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Author  |
Blanchard, D.L. |
| Title |
Developing the place and role of family within the culture of critical care nursing: An action research approach |
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| Year |
2006 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Relationships; Nurse-family relations; Intensive care nursing; Nursing research |
| Abstract |
This research examines how nurses negotiate the context of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) while working with families. The action research described in this thesis developed through a series of meetings and conversations where the conversations supported the reflexive intent of the research. In commissioning the research, the design of the meetings and conversations were as a series of overlapping actions. Data collection and data analysis occurred in the action research by meetings, reflective conversations, ad libitum observations, and in a research journal. Conceptual maps explain the progress and findings of the research in this thesis while categories distilled from the conversations also support the findings in the research. The Family Action Research Group that was established within this project proposed a Family Assessment Form for the family to provide an assessment of themselves and the patient. Implementing this assessment tool demonstrated that clear information was needed for the family in the ICU. Findings in this research focus on developing action research and family care in ICU. Findings also focused on the role of the researcher being of and not being of the context where action research is undertaken. Recommendations include staff examining relationships for potential asymmetries and seeking ways to address these to support families and staff. Suggested strategies for developing action research in a clinical context include detailed planning, clear focusing, transparency of data, and working to explain change initiatives through the research are also included. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 494 |
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480 |
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| Author |
Campbell, K. |
| Title |
Experiences of rural women who have cared for their terminally ill partners |
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Book Chapter |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 166-178) |
Abbreviated Journal |
Ministry of Health publications page |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Palliative care; Parents and caregivers; Nurse-family relations; Gender; Community health nursing |
| Abstract |
This chapter firstly offers background information in relation to palliative care and the role of women as providers of care in the home setting. Secondly, it discusses a study that evolved from a trend the author observed as a district nurse providing community palliative care in rural New Zealand and from New Zealand literature; that the majority of carers of the terminally ill in home-settings are women. The aim of this research study was to offer insights into the requirements of caring for a dying person at home and provide information to assist nurses working in the community and other women who take on the caregiver's role. |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 776 |
Serial |
760 |
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| Author |
Campbell, K. |
| Title |
Intertwining the role of partner and caregiver: A phenomenological study of the experiences of four New Zealand rural women who have cared for their terminally ill partners |
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| Year |
2004 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Rural nursing; Terminal care; Palliative care; Home care; Nurse-family relations |
| Abstract |
The stories of the women who live and work in rural settings in New Zealand have begun to reveal unique contributions that they have made to their families and community. This research study evolved from a trend the researcher observed as a district nurse providing community palliative care in rural New Zealand; that the majority of carers of those who are terminally in home-settings are in fact women. This qualitative study aimed to explore through guided conversational interviews the experiences of four women who have cared for their terminally ill partners who have subsequently died. The study investigated if these women's experiences were comparable to that of other women in existing palliative care literature. This research project focused particularly on elucidating the women's experience of intertwining the role of partner and caregiver. Heidegger's hermeneutic philosophy informed the methodology because he focused on what it meant to 'be' rather than 'how we know what we know'. The project focused on the meanings the women made of this dual role in their lives. Women already in the role of partner were now faced with the added responsibility of caregiver to meet the complex needs of their loved one. Usually they had no training to prepare them for this experience. The study reveals ways in which the visiting palliative care nurse becomes very important to them. The women's own voices reveal the high level of respect for their partners and address the harsh realities, revealing poignant and striking concerns in their lives. These stories are shared with the intent of enriching nurses' and other health professionals' understanding of the women's experiences. The author notes that understanding these women's experience is not only a way of honouring these remarkable women but more widely it will inform and possibly transform practice through guideline and policy refinement. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
822 |
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| Author |
Chadwick, A.; Hope, A. |
| Title |
In pursuit of the named nurse |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2000 |
Publication |
Australasian Journal of Neuroscience |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
13 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
6-9 |
| Keywords |
Advanced nursing practice; Hospitals; Evaluation; Nurse-family relations; Nurse-patient relations |
| Abstract |
