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Author (up) Haji Vahabzadeh, Ali url  openurl
  Title Optimal Allocation of Intensive Care Unit nurses to Patient-At-Risk-Team Type Book Whole
  Year 2018 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 224 p.  
  Keywords Intensive Care Units; Intensive care nursing; Patients; Mortality; Health economics  
  Abstract Explains the need for nurse-led Patient-at-Risk-Teams(PART) to prevent unnecessary ICU admissions. Investigates which nurse allocation policy between PART and ICU would result in the best outcomes for patients and hospitals. Provides econometric models to estimate the impact of critical care nurses on hospital length of stay. Proposes queueing and simulation models to obtain the optimal nurse allocation policy for minimising the ICU mortality rate. Validates proposed models at Middlemore Hospital from 2015 to 2016. Estimates the financial and mortality impact of allocating another nurse to PART per shift.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1647  
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Author (up) Hale, R. url  openurl
  Title Older patient perceptions of transitional care Type Book Chapter
  Year 2008 Publication Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 147-152) Abbreviated Journal Ministry of Health publications page  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Older people; Rural health services; Community health nursing; Evaluation  
  Abstract The author describes transitional care as undertaken within the Waikato District Health Board health care environment. Transitional care supports people moving between acute health care (inpatient) and primary health care (home). It is a rehabilitative model based in smaller, predominantly rural communities to enable the older person to actively work towards recovery of functional ability within their own environment. Research indicates this rehabilitation model is applicable to the rural situation and satisfaction levels of the patients and caregivers tends to be positive.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 774 Serial 758  
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Author (up) Hales, A.; Dignam, D. openurl 
  Title Nurse prescribing lessons from the US Type Journal Article
  Year 2002 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 8 Issue 10 Pages 12-15  
  Keywords Nurse practitioners; Prescriptive authority; Cross-cultural comparison; Advanced nursing practice; Education  
  Abstract The researchers present a survey of a sample population of 32 advanced practice nurses (APN) in the US about their experiences of acquiring and implementing prescriptive authority. The issues relevant to nurse practitioners in New Zealand are discussed, around acquiring knowledge and education, relationships with other professionals, establishing the role, and retaining the nursing role. The intent and scope of APN prescribing in the US is also discussed.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1007  
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Author (up) Hales, Caz url  openurl
  Title Timeline: Nursing's response to key COVID-19 events in Aotearoa New Zealand Type Journal Article
  Year 2021 Publication Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 37 Issue 3 Pages 1-5  
  Keywords COVID-19; Pandemic; Nursing  
  Abstract Provides a timeline summary of key COVID-19 events in NZ and the response of the nursing profession in order to keep the community safe, care for those with COVID-19, support

the nursing workforce, and adapt and support nursing students to complete their qualifications.
 
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1724  
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Author (up) Hall, J. url  openurl
  Title Building trust to work with a grounded theory study of paediatric acute care nurses work Type
  Year 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal Auckland University of Technology Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Nurse-family relations; Nurse-patient relations; Children; Paediatric nursing; Intensive care nursing  
  Abstract Grounded theory methodology has guided the grounded theory methods used to explore the acute care paediatric nurses' perspective of what they do when a child has had a severe accident. The research was initiated from the experience of nursing children in the context of a rehabilitation centre and wondering how acute care nurses promoted a child's recovery after a severe unintentional injury. Many avenues were used to search international and New Zealand literature but the scarcity of literature related to what acute care paediatric nurses do was evident. Nursing children in the acute care ward after a severe accident is complex. It encompasses nursing the family when they are experiencing a crisis. It is critical that the acute care nurse monitors and ensures the child's physiological needs are met, and the nurse “works with” the child to maintain and advance medical stability. Nursing interactions are an important part of “working with”, communication is the essence of nursing. This research has focussed on the nurses' social processes whilst caring for the physical needs of the child and interacting with the family and multidisciplinary team when appropriate. An effective working-relationship with a nurse and family is founded on trust. Grounded theory methods supported the process of exploring the social processes of “building trust” whilst “working with” families in a vulnerable position. Nurses rely on rapport to be invited into a family's space to “work with” and support the re-establishment of the parenting role. The “stepping in and out” of an effective working-relationship with a family is reliant on trust. Nurses build trust by spending time to “be with”, using chat to get to know each other, involving and supporting the family to parent a “different” child and reassuring and giving realistic hope to help the child and parents cope with their changed future. A substantive theory of the concept of “building trust to work with” has been developed using grounded theory methods. The theory has been conceptualised using the perspective of seven registered nurses working in paediatric acute care wards that admit children who have had a severe traumatic accident.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 597  
