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Farrow, T.; O'Brien, A.J. |
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Discourse analysis of newspaper coverage of the 2001/2002 Canterbury, New Zealand mental health nurses' strike |
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Year |
2005 |
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International Journal of Mental Health Nursing |
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14 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
187-195 |
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Mental health; Nursing specialties; Industrial relations |
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This paper reports on research into print media representations of industrial disputes in Canterbury in 2001, when mental health nurses undertook a variety of strike actions after stalled negotiations with the local district health board. One response to these actions was the temporary reduction of many of the regions' mental health services. The researchers identified themes of juxtaposed but largely deprecatory images of both mental health nursing and of consumers of services. Some professional nursing voices were given print space during the strike; however, these were largely incorporated into existing discourses rather than offering a nursing viewpoint on the strike. The researchers suggest organisational efforts to focus on ways of ensuring that mental health nurses are seen as a legitimate authority by the media. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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692 |
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Fielden, J. |
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Grief as a transformative experience: Weaving through different lifeworlds after a loved one has completed suicide |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2003 |
Publication |
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing |
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12 |
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1 |
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74-85 |
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Grief; Psychology; Nursing specialties; Suicide |
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This research is an exploration and interpretation of the lived experiences of family members since they lost a close family member to suicidal death. The findings have implications for nurses and counsellors working in the area of suicide bereavement. Heidegger's hermeneutic phenomenology was utilised and informed by van Manen's and Benner's work. Data from in-depth interviews with six participants, the researcher's journal entries and published literature were analysed. Findings gave rise to a grief model where suicide survivors moved through four modes of being-in-the-world characterized by 13 lifeworlds or themes. Surviving suicide was a transformative process that in time enabled survivors to discover new ways of understanding and relating to the world. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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702 |
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Hardcastle, J. |
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The meaning of effective education for critical care nursing practice: A thematic analysis |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2004 |
Publication |
Australian Critical Care |
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17 |
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3 |
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114, 116-2 |
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Keywords |
Hospitals; Nursing; Education; Nursing specialties |
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Using thematic analysis, this study explored the phenomenon of effective education for critical care nursing practice by asking: What does effective education for critical care nursing practice mean to nurses currently practising in the specialty? Eighty eight critical care nurses from the South Island provided written descriptions of what effective education for critical care nursing practice meant to them. Descriptive statements were analysed to reveal constituents, themes and essences of meaning. Four core themes of personal quality, practice quality, the learning process and learning needs emerged. Appropriateness or relevance for individual learning needs is further identified as an essential theme within the meaning of effective education for critical care nursing practice. Shared experiences of the phenomenon are made explicit and discussed with reference to education and practice development in the specialty. The study results lend support to education that focuses on individual learning needs, and identifies work based learning as a potential strategy for learning and practice development in critical care nursing. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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873 |
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Author |
Spence, D.; Fielding, S. |
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Title |
Win-win-win: Collaboration advances critical care practice |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Contemporary Nurse |
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13 |
Issue |
2/3 |
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223-228 |
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Nursing specialties; Rural nursing; Nursing; Education; Curriculum |
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This paper provides an overview of the structure and processes of an eighteen month, distance education course focused on developing advanced practice in the context of critical care nursing. Within the framework of a Master of Health Science, the postgraduate certificate (critical care nursing) was developed as a collaboration between Auckland University of Technology and two regional health providers. Students enrol in science and knowledge papers concurrently then, in the second half of the course, are supported within their practice environment to acquire advanced clinical skills and to analyse, critique and develop practice within their specialty. This course is set against a background of increasing interest in education post registration. The acquisition of highly developed clinical capabilities requires a combination of nursing experience and education. This requires collaboration between clinicians and nurse educators, and approaches to address accessibility of relevant educational opportunities for nurses outside the country's main centres. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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878 |
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Strickland, A. |
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Nurse-initiated retinoblastoma service in New Zealand |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2006 |
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Insight: The Journal of the American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses |
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31 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
8-10 |
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Case studies; Nursing specialties; Children; Quality of health care; Evaluation |
