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Richardson, S.K., Grainger, P.C.; Joyce, L.R. |
| Title |
Challenging the culture of Emergency Department violence and aggression |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2022 |
Publication |
New Zealand Medical Journal |
Abbreviated Journal |
NZMJ |
Volume  |
135 |
Issue |
1554 |
Pages |
9-19 |
| Keywords |
Occupational violence; Workplace aggression; Emergency Departments; Emergency nurses |
| Abstract |
Outlines findings from a longitudinal study of the reporting of violence and aggression (V&A) within Christchurch Hospital Emergency Department (ED). Continues a prospective, longitudinal cohort study involving repeated yearly audits of ED staff reporting V&A during the same month each year. Employs an audit approach, focussing on the accuracy of routine reporting. Captures data from 2014-2020,including staff members' professional group, gender, category of V&A (e.g. verbal or physical abuse or threat, and physical or sexual assault), date and location of incident, and the individual who committed the violence. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1797 |
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Richardson, S.K.; Grainger, P.C.; Ardagh, M.W.; Morrison, R. |
| Title |
Violence and aggression in the emergency department is under-reported and under-appreciated |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2018 |
Publication |
New Zealand Medical Journal |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
131 |
Issue |
1476 |
Pages |
50-58 |
| Keywords |
Workplace violence; Emergency nurses; Nurse retention; Audits |
| Abstract |
Examines levels of reported violence and aggression within a tertiary-level emergency department (ED) in NZ. Explores staff attitudes to violence and the reporting of it. Conducts a one-month intensive prospective audit of the reporting of violence and aggression within the ED. Compares results with previously-reported data, and finds that failure to report acts of violence is common. Highlights that emergency nurses are the primary targets of abuse and confirms the effect it has on retention. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1787 |
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| Author |
Budge, C.; Carryer, J.B.; Wood, S. |
| Title |
Health correlates of autonomy, control and professional relationships in the nursing work environment |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Journal of Advanced Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
42 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
260-268 |
| Keywords |
Workplace; Occupational health and safety; Registered nurses |
| Abstract |
The aim of this study was to examine nursing in New Zealand and to see whether aspects of the work environment are associated with health status. A total of 225 registered nurses in a general hospital completed the Revised Nursing Work Index (NWI-R) and Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). Ratings indicated that the New Zealand hospital environment was characterized by less autonomy and control and better nurse-physician relations than in USA hospitals. Results of correlations demonstrated that more positive ratings of the three workplace attributes were associated with better health status amongst the nurses. The results of regression analyses were indicative either of a confounding relationship or of a mediating relationship such that nurses' relations with physicians, administration and other departments mediate the associations between autonomy, control and health status. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
703 |
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McKenna, B.; Smith, N.A.; Poole, S.; Coverdale, J. |
| Title |
Horizontal violence: Experiences of registered nurses in their first year of practice |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Journal of Advanced Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
42 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
90-96 |
| Keywords |
New graduate nurses; Workplace violence; Occupational health and safety |
| Abstract |
The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of horizontal violence, or bullying, experienced by nurses in their first year of practice; to describe the characteristics of the most distressing incidents experienced; to determine the consequences, and measure the psychological impact, of such events; and to determine the adequacy of training received to manage horizontal violence. An anonymous survey was mailed to 1169 nurses in New Zealand who had registered in the year prior to November 2000 with a response rate of 47%. Many new graduates experienced horizontal violence across all clinical settings. Absenteeism from work, the high number of respondents who considered leaving nursing, and scores on the Impact of Event Scale all indicated the serious impact of interpersonal conflict. Nearly half of the events described were not reported, only 12% of those who described a distressing incident received formal debriefing, and the majority of respondents had no training to manage the behaviour. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
706 |
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| Author |
Ventura-Madangeng, Judee; Wilson, Denise |
| Title |
Workplace violence experienced by registered nurses : a concept analysis |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2009 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
25 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
37-50 |
| Keywords |
Workplace violence; Registered nurses and violence; Concept analysis |
| Abstract |
