health professionals, and four managers. Describes the lived experience of health professionals ageing at work, and of the managers interacting with them. Demonstrates that the ability of older practitioners to adapt to meet the ongoing physical demands of practice and their shifting workplace environment determines whether they will be valued at work and remain in their roles. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1803 |
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Crogan, Patricia Ann |
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Title |
Nurses' perceptions of their role in quality improvement change |
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2010 |
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156 p. |
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Quality control; Quality assurance; Registered Nurses; Hospitals; Surveys |
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Explores how nurses perceive quality improvement (QI) change, determines what is needed for nursing to further contribute to QI change and identifies the potential disconnect between the two. Undertakes a sequential, mixed-methods approach, using a questionnaire followed by a focus group representing 10 per cent of RNs at Middlemore Hospital. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1823 |
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Jamieson, Isabel; Taua, Chris |
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Title |
Leaving from and returning to nursing : contributing factors |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2009 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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25 |
Issue |
2 |
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15-27 |
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Registered nurse; Career break; Exiting; Re-entry; Workforce; Returning to practice; Surveys |
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Examines the experience of nurses who had been out of nursing for more than five years, and explores factors that influenced their leaving and return to practice. Invites nurses who had undertaken a Competency Assessment Programme at a given tertiary institution during 2005 to participate. Analyses and codes quantitative data for 32 nurses who completed the questionnaire, and identifies the three key issues that emerge. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1444 |
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Kennedy, Wendy Lynette |
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How do Registered Nurses utilise self assessment and performance appraisal to inform their professional practice? |
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2008 |
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97 p. |
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Registered Nurses; Self-assessment; Performance appraisal; Surveys |
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Describes an exploratory study of Registered Nurses (RNs) within a local District Health Board which pursued the question of 'if' and 'how' professional practice frameworks assisted nurses in their individual professional practice, specifically self-assessment and performance appraisal. Utilises a qualitative descriptive framework to explore the experiences of RNs in inpatient settings, via questionnaire. Identifies 8 themes related to self-assessment, performance appraisal, and professional practice. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1703 |
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Butters, Katheryn Janine |
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A qualitative study of the ethical practice of newly-graduated nurses working in mental health |
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2008 |
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184 p. |
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Newly-graduated nurses; Nursing ethics; Mental health nurses; Surveys |
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Presents a qualitative exploration of factors that influence eight newly-graduated nurses as they endeavour to practice ethical mental health nursing. Gathers data from in-depth interviews with the participants, analysed using a thematic analysis method. Considers aspects of the social and political context within which the participants are situated. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1861 |
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Author |
Wilkinson, Jillian Ann |
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The New Zealand nurse practitioner polemic : a discourse analysis : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand |
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Book Whole |
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2007 |
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308 pp. |
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Nurse practitioners; Nursing history; Advanced nursing practice; Nursing identity; Discourse analysis; Nursing regulation; Surveys |
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Traces the development of the nurse practitioner role in NZ since its establishment in 2001, using a discourse analytical approach to examine those discourses that have defined the role. Employs both textual and discursive analysis of texts from published literature and from nine interviews with individuals influential in the evolution of the role. Examines political perspectives and disciplinary practices dating back to the Nurses Registration Act of 1901. Considers the implications of an autonomous nursing profession in both practice and regulation. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1614 |
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Author |
Holdaway, Maureen Ann |
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Title |
A Maori model of primary health care nursing |
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Book Whole |
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Year |
2002 |
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192 p. |
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Primary health care nursing; Maori women's health; Maori model of health; Kaupapa Maori research; Health reforms; Health policy; Surveys |
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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. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1809 |
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