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This article describes the implementation of a nurse-led, dedicated support network and service for children with a diagnosis of retinoblastoma and their families. Nurses with an interest in retinoblastoma at an Auckland Ophthalmology Department realised that the service provided was not meeting the needs of patients and families, particularly since the numbers had increased over the past two years. This article outlines the development of a cost-effective approach that improved the service. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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884 |
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Author |
Evans, S. |
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Improving nursing care of infants and children ventilated with uncuffed endotracheal tubes |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Pediatric Intensive Care Nursing |
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4 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
7 |
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Nursing specialties; Intensive care nursing; Equipment and Supplies |
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The author draws on her experience as the 'Paediatric Link Nurse' in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) within a metropolitan area in New Zealand to examine the proposed changes to ventilation practice. Currently, due to ventilator availability and medical and nursing practice, the usual mode of mechanical ventilation is volume-limited with pressure breath triggering. The author suggests this mode can compromise effective ventilation of paediatric patients, due to air leaks around the uncuffed endotracheal tubes of infants and small children. This air leak makes a guaranteed tidal volume almost impossible and can cause ventilator breath stacking and volutrauma. This can impact on the patient's comfort, sedation requirements and airway security, and affects how these patients are nursed. Thus the ventilation of these paediatric patients by the current volume-limiting mode may be not always be optimal for the infant/child. A new ventilator will be available to the unit, with a pressure-controlled, flow breath-triggering mode available. The author critiques the possibility of using this mode of ventilation, suggesting how this will impact on nursing practice in ICU, and of the education and knowledge that will be required. She suggests this change to ventilation practice may improve comfort and safety for the intubated child/infant, through the delivery of an optimal mode of ventilation. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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926 |
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Author |
Koorey, R. |
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Is there a place for clinical supervision in perioperative nursing? |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Dissector |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
35 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
15-17 |
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Keywords |
Nursing models; Clinical supervision; Nursing specialties |
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This article explores the concept of clinical supervision and outlines a brief history of implications for nursing practice. Models of clinical supervision are outlined and examples of how they may be applicable to the clinical setting of perioperative nursing are provided. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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928 |
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Author |
Fisher, M. |
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Title |
Resuscitation guidelines: Managing change in practice |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2007 |
Publication |
Pediatric Intensive Care Nursing |
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Volume |
8 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
7-10 |
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Keywords |
Nursing specialties; Guidelines; Training |
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This article describes the effect of an education programme for Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) staff, developed as part of the roll out of revised clinical guidelines. In 2005, the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation released advisory statements and a revised universal algorithm for Infant, Child and Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Subsequently the New Zealand Resuscitation Council developed and disseminated revised guidelines for use within the New Zealand Healthcare System. Within the PICU the challenge of integrating new practice standards whilst ensuring compliance with CPR guidelines, was how to disseminate information to over 80 staff nurses working 12 hour shifts. Following implementation of an education programme, a survey completed by 20 staff members demonstrated that staff felt well supported with the introduction of the new CPR guidelines (90%) and confident that they understood the changes to the resuscitation guidelines (90%). Staff identified that the poster display (95%) and the mail sleeve “flyer” (80%) helped them understand the changes to CPR. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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935 |
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Author |
Hughes, F. |
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Title |
Reconnecting with policy: Requirements for survival as a mental health nurse |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2006 |
Publication |
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services |
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Volume |
44 |
Issue |
8 |
Pages |
30-39 |
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Keywords |
Policy; Mental health; Nursing specialties |
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This article discusses the disconnection between mental health nurses and policy, and the importance of reconnecting such relationships. It is suggested this will benefit consumers, provide influence in health care policies and, ultimately, contribute to strategies to improve the health of our nation. In this article, the author draws on her own experiences and applies these to a discussion of how mental health nurses can influence and strengthen their relationships with nursing policy. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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938 |
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Surtees, R. |
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Developing a therapeutic alliance in an eating disorders unit |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2007 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
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13 |
Issue |
10 |
Pages |
14-16 |
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Nursing specialties; Multidisciplinary care teams; Psychiatric Nursing; Nurse-patient relations; Anorexia nervosa |
