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Author Komene, Ebony; Sami, Lisa; Wiapo, Coral; Davis, Josephine; Adams, Sue
Title Whakaropu: an exemplar fostering professional development and cultural growth with a collective grouping of Maori and Pacific nurses Type Journal Article
Year (down) 2023 Publication Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 39 Issue 2 Pages
Keywords Enrolled nurses; Maori nurses; Pacific nurses; Whakaropu; Professional development; Surveys
Abstract Reports on the experiences of five Maori and two Pacific nurses, and three senior indigenous nurse leaders, of being involved in a whakaropu (collective grouping) to attend and present at the National Enrolled Nurse Conference. Conducts face-to-face and online interviews with the members of the group to determine the value of the innovation to foster learning experiences for Maori and Pacific nurses.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1860
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Author Quiding, Janine
Title Improving assessment inter-rater reliability of a nursing ePortfolio: An Integrative Review Type Book Whole
Year (down) 2021 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 66 p.
Keywords ePortfolios; Professional Development and Recognition Programmes (PDRP); Nursing assessment
Abstract Analyses 13 articles using an integrative review methodology framework and thematic analysis to support the data analysis process, seeking to clarify the inter-rater reliability of nursing ePortfolio assessment. Identifies two themes emerging from the data: the subjective nature of the assessor, and external factors due to the nature of nursing portfolio requirements. Considers how to minimise assessment variability due to subjective factors.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1749
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Author Perkins, Zoe
Title The experiences of nurse managers navigating between two conceptual models of leadership in Aotearoa New Zealand Type Book Whole
Year (down) 2020 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 95 p.
Keywords Leadership; Nurse managers; Professional Practice Model; Generic Management Model; Professional development
Abstract Confronts the inherent conflict for nurse managers (NM) in the dual nature of their leadership role, the Professional Practice Model (PPM) and the Generic Management Model (GMM). Examines the challenges for NMs in trying to balance the conflicting requirements of their roles. Surveys five NMs about their main challenges: role confusion, expectations, support, and professional development. Contributes to the ongoing evolution of the NM role.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1765
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Author Heath, S.; Clendon, S.; Hunter, R.
Title Fit for educational purpose? : the findings of a mixed methods study of nurses' decisions to participate in professional development and recognition programmes Type Journal Article
Year (down) 2020 Publication SCOPE (Health and Wellbeing) Abbreviated Journal
Volume 5 Issue Pages 50-59
Keywords Professional Development and Recognition Programmes (PDRP); Nursing education
Abstract Reports findings from a mixed-methods study that examined nurses' decisions to participate in a PDRP. Considers the obstacles nurses face when making the decision to submit a portfolio and asks whether PDRP is still fit for purpose.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1775
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Author Houston, Gail
Title The impacts for the registered nurses of the New Entry to Specialty Practice Mental Health and Addiction Nursing Programme, of the programme, on their personal and professional development Type Book Whole
Year (down) 2018 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 123 p.
Keywords Mental health nursing; Addicition nursing; Nursing education; Registered nurses; Professional development; Nurse Entry to Specialty Practice (NESP)
Abstract Explores the impact on nurses three to six years after completion of the New Entry to Specialty Practice (NESP) Programme. Thematically analyses in-depth, semi-structured interviews to identify the aspects of personal and professional development affected by the programme, using a qualitative descriptive approach. Focuses on four key themes: well set up; thinking differently; inter-connectedness; and reciprocation.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1641
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Author Hawes, Philip C.
Title What educational and other experiences assist recently qualified nurses to understand and deal with clinical risk and patient safety? Type Book Whole
Year (down) 2016 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 131 p.
Keywords Patient safety; Clinical risk; Graduate nurses; Professional development; Surveys
Abstract Interviews 9 nurses in their first year of clinical practice to investigate how newly-qualified nurses recognise and develop those skills relating to clinical risk and patient safety. Identifies workplace culture, clinical role models, exposure to the clinical environment, experiential learning, narrative sharing, debriefing and simulation as contributing to learning and understanding clinical risk and safe patient care. Considers strategies to facilitate professional development.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1696
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Author Miller, Jodi Shirlene
Title Workplace learning: exploring the context and culture in New Zealand Type Book Whole
Year (down) 2013 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 234 p.
Keywords Workplace learning; Post-registration education; Postgraduate education; Professional development; Learning culture; Critical reflection; Mentoring
Abstract Explores the rationale underpinning the development of education programmes within urban district hospitals throughout the country, and ascertains how these workplaces develop education programmes, given that the majority of nurses in New Zealand have identified that they prefer to participate in workplace-based professional development. Cites a clear requirement to foster learning during a nurse's development post-registration, while considering how prepared nurse educators were to fulfil their roles as lifelong learning facilitators and mentors. Utilises the perspective of nurse educators employed in District Health Boards (DHBs) geographically isolated from universities providing post-registration learning.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1566
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Author Harry, J.
