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Carryer, J.B.; Boyd, M. |
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The myth of medical liability for nursing practice |
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2003 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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19 |
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4-12 |
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4-12 |
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Interprofessional relations; Law and legislation; Nurse practitioners; Advanced nursing practice |
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This article explores the complex nature of liability in the case of standing orders and vicarious liability by employers, and also when nurses and doctors are in management roles. The authors address misconceptions about medico-legal responsibility for nursing practice with the advent of nurse prescribers and nurse practitioners. They refer to the submission made by the College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ) on the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (2003), and discuss practice liability and nurse-physician collaboration. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 624 |
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610 |
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Litchfield, M. |
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Thinking through diagnosis: Process in nursing practice |
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1986 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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1 |
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4 |
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9-12 |
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Diagnosis; Nursing philosophy; Nursing research |
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A paper following on from the paper “Between the idea and reality” (Nursing Praxis in New Zealand 1(2), 17-29) proposing the focus for the discipline of nursing – practice and research – is diagnosis. For nursing practice, diagnosis is a practice that collapses “The Nursing Process”; for research to develop nursing practice, diagnosis is one continuous relational process that merges and makes the separate tasks od assessment, intervention and evaluation redundant. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1314 |
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Euswas, P.W. |
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Professional nurses' view of caring in nursing practice: two preliminary studies in New Zealand |
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1991 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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Massey University Library |
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5 |
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3 |
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42 |
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Two convenience samples of 90 NZ registered nurses responded to two structured questionnaires designed to explore nurses views of caring in nursing practice.The studies demonstrate that nurses see caring as a central concept in their practice. From the response the meaning of caring was found to be multi dimensional, consisting of six components: value, expressive, action, relationship, knowledge and purpose. The value dimension includes areas such as humanistic value and professional value. The expressive component consists of empathy, compassion, trust, concern, sharing and willingness. Action components are helping, comforting, being there, empowering, advocacy, nurturing, advising, touching and performing nursing procedures. The major relationship component is partnership. An important part of the knowledge component is clinical expertise and the purposive component of caring consists of meeting health needs and promoting healing and welfare. The meaning of caring begins to emerge from these studies. However, they do not provide full understanding of caring phenomena. A further in-depth study of actual nursing practice is still in progress |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 9 |
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9 |
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Watson, P.B.; Feld, A. |
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Factors in stress and burnout among paediatric nurses in a general hospital |
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1996 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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11 |
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3 |
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38-46 |
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High stress and staff turnover in a multi-specialty paediatric area prompted this study that aimed to :1) measure the burnout level of nurses in a multi-specialty paediatric area2) identify and validate causes of stress3) identify new ways of preventing stress on the wardFifty four percent (n=14) of the paediatric nurses completed the questionnaire booklet that included demographic data, the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Nursing Situations Questionnaire the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-21 the Ways of Coping Checklist and open ended questions about sources of stress and satisfaction at work. Results indicated levelsof burnout and distress comparable with larger studies. Conflict with doctors was the major source of stress followed by workload, inadequate preparation in dealing with the emotional needs of patients and their families and death and dying. Conflict with doctors has not previously been identified as the major source of stress. However workload and death and dying are commonly identified as sources in the literature. Suggestions for further research and the low response rate are discussed |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 156 |
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156 |
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Bray, M.L. |
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Title |
Nurses' knowledge of and attitudes to medicine |
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1995 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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University of Otago Library |
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8 |
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3 |
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19-23 |
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Abstract information about attitudes to, and knowledge of, prescribed medication from a group of 70 students and 24 registered nurses at Otago Polytechnic. Employs a self-administered questionnaire previously used in a community survey in Southampton, UK |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 234 |
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234 |
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Wheeler, C. |
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The diagnosis of schizophrenia and its impact on the primary caregiver |
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1994 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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9 |
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3 |
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15-23 |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 265 |
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265 |
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Street, A.; Walsh, C. |
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Not just a rubber stamp! mental health nurses as Duly Authorised Officers |
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1995 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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10 |
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3 |
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16-23 |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 266 |
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266 |
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Wade, M.R. |
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Community based nurse case management: the experience of consumers |
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1996 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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Flinders University of South Australia |
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7 |
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3 |
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4-10 |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 332 |
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332 |
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Pearson, J.R. |
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An exploration of empowerment and the conditions that empower students in a nursing education context |
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1996 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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Victoria University, Whitireia Community Polytechn |
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13 |
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3 |
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45-55 |