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The author presents the approach of a nursing team at Christchurch's Princess Margaret Hospital, in the regional specialist service for people with anorexia nervosa. This unit provides the only specialist inpatient unit in the country, consisting of a six or seven-bed facility that shares a unit with a mother and baby unit. A multidisciplinary team of psychiatric nurses, dietitians, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers all make significant contributions. The Christchurch unit uses a cognitive-behavioural therapy model (CBT) across the disciplines, a multidimensional approach incorporating psychotherapeutic, psychoeducational, biomedical and behaviourist paradigms. This occurs within a “lenient flexible approach”. Within the Unit, the eight nurses constitute what could be seen as an “intra”-disciplinary team within the wider “inter”-disciplinary or MDT team. They apply an evidence-based nursing approach with a commitment to partnership and advocacy with their patients. They use collaborative techniques for defining shared goals, and the careful management of the introduction of food. As one of the team members, the author envisages that the job of specialised nurses is to form a therapeutic alliance with patients, which takes account of the dynamic ways that patients may negotiate their own complex understandings of health, care, and recovery. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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982 |
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Author |
Hughes, C. |
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Perioperative nurses in NZ & evidence-based practice |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2004 |
Publication |
Dissector |
Abbreviated Journal |
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31 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
8, 10-1 |
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Evidence-based medicine; Nursing specialties; Access |
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This project is a study of the barriers perceived by perioperative nurses to accessing and using research-based information. A survey questionnaire was distributed to 184 perioperative nurses working in five public and two private hospitals in the Auckland area. The number of completed questionnaires was 106 (57.6%). The results showed that the lack of time during work hours was ranked as the highest barrier. The results also showed that many nurses feel they do not have the skills to find and appraise research articles. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1063 |
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Author |
White, G.E.; Mortensen, A. |
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Counteracting stigma in sexual health care settings |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2003 |
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Insight: The Journal of the American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses |
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6 |
Issue |
1 |
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Sexual and reproductive health; Nursing specialties; Attitude to health |
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Sexual health clinics and the people who visit them commonly face stigma. Sexually transmitted infections have historically been used to divide people into “clean” and “dirty”. A grounded theory study of the work of sixteen nurses in six sexual health services in New Zealand was undertaken to explore the management of sexual health care. The study uncovered the psychological impact of negative social attitudes towards the people who visit sexual health services and to the staff who work there. Sexual health nurses manage the results of stigma daily and reveal in their interactions with clients a process of destigmatisation. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1071 |
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Kyle, W. |
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Dementia specific nursing in New Zealand: History and practice today |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Vision: A Journal of Nursing |
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Volume |
8 |
Issue |
14 |
Pages |
3-9 |
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Keywords |
Dementia; Nursing specialties |
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The author examines influences on contemporary dementia specific nursing practice. She addresses the current situation and future developments in this area. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1079 |
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Rameka, M. |
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Perioperative nursing practice & cultural safety |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2001 |
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Dissector |
Abbreviated Journal |
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29 |
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3 |
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21-23 |
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Nursing specialties; Surgery; Cultural safety |
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This article is from a conference paper presented to the 12th World Conference on Surgical Patient Care. It presents cultural safety, as differentiated from transcultural nursing, and investigates how it relates to perioperative nursing. Examples are presented of how nurses can adhere to medical requirements, and address the cultural needs of Maori patients. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1084 |
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Barratt, Ruth |
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Behind barriers: patients' perceptions of hospital isolation for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) |
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2008 |
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Infection control; Patient satisfaction; Nursing specialties; Hospitals |
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This study explored the experiences of hospitalised patients in methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolation in New Zealand and the meaning that those patients made of those experiences. The research question of this study was 'What is the lived experience of patients in MRSA isolation?' An interpretive phenomenological approach was undertaken for this research, informed by the philosophical hermeneutic tenets of Heidegger (1927/1962). Audio-taped, semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from a purposive sample of ten adults who were in MRSA isolation in various wards in a large acute care hospital in the central North Island. Three salient themes emerged from the data. The first, 'being MRSA positive', summarises the meaning of having an identity of being MRSA positive. The second theme, 'being with others', is concerned with the effect that being in isolation for MRSA has on interpersonal relations. 'Living within four walls' is the third theme and reveals the significance that the physical environment of the MRSA isolation room has on the experience of MRSA isolation. Within the discussion of these themes, excerpts from the interviews are provided to illuminate the meanings and interpretations made. Recommendations are made for nursing practice and education. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1167 |
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