Title Professional development in nursing through the pages of Kai Tiaki: A comparative analysis – 1920 to 1930 and 2000 to 2006 Type
Year (down) 2008 Publication Abbreviated Journal Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Professional development; Nursing
Abstract Kai Tiaki, first published in New Zealand in 1908, provides a means of communication among New Zealand nurses. It is currently the journal of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation members and previously was aligned to the New Zealand Trained Nurses' Association in the 1920s. This dissertation examines what nurses write about professional development through the pages of Kai Tiaki. Two time periods are examined, 1920 to 1930 and 2000 to 2006.

Central to the discussion on professional development is post-registration education. Post-registration education in nursing commenced in New Zealand in 1928, and has progressed to the current day where nurses can engage in post-graduate nursing to master and doctoral level. Kai Tiaki provides a channel for nurses to discuss and debate their thoughts on post-registration and post-graduate education. Two key themes emerge from analysis. Firstly, the survival mode of nurses highlights oppression as a contributing factor to professional development. Secondly, examining the role of the New Zealand Trained Nurses Association (1920s) and the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (2000s) presents an understanding of the political nature of the journal itself and how this influences professional development. This dissertation provides critical reflection on professional development for nurses through the pages of Kai Tiaki and provides suggestions for future research.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 916
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Author Dent, G.W.
Title Mental health nurses' knowledge and views on talking therapies in clinical practice Type
Year (down) 2008 Publication Abbreviated Journal ResearchArchive@Victoria http://hdl.handle.net/10063/675
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Psychiatric Nursing; Attitude of health personnel; Evidence-based medicine; Professional development
Abstract Using a qualitative descriptive research design, this study explored nurses' knowledge and views on their talking therapy training and skills in practice. The study examined the use of talking therapies, or specialised interpersonal processes, embodied within the Te Ao Maramatanga: New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses Inc (2004) Standards of Practice for Mental Health Nurses in New Zealand. A survey questionnaire was sent to 227 registered nurses from a district health hoard mental health service and a sample of eight nurses participated in a semi-structured interview. Content analysis based on the headings “knowledge views, skill acquisition and skill transfer” established the major themes from the data collection processes. The findings confirmed that nurses believe their knowledge and skills in evidence-based talking therapies to be vitally important in mental health nursing practice. Nurses identified that talking therapy training courses needed to be clinically relevant and that some learning strategies were advantageous. The identification of some knowledge gaps for, nurses with limited post graduate experience, and for nurses who currently work in inpatient areas suggests that further consideration must be given to ensure that a cohesive, sustainable approach is ensured for progression of workforce development projects relevant to training in talking therapies for mental health nurses in New Zealand.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1151
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Author Kennedy, W.
Title How do Registered Nurses utilise self assessment and performance appraisal to inform their professional practice? Type
Year (down) 2008 Publication Abbreviated Journal Eastern Institute of Technology Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Professional development; Registered nurses
Abstract This thesis describes an exploratory study of registered nurses within a local district health board which pursued 'if' and 'how' professional practice frameworks assisted nurses in their individual professional practice. Self assessment and performance appraisal are identified as critical elements of professional development by the Nursing Council of New Zealand, and this became the focus of the author's research. A qualitative descriptive framework was utilised to explore the research question, where experiences of registered nurses employed within inpatient adult medical and surgical settings were collected through questionnaire. Analysis of the data was through general inductive thematic approach. Eight themes arose, of which, two have sub-themes. The first four themes relate to self assessment and performance appraisal and the second four themes relate to professional practice. The findings from the participant's perspective provide an understanding of how participants' utilised self assessment and performance appraisal to inform their professional practice. There are significant implications for professional practice within the findings of this study, which are presented along with recommendations for future practice, and future avenues for research.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1161
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Author Brinkman, A.; Wilson-Salt, R.; Walker, L.
Title Education survey report: Implications for practice Type Report
Year (down) 2008 Publication Abbreviated Journal http://www.nzno.org.nz
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Professional development; Professional Competence; Nursing
Abstract Professional development is an ongoing requirement of nurses as a result of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act. The Act?s principal purpose is to protect the health and safety of the public by ensuring health practitioners are fit and competent to practise. This survey was designed to explore the avenues nurses have taken, and would prefer to take, for their professional development. The questionnaire was sent to a random sample of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation's registered and enrolled nurse members. Nurses overwhelmingly favoured professional development in the workplace. More than half the respondents reported a conflict with other time commitments, while a number of respondents wrote of their desire for work-life balance. The cost of fees, ability to take time off work, and time and travelling distance were all hurdles to professional development. Nurses cited information technology, conflict resolution, managing challenging behaviour, and dealing with rostered & rotating shifts as aspects of their current work for which their nursing education (pre and post) had not adequately prepared them. Nurses also indicated that their pre-registration education in health systems and political processes was inadequate for their current work. As nurses aged, their interest in professional development increased, though many still preferred workplace options. The authors conclude that, in order for professional development opportunities to be accessible and relevant, resources and time must be made available. This is vital to achieve ongoing education of nurses and improved patient outcomes. Management support, combined with effective assessment of learning needs guiding professional development opportunities, are fundamental to ensuring nurse competence.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1329
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Author Carryer, J.B.; Russell, L.