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Author (up) Hall, K.A. url  openurl
  Title Soothing sounds: An investigation into the value of music in palliative care Type
  Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal ResearchArchive@Victoria  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Palliative care; Nursing; Qualiltative research; Alternative therapies  
  Abstract This qualitative study focuses on van Manen's theory of the 'lived experience' in relation to two families and asks the first thesis question. What is the value of music in the care of someone who is dying? Over the course of their loved one's illness these families provided music in the patients home as part of their care. The study also captures the experiences of two nurses who work in the palliative setting, and their use of music in providing holistic care to their patients. Their experiences relate to the second question. How can nurses be assisted in introducing music into their planned care of patients? The results demonstrate the effectiveness of using taped music for someone who is dying, and the reduction in symptoms, such as anxiety, and pain. It also highlights the importance of the individual's choice, and the special moments that can be achieved for both patient and families when music is used in a caring, supportive environment. This encourages communication, especially in the sharing of emotions. This study may be the first qualitative study in New Zealand, that addresses the value of music in palliative care, therefore there is a need for continued research into this therapy as a treatment modality as part of planned care in palliative nursing.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1216 Serial 1201  
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Author (up) Hall, L. openurl 
  Title Burnout: Results of an empirical study of New Zealand nurses Type Journal Article
  Year 2001 Publication Contemporary Nurse Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 11 Issue 1 Pages 71-83  
  Keywords Occupational health and safety; Stress; Nursing  
  Abstract This is the first New Zealand study to use the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the Phase Model of Burnout to determine the extent and severity of burnout in a population of 1134 nurses. Burnout is conceptualised as a syndrome consisting of three components-emotional exhaustion, reduced personal accomplishment and depersonalisation of clients or patients that occurs in individuals who work in the human service professions, particularly nursing. It has been observed that nurses are at a high risk of burnout and burnout has been described as the 'professional cancer' of nursing. Results revealed an overall 'low to average' level of burnout, suggesting that New Zealand nurses, apart from those in the 41-45 age group, are doing better than expected insofar as they are managing to avoid or not progress to the advanced phases of burnout. Possible explanations and directions for future research are presented.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1117 Serial 1102  
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Author (up) Hamer, H.P.; Finlayson, M.; Thom, K.; Hughes, F.; Tomkins, S. url  openurl
  Title Mental health nursing and its future: A discussion framework: Report from the Expert Reference Group to the Deputy Director-General Dr Janice Wilson Type Report
  Year 2006 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Mental health; Psychiatric Nursing; Policy; Leadership; Nurse practitioners; Nursing; Education; Careers in nursing  
  Abstract This project was initiated by the Ministry of Health to ensure a nationally coordinated approach to mental health nursing. The purpose of the project is to provide a national strategic framework for mental health nursing that will strengthen both nursing leadership and practice within the multi-disciplinary clinical environment. The framework reviews a range of key workforce issues identified by the Ministry of Health and provides strategies to move mental health nursing forward. The framework integrates directions from government mental health strategies, policies and directions, national and international literature as well as professional nursing requirements which aim to create a sustainable mental health nursing workforce using evidence based practice. The framework considers a range of key workforce issues identified by the Ministry of Health including: nursing leadership, nurse practitioners, standards, skill mix, clinical career pathways, professional supervision, education, research and recruitment and retention.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 865  
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Author (up) Hamer, H.P.; McCallin, A. openurl 
  Title Cardiac pain or panic disorder? Managing uncertainty in the emergency department Type Journal Article
  Year 2006 Publication Nursing & Health Sciences Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 8 Issue 4 Pages 224-230  
  Keywords Emergency nursing; Clinical assessment; Diagnosis  
