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Author Beaver, Peter James url  openurl
  Title Contemporary patient safety and the challenges for New Zealand Type (up) Book Whole
  Year 2015 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 329 p.  
  Keywords Patient safety; Hospitals; Accidents; Risk; Surveys  
  Abstract Outlines the history, emergence, necessity, challenges, and strategies of the patient safety movement. Explores the challenges for staff working to reduce harm and implement safety improvement in NZ hospitals. Considers medical harm as a persistent and expensive threat to public health. Analyses health policy in the US, England and NZ using the theory of countervailing powers, and a shift from medical to managerial dominance. Reviews theories of accidents and risk, and the safety improvement literature. Provides staff perspectives from NZ by means of interviews with doctors, nurses and managers in two hospitals.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1578  
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Author Connolly, Megan J url  openurl
  Title Clinical leadership of Registered Nurses working in an Emergency Department Type (up) Book Whole
  Year 2015 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 109 p.  
  Keywords Registered nurses; Clinical leadership; Empowerment; Emergency Departments; Surveys  
  Abstract Employs a non-experimental survey design to examine the psychological and structural empowerment, and clinical leadership of Registered Nurses (RNs) working in an adult emergency department (ED) in a large tertiary hospital in Auckland City. Includes qualitative questions relating to those factors that support or inhibit their clinical leadership at point of care.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1579  
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Author Hogan, Deborah url  openurl
  Title Transitioning difficulties of overseas trained nurses in New Zealand Type (up) Book Whole
  Year 2014 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 66 p.  
  Keywords Migrant nurses; Transition; Surveys  
  Abstract Explores the experiences of overseas-trained nurses (OTNs)who have migrated to NZ within the last two years. Focuses on OTNs' lived experiences and the difficulties they may have experienced when making the transition to practice in the NZ health system. Employs an exploratory, qualitative descriptive methodology to elucidate themes.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1580  
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Author Zambas, Shelaine Iris url  openurl
  Title The consequences of using advanced assessment skills in medical and surgical nursing: keeping patients safe Type (up) Book Whole
  Year 2013 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 150 p.  
  Keywords Nursing skills; Patient safety; Surgical nursing; Surveys  
  Abstract Examines the impact of advanced assessment skills on patients in medical and surgical wards through nurses' stories of using these skills. Highlights the use of auscultation, palpation and percussion by nurses for complex patient presentations within a wide range of clinical situations. Conducts 12 interviews with five nurses from paediatric and adult medical and surgical wards in a large urban hospital in NZ.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1581  
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Author Golding, Cherie url  openurl
  Title Clinical supervision for general nurses in NZ: the imperative of finding a way forward -- nurses perceptions of professional/clinical supervision Type (up) Book Whole
  Year 2012 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 63 p.  
  Keywords Clinical supervision; Professional supervision; Documentation  
  Abstract Focuses on two broad themes: perceptions and attitudes of general nurses in in-patient hospital settings towards clinical supervision and how they have found such support to be of benefit to themselves or their practice; organisational documentation policies and procedures available to nurses in order to understand their contribution to, and valuing of, clinical supervision. Seeks to discover whether there is evidence of other factors influencing the provision of, or access to, clinical supervision by general nurses, which influences attitudes and perceptions.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1582  
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Author Cadigan, Karen url  openurl
  Title Supporting the struggling nursing student in clinical practice : a qualitative descriptive study Type (up) Book Whole
  Year 2017 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 97 p.  
  Keywords Nursing students; Clinical placement; Clinical practice; Clinical Lecturers; Nursing education  
  Abstract Utilises a descriptive design methodology to explore the experiences of 14 clinical lecturers who work alongside student nurses in the clinical practice component of the nursing education programme. Highlights issues facing students in the clinical environment. Identifies potential strategies to support struggling student nurses in clinical practice.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1583  
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Author Song, Wen Jie url  openurl
  Title Teaching Ethics in Nursing Education – A case study of teaching in a New Zealand tertiary education context Type (up) Book Whole
  Year 2017 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 104 p.  
  Keywords Ethics; Nursing Education; Nursing Curriculum; Nursing Educators  
  Abstract Explores what experiences and challenges nursing educators face teaching ethics content and identifies the difficulties encountered in classroom practice. Interviews a self-selecting sample of 7 nursing educators working at a large NZ tertiary institution in the North Island. Outlines the seven dominant themes to emerge from the inductive data analysis process.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1584  
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Author Jones, Bernadette Doris url  openurl
  Title Achieving equitable asthma services for Maori Type (up) Book Whole
  Year 2017 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 1v  
  Keywords Asthma; Maori children; Primary healthcare; Kaupapa Maori; Maori health; Pou Ora; Maori-centred research  
  Abstract Undertakes a qualitative, phenomenological study to explore the experiences of practitioners delivering asthma services to tamariki Maori and their whanau in primary healthcare. Employs a kaupapa Maori methodology in order to provide a Maori perspective to the research. Uses an equity framework in the analysis and interpretation of the results, to ensure alignment with Maori values and aspirations. Interviews 15 doctors and nurses from Maori, mainstream and Very-Low-Cost-Access providers of asthma services. Presents the results using the Pou Ora framework with four main themes: Hauora, Toi Ora, Whanau Ora, and Mauri Ora.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1585  
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Author McElroy, Jennifer url  openurl
  Title Maternity outcomes and access following regulatory changes for Isotretinoin prescribing in New Zealand Type (up) Book Whole
  Year Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 2017 Issue Pages 108 p.  
