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Author Tipa, Zoe; Wilson, Denise; Neville, Stephen; Adams, Jeffery url  openurl
  Title Cultural Responsiveness and the Family Partnership Model Type Journal Article
  Year 2015 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 31 Issue 2 Pages 35-47  
  Keywords Well-child care; Family partnership model; Child and family nursing; Maori; Biculturalism; Nurse-patient relationship  
  Abstract Investigates the bicultural nature of the Family Partnership Model for working with Maori whanau in the context of well-child care services. Reports a mixed-methods study in 2 phases: an online survey of 23 nurses trained in the Family Partnership Model and 23 not trained in the model; observation of nurses' practice and interviews with 10 matched nurse-Maori client pairs. Identifies 3 aspects of the findings: respectful relationships, allowing clients to lead, and lack of skills.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial (down) 1501  
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Author Blockley, Colette; Alterio, Maxine openurl 
  Title Patients' experiences of interpersonal relationships during first time acute hospitalisation Type Journal Article
  Year 2008 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 24 Issue 2 (Jul) Pages p16-26.  
  Keywords Acute hospitalisation; Vulnerability; Support; Nurse-patient relationships  
  Abstract Examines the role of interpersonal relationships on patients' experiences during first time acute hospitalisation. Involving 12 first time acute medical and surgical admission patients, it was developed from a wider study exploring patients' overall experiences. Using a qualitative methodology with data collected by means of personal stories and semi-structured interviews findings suggest that patient vulnerability is reduced through supportive interpersonal relationships and that it is nurses who play a key role in developing and maintaining these relationships with patients.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial (down) 1432  
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Author Litchfield, M. openurl 
  Title The language of nursing practice in hospitals Type Conference Article
  Year 1997 Publication Abbreviated Journal held by NZNO Library and author  
  Volume Proceedings of the National Nursing Informatics Co Issue Pages  
  Keywords Hospitals; Nurse managers; Advanced nursing practice; Nurse-patient relations; Care plans  
  Abstract A paper presenting the findings of a small research project involving a group of self-selected senior nurses of Wellington Hospital to explore the nature of nursing practice in the care and management of hospitalised patients and to formalise the language that would acknowledge its significance in the current effort of hospitals to define patient care pathways. The nature of hospital nursing practice was described in themes of a generic process of nurse-patient care that articulates a distinct specialism of hospital nursing, whatever the hospital department in which nurses hold positions.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial (down) 1322  
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Author openurl 
  Title Dementia care: A literature review Type Journal Article
  Year 2001 Publication Vision: A Journal of Nursing Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 7 Issue 13 Pages 33-36  
  Keywords Dementia; Nurse-patient relations; Quality of health care; Nursing; Education  
  Abstract This article defines dementia, and explores recent trends in relation to why it is such a misunderstood condition in the health care setting. Within a theoretical framework of literature development, nurse client relationships, and quality of care and attitudes are analysed. Gaps, inconsistencies and consistencies are outlined, with the implications for nursing practice and education explored.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial (down) 1279  
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Author Peach, J.; Hall, B. openurl 
  Title Professional boundaries: Being in relationship 'with' yet remaining separate Type Journal Article
  Year 1999 Publication Professional Leader Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 5 Issue 1 Pages 16-18  
  Keywords Nurse-patient relations; Professional competence  
  Abstract This article describes the management of the therapeutic relationship, that is set up between nurses or midwives and those in their care. It reviews the responsibilities of the health practitioner, and looks at issues around boundaries, confidentiality and accountability. It also looks at the role senior colleagues can play in ensuring this intentional relationship is managed professionally.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1288 Serial (down) 1273  
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Author Martin, M. openurl 
  Title A grain of salt ...: A contemplative study of natural form in nursing, developed in collaboration with people in life-threatening and life-challenging situations to reveal untold stories of healing Type
  Year 2000 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Terminal care; Nurse-patient relations  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial (down) 1267  
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Author Vermeulen, J. openurl 
  Title “And there's the likes of me”: A phenomenological study of the experience of four women inpatients at a mental health unit Type
  Year 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Psychiatric Nursing; Patient satisfaction; Hospitals; Nurse-patient relations  
  Abstract This research draws on the experiences of four women whilst they were inpatients at the Mental Health Unit in Southland. The Husserlian path of phenomenology was followed and in-depth interviewing used to collect data. Colaizzi's method of analysis enabled accurate interpretation of transcripts. The overall goal of this research was to provide health professionals with an opportunity to inform their practice, based on what consumers were saying about their experience of hospitalisation. Themes emerged through participants relating their experience by using comparisons with either their outside world or previous episodes of hospitalisation. Through analysis, two fundamental structures became evident within the findings. These were 'the environment as containment' and 'the road to recovery'. The author concludes that this study raises significant issues surrounding the experience of hospitalisation at the Mental Health Unit that have implications for future research and for future service delivery.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial (down) 1246  
