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Darbyshire, P. |
| Title |
'Never mind the quality, feel the width': The nonsense of 'quality', 'excellence', and 'audit' in education, health and research |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Collegian: Journal of the Royal College of Nursing Australia |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
15 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
35-41 |
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Accountability; Quality assurance; Organisational change; Nursing research; Nursing; Education |
| Abstract |
The author contends that health care and education have been colonised by 'The Audit Society' and managerialism. It is argued that under the benign guise of 'improving quality' and 'ensuring value for money' a more Orwellian purpose operates. Academics had to be transformed into a workforce of 'docile bodies', willing to scrutinise and survey themselves and their 'performance' as outcome deliverers and disciples of the new 'Qualispeak'. This paper critiques the current obsession with audit and performativity, and the constant and often pointless 'change' that is held to be so self-evidently 'a good thing' and identifies policy discussion as a linguistic wasteland. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
967 |
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Nicol, M.J.; Manoharan, H.; Marfell-Jones, M.; Meha-Hoerara, K.; Milne, R.; O'Connell, M.; Oliver, J.D.; Teekman, B. |
| Title |
Issues in adolescent health: A challenge for nursing |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Contemporary Nurse |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
12 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
155-163 |
| Keywords |
Adolescents; Health education; Health promotion; Nursing; Risk factors; Suicide; Sexual health; Smoking; Mental health |
| Abstract |
This review provides an overview of the health issues for adolescents, and the implications for nursing practice, particularly around health promotion. It looks at the social context of adolescents including peer pressure, along with health issues such as suicide, mental health, sexual health, and smoking. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
712 |
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| Author |
Lesa, R.; Dixon, D.A. |
| Title |
Physical assessment: Implications for nurse educators and nursing practice |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2007 |
Publication |
International Nursing Review |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
54 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
166-172 |
| Keywords |
Advanced nursing practice; Clinical assessment; Cardiovascular diseases; Nursing; Education |
| Abstract |
In New Zealand, the physical assessment of a patient has traditionally been the domain of the medical profession. Recent implementation of advanced practice roles has expanded the scope of practice and nurse practitioners may now be expected to perform physical assessments. The aim of this literature review was to discover what could be learnt from the experiences of Western countries. Nurses from the USA, Canada and Australia readily incorporate physical assessment skills into their nursing practice as a component of health assessment. The international literature identified that any change to the nurse's role in health assessment, to include physical assessment skills, requires strategies that involve the regulatory, educational and practice components of nursing. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
786 |
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| Author |
Spence, D.; Anderson, M. |
| Title |
Implementing a prescribing practicum within a Master's degree in advanced nursing practice |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2007 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
23 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
27-42 |
| Keywords |
Advanced nursing practice; Education; Nurse practitioners; Prescribing; Teaching methods |
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This article reports the implementation of a collaborative project undertaken to monitor and improve the effectiveness of the prescribing practicum papers delivered within two Master's degree programmes in advanced nursing practice. The recent introduction of Nurse Practitioner registration in New Zealand has resulted in the development of a number of Master's degree programmes in which students can complete a Nursing Council of New Zealand approved programme for prescribing. For the study, a developmental action research approach was used. Data were collected through interviews with practicum students, their medical supervisors and academic staff. Formative findings were progressively used to refine delivery of the practicum papers and a thematic analysis of summative findings identified areas for further improvement. The findings suggest that the processes being implemented are developing well. The researchers recommend that further education is required to clearly differentiate medical and advanced nursing roles. They recommend that greater attention needs to be paid to the preparation of medical supervisors and, most significantly, revision of funding is required to more equitably support the ongoing development of nurses for advanced practice roles. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
457 |
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| Author |
Spence, D. |
| Title |
Advanced nursing practice through postgraduate education, part one |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2004 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
20 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
46-55 |
| Keywords |
Advanced nursing practice; Education; Professional development; Research |
| Abstract |
In New Zealand the clinically focused postgraduate papers and programmes, available through universities and polytechnics, are evaluated from an educational perspective but little evaluation of the implications for practice has been undertaken. This paper is Part One of a report on a study that sought to illuminate the impact of clinically focused postgraduate education on advancing nursing practice. Hermeneutic methodology provided a framework for analysing both the perspectives of nurses who had undergone such education and those who had directly employed and worked alongside these nurses. Emerging themes are described here. In a second article the findings will be discussed in relation to literature. Constraining factors will be identified and strategies designed to maximise the benefits of education for advancing nursing practice will be recommended. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 555 |
Serial |
541 |
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| Author |
Spence, D. |
| Title |
Advancing nursing practice through postgraduate education, part two |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2004 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
20 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
21-30 |
| Keywords |
Advanced nursing practice; Professional development; Education; Research |
| Abstract |
This paper continues presentation of the findings of a North Island based research project that explored the impact of clinically focused postgraduate education on advancing nursing practice. Like their international counterparts, increasing numbers of New Zealand nurses are enrolling in advanced practice programmes. Yet, despite international evidence supporting the usefulness of Masters level preparation for advancing clinical practice, questions about the need for such development persist. This paper argues that postgraduate education contributes to the development of courage and that this, in turn, is essential to overcoming the barriers that currently constrain the advancement of nursing practice. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
542 |
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| Author |
Stewart, Lisa |
| Title |
Student nurse knowledge and attitudes about ageing, older people and working with them: does nursing education make a difference? |
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Book Whole |
| Year |
2018 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Issue |
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Pages |
392 p. |
| Keywords |
