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Author McKelvie, R.
Title Partnership in paediatric nursing: A descriptive exploration of the concept and its practice Type
Year 2001 Publication Abbreviated Journal (up)
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Paediatric nursing; Parents and caregivers; Children; Relationships
Abstract A 50 point research project presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing at Massey University.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 484 Serial 471
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Author Bolitho, S.; Huntington, A.D.
Title Experiences of Maori families accessing health care for their unwell children: A pilot study Type Journal Article
Year 2006 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal (up)
Volume 22 Issue 1 Pages 23-32
Keywords Maori; Qualiltative research; Access; Children; Parents and caregivers
Abstract The aim of this study was to explore with a small number of Maori families their experiences of accessing health care when their children were unwell with a respiratory condition. A qualitative research methodology was used in the study. Participating families were among those experiencing an admission to a children's ward between July and December 2003. Four families were interviewed. They discussed in depth their experience of accessing health care for their unwell children. Data were analysed using thematic analysis, and three common themes were evident: family resources, choice of health service provider and parents' feelings of vulnerability. The findings highlight that while socio-economic status plays a large part in determining the ease with which families can access the needed health care, there are other barriers within the health system which also pose difficulties for Maori.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 535 Serial 521
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Author Heap, J.
Title Enuresis in children and young people: A public health nurse approach in New Zealand Type Journal Article
Year 2004 Publication Journal of Child Health Care Abbreviated Journal (up)
Volume 8 Issue 2 Pages 92-101
Keywords Public health; Nursing specialties; Children; Adolescents
Abstract This article discusses a child/adolescent-centred primary nocturnal enuresis program and service that is administered by a group of public health nurses in South Auckland. Enuresis is the involuntary passing of urine. Many children and adolescents who are nocturnal enuretics exhibit behaviours such as low self-esteem, withdrawal, less ambition and increased anxiety. These children are often low achievers within the school system and become a problem for their family and school.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 708 Serial 694
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Author Dickinson, A.R.; Dignam, D.
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 (up)
Volume 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 Wilson, D.; McBride-Henry, K.; Huntington, A.D.
Title Family violence: Walking the tight rope between maternal alienation and child safety Type Journal Article
Year 2005 Publication Contemporary Nurse Abbreviated Journal (up)
Volume 18 Issue 1-2 Pages 85-96
Keywords Nursing; Domestic violence; Nurse-patient relations; Children
Abstract This paper discusses the complexity of family violence for nurses negotiating the 'tight rope' between the prime concern for the safety of children and further contributing to maternal alienation, within a New Zealand context. The premise that restoration of the mother-child relationship is paramount for the long-term wellbeing of both the children and the mother provides the basis for discussing implications for nursing practice. Evidence shows that when mothers are supported and have the necessary resources there is a reduction in the violence and abuse she and her children experience; this occurs even in situations where the mother is the primary abuser of her children. The family-centred care philosophy, which is widely accepted as the best approach to nursing care for children and their families, creates tension for nurses caring for children who are the victims of abuse as this care generally occurs away from the context of the family.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 698
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Author Strickland, A.
Title Nurse-initiated retinoblastoma service in New Zealand Type Journal Article
Year 2006 Publication Insight: The Journal of the American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses Abbreviated Journal (up)
Volume 31 Issue 1 Pages 8-10
Keywords Case studies; Nursing specialties; Children; Quality of health care; Evaluation
Abstract This article describes the implementation of a nurse-led, dedicated support network and service for children with a diagnosis of retinoblastoma and their families. Nurses with an interest in retinoblastoma at an Auckland Ophthalmology Department realised that the service provided was not meeting the needs of patients and families, particularly since the numbers had increased over the past two years. This article outlines the development of a cost-effective approach that improved the service.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 884
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Author McKey, A.; Huntington, A.D.
Title Obesity in pre-school children: Issues and challenges for community based child health nurses Type Journal Article
Year 2004 Publication Contemporary Nurse Abbreviated Journal (up)
Volume 18 Issue 1-2 Pages 145-151
Keywords Obesity; Children; Community health nursing; Parents and caregivers
Abstract In this paper, literature related to childhood obesity in New Zealand and internationally is explored to identify current issues, and the implications for nurses in community based child health practice are discussed. Themes that emerged from the literature relate to the measurement of obesity, links between childhood and adult obesity and issues for families. Studies that investigated maternal perceptions of childhood obesity found that mothers identified their child as being overweight or obese only when it imposed limitations on physical activity or when the children were teased rather than by referring to individual growth graphs. The implications for nursing in the area of child health practice are discussed. Understanding of the complex and emotive issues surrounding childhood obesity is required when devising health promotion strategies.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 946
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Author Christie, J.