  Abstract This paper presents research findings from a New Zealand study that explored emergency nurses' differentiation of non-cardiac chest pain from panic disorder and raised significant issues in the nursing assessment and management of such clients. The data were gathered from focus group interviews and were analysed thematically. Three themes, prioritising time, managing uncertainty and ambiguity, and the life-threatening lens, were identified. The findings confirm that a panic disorder is not always diagnosed when biomedical assessment is used in isolation from a psychosocial assessment. Emergency nurses are pivotal in reversing the cycle of repeat presenters with non-cardiac chest pain. Recommendations for assessing and managing this complex condition are presented.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 689  
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Author (up) Hames, P.V.M. openurl 
  Title Patient advocacy: A concept analysis Type
  Year 2006 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Patient rights; Nursing; Nurse-patient relations  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 689 Serial 675  
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Author (up) Hamilton, C. openurl 
  Title Nursing care delivery Type
  Year 2001 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Nursing  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1133 Serial 1118  
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Author (up) Hamilton, J. openurl 
  Title Personal power and the language of possibility: A study of opportunity and potential and its implications for nursing Type
  Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Nursing philosophy; Careers in nursing  
  Abstract This study uses a critical approach to analyse influences connected to opportunities for nurses to have their unique contribution to the health system recognised, and identifies a plan of action. The stories as told by four Northland nurses, identified the underlying principle of self-knowledge which, when connected to core values emerged as personal power with the language of possibility. Other factors which enabled opportunity recognition were labelled as: knowing the self, integrating core values from personal and professional qualities, connecting these to an intuitive plan, trusting it because it is value-based, using that plan to form goals and achieve direction. Integrating core values into goal setting enabled people to make choices that would enhance as well as protect their personal development. This study has implications for nurses as they seek out places where they can work well and for health planners to design systems where this can happen.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1256 Serial 1241  
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Author (up) Hammond, S. url  openurl
  Title Parallel journeys: Perceptions of palliative care Type
  Year 2001 Publication Abbreviated Journal ResearchArchive@Victoria  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Palliative care; Policy; Geriatric nursing  
  Abstract The delivery of palliative care within contemporary New Zealand society is discussed, in the light of the recent publication of The New Zealand Palliative Care Strategy (2001). The viewpoint taken is largely descriptive rather than prescriptive, being based on a literature survey of international research and academic theory, which is also informed by the author's professionally gained knowledge. Four different perspectives, comprising a mix of providers and recipients of care are investigated: those of central government planning; specialist palliative care units; aged-care complexes; and patients, family and whanau. As an area of healthcare which current demographic projections indicate will become increasingly significant, the provision of palliative care to residents of and patients within aged-care complexes receives special attention. A metaphor of “parallel travellers” on “parallel journeys” is used to provide a thematic basis to the paper. The lived experiences and perceptions of each group of “parallel travellers” are explored. Difficulties in defining and evaluating palliative care, the implications of main-streaming, the scope of palliative care provision, the educative role of specialist palliative care providers and the current focus on mechanistic outcome measures are discussed. It is contended that the values and goals, both explicit and implicit, of the four specified groups may not at present be sufficiently congruent to optimise the effective provision of palliative care from the point of view of all concerned. While adequate resourcing and a genuinely collaborative approach among healthcare providers are both acknowledged to be critical, the potential for palliative care nurse practitioners to be appointed to the role of “care co-ordinator” alluded to within The New Zealand Palliative Care Strategy (2001), is also seen as pivotal. Insights from a postmodern perspective are offered as one possible way of achieving greater congruence.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1215  
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Author (up) Hansen, C. openurl 
  Title Professional practice attributes within public health nursing Type
  Year 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Public health; Nursing  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 868 Serial 852  
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Author (up) Hansen, G. openurl 
  Title The role of massage in the care of the critically ill Type Journal Article
  Year 2002 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 8 Issue 7 Pages 14-16  
  Keywords Nursing; Alternative therapies; Intensive care nursing  
  Abstract This article looks at the research on the benefits of massage for alleviating the anxiety of patients in critical care. The author draws on her own experiences with cardiac patients and affirms the lasting psychological benefit of massage. She provides advice on which parts of the body to massage on patients in critical care, which to avoid and how to know when it is contraindicated.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1010  
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