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| Author |
Hughes, F. |
| Title |
Nurses at the forefront of innovation |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2006 |
Publication |
International Nursing Review |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume  |
53 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
94-101 |
| Keywords |
Organisational culture; Technology; Policy; Nursing |
| Abstract |
This paper explores the concept of innovation in nursing, the inherent set of characteristics that need to be present in order for innovations to succeed, and the barriers that impede innovation from occurring. Successful innovations developed and implemented by nurses are featured, and organisational factors necessary to support innovation are described. This paper is based on a presentation given by the author at the 23rd Quadrennial ICN Congress and 7th International Regulation Congress in Taipei in May 2005. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 796 |
Serial |
780 |
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| Author |
Hughes, F. |
| Title |
Reconnecting with policy: Requirements for survival as a mental health nurse |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2006 |
Publication |
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
44 |
Issue |
8 |
Pages |
30-39 |
| Keywords |
Policy; Mental health; Nursing specialties |
| Abstract |
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 @ |
Serial |
938 |
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| Author |
Crowe, M.; Carlyle, D. |
| Title |
Deconstructing risk assessment and management in mental health nursing |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Journal of Advanced Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
43 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
19-27 |
| Keywords |
Psychiatric Nursing; Risk management; Policy; Culture |
| Abstract |
The aims of the study were to provide a deconstructive analysis of the concepts of risk and risk management, and to explore the historical context of mental disorder and the concept of risk, the clinical context of risk assessment and management, the cultural, political and economic context of risk, and the impact on mental health nursing and consumers of mental health services. This is undertaken by providing a critical review of the history of mental illness and its relationship to risk, examination of government policy on clinical risk management, analysis of a risk assessment model and a discussion of the political and economic factors that have influenced the use of risk assessment and management in clinical practice. The concept of risk and its assessment and management have been employed in the delivery of mental health services as a form of contemporary governance. One consequence of this has been the positioning of social concerns over clinical judgement. The process employed to assess and manage risk could be regarded as a process of codification, commodification and aggregation. In the mental health care setting this can mean attempting to control the actions and behaviours of consumers and clinicians to best meet the fiscal needs of the organisation. The authors conclude that the mental health nursing profession needs to examine carefully its socially mandated role as guardians of those who pose a risk to others to ensure that its practice represents its espoused therapeutic responsibilities. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1069 |
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| Author |
Chalmers, Linda |
| Title |
Responding to the State of the World's Nursing 2020 report in Aotearoa New Zealand: Aligning the nursing workforce to universal health coverage and health equity |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2020 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
36 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
7-19 |
| Keywords |
Health policy; Health equity; Health workforce; Maori nurses |
| Abstract |
Cites recommendations from the WHO's State of the World's Nursing (SOWN) 2020 report that countries invest in local production of nurses, nursing data and management, nursing leadership, nursing education and the regulation of nurses. Argues that NZ must address inequity in Maori health outcomes through growth of its Maori nursing workforce and Maori nursing leadership capacity and capability. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1676 |
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| Author |
Litchfield, M.; Jonsdottir, H. |
| Title |
A practice discipline that's here and now |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Advances in Nursing Science |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
31 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
79-92 |
| Keywords |
Nursing research; Policy; Nursing philosophy |
| Abstract |
The article is a collaborative writing venture drawing on research findings from New Zealand and Iceland to contribute to the international scholarship on the status and future direction of the nursing discipline. It takes an overview of the international historical trends in nursing knowledge development and proposes a framework for contemporary nursing research that accommodates the past efforts and paradigms of nurse scholars and reflects the changing thinking around the humanness of the health circumstance as the focus of the nursing discipline. It addresses contemporary challenges facing nurses as practitioners and researchers for advancement of practice and delivery of health services, and for influencing health policy. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1174 |
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| Author |
Donovan, Donna; Diers, Donna; Carryer, Jenny |
| Title |
Perceptions of policy and political leadership in nursing in New Zealand |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2012 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
28 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
15-25 |
| Keywords |
Nursing leadership; Policy and politics; Nursing organisations; Qualitative study; NZ nursing |
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Describes a qualitative study of 18 nurse leaders interviewed about issues affecting their will to participate in political action, leadership, and policy work. Asks the nurses to describe their personal stages of political development, how they view NZ nurses' and nursing organisations' political development, and their views on increasing the role of nursing in healthcare policy development. Analyses the interviews to identify major themes. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1474 |
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| Author |
Jacobs, S.; Boddy, J.M. |
| Title |
The genesis of advanced nursing practice in New Zealand: Policy, politics and education |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
24 |
Issue |
1 (Mar) |
Pages |
11-22 |
| Keywords |
Nurse practitioners; History of nursing; Policy; Scope of practice |
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This contemporary historical study examines the health sector environment of the 1990s and the turn of the 21st century, and assesses the policy initiatives undertaken to advance nursing in New Zealand during that period. The authors look at the conditions and forces that saw nursing achieve a new emphasis on advanced and expanded scope of nursing practice, less than a decade after the commencement of New Zealand's first pre-registration nursing degrees. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
452 |
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| Author |
Hughes, F. |
| Title |
Locating health policy and nursing: Time for a closer relationship |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2001 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
17 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
5-14 |
| Keywords |
Policy; Nursing |
| Abstract |
This paper outlines the role that policy and nursing have in a demanding and changing health care environment. It shows the basic tenets of policy, and provides strategies to enable nurses to increase their involvement in policy-making. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 641 |