Title Managing febrile children: When and how to treat Type Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal (up)
Volume 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 Woods, M.
Title Balancing rights and duties in 'life and death' decision making involving children: A role for nurses? Type Journal Article
Year 2001 Publication Nursing Ethics Abbreviated Journal (up)
Volume 8 Issue 5 Pages 397-408
Keywords Parents and caregivers; Children; Ethics; Clinical decision making; Nurse-family relations; Chronically ill
Abstract This article examines a growing number of cases in New Zealand in which parents and guardians are required to make life and death ethical decisions on behalf of their seriously ill child. Increasingly, nurses and other practitioners are expected to more closely inform, involve and support the rights of parents or guardians in such situations. Differing moral and ethical values between the medical team and parents or guardians can lead to difficult decision making situations. The article analyses the moral parameters, processes, outcomes and ethical responses that must be considered when life and death ethical decisions involving children are made. It concludes with a recommendation that nurses should be recognised as perhaps the most suitable of all health care personnel when careful mediation is needed to produce an acceptable moral outcome in difficult ethical situations.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1086
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Author Rickard, Debbie
Title Parents as experts: partnership in the care of the chronically ill children : Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study, Fellowship for Nurses of Young Children, 1999 Type Report
Year 1999 Publication Abbreviated Journal (up)
Volume Issue Pages 65p.
Keywords Chronically ill children – home care; Child health services; Paediatric nursing; Community health nursing; Reports
Abstract Visits paediatric community nursing services in the UK and Australia to report on how specialist and children's community nurses work with parents to deliver health care to children with asthma, diabetes and other endocrine disorders, cystic fibrosis, eczema, cardiac diseases, and liver transplants. Part of the Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship Reports series.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1414
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Author Wagener, Sally
Title The nursing management of the acutely ill child in communities without readily available specialist paediatric services Type Report
Year 1994 Publication Abbreviated Journal (up)
Volume Issue Pages 22 p.
Keywords Chronically ill children; Pediatric nursing -- Australia; Child health services -- Australia; Reports
Abstract Observes how acutely ill children in remote areas of Australia are managed in the absence of specialist paediatric nursing services. Visits remote nursing stations, rural hospitals, and the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Part of the Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship Reports series.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1415
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Author Mockford, Andrea
Title The exploration of systems and technologies to enhance the healthcare of children under five Type Report
Year 2009 Publication Abbreviated Journal (up)
Volume Issue Pages 130p
Keywords Child health services; Children's hospitals; Family nursing; Reports
Abstract The well known premise that 'healthy children grow into healthy adults' should reinforce the need for us to engage with parents and caregivers to ensure that we support them with meeting their child's health care needs. This scholarship enabled the author to see what the UK, Sweden, the US, and Canada were doing to strengthen and support children under five and their families across the continuum of care. Part of the Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship Reports series.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1422
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Author Moore, Justin
Title Breaking down barriers in child healthcare (0-5) years. Margaret May Blackwell Travelling Fellowship 2005 Type Report
Year 2005 Publication Abbreviated Journal (up)
Volume Issue Pages 29
Keywords Child health services; Children's Hospitals; Emergency Departments; Drugs; Reports
Abstract Travels to Australia, Canada, the US and the UK to investigate various methods of procedural sedation for 0-5-year-olds in paediatric Emergency Departments. Describes the types of sedation used and the recovery periods. Transcribes the interviews he conducted with Emergency Department staff in each country. Part of the Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship Reports series.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1427
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Author Watson, Paul
Title Preschool children frequently seen but seldom heard in nursing care Type Journal Article
Year 2008 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal (up)
Volume 24 Issue 3 Pages 41-48
Keywords Preschool children; Children's voices; Paediatric nursing
Abstract Maintains that children's voices are largely unheard in nursing practice. Recommends the need for research that seeks to understand how preschool children experience being ill and how they communicate those experiences to others.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1438
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Author Ward, Cynthia; Evans, Alicia; Ford, Rosemary; Glass, Nel
Title Health Professionals Perspectives of Care for Seriously Ill Children Living at Home Type Journal Article
Year 2015 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal (up)
Volume 31 Issue 2 Pages 25-34
Keywords Seriously-ill children; Health professionals; Model of care; Complex health needs
Abstract Reports the findings of health professional's perceptions of beneficial care for seriously ill children and their families. Represents one component of a PhD qualitative evaluation study investigating care provided by a child health trust in NZ. Uses a focus group to identify key aspects of beneficial care and subsequent themes, including: collaboration between health providers, effective communication, expert skills, support for colleagues and after-hours care. availability.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1509
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