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Author Johns, S.
Title Being constrained and enabled: A study of pre-registration nursing students ethical practice Type
Year 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal Auckland University of Technology Library
Volume Issue (up) Pages
Keywords Ethics; Nursing; Students
Abstract This study uncovers the experience of being ethical from the perspective of pre-registration nursing students. Using the qualitative methodology of phenomenology, specifically that outlined by van Manen, it seeks to show how students act ethically within everyday practice. Providing nursing care is an ethically charged undertaking and despite ethics taking an increasingly important place in nursing education, the author suggests that few studies show the contextual nature of ethical practice from the perspective of students. This study aims to partly redress this situation. In this study the author has interpreted the experiences of twelve pre-registration students. Using seventeen stories shared by the student participants, the author's personal understandings and literature, the meaning of being ethical has been illuminated. Three themes emerged from the interpretation. These include 'keeping things 'nice'', 'being true to yourself' and 'being present'. This thesis asserts that the overarching theme within these themes is that of 'being constrained and enabled'. Being constrained shows the experiences of students as they live through the tensions of being and doing as they strive to be ethical. Being enabled shows the experience of self-determination. Finally the study maintains that the shaping of ethical practice for undergraduate students may be enhanced when their reality is positioned and valued within educational processes.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 614 Serial 600
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Author Thompson, R.
Title On call but not rostered Type Book Chapter
Year 2008 Publication Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 67-78) Abbreviated Journal Ministry of Health publications page
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Keywords Rural nursing; Ethics; Registered nurses
Abstract In this chapter the author uses storytelling to explore the legal and ethical issues she experiences as a rural volunteer registered nurse. She describes the relationship between the nurse and community embodied in areas such as the public perception of nurses, and discusses aspects of her practice in the light of the particular legal and ethical context of rural areas.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 768 Serial 752
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Author McClunie-Trust, P.
Title Body boundaries and discursive practices in life threatening illness: Narratives of the self Type
Year 2000 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library
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Keywords Nurse-family relations; Nursing; Ethics
Abstract This thesis tells a story from within and between the boundaries of my professional work as a nurse and my private life as the wife of a patient with life threatening illness. The events related in the thesis are told using a technique I have called writing back to myself, where my own journals and stories of the experience of living with life threatening illness provide data for analysis. The reader is invited to participate in these representations and to consider the potential for the skilful practice of nursing which may be read in the stories, and the analysis I have developed from them. I have developed the theoretical and methodological positionings for the thesis from the work of Foucault (1975,1979,1982,1988), Deleuze (1988), Ellis (1995), Richardson (1998) and other writers who utilise genealogical or narrative approaches. The analysis of my own stories in the thesis explores the philosophical and contextual positionings of the nurse as a knowledge worker through genealogies of practice and the specific intellectual work of the nurse. Local and contextual epistemologies are considered as ways of theorising nursing practice through personal knowledge, which is surfaced through the critical analysis of contextual positionings and the process of writing as inquiry.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 791
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Author Cleary, H.
Title Caring and bioethics: Perspectives, predicaments and possibilities Type
Year 2001 Publication Abbreviated Journal ResearchArchive@Victoria
Volume Issue (up) Pages
Keywords Ethics; Feminist critique; Nurse-patient relations
Abstract This thesis presents an explorative study of the place of caring in bioethics. Through the examination of various sources of literature from the disciplines of nursing, feminist theory and ethics, and bioethics, a case is developed that argues for a valid respected place for caring, as an ethic of care in bioethical decision-making. The case is built by providing evidence to support the fundamental importance of caring to human life, health, relationships, and survival at the broad societal level. This is presented from the feminist and nursing perspectives, along with a critique of the negative aspects of caring practices. The next stage of the case presents a layout of the discipline of bioethics, using an historical perspective to illuminate the influences of bioethics' deep past, as it still affects the discipline in the present. The development of contemporary bioethics' current status is presented along with critiques from bioethicists themselves, and nursing and feminist theory and ethics. In the case at this point, from a bioethical perspective, two major predicaments appear to prevent an ethic of care obtaining a valid place in ethical decision-making in bioethics. These are the justice/care duality, and the conflict between different conceptions of care and autonomy. The bioethical objections and arguments put forward regarding these predicaments are examined and refuted, and the author suggests a case is established for the inclusion of an ethic of care in bioethical decision-making.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1198
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Author Lewis, T.