Title Nurses' understandings of the Professional Development Recognition Programme Type Journal Article
Year (down) 2007 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 23 Issue 2 Pages 5-13
Keywords Professional development; Professional competence
Abstract Professional Development and Recognition Programmes (PDRP) for nurses have developed out of the Clinical Career Pathways (CCP) of the 1990s. The Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (2003) has now required all health professionals to provide evidence that their practice meets criteria set by the individual regulatory body, which, for nursing, is the Nursing Council of New Zealand. In 2002 a tool was developed to measure knowledge and attitudes of the then CCP which was tested with 239 nurses. This paper is a report on the second application of the tool in the same hospital in New Zealand. Results show that knowledge and attitudes of the PDRP are similar to those found in the previous study. It also suggests that greater understanding of the PDRP and the implementation process increases the likelihood of a positive response to the programme.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 476 Serial 463
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Author Honey, M.
Title Teaching and learning with technology as enabler: A case study on flexible learning for postgraduate nurses Type
Year (down) 2007 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Education; Technology; Nursing; Professional development; Teaching methods
Abstract The aim of this study was to explore the practice of flexible learning for postgraduate nurses. Flexible learning is a contemporary approach to learning that utilises the benefits of technology. Flexible learning can be understood as a continuum, from fully on-line or web-based courses, to those that are on-campus and supported by technology. Internationally, the rise of flexible learning has been influenced by increased demand for higher education and competition among providers within the context of reduced education funding. The study population, New Zealand postgraduate nurses, are accessing higher education in increasing numbers to advance their practice and to position themselves for new roles and opportunities. These are often experienced nurses yet inexperienced in higher university education, who combine study, work and other commitments. The study employed a qualitative case study design because it enabled multiple perspectives to be gained. Data included documentation, participant observation, survey, students' assessed work and interviews with key stakeholders: student, teacher and the organisation. Thematic analysis was conducted on reviewed documentation, participant observation and interviews. The study identifies the elements that contribute to flexible learning and the interconnectedness between the elements within the dynamic context of a university to illustrate that effective flexible learning can be provided by using a student centred approach to ensure the learning needs of postgraduate nurses are met. The author concludes that flexible learning improved access, choice, and provided an emphasis on the student as central to learning. In response to these findings the weighting of recommendations are toward the organisation as, the author suggests, it is at this level where greater change can be made to improve support for flexible learning provision.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 473
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Author Wilson, M.J.
Title Strategies for the nurse leader to enhance nursing practice and promote workforce development within an interdisciplinary alcohol & other drugs team Type
Year (down) 2007 Publication Abbreviated Journal Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Professional development; Alcoholism; Nursing specialties; Nursing; Nurse managers; Drug abuse; Substance abuse
Abstract This dissertation had two main aims. The first was to explore the literature from which nurse leaders of alcohol and other drug services might develop their leadership skills so as to enhance nursing practice within an interdisciplinary alcohol and other drug team. The second was to further utilise these skills to develop a 'toolkit' which would assist in the successful management of the team but would also aid with workforce development. In addition, this dissertation was linked to the Nursing Council of New Zealand Competencies for the Registered Nurse Scope of Practice (2005) and Competencies for Advanced Nursing Practice (2001). This dissertation provides direction for the nurse leader wishing to develop their toolkit. Implications for the advancement of nursing are suggested.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 474
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Author Haitana, J.
Title Building relationships: A qualitative descriptive study reflective of the day-to-day experiences of one group of preceptors in a provincial hospital in New Zealand Type
Year (down) 2007 Publication Abbreviated Journal Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Hospitals; Preceptorship; Education; Professional development; Mentoring; Training; Nursing
Abstract Research suggests that the experience of being a preceptor can be rewarding, but there are challenges which may impact on their ability to fulfil the preceptorship role. In an effort to understand the experiences of being a preceptor and the factors that impact on that role, a qualitative descriptive study was undertaken in a small provincial hospital in New Zealand. A purposeful sample of five registered nurse preceptors completed semi-structured audio-taped interviews. Seven common categories were developed from the data – willingness to engage, building a relationship, letting go, support, workload, students in the clinical setting and making judgements. The author notes that this research has highlighted that preceptors need prior notice that they are going to be having student nurses so that they can be better prepared; preceptors and student nurses also need to be rostered together for the whole placement to allow a one-on-one relationship to develop. Preceptors would benefit from having a lighter workload during the first few days of preceptoring as then they can spend more time teaching the student. Schools of nursing and hospitals also need to have an ongoing collaborative relationship in planning and supporting the preceptorship program; this would further support preceptors in their role. The lecturer from the school of nursing needs to be contactable and available to both the preceptor and the student to clarify any misunderstandings and as a resource should any problems arise.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 476
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