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Author (up) Hales, Caz; Amankwaa, Isaac; Gray, Lesley; Rook, Helen
Title Providing care for older adults with extreme obesity in aged residential care facilities: an environmental scan Type Journal Article
Year 2020 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 36 Issue 3 Pages 24-36
Keywords Aged residential care; Morbid obesity; Environmental scanning
Abstract Reports findings of an environmental scan undertaken as part of a larger study s to assess the current state of bariatric (extreme obesity) services within aged

residential care (ARC). Identifies bariatric-resident needs, and gaps in service provision to inform policy and service development.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1680
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Author (up) Hales, Caz; Harris, Deborah; Rook, Helen
Title Nursing Aotearoa New Zealand and the establishment of the National Close-Contact Service: A critical discussion Type Journal Article
Year 2021 Publication Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 37 Issue 3 Pages 12-14
Keywords COVID-19; Contact tracing; Pandemic response
Abstract Using exemplars, and the themes of shared human vulnerability and professional authority, this critical discussion draws on theoretical and philosophical nursing perspectives to demonstrate the authors' involvement in the establishment of the National Close-Contact Service (NCCS).
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1725
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Author (up) Rook, Helen
Title Living nursing values: a collective case study Type Book Whole
Year 2017 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 278 p.
Keywords Nursing values; Value dissonance; Burn-out; Medical wards; Case studies
Abstract Explores the humanistic values of professional nurses practising in medical ward environments and how these values are lived in day-to-day nursing practice on three medical wards in NZ using observations, focus groups, interviews, a burn-out survey and theoretical application. Challenges the nursing profession to acknowledge and address the visibility of nursing values in contemporary practice, as well as acknowledge the dissonance that exists between the values of nursing and the values that drive healthcare delivery.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1694
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Author (up) Rook, Helen; Hales, Caz; Milligan, Kaye; Jones, Mark
Title Dr Jill Wilkinson's discourse analysis of the sources of power and agency for nursing Type Journal Article
Year 2021 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 37 Issue 1 Pages 37-41
Keywords Advanced nursing practice; Nurse practitioners
Abstract Highlights two articles written by Jill Wilkinson in 2008 pertaining to the Ministerial Taskforce on Nursing in 1998, in which she discusses the conflict between autonomy and unionism in nursing and the development of the nurse practitioner (NP) role. Considers the ongoing challenges to establish NP toles in mainstream health services.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1689
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Author (up) Van der Krogt, Shelley; Coombs, Maureen; Rook, Helen
Title Humour: a purposeful and therapeutic tool in surgical nursing practice Type Journal Article
Year 2020 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 36 Issue 2 Pages 20-30
Keywords Communication; Humour; Surgical nursing; Person-centred care
Abstract Notes the lack of evidence-based guidance for use of humour by nurses. Uses a qualitative descriptive methodology to explore how surgical nurses determine when and how to employ humour with patients. Enrols 9 RNs working in a surgical ward within a tertiary hospital in semi-strutured interviews to discuss how they assess patient receptiveness, build connections with patients and protect their vulnerability.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1677
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