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Woods, M. |
| Title |
A nursing ethic: The moral voice of experienced nurses |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
1999 |
Publication |
Nursing Ethics |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
6 |
Issue |
5 |
Pages  |
423-433 |
| Keywords |
Ethics; Nursing; Education |
| Abstract |
This article presents discussion on some of the main findings of a recently completed study on nursing ethics in New Zealand. An interpretation of a nurse's story taken from the study is offered and suggestions are made for nursing ethics education. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1092 |
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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 |
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| 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. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1086 |
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| Author |
Wareham, P.; McCallin, A.; Diesfeld, K. |
| Title |
Advance directives: The New Zealand context |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2005 |
Publication |
Nursing Ethics |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
12 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
349-359 |
| Keywords |
Law and legislation; Patient rights; Nursing; Ethics |
| Abstract |
Advance directives convey consumers' wishes about accepting or refusing future treatment if they become incompetent. There are associated ethical issues for health practitioners and this article considers the features that are relevant to nurses. In New Zealand, consumers have a legal right to use an advance directive that is not limited to life-prolonging care and includes general health procedures. Concerns may arise regarding a consumer's competence and the document's validity. Nurses need to understand their legal and professional obligations to comply with an advance directive. What role does a nurse play and what questions arise for a nurse when advance directives are discussed with consumers? This article considers the cultural dimensions, legal boundaries, consumers' and providers' perspectives, and the medical and nursing positions in New Zealand. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1069 |
Serial |
1054 |
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| Author |
Lawless, J.; Moss, C. |
| Title |
Exploring the value of dignity in the work-life of nurses |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2007 |
Publication |
Contemporary Nurse |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
23 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
225-236 |
| Keywords |
Work; Nursing philosophy; Job satisfaction; Ethics |
| Abstract |
In this paper the authors draw attention to the value and understandings of nurse dignity in the work-life of nurses. A review of nursing literature and a theoretical lens on worker dignity derived from recent work by Hodson (2001) was used to explore these questions. In the context of current and international workforce issues associated with recruitment and retention, analysis of the construct of worker dignity within the profession takes on a strong imperative. Findings of this inquiry reveal that while there is a degree of coherence between the nursing research and elements of Hodson's (2001) research on worker dignity, the dignity of nurses, as a specific construct and as an intrinsic human and worker right has received little explicit attention. Reasons for this may lie partly in approaches that privilege patient dignity over nurse dignity and which rely on the altruism and self-sacrifice of nurses to sustain patient care in environments dominated by cost-control agendas. The value of dignity in the work-life of nurses has been under-explored and there is a critical need for further theoretical work and research. This agenda goes beyond acceptance of dignity in the workplace as a human right towards the recognition that worker dignity may be a critical factor in sustaining development of healthy workplaces and healthy workforces. Directing explicit attention to nurse dignity may benefit the attainment of both nurse and organisational goals. Hodson's (2001) framework offers a new perspective on dignity in the workplace. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1031 |
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| Author |
Butters, Katheryn Janine |
| Title |
A qualitative study of the ethical practice of newly-graduated nurses working in mental health |
Type |
Book Whole |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Issue |
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Pages |
184 p. |
| Keywords |
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 @ |
Serial |
1861 |
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| Author |
Carter, Lynn J |
| Title |
Am I doing the right thing?: Plunket Nurses' experience in making decisions to report suspected child abuse and neglect |
Type |
Book Whole |
| Year |
2010 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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 @ |
Serial |
1781 |
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| Author |
Song, Wen Jie |
| Title |
Teaching Ethics in Nursing Education – A case study of teaching in a New Zealand tertiary education context |
Type |
Book Whole |
| Year |
2017 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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Issue |
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Pages |
104 p. |
| Keywords |
Ethics; Nursing Education; Nursing Curriculum; Nursing Educators |
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Explores what experiences and challenges nursing educators face teaching ethics content and identifies the difficulties encountered in classroom practice. Interviews a self-selecting sample of 7 nursing educators working at a large NZ tertiary institution in the North Island. Outlines the seven dominant themes to emerge from the inductive data analysis process. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1584 |
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| Author |
Lui, D.M.K. |
| Title |
Nursing and midwifery attitudes towards withdrawal of care in a neonatal intensive care unit: Part 2. Survey results |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Journal of Neonatal Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
9 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
91-96 |
| Keywords |
Intensive care nursing; Paediatric nursing; Ethics; Attitude of health personnel |
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Discontinuation of life support measures for an extremely low birthweight or very premature baby is controversial and difficult for both the parents and the healthcare professional involved in caring for the infant. This study seeks to investigate the attitude of nurses and midwives to the withdrawal of care from sick neonates. Part 1 reviewed the literature on this subject. Part 2 reports the results of a survey carried out in a New Zealand NICU. |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 966 |
Serial |
950 |