Title Euthanasia: A Foucauldian analysis Type
Year 2005 Publication Abbreviated Journal ScholarlyCommons@AUT
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Keywords Law and legislation; Euthanasia; Ethics; Pain management; Terminal care; Nursing; Palliative care
Abstract This study drew upon the theoretical insights of Michel Foucault to provide a discursive analysis of the term euthanasia, and the issues surrounding the “right-to-die”. It involved an analysis of primary texts from; nursing, general, and legal literature as well as the media between the years 2002-2004. Drawing upon data researched, the study analyses the main discourses regarding the practice of euthanasia for terminally ill individuals. The two competing discourses that emerged were what the author termed the sanctity-of life-discourse and the right-to-die discourse. The aim of the study was to uncover the discourses understanding of “truth” regarding the right-to-die. The analysis revealed that a small percentage of cancer sufferers (5%) die with their pain insufficiently treated and the right-to-die discourse claims that no individual should have to suffer needlessly, asserting the individuals right to autonomy. Directly opposing this is the sanctity-of life-discourse which states all life is sacred and nothing can justify euthanasia as an acceptable practice in society. These findings indicate the need for effective palliative care and pain management when caring for the terminally ill individual. The legal, ethical and moral implications of euthanasia are many and this study discusses the effects these may have on health professionals involved with the care of terminally ill patients. The study revealed an increasing deployment of the right-to-die discourse in the media and revealed concerns regarding the nursing profession's lack of preparation to deal with euthanasia if it becomes a legal option in end of life care.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1226
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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 Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue (up) Pages 104 p.
Keywords Ethics; Nursing Education; Nursing Curriculum; Nursing Educators
Abstract 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.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1584
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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 Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue (up) Pages 144 p.
Keywords Child abuse; Child neglect; Community nursing; Plunket nurses; Ethics; Surveys
Abstract 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.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1781
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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 Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue (up) Pages 184 p.
Keywords Newly-graduated nurses; Nursing ethics; Mental health nurses; Surveys
Abstract 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.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1861
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Author Jackson, H.
Title Compassion: A concept exploration Type Journal Article
Year 2001 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 17 Issue (up) 1 Pages 16-23
Keywords Ethics; Nursing philosophy
Abstract This paper explores the nature of compassion and posits it as a moral virtue that requires the nurse to act in the presence of suffering. Compassion is defined in relation to suffering and reciprocity, and distinguished from sympathy and pity.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 638 Serial 624
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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
Volume 15 Issue (up) 1 Pages 33-40
Keywords Communication; Ethics; Nursing; Palliative care
Abstract 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.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 631
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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
Volume 5 Issue (up) 1 Pages 54-66
Keywords Nursing philosophy; Ethics; Nursing
Abstract 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 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
Volume 12 Issue (up) 1 Pages 42-48
Keywords Nursing research; Ethics; Rest homes; Nurse-patient relations
Abstract 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.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 892
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Author Harding, Thomas
Title Cultural safety : a vital element for nursing ethics Type Journal Article
Year 2013 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 29 Issue (up) 1 Pages 4-11
Keywords Ethics; Cultural safety; Nursing education; Internationalisation
Abstract Argues that the globalisation of nursing and the internationalisation of nursing education potentially leads to the values underpinning nursing curricula coming into conflict with those of other cultures. Suggests the need to examine the values inherent in ethics education in nursing, proposing that cultural safety is incorporated into it in an increasingly multi-cultural nursing environment.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1479
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Author Song, Jenny
Title Ethics education in nursing: challenges for nurse educators Type Journal Article
Year 2018 Publication Kai Tiaki Nursing Research Abbreviated Journal
Volume 9 Issue (up) 1 Pages 12-17
Keywords Ethics; Undergraduate nursing education; Case studies; Nursing students
Abstract Explores the experiences of a group of nurse educators responsible for teaching ethics to undergraduate nursing students. Discusses the ethical challenges they encounter in their classroom practice. Employs a case study approach to explore the experiences of seven educators working at a large tertiary institution. Interviews them to ascertain the challenges they face in teaching ethics to nursing students, and how best to overcome them.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1595
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Author Kyle, W.
Title The influence of technology in nursing practice with elder care facilities Type Journal Article
Year 2001 Publication Vision: A Journal of Nursing Abbreviated Journal
Volume 7 Issue (up) 12 Pages 20-23
Keywords Older people; Technology; Nursing specialties; Ethics; Training
Abstract This article firstly describes the application of technological care practices in elder care, and then looks at the attitudes of the elderly and their families towards this care. The value of the equipment in terms of quality of care is considered, and a discussion of the continuing education needs of nurses is presented. The ethical questions around the use of technology are examined, along with possible strategies to deal with such issues.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1299 Serial 1284
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