Undertakes a concept analysis, based on the relevant literature from 1990-2005, to develop an operational definition of workplace violence as experienced by registered nurses (excluding mental health nurses), together with a set of criteria to identify the phenomenon. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1450 |
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| Author |
Finlayson, M.; Aitken, L.H. |
| Title |
New Zealand nurses' reports on hospital care: An international comparison |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2007 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
23 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
17-28 |
| Keywords |
Job satisfaction; Cross-cultural comparison; Workplace |
| Abstract |
The authors present the results of a 2001 New Zealand survey on nurses' perception of staffing, work organisation and outcomes, comparing this with the 2001 International Hospital Outcomes Study (US, Canada, England, Scotland and Germany). The report describes the findings for job dissatisfaction, burnout and the intent to leave, the work climate in hospitals, workforce management, the structure of nurses' work, and quality of care. The authors discuss these findings and their implications for nursing in New Zealand. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
462 |
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| Author |
McKenna, B. |
| Title |
Risk assessment of violence to others: Time for action |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
18 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
36-43 |
| Keywords |
Mental health; Workplace violence; Risk management; Nursing; Nurse-patient relations; Psychiatric nursing |
| Abstract |
The author performs a literature search on the topics of risk assessment, dangerousness, aggression, and violence in order to determine an evidence-based approach to risk assessment of patient violence towards others. This is set in the context of possible expansion in the scope of practice of mental health nurses, and the prevalence of nurses being assaulted by patients. In the absence of reliable and valid nursing risk assessment measures, the approach suggested here focuses on the use of observation skills to detect behaviour antecedent to physical assault, and the ability to adapt evidence to specific clinical settings. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
621 |
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| Author |
Brinkman, A.; Caughley, B. |
| Title |
Measuring on-the-job stress accurately |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2004 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
18 |
Issue |
8 |
Pages |
12-15 |
| Keywords |
Stress; Evaluation research; Workplace; Occupational health and safety |
| Abstract |
The authors discuss the usefulness of a generic tool to measure job stress in New Zealand workplaces, and report on a study using one such generic tool. The study involved sending questionnaires to all staff (193) who had worked at a regional women's health service for a minimum of six months. The mailed package contained the Job Stress Survey (JSS), the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), demographic questions (including cultural safety), shift work questions, and a blank page for “qualitative comment”. Over 12,000 pieces of data were collected from the study but this article focuses only on the results of the JSS. The JSS can be used to determine a “job stress index” and can also be used to measure “job pressure” and “lack of organisational support”. For this study, job stress index scores were calculated and organised by occupational groupings. Midwives, nurses and doctors all cited inadequate or poor quality equipment, excessive paperwork, insufficient personal time, and frequent interruptions, as their top stressors. Three of these four stressors fall within the job pressure index. The results of the survey prompted organisational changes, including: extensive discussions; equipment being updated; management being made aware of the depth of concern felt by staff; the creation of a place for staff to have personal time; and coping intervention strategies were initiated. The authors suggest that no generic measure of job stress can fully evaluate stressors unique to a particular work setting. They support additional items being constructed and administered to assess stressors that are idiosyncratic to a particular occupational group. |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 1003 |
Serial |
987 |
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| Author |
Moir, Chris; Baby, Maria |
| Title |
Managing violence and aggression: graduate-entry nursing students' responses to pre-emptive communication skills education |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2022 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
13 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
9-18 |
| Keywords |
Communication skills; Workplace violence; Nursing students; Nursing curriculum |
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Argues that teaching de-escalation skills early in the nursing programme is vital for student safety and later retention in the nursing workforce. Sets out to determine the efficacy of communication training to teach nursing students agression-management skills while on clinical placement. Designs a quasi-experimental design using pre- and post-tests of communication competence following an education module delivered as part of the curriculum. |
| Call Number |
NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1816 |
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| Author |
McKenna, B.; Poole, S.; Smith, N.A.; Coverdale, J.; Gale, C. |
| Title |
A survey of threats and violent behaviour by patients against registered nurses in their first year of practice |