Serial |
627 |
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| Author |
Holloway, K. T. |
| Title |
The future for nursing education: UKCC review has relevance for New Zealand |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2000 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
16 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
17-24 |
| Keywords |
Nursing; Education; Recruitment and retention; Clinical assessment; Policy |
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The author reviews the report 'Fitness for Practice' by the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (UKCC) noting many areas of relevance for New Zealand educators in outlining possible strategies for nursing education. Discussion of some of the recommendations is put in the context of a strategic review of undergraduate nursing education recently commissioned by the Nursing Council of New Zealand. Issues such as recruitment and access to education; retention; clinical assessment and placements; clinical skill acquisition and partnership are valid concerns for educators here also. Internationally, the author suggests, the commonalties in issues of concern lend validity to the concept of the global village and the necessity for a global perspective in health care workforce planning, including educational preparation. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
848 |
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| Author |
Muir-Cochrane, E.; Holmes, C.; Walton, J.A. |
| Title |
Law and policy in relation to the use of seclusion in psychiatric hospitals in Australia and New Zealand |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Contemporary Nurse |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
13 |
Issue |
2/3 |
Pages |
136-145 |
| Keywords |
Psychiatric Nursing; Law and legislation; Policy; Patient rights; Cross-cultural comparison |
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This paper discusses legal issues associated with the seclusion of acutely disturbed patients in psychiatric hospitals in Australia and New Zealand. There continues to be great variation in opinion and operational definition as to whether seclusion is a medical treatment, nursing intervention and management tool, or merely a form of situational restraint. Reflecting this lack of clarity, mental health acts and policies concerning the regulation and practice of seclusion lack consistency and focus across geographical boundaries and jurisdictions. Australian and New Zealand legislation and institutional policy is discussed in order to shed light on the contemporary issues highlighted by this controversial nursing practice. The authors note that mental health professionals must continue to review the practice of seclusion and to actively promote the use of acceptable alternatives. In addition nurses and other mental health professionals have a responsibility to understand current legislation and policy frameworks and to influence change where this is necessary to ensure the best practice possible in their clinical area. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1074 |
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| Author |
Clunie, S. |
| Title |
The current trend and importance of postgraduate education for nurses |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2006 |
Publication |
Nursing Journal Northland Polytechnic |
Abbreviated Journal |
coda, An Institutional Repository for the New Zealand ITP Sector |
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10 |
Issue |
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Pages |
18-23 |
| Keywords |
Nursing; Education; Professional development; Leadership; Policy |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this essay is to examine why postgraduate education has become so important, to examine some of the issues around mandatory continuing education and the practical effect of this on a nursing career. Four strategies from the Ministry of Health, designed to facilitate changing nurse education, are discussed. The importance of Professional Development Recognition programmes is discussed along with the need for strong nursing leadership. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1207 |
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| Author |
Woods, M. |
| Title |
Dissecting a brave new nursing world |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
8 |
Issue |
10 |
Pages |
20-22, 36 |
| Keywords |
Nursing; Education; Nursing Council of New Zealand; Policy |
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This article critiques the 'Strategic Review of Undergraduate Education' commissioned by the Nursing Council. The premise of the review is examined, along with the foundations of nursing practice and the role of nursing education. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1003 |
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| Author |
Hughes, F.; Duke, J.; Bamford-Wade, A.; Moss, C. |
| Title |
Enhancing nursing leadership through policy, politics, and strategic alliances |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2006 |
Publication |
Nurse Leader |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
4 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
24-27 |
| Keywords |
Policy; Nursing; Leadership |
| Abstract |
This paper looks at the links between nursing roles and health policy in New Zealand. Strategic alliances between key professional leaders in different nursing roles can help the profession by directly influencing policy development and implementation. This form of policy entrepreneurship is an important component of professional leadership. |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 955 |
Serial |
939 |
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Stone, P.W.; Tourangeau, A.E.; Duffield, C.M.; Hughes, F.; Jones, C.A.; O'Brien-Pallas, L.; Shamian, J. |
| Title |
Evidence of nurse working conditions: A global perspective |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
4 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
120-130 |
| Keywords |
Nursing; Recruitment and retention; Policy; Cross-cultural comparison; Nursing research |
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The purpose of this article is to review evidence about nurse workload, staffing, skill mix, turnover, and organisational characteristics' effect on outcomes; discuss methodological considerations in this research; discuss research initiatives currently under way; review policy initiatives in different countries; and make recommendations where more research is needed. Overall, an understanding of the relationships among nurse staffing and organisational climate to patient safety and health outcomes is beginning to emerge in the literature. Little is known about nursing turnover and more evidence is needed with consistent definitions and control of underlying patient characteristics. Research and policy initiatives in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States are summarised. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
951 |
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| Author |
Litchfield, M. |
| Title |
Professional development: Developing a new model of integrated care |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
1998 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
4 |
Issue |
9 |
Pages |
23-25 |
| Keywords |
Nursing models; Nurse practitioners; Policy; Nurse-family relations |
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An overview of the model of nursing practice and nurse roles derived through a programme of nursing research in the context of the policy and strategies directing developments in the New Zealand health system. The emphsis was on the health service configuration model presented diagrammatically to show the position of a new role of family nurse with a distinct form of practice forming the hub. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1324 |
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