This paper outlines the project outcomes, benefits, impact and constraints of introducing the named nurse concept to a neuro-services department. The concept of the named nurse was first introduced in the UK, in 1992, with the aim of supporting the partnership in care between the patient and the nurse. The evidence for the effectiveness of introducing the named nurse concept is largely anecdotal. In line with the hospital wide policy of implementing the named nurse concept at Auckland Hospital, a six-month pilot study was undertaken within the Neuro-services Department. The aims of the study were to foster a partnership in care with patients / whanau and the multidisciplinary team, to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of delivery of nursing care, and to contribute to continuous quality improvement. The results highlighted that, in theory, the named nurse concept would be effective in providing quality co-ordinated care, however factors were identified that hindered the effectiveness of its implementation. Therefore, further development of the concept was required. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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924 |
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| Author |
Chenery, K. |
| Title |
Family-centred care: Understanding our past |
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Miscellaneous |
| Year |
2004 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
20 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
4-12 |
| Keywords |
History of nursing; Nurse-family relations; Paediatric nursing; Parents and caregivers |
| Abstract |
Oral history accounts of the care of the hospitalised child in the context of family are used to argue that current practice paradoxes in family-centred care are historically ingrained. The article looks at the post-war period, the intervening years, and current practice, centred on the changing concept of motherhood throughout that time. The conflict between clinical expediency versus family and child needs is explored. |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 1113 |
Serial |
1098 |
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| Author |
Chenery, K. |
| Title |
'Can mummy come too?' Rhetoric and realities of 'family-centred care' in one New Zealand hospital, 1960-1990 |
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| Year |
2001 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
ResearchArchive@Victoria |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Nurse-family relations; Policy; Hospitals; History of nursing; Paediatric nursing |
| Abstract |
This study explores the development of 'family-centred care' in New Zealand as part of an international movement advanced by 'experts' in the 1950s concerned with the psychological effects of mother-child separation. It positions the development of 'family-centred care' within the broader context of ideas and beliefs about mothering and children that emerged in New Zealand society between 1960 and 1980 as a response to these new concerns for children's emotional health. It examines New Zealand nursing, medical and related literature between 1960 and 1990 and considers both professional and public response to these concerns. The experiences of some mothers and nurses caring for children in one New Zealand hospital between 1960 and 1990 illustrate the significance of these responses in the context of one hospital children's ward and the subsequent implications for the practice of 'family-centred care'. This study demonstrates the difference between the professional rhetoric and the parental reality of 'family-centred care' in the context of one hospital children's ward between 1960 and 1990. The practice of 'family-centred care' placed mothers and nurses in contradictory positions within the ward environment. These contradictory positions were historically enduring, although they varied in their enactment. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1206 |
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| Author |
Cleaver, H. |
| Title |
Reflections on knowing, not knowing and being in palliative care nursing |
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| Year |
2005 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Palliative care; Nursing; Terminal care; Nurse-family relations; Nurse-patient relations |
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The author notes that responses to questions from dying people and their families are as individual as each nurse, patient, family member, or situation. This is well recognised and an unspoken truth in palliative care practice. This paper explores the subjective nature of knowledge in palliative care generated through capturing moments of practice and subsequent reflections. This demonstrates how the author uses her model of care to open a space that enables the person and their family to find meaning from their experience and articulate what they need at the time. The author identifies her interest in the paradoxical reality of knowing and not knowing and describes how that paradox contributes to her role in supporting individuals' needs within their realities. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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511 |
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| Author |
Connor, M. |
| Title |
Courage and complexity in chronic illness: Reflective practice in nursing |
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Book Whole |
| Year |
2004 |
Publication |
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Pages |
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Asthma; Nurse-patient relations; Nurse-family relations; Community health nursing; District nursing; Chronically ill |
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This book presents the reflective account of an actual nursing practice situation (a woman living with chronic asthma).The author provides a descriptive narrative and then delves deeper into the narrative to obtain greater understanding of what she calls “strife” in chronic illness and the best nursing practice to assist its resolution. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 926 |
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910 |
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| Author |
Crawford, R. |
| Title |
Nutrition: Is there a need for nurses working with children and families to offer nutrition advice? |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2001 |
Publication |
Vision: A Journal of Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
7 |
Issue |
13 |
Pages |
10-15 |
| Keywords |
Paediatric nursing; Community health nursing; Nurse-family relations; Socioeconomic factors; Diet |
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Using nursing and associated literature, the relevance of nutrition in the care of children and families is highlighted in this article. The role of a nurse in providing nutrition advice and interventions is examined, in the context of social and economic pressures on the provision of a healthy diet. Relevant examples of the provision of such advice is provided, along with competencies required to achieve this in practice. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1276 |