Aged; Ageing; Attitudes; Student nurses; Nursing education; Surveys |
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Develops, implements, and evaluates educational interventions to teach students about the ageing process, older people and how to work with them. Enrols students from a Bachelor of Nursing programme over a four-year period from 2011 to 2012, employing a multi-method approach including focus groups, a questionnaire and an analysis of course documents. Reveals how student nurses' attitudes alter during their course of study. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1648 |
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| Author |
Rodgers, Vivien; Gilmour, Jean |
| Title |
Shaping student nurses' attitudes towards older people through learning and experience |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2011 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
27 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
13-20 |
| Keywords |
Ageism; Nursing; Education; Attitudes |
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Presents findings of a study comparing student nurse attitudes towards older people before and after an introductory nursing paper that included gerontology theory and clinical practice in an aged-care setting. Administers The Kogan Attitudes Towards Old People Scale to 56 nursing studies students at the beginning and end of the semester of study. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1467 |
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Neville, Stephen; Montayre, Jed; Napier, Sara; Macdiarmid, Rachel; Holroyd, Eleanor; Britnell, Sally; Ripley, Paul |
| Title |
Blended Learning in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australian programmes that lead to registration as a nurse: an integrative review |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2021 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
37 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
7-23 |
| Keywords |
Blended learning; Nursing education -- Australasia; Online learning; Nursing registration |
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Updates what is currently known about blended learning -- the combination of online and face-to-face tuition -- within the NZ and Australian nursing education context, generating new perspectives to inform the evidence-based use of blended learning. Conducts an integrative review, summarising findings in five categories: definitions, teacher qualities; benefits, challenges, and future considerations. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1705 |
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| Author |
Renor, C |
| Title |
Blogging about 'It' |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2012 |
Publication |
Whitireia Nursing Journal |
Abbreviated Journal |
Available through NZNO library |
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Issue |
19 |
Pages |
59-62 |
| Keywords |
Blogs; Education, Non-Traditional; Education, Nursing, Continuing; Learning Styles |
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As nurses and students we all have our own 'its', which get out of perspective and cause us anxiety. By sharing this blog with you, I hope I help you with your 'it'. When all else fails try blogging about your 'it', and use reflection as a tool to grow yourself, instigate change and promote yourself as the evidence-based, caring nurse that you are. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1385 |
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| Author |
MacDonald, R. |
| Title |
Mammography screening for breast cancer: Does it reduce the mortality rate? |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2005 |
Publication |
Vision: A Journal of Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
Available online from Eastern Institute of Technology |
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Issue |
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Pages |
8-12 |
| Keywords |
Breast cancer; Screening; Risk management; Health education; Cancer |
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This paper critically examines the literature on mammography as a breast cancer screening modality. It looks at what the New Zealand consumer is being told about the scientific uncertainties about the effectiveness of mammography and the substantial risks involved with it. This literature review raises concerns about the lack of information available for healthy women to make a fully informed decision about mammography screening. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1304 |
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| Author |
Garcia, Alicia; Whitehead, Dean; Winter, Helen S |
| Title |
Oncology nurses' perception of cancer pain: a qualitative exploratory study |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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| Volume |
31 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
27-33 |
| Keywords |
Cancer pain; Oncology nurses; Pain assessment; Pain management; Nursing education |
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Undertakes research to explore how oncology nurses perceive cancer pain in patients. Presents the findings of semi-structured interviews with a sample of 5 registered nurses working in a NZ oncology ward, who reported their responses to under-treatment of cancer pain. Highlights the need to explore cancer pain management with patients. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1500 |
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| Author |
Pool, L. |
| Title |
Why do young people choose nursing as a career? |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2006 |
Publication |
Whitireia Nursing Journal |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
13 |
Issue |
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Pages |
25-33 |
| Keywords |
Careers in nursing; Nursing; Education |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1039 |
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| Author |
Chiyesu, William; Rasmussen, Shayne |
| Title |
Influence of a pulmonary rehabilitation education programme on health outcimes for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2021 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
12 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
49-59 |
| Keywords |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); Rehabilitation; Self-management; Patient education |
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Considers whether the education component in a pulmonary rehabilitation programme (PRP) influences health outcomes for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Performs an integrative review of literature to integrate results from qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods articles. Highlights the following concepts: disease knowledge, knowledge in relation to self-management, and the relationship between knowledge and education. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1718 |
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| Author |
Whittle, R. |
| Title |
Decisions, decisions: Factors that influence student selection of final year clinical placements |
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2007 |
Publication |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Clinical assessment; Nursing; Education; Students |
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Clinical practice is an essential and integral component of nursing education. The decision-making process involved in student selection of clinical placements is influenced by a range of factors which are internal or external to students. As there was little research that explored these factors and the influence they have on student decisions, the author sought to investigate this further. A mixed-method approach was used, using a questionnaire and focus group interview, to give breadth and depth to the research. This study found that students are particularly influenced by previous positive experiences, or an interest in a particular area of practice. Their personality will also influence their placement decisions. Nurse preceptors and clinical lecturers also provide a key support role to students in the clinical environment. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1103 |
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