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Author (up) Van der Krogt, Shelley; Coombs, Maureen; Rook, Helen url  doi
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  Title Humour: a purposeful and therapeutic tool in surgical nursing practice Type Journal Article
  Year 2020 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 36 Issue 2 Pages 20-30  
  Keywords Communication; Humour; Surgical nursing; Person-centred care  
  Abstract Notes the lack of evidence-based guidance for use of humour by nurses. Uses a qualitative descriptive methodology to explore how surgical nurses determine when and how to employ humour with patients. Enrols 9 RNs working in a surgical ward within a tertiary hospital in semi-strutured interviews to discuss how they assess patient receptiveness, build connections with patients and protect their vulnerability.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1677  
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Author (up) Vick, Margaret; Dannenfeldt Gudrun; Shaw, Bill openurl 
  Title Do students training to be health-care workers have compassionate attributes? Type Journal Article
  Year 2017 Publication Kai Tiaki Nursing Research Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 8 Issue 1 Pages 16-22  
  Keywords Compassion; Health care students; Surveys; Measurements  
  Abstract Measures the extent to which health-care students began their training with compassionate attributes. Defines compassion as an awareness of others and a desire to help, using a non-judgmental approach. Highlights the significance of compassion in health care. Provides a self-administered 'compassion to others' psychometric scale to measure compassionate attributes to 146 students enrolled in the first semester of nursing, midwifery and social work at the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec). Analyses data using the SPSS and ANOVA for descriptive statistics and predictive information.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1538  
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Author (up) Vuorinen, Minna url  openurl
  Title Registered nurses' experiences with, and feelings and attitudes towards, interRAI-LTCF in New Zealand in 2017 Type Book Whole
  Year 2017 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 157 p.  
  Keywords InterRAI-LTCF; Registered Nurses; Aged residential care; Surveys  
  Abstract Conducts 12 interviews with Registered Nurses (RN) 18 months after the International Resident Assessment Instrument for Long-Term Care Facilities (interRAI-LTCF) became mandatory in NZ. Bases the interviews on a United Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model. Analyses the benefits and drawbacks of InterRAI-LTCF according to RN experience, and what they feel would improve the system.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1815  
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Author (up) Wailling, Joanna url  openurl
  Title How healthcare professionals in acute care environments describe patient safety: a case study Type Book Whole
  Year 2016 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 169 p.  
  Keywords Patient safety; Acute care; Safety capability; Case studies  
  Abstract Explores how patient safety is described from the perspective of clinicians and organisational managers in a NZ acute-care hospital, using embedded case study design. Conducts three interviews with health-care managers and 6 focus groups, comprising 19 doctors and 19 nurses. Develops the theoretical concept of safety capability: the ability to provide safe patient care based on resilient culture, anticipation and vigilance, along a continuum of safety levels.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1698  
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Author (up) Walker, Leonie url  openurl
  Title Do New Zealand's nursing students know how to access health-promotion services and look after their own health? Type Journal Article
  Year 2019 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 35 Issue 1 Pages 7-17  
  Keywords Nursing students; Health promotion; Health information; Self-care  
  Abstract Examines nursing students' knowledge about services, their access to facilities and their confidence in referring sources of health promotion to other students. Offers a web-based survey to nursing students at 23 nursing schools providing undergraduate nursing education in NZ. Conducts descriptive statistical analysis and compares groups based on age, year of study and ethnicity, using 2-sample t-tests. Describes the responses regarding service availability, health-promoting aspects of each campus, and confidence in provision of health advice.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1608  
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Author (up) Weatherly, Kate url  openurl
  Title OPIVA refined – a human-centred approach to outpatient intravenous antibiotic treatment Type Book Whole
  Year 2021 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 457 p.  
