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Author  |
Paterson(now Fleming), B.L. |
| Title |
The types of information nurses pass on to other nurses verbally regarding their patients, which is not discussed in the legal nursing record |
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| Year |
2000 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Dunedin Hospital Staff Library |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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| Abstract |
This study was undertaken in a combined medical/surgical unit in an acute general hospital in New Zealand using the grounded theory research methodology. It aimed at identifying the types of information nurses pass on verbally regarding their patients, but which they do not document in the legal nursing record. |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
129 |
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| Author |
Paterson(now Fleming), B.L. |
| Title |
Making a difference: the lived world of nursing practice in an acute care setting |
Type |
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| Year |
1989 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Massey University Library |
| Volume |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
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| Abstract |
This study examines the practice world of twenty two registered nurses working in medical and surgical wards of an acute general hospital in New Zealand. It is argued that nursing practice is a complex, context-specific, activity and needs to be studied using methods that do not assume an objective, context-free reality.The work of Patricia Benner (1984) guided this study which utilized a qualitative research approach to enter the lived world of nursing practice. Through descriptions of work days and a sharing of clinical exemplars, an understanding of the broader context of nursing practice was gained, areas of skilled performance in nursing emerged, and the meaning of making a difference for the nurses in the study examined. The central role of mutual advice and support in facilitating significant incidents in practice was apparent.An examination of the types of experiences which challenge current practice and change it in some way provided insight into the importance of experience in developing clinical expertise and the vital role of local knowledge in facilitating practice. Nursing practice emerged as crucial to patient welfare and safety in the acute care setting |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 252 |
Serial |
252 |
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