Type |
Miscellaneous |
| Year |
2003 |
Publication |
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
12 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
56-63 |
| Keywords |
New graduate nurses; Workplace violence; Occupational health and safety; Training; Mental health; Psychiatric nursing |
| Abstract |
For this study, an anonymous survey was sent to registered nurses in their first year of practice. From the 1169 survey instruments that were distributed, 551 were returned completed (a response rate of 47%). The most common inappropriate behaviour by patients involved verbal threats, verbal sexual harassment, and physical intimidation. There were 22 incidents of assault requiring medical intervention and 21 incidents of participants being stalked by patients. Male graduates and younger nurses were especially vulnerable. Mental health was the service area most at risk. A most distressing incident was described by 123 (22%) of respondents. The level of distress caused by the incident was rated by 68 of the 123 respondents (55%) as moderate or severe. Only half of those who described a most distressing event indicated they had some undergraduate training in protecting against assault or in managing potentially violent incidents. After registration, 45 (37%) indicated they had received such training. The findings of this study indicate priorities for effective prevention programmes. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
649 |
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| Author |
Tabakakis, Costantinos; McAllister, Margaret; Bradshaw, Julie |
| Title |
Burnout in New Zealand resgistered nurses: the role of workplace factors |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2020 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
11 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
9-16 |
| Keywords |
Burnout; Harassment; Workplace stress; Registered nurses; Surveys |
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Investigates the impact of workplace factors on burnout in NZ RNs. Conducts a cross-sectional survey among 480 RNs in which burnout, practice environment and negative acts in the workplace were self-reported by means of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI), the Practice Environment Scale (PES), and the Negative Acts Questionnaire (NAQ). |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1656 |
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| Author |
Wilkinson, J.A. |
| Title |
A mantle of protection? A critical analysis of the personal safety of district nurses |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Whitireia Nursing Journal |
Abbreviated Journal |
Whitireia Community Polytechnic and Massey University libraries |
| Volume |
9 |
Issue |
30-6 |
Pages |
30-36 |
| Keywords |
Occupational health and safety; Workplace violence; District nursing |
| Abstract |
This qualitative inquiry, informed by Critical Social Theory, explored the personal safety experiences of district nurses in a New Zealand city. |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1083 |
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| Author |
Wilkinson, J.A. |
| Title |
Creating a culture of workplace safety |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
8 |
Issue |
6 |
Pages |
14-15 |
| Keywords |
Occupational health and safety; Workplace violence; District nursing; Organisational culture |
| Abstract |
This study investigated the safety of working environments of a group of urban district nurses. Six district nurses were interviewed and participated in a focus group. The findings focus on the risks associated with client behaviour and with the organisational structure in which district nurses work. Recommendations for primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of harm to nurses working in isolation in the community are presented. The author describes her personal background in district nursing, which prompted the study. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1002 |
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| Author |
Burke, A.; Walker, L.; Clendon, J. |
| Title |
Managing intergenerational nursing teams : evidence from the literature |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
6 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
24-27 |
| Keywords |
Intergenerational; Multigenerational; Nursing Workforce; Ageing; Workplace Conflict |
| Abstract |
Examines current literature on the intergenerational nature of the nursing workplace, and presents strategies for creating work environments that acknowledge and cater for differences among nurses spanning four generations. Suggests recommendations to managers and policy-makers on how to utilise generational strengths and minimise intergenerational conflict. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1408 |
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| Author |
Bee, S. |
| Title |
Post traumatic stress disorder: The role of critical incident stress management |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
1999 |
Publication |
Vision: A Journal of Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
5 |
Issue |
8 |
Pages |
20-23 |
| Keywords |
Trauma; Psychology; Workplace; Nursing |
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The author defines and describes PTSD, and looks at how it may apply to nurses. Primarily affected by delayed PTSD, nurses may experience it as burn-out, after exposure to trauma over time. The Critical Incident Stress Management programme instigated at Healthcare Hawkes Bay is outlined. |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 1303 |
Serial |
1288 |
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