  Keywords Isotretinoin; Primary health care providers; Nurse practitioners; Nurse prescribing; Special Authority; Decision Support Tools; Funded Access  
  Abstract Analyses retrospective prescription data for the years 2007-2015 to determine how access to isotretinoin altered before and after funded access was extended from dermatologists to include GPs and nurse practitioners who obtained a Special Authority. Assesses maternity outcomes for females dispensed the drug with regard to pregnancy terminations and isotretinoin-exposed live births. Examines outcomes based on type of prescriber and use or otherwise of the Best Practice Advocacy Centre (BPAC) electronic isotretinoin decision-support tool.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1586  
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Author Stodart, Jo url  openurl
  Title Infection prevention and control clinical governance in New Zealand District Health Boards Type (up) Book Whole
  Year 2017 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 62  
  Keywords Infection control; Standards; Clinical governance; Hospitals; Surveys  
  Abstract Explores the current climate of infection prevention control (IPC) clinical governance in NZ. Audits IPC management plans in NZ District Health Boards (DHB) to evaluate which clinical governance factors facilitate or hinder IPC best practice. Employs a mixed-method, exploratory, qualitative study design to conduct semi-structured interviews with ten IPC nurses across NZ. Seeks to understand their perceptions of the IPC Standard, how it is implemented in their DHB, how the IPC risks are managed, and which barriers hinder IPC engagement. Analyses IPC documentation from all 20 DHBs to examine IPC clinical governance in each DHB.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1593  
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Author Wilkinson, Jillian Ann url  openurl
  Title The New Zealand nurse practitioner polemic : a discourse analysis : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand Type (up) Book Whole
  Year 2007 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 308 pp.  
  Keywords Nurse practitioners; Nursing history; Advanced nursing practice; Nursing identity; Discourse analysis; Nursing regulation; Surveys  
  Abstract Traces the development of the nurse practitioner role in NZ since its establishment in 2001, using a discourse analytical approach to examine those discourses that have defined the role. Employs both textual and discursive analysis of texts from published literature and from nine interviews with individuals influential in the evolution of the role. Examines political perspectives and disciplinary practices dating back to the Nurses Registration Act of 1901. Considers the implications of an autonomous nursing profession in both practice and regulation.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1614  
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Author Brown, Jacqueline url  openurl
  Title Thorn in the flesh: the experience of women living with surgical mesh complications Type (up) Book Whole
  Year 2019 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 126 p.  
  Keywords Surgical mesh; Pelvic organ prolapse; Stress urinary incontinence; Women's health  
  Abstract Sheds light on the experiences of seven women who have suffered pelvic surgical mesh complications as a result of surgery for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Emphasises the existential impacts arising from disruption to the embodied self as experienced by the study participants. Discusses problems with biomedical research on pelvic surgical mesh, highlighting two key clinical studies, and a NZ study. Employs hermeneutic phenomenology and a questionnaire to survey the participants.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1618  
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Author Johns, Susan Rosemary url  openurl
  Title It's always with you: the experience of being a 1970s hospital-trained general nursing student Type (up) Book Whole
  Year 2019 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 203 p.  
  Keywords General nurse training; Nursing education; Hermeneutic phenomenology; Ontology  
  Abstract Uncovers the significance for nurses who were trained within the 1970s apprenticeship model in NZ hospitals, in their present understanding of themselves as nurses. Confirms that the 1970s heralded the beginning of the end of the apprenticeship system of nurse training, and that literature related to this era of general student nurse training is limited. Uses philosophical hermeneutics to guide interviews with 15 former student nurses who trained within the Auckland Hospital Board School of Nursing, and who reflect 40 years afterward, on how their apprenticeship training influenced the type of nurses they became.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1630  
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Author Hylton, April url  openurl
  Title Nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding pain Type (up) Book Whole
  Year 2019 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 176 p.  
  Keywords Pain; Nursing knowledge; Nursing attitudes; Registered nurses  
  Abstract Surveys the knowledge and attitudes of registered nurses (RNs) regarding pain management in the care of the post-operative patient, across five District Health Boards (DHBs). Collects data using a modified version of the Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain (KASRP) tool (Ferrell & McCaffery, 2014), in a cross-sectional descriptive non-experimental design.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1637  
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Author Prentice, Jennifer Joan url  openurl
  Title “Tell someone who cares” -- participatory action research of motivation and workplace engagement among caregivers in aged residential care, New Zealand Type (up) Book Whole
  Year 2019 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 180 p.  
  Keywords Aged residential care; Motivation; Action research; Caregivers  
  Abstract Aims to understand the factors that encourage motivation and engagement of caregivers who are relatively poorly paid, with limited training, but who are required to provide personal care to an increasingly frail population. Undertakes an initial exploratory study, with participants from four rural aged-residential care (ARC) facilities, to identify three key themes that influence caregiver motivation. Subsequently develops these initial themes, within a 42-bed facility, to explore how to encourage caregiver motivation. Bases the four-step process on Lewin’s cycle: plan, act, observe, and reflect. Establishes an advisory group of caregivers who develop a nine-point action plan, accepted by management and implemented in the facility.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1638  
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