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| Author |
Crawford, R. |
| Title |
An exploration of nurses' understanding of parenting in hospital |
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2000 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Massey University Library |
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Pages |
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Nurse-family relations; Children; Hospitals; Parents and caregivers |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 812 |
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796 |
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| Author |
Davidson, L. |
| Title |
Family-centred care perceptions and practice: A pilot study |
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2000 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Massey University, Palmerston North, Library |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Nurse-family relations; Paediatric nursing |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1281 |
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1266 |
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| Author |
Desmond, N. |
| Title |
Aspects of nursing in the general practice setting and the impact on immunisation coverage |
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2007 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
University of Auckland Library |
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Nurse-family relations; Immunisation; Primary health care; Nursing |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 510 |
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496 |
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| Author |
Dickinson, A.R. |
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Within the web: The family/practitioner relationship in the context of chronic childhood illness |
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2004 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
ScholarlyCommons@AUT |
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| Keywords |
Nurse-family relations; Chronically ill; Children |
| Abstract |
This study explores the phenomenon of the relationships between practitioners and families who have a child with a chronic illness. Using a heremeneutic phenomenological method informed by the writings of Martin Heidegger [1889-1976] and Hans-Georg Gadamer [1900-2002], this study provides an understanding of the meaning of 'being in relationship' from the perspective of both families and practitioners. Study participants include ten family groups who have a child with a chronic illness and twelve practitioners from the disciplines of nursing, medicine, dietetics, physiotherapy and speech therapy who work with children with chronic illness. Narrative audio-taped interviewing was the means by which the participants told their stories about times that relationships worked well and when they did not. These stories uncover the every day realities of 'being in relationship' and provide another understanding of the relationship between family and practitioner.The findings of this thesis suggest that chronic childhood illness 'throws' families and practitioners together into a web of relationships that must work for the sake of the child. The relationship is primarily conducted between adults. Children are usually excluded. In order to understand and manage the child's illness, practitioners and families 'go around' and act 'in-between' relationships. While the quality of the relationship from the family perspective is not essential to the chronic illness journey, relationships are more successful when practitioners recognise the uniqueness of each family web. The nature of the relationship is often simple, yet it co-exists with complexity. This thesis proposes that a 'companion relationship' between practitioners and family may offer a more effective and satisfying way of working. It also challenges practitioners to consider the voice of children within health care relationships. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1253 |
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1238 |
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| Author |
Fahey, M. |
| Title |
Family centred care in the newborn intensive care unit: Creating a supportive environment |
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2003 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz |
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Intensive care nursing; Infants; Nurse-family relations |
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The environment of the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a stressful one for families and is often designed to provide technical care for the infant rather than facilities that would enable and support parental and family participation in infant care. Furthermore, the author notes that the environment of the NICU emerged in literature as an obstacle to meaningful family involvement in care. However, she goes on to say that a philosophy of Family Centred Care in the NICU can offer a framework of care that supports family involvement in the infant's care and family presence in the NICU. It also promotes parental participation in decision-making for the infant and gives recognition to the importance of perspectives provided by the family. This dissertation explores the difficulties associated with the practice of Family Centred Care in the environment of the NICU. It offers recommendations for features of unit design that can promote Family Centred Care by supporting and sustaining the presence of families in the NICU and therefore facilitating their involvement in the care of their infant. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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592 |
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| Author |
Garlick, A. |
| Title |
Determined to make a difference: A study of public health nursing practice with vulnerable families |
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2006 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Massey University Library, NZNO Library |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Public health; Children; Nurse-family relations |
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| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 737 |
Serial |
723 |
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