  Keywords OPIVA (Outpatient Intravenous Antibiotic) service; Outpatients; District nursing; Medical technology design  
  Abstract Employs human-centred design (HCD) methods to explore how the medical devices that make up the Waitemata District Health Board's (Waitemata DHB) Outpatient Intravenous Antibiotic (OPIVA) service could be redesigned to improve the experiences of patients within the service. Surveys patients and district nursing staff about improving the usability, aesthetics and ergonomics of the elastomeric infuser and redesigning the storage bag to be wearable under clothing. Proposes a new system to replace the surgical tape used to hold the IV lines in place and advocates for patient experience inclusion in the redesign of the devices.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1756  
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Author (up) Weber, Heidi openurl 
  Title Deciding on a safe site for intramuscular injections in an acute mental health setting Type Journal Article
  Year 2023 Publication Kaitiaki Nursing Research Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 14 Issue 1 Pages 58-61  
  Keywords Intramuscular injections; Mental health patients  
  Abstract Aims to provide practical guidance for health-care providers to ensure the safe and effective administration of intramuscular injections, when there is the potential for violence and agitation, as well as during personal restraint. Undertakes a realist review of the evidence comparing the dorsogluteal and ventrogluteal sites.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1852  
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Author (up) Were, Katie Jane url  openurl
  Title Early Career Nurses: The relationship between Organisational Climate and Job Satisfaction and Burnout Type Book Whole
  Year 2016 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Graduate nurses; Organisational culture; Job satisfaction; Burn-out; District health boards; Nurse Entry to Practice (NETP); Nurse Entry to Speciality Practice (NESP)  
  Abstract Identifies early-career nurses' perceptions of their first two years of clinical practice, and how the organisational climate at a District Health Board (DHB) within NZ impacts on their success in clinical practice. Determines the relationship between three aspects of organisational climate -- nursing relationships, charge-nurse manager leadership, and staff organisation -- and early-career nurses' perceptions of job satisfaction and burnout. Receives 91 responses to a mixed-method survey. Identifies significant themes that emerged from thematic analysis: supervisor support, emotional labour, workload and staffing relations.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1556  
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Author (up) Westenra, Belinda openurl 
  Title A framework for cultural safety in paramedic practice Type Journal Article
  Year 2019 Publication Whitireia Journal of Nursing, Health and Social Services Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue 26 Pages 11-17  
  Keywords Paramedic; Diversity; Cultural safety; Sociological framework  
  Abstract Critically considers the application of cultural safety to working with diversity in paramedic practice in NZ. Presents a sociological framework, based on Mills's concept of 'sociological imagination' to analyse the connections between social and cultural factors in NZ and the author's professional experience.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1631  
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Author (up) Westrate, Jan; Cummings, Cathy; Boamponsem, Louis; Towers, Andy openurl 
  Title What factors influence compliance with health and disability service standards for aged residential care in New Zealand? Type Journal Article
  Year 2019 Publication Kai Tiaki Nursing Research Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 10 Issue 1 Pages 47-53  
  Keywords Standards; Aged care; Compliance; Certification; Audits  
  Abstract Compares compliance with health and disability services standards (HDSS) in aged residential care (ARC) in 2016 with previous years, and relates the findings to the increase in complaints among the public. Quantifies the degree to which 185 ARC facilities complied with HDSS, and reports their level of compliance.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1624  
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Author (up) Wiapo, Coral; Clark, Terryann url  doi
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  Title Weaving together the many strands of Indigenous nursing leadership: Towards a whakapapa model of nursing leadership Type Journal Article
  Year 2022 Publication Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 38 Issue 2 Pages 4-11  
  Keywords Nursing leadership; Whakapapa; Maori nursing; Transformational leadership; Adaptive leadership; Trait Theory; Wayfinder Leadership  
  Abstract Argues that existing mainstream models of nursing leadership, with the addition of matauranga Maori concepts, can be fused into a new Whakapapa nursing leadership model using a Kaupapa Maori approach, that will enhance outcomes for Maori nurse leaders. Discusses the contribution from four existing leadership models: transformational, adaptive, trait theory, and wayfinder. Explains the six conceptual strands of the Whakapapa model of leadership.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1804  
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Author (up) Wiapo, Coral; Sami, Lisa; Komene, Ebony; Wilkinson, Sandra; Davis, Josephine; Cooper, Beth; Adams, Sue url  doi
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  Title From kaimahi to enrolled nurse: A successful workforce initiative to increase Maori nurses in primary health care Type Journal Article
  Year 2023 Publication Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 39 Issue 1 Pages  
  Keywords Enrolled nurses; Kaimahi; Maori nurses; Kaupapa Maori; Primary health care  
  Abstract Describes a national initiative to increase the capacity and capability of the Maori health workforce by supporting kaimahi (unregulated health workers) to become enrolled nurses (EN) delivering care within their communities. Uses Kaupapa Maori principles to create a strengths-based framework, focusing on self-determination and validating Matauranga Maori (Maori knowledge). Outlines the key components of the Earn as you Learn model.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1830  
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Author (up) Wilkinson, Jill url  doi
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  Title Marking 50 years of nurse education in the tertiary sector Type Journal Article
  Year 2023 Publication Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 39 Issue 1 Pages  
  Keywords Nursing education; Tertiary education  
  Abstract Reflects on the past 50 years of nursing education in light of the author's own experience of making the transition from hospital training to polytechnic education and then undertaking an RN to BN programme. Considers the challenges to nurse educators for the future education of nurses.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1828  
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Author (up) 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 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 (up) Willers, Shona; Jowsey, Tanisha; Chen, Yan url  doi
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  Title How do nurses promote critical thinking in acute care? A scoping literature review Type Journal Article
  Year 2021 Publication Nurse Education in Practice Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 53 Issue Pages 1-12  
  Keywords Nursing education; Critical thinking; Acute care  
  Abstract Employs Arksey and O'Malley's framework to undertake a scoping literature review to find out how critical thinking is promoted among nursing learners such as students and junior nurses in acute care.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1774  
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