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At Whitireira Community Polytechnic the curriculum philosophy for the Bachelor of Nursing Degree Programme is based on the Treaty of Waitangi, which provides a framework to articulate the concepts of Partnership, Governorship, Advocacy and Empowerment. This paper will describes a research study that aimed to explore the phenomenon of empowerment from the perspective of the student nurse.Using grounded theory methodology, emancipatory and feminist philosophies. Six year Two nursing participants were interviewed and asked to define the term empowerment and give exemplers of moments when they had been empowered in a teaching/learning context. Analysis of data led to the discovery of a theory and development of a theoretical model that described the conditions and consequences that led to empowerment or disempowerment for the student.The theoretical model will be presented and explained, and the conditions that enhanced empowerment will be explored. Recommendations from the research included the need for relevant preparation for students prior to clinical placement, preparation of clinicians through preceptor pregrammes, greater awareness by registered nurses of the communication that is effective in supporting student nurses and support for assisted reflection for students following clinical placements. It was further recommended that the theoretical model be tasted in other contexts |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 351 |
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351 |
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Ramsden, I. |
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Kawa Whakaruruhau: cultural safety in nursing education in Aotearoa (New Zealand) |
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1991 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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8 |
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3 |
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4-10 |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 440 |
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440 |
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Gilmour, Jean (and others) |
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Nurses and heart failure education in medical wards |
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2013 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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29 |
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3 |
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5-17 |
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Medical wards; Heart failure; Surveys |
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Reports a study of medical nurses' education activities with heart failure patients. Surveys a random sample of 540 medical ward nurses via postal questionnaire. Describes the topics addressed and the resources they found most effective, using quantitative data to analyse their responses. Outlines nurses' suggestions to improve patient access to heart failure information. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1485 |
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Marcinkowski, K.; McDonald, B. |
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Changing blood transfusion practice in elective joint arthroplasty: A nursing initiative |
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2006 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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22 |
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3 |
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15-21 |
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Surgery; Hospitals; Economics |
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This study analysed the use of re-infusion drains on 99 consecutive patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty surgery at a large hospital. The primary aim was to ascertain the cost effectiveness of the drains. Secondary aims were to assess safety of the drains, whether or not they reduced the need for allogeneic blood transfusion and whether they decreased the length of stay in hospital. As a control group the records of 99 patients treated without re-infusion were analysed retrospectively. The direct cost of consumables increased for the evaluation period. There was a smaller proportion of allogeneic blood transfusion (27% vs 38%) and a smaller mean number of units transfused (0.92 vs 0.54) in the re-infusion group compared to the control group. Patients benefited directly in that the mean length of stay was also significantly shorter in the re-infusion group. The researchers anticipate more direct cost saving with experience and best practice and conclude that the use of re-infusion drains is a cost effective blood saving method in total knee joint arthroplasty. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 533 |
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519 |
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Vallant, S.R.; Neville, S.J. |
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The relationship between student nurse and nurse clinician: Impact on student learning |
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2006 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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22 |
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3 |
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23-33 |
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Teaching methods; Students; Nursing |
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The purpose of this descriptive interpretive study was to explore relationships between student nurses and nurse clinicians. Eleven student nurses at the end of a three year Bachelor of Nursing programme in one institution participated in focus group interviews. Data gathered from the three focus groups were analysed using an inductive approach. Five categories, namely 'being invisible in the relationship', 'not stepping on toes', 'lost opportunities for learning', 'nurturance' and 'reciprocity' emerged from data analysis. These are presented with appropriate quotes to demonstrate the essence of participant experiences. Findings indicated that when students experienced relationships with clinicians as not being positive, this inhibited learning. Conversely, when students saw the clinician as participating actively and positively in the student/clinician relationship then student learning was enhanced. This evidence forms the basis for recommending further complementary research into the clinician's attitudes and perceptions related to their teaching role. |
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529 |
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McPherson, G.; Horsburgh, M.; Tracy, C. |
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A clinical audit of a nurse colposcopist: Colposcopy, cytology, histology correlation |
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2005 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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21 |
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3 |
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13-23 |
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Nurse practitioners; Professional competence; Diagnosis; Advanced nursing practice |
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A clinical audit was undertaken to assess the diagnostic skills of the nurse colposcopist measuring colposcopy: histology: cytology correlation. At National Women's Health the first New Zealand nurse colposcopist training programme was developed in 2000. A retrospective audit of the colposcopy clinical records was performed during the nurse's training programme between July 2000 and March 2002. An 82% (82/100) histology: cytology: colposcopy correlation was achieved by the nurse in the third phase of her training programme. The results are comparable with other reported studies involving medical and nurse colposcopists. Expertise in colposcopy examination can be incorporated into the broader role of a Nurse Practitioner working in the area of women's health. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 548 |
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534 |
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Spence, D. |
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Advancing nursing practice through postgraduate education, part two |
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2004 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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20 |
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3 |
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21-30 |
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Advanced nursing practice; Professional development; Education; Research |
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This paper continues presentation of the findings of a North Island based research project that explored the impact of clinically focused postgraduate education on advancing nursing practice. Like their international counterparts, increasing numbers of New Zealand nurses are enrolling in advanced practice programmes. Yet, despite international evidence supporting the usefulness of Masters level preparation for advancing clinical practice, questions about the need for such development persist. This paper argues that postgraduate education contributes to the development of courage and that this, in turn, is essential to overcoming the barriers that currently constrain the advancement of nursing practice. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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542 |
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