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Author Lyall, C. openurl 
  Title Therapeutic relationships: What are inpatient registered nurses perceptions of the factors which influence therapeutic relationship development? Type
  Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Psychiatric Nursing; Registered nurses; Nurse-patient relations; Mental health  
  Abstract The question explored in this research project is: What are inpatient registered nurses' perceptions of the factors which influence therapeutic relationship development? The literature reviewed for this project includes the history of interpersonal relationships in nursing; therapeutic relationships; what constitutes these relationships. Also discussed is literature about phenomenology as the underlying theoretical and philosophical position that informs the research method. To answer the research question a single focus group was used to gather data from a group of registered nurses practising in inpatient mental health units. Focus groups as a data collection method produce data and insights that would not be accessible without the group interaction. The key themes to emerge from the data analysis were; time, environment, knowing / self-awareness, compassion and power imbalance / empowerment. These key themes are discussed in relation to the literature and the wider context of the mental health care environment. The contribution this research makes to nursing includes a list of recommendations to nurses, nurse leaders and managers who aim to provide therapeutic mental health unit environments.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial (down) 1245  
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Author Mitchell, K. url  openurl
  Title Childbirth: A momentous occasion. Muslim women's childbirth experiences Type
  Year 2001 Publication Abbreviated Journal ResearchArchive@Victoria  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Childbirth; Cultural safety; Nurse-patient relations  
  Abstract This thesis explores three Muslim women's experience of childbirth, in a setting surrounded by health professionals who largely have little understanding of their culture. Various forms of narrative such as a letter, excerpts from conversations, and interviews, have been used in presenting this research. The women's stories reveal that giving birth in a cross-cultural setting is stressful. The women had to adjust to an environment which challenged their beliefs and values, in one case with no extended family or cultural support. This stress is long lasting as evidenced in the women's stories. Given the opportunity to tell their story, all the women highlighted both the positive and negative aspects of their birth experiences. This thesis identifies situations that heightened the vulnerability of the women, and highlights the uniqueness of each woman. It concludes by identifying recommendations and reading material for nurses and midwives in education or practice.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial (down) 1223  
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Author Gare, L. url  openurl
  Title Patient experience of joint replacement education: A joint venture Type
  Year 2006 Publication Abbreviated Journal ResearchArchive@Victoria  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Nurse-patient relations; Health education; Communication  
  Abstract The aim of this research was to explore patients' educational experiences and the usefulness and benefits of this health education in the rehabilitation period, when undertaking a total joint replacement. An exploratory, qualitative descriptive study method was used to describing patients' experiences of health education. Five participants, convenience sampled, were interviewed eight to twelve weeks post surgery following unilateral total joint replacement in a tertiary hospital. Participants valued the education they received pre operatively, which included written material, video and individual interaction with varied health professionals. Although this was provided in a timely manner, evidence showed limited post operative reinforcement and follow up of given education and preparation for discharge. Three 'partnership' themes were identified from data, Communicative, Subservient and Knowledge. 'Communicative Partnership' conceptualised the participants' experiences of the nurse-patient relationship, whilst 'Subservient Partnership' captured the participants' experiences of 'being' patients. 'Knowledge Partnership' combined the participants' ideas about knowledge and their retention of this knowledge to assist with their rehabilitation post surgery. The needs and experiences of patients after total joint replacement reflect on transitional change – changes in roles, behaviour, abilities and relationships. Educational contents need to reflect a realistic recovery process to assist with this transitional period, delivered by health care professionals in a manner best suited for patients.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1235 Serial (down) 1220  
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Author Cleary, H. url  openurl
  Title Caring and bioethics: Perspectives, predicaments and possibilities Type
  Year 2001 Publication Abbreviated Journal ResearchArchive@Victoria  
  Volume Issue 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 (down) 1198  
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Author Clayton, J.R. url  openurl
  Title Exploring transitions: Working in “the space between the no longer and the not yet” Type
  Year 2008 Publication Abbreviated Journal ResearchArchive@Victoria  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Communication; Nurse-patient relations; Case studies  