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| Author |
Connor, M. |
| Title |
The practical discourse in philosophy and nursing: An exploration of linkages and shifts in the evolution of praxis |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2004 |
Publication |
Nursing Philosophy |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
5 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
54-66 |
| Keywords |
Nursing philosophy; Ethics; Nursing |
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This paper, firstly, examines the linkages and shifts in the evolution of of praxis. The concept of praxis, also known as the practical discourse in philosophy, has been expressed in different ways in different eras. However, the linkages from one era to another and from one paradigm to another are not well explicated in the nursing literature. Blurring of the linkages occurred from the popular association of praxis within the emancipatory paradigm. Integral to the concept of praxis, since the time of Aristotle, is the notion of phronesis: a process of moral reasoning enacted to establish the 'good' of a particular situation, often referred to as practical wisdom. Secondly, the paper, promotes and affirms the importance of praxiological knowledge development in the discipline. Furthermore, increased appreciation of the concept of praxis provides an important vehicle for the advancement of nursing as a moral endeavour and the nurse as moral agent. |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 890 |
Serial |
874 |
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| Author |
Lui, D.M.K. |
| Title |
Nursing and midwifery attitudes towards withdrawal of care in a neonatal intensive care unit: Part 1. Literature review |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Journal of Neonatal Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
9 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
45-47 |
| Keywords |
Attitude of health personnel; Neonatal nursing; Ethics; Technology |
| Abstract |
This article seeks to investigate the attitude of nurses and midwives to the withdrawal of care from sick neonates. Advanced technology results in the survival of increasingly premature babies with extremely low birthweights and this has inevitably led to an increase in the ethical dilemmas faced by neonatal staff as to whether continued treatment is actually in the best interests of these infants. Part 1 reviews the literature on this subject. Part 2 describes the results of a survey carried out in a New Zealand NICU. |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 906 |
Serial |
890 |
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| Author |
Spence, D.; Smythe, E. |
| Title |
Courage as integral to advancing nursing practice |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2007 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
23 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
43-55 |
| Keywords |
Ethics; Advanced nursing practice |
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This paper focuses on the illumination of courage in nursing. The authors suggest it is a fundamental component of nursing, yet it is seldom mentioned or recognised in the literature, or supported in practice. Data from a hermeneutic analysis of nurses' practice stories is integrated with literature to assist deeper understanding of the meaning of courage in contemporary nursing practice. The purpose is to make visible a phenomenon that needs to be actively fostered if nursing is to effectively contribute to an improved health service. |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 470 |
Serial |
456 |
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| Author |
Bland, M.F. |
| Title |
Patient observation in nursing home research: Who was that masked woman? [corrected] [published erratum appears in Contemporary Nurse 2002 Apr; 12(2): 135] |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Contemporary Nurse |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
12 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
42-48 |
| Keywords |
Nursing research; Ethics; Rest homes; Nurse-patient relations |
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This article discusses the issues that one nurse researcher faced during participant observation in three New Zealand nursing homes. These include the complexity of the nurse researcher role, the blurring of role boundaries, and various ethical concerns that arose, including the difficulties of ensuring that all those who were involved in the study were kept informed as to the researcher's role and purpose. Strategies used to maintain ethical and role integrity are outlined, with further debate and discussion around fieldwork issues and experiences for nurse researchers called for. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
892 |
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| Author |
White, G.E.; Su, H.-R. |
| Title |
Am I dying, nurse? |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2000 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
15 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
33-40 |
| Keywords |
Communication; Ethics; Nursing; Palliative care |
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This paper addresses the concept of truth, and debates who should tell it and how it should be told. It explores the cultural aspects of knowing the truth about dying. The question of whether nurses have a moral obligation to tell the truth is explored, and suggests the lack of New Zealand research in this area should be addressed. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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631 |
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| Author |
Litchfield, M. |
| Title |
Viewpoint: Telling nursing stories |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
1994 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
2 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
28 |
| Keywords |
Nursing research; Ethics; Patient rights |
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A brief critique and comment on the ethical implications of nurse researchers using methodology that involves soliciting personal experiences of patients and subsequently publishing them as stories. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1321 |
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| Author |
McCallum, C. |
| Title |
Balancing technology with the art of caring |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
8 |
Issue |
7 |
Pages |
21-23 |
| Keywords |
Technology; Nursing; Nurse-patient relations; Ethics |
| Abstract |
The author examines the role of technology in high dependency units, which can alienate nurses from patients. The ethical issues raised by technology are reviewed, particularly the allocation of expensive interventions, and the implications of life-sustaining technology on the application of informed consent. The author highlights the challenge facing nurses to bridge the gap between medical technology and humane caring. |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 1017 |
Serial |
1001 |
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