  Abstract This thesis uncovers a personal journey of reflective practice, focusing on the author's emerging role as a nurse facilitating transitions using a dialectical approach in the context of a private nursing practice. Transitions encompass: life changes, loss, and adjustment to changes in function. Dialectical nurse facilitation of transition (DNFT) is a way of exploring self in the transitional space between “the no longer and the not yet”. In this facilitated process people potentially discover paradoxes, tensions, and creative energy, as they search for a way forward. The research design details a dialectical heuristic quest through journaling and reflecting on practice supervision and peer review, over a two year period. Exemplars written after reflecting on case notes reveal the lived experiences of participants. These case reviews show the complexity of patterns for people undergoing transitions and nurse facilitation. A relational pattern for DNFT encompasses compassionate engagement, catalytic mirroring, and interconnectedness. An exploration of literature encompasses nursing theories, facilitation, dialogue, loss, grief, spirituality and transition. This thesis provides a basis for evaluative research on the effectiveness of DNFT in health care settings in the future. Discussions regarding the expansion of these reflective and praxis genres are included which may be of interest to nursing education and practice contexts.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1203 Serial (down) 1188  
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Author Polaschek, N. openurl 
  Title Negotiated care: A model for nursing work in the renal setting Type Journal Article
  Year 2003 Publication Journal of Advanced Nursing Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 42 Issue 4 Pages 355-363  
  Keywords Chronically ill; Nursing models; Nurse-patient relations; Communication  
  Abstract This article outlines a model for the nursing role in the chronic health care context of renal replacement therapy. Materials from several streams of literature are used to conceptualise the potential for nursing work in the renal setting as negotiated care. In order to present the role of the renal nurse in this way it is contextualised by viewing the renal setting as a specialised social context constituted by a dominant professional discourse and a contrasting client discourse. While performing specific therapeutic activities in accord with the dominant discourse, renal nurses can develop a relationship with the person living on dialysis, based on responsiveness to their subjective experience reflecting the renal client discourse. In contrast to the language of noncompliance prevalent in the renal setting, nurses can, through their relationship with renal clients, facilitate their attempts to negotiate the requirements of the therapeutic regime into their own personal life situation. Nurses can mediate between the dominant and client discourses for the person living on dialysis. Care describes the quality that nurses actively seek to create in their relationships with clients, through negotiation, in order to support them to live as fully as possible while using renal replacement therapy. The author concludes that within chronic health care contexts, shaped by the acute curative paradigm of biomedicine, the model of nursing work as negotiated care has the potential to humanise contemporary medical technologies by responding to clients' experiences of illness and therapy.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial (down) 1186  
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Author Davies, B. url  openurl
  Title Same person different nurse: A study of the relationship between nurse and patient based on the experience of shifting from secondary care to home-based nursing Type
  Year 2008 Publication Abbreviated Journal Research Archive at Wintec  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Nurse-patient relations; Communication; Hospitals; Home care  
  Abstract This study focuses on power themes in the nurse-patient relationship. The study is a critical reflection of the author's practice using a humanistic perspective from Hartrick Doane and Varcoe's (2005) model of relational family practice. It reviews the literature relating to power relationships in communication between nurses and patients and compares the ability to provide relational care in the home with hospital care. Practice examples demonstrate the shift in power relationships that the author had noticed since changing roles from hospital based to home care nursing. This is related to cultural, socio-environmental, historical and traditional influences on power in communication. The study is based on her reflection of the paradigm shift in her practice. Her practice moved from a problem solving approach to an empowerment, strengths based approach within partnership. The ethical challenges of discussing her practice in relation to clients has been managed by scrambling patient data so that it is not related to a single person and is focused on the author's nursing practice.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1195 Serial (down) 1180  
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Author Jonsdottir, H.; Litchfield, M.; Pharris, M. openurl 
  Title The relational core of nursing practice as partnership Type Journal Article
  Year Publication Journal of Advanced Nursing Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 47 Issue 3 Pages 241-250  
  Keywords Nurse-patient relations; Nursing philosophy; Nursing research  
  Abstract This article elaborates the meaning of partnership in practice for nurses practising in different and complementary way to nurses in specialist roles and medical practitioners. It positions partnership as the relational core of nursing practice. Partnership is presented as an evolving dialogue between nurse and patient, which is characterised by open, caring, mutually responsive and non-directive approaches. This partnership occurs within a health system that is dominated by technologically-driven, prescriptive, and outcome-oriented approaches. It is the second of a series of articles written as a partnership between nurse scholars from Iceland, NZ and USA.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1188 Serial (down) 1173  
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