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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
Volume 18 Issue 1 Pages 36-43
Keywords (up) 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.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 621
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Author Winters, Rosie; Neville, Stephen
Title Registered nurse perspectives on delayed or missed nursing cares in a New Zealand hospital Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 28 Issue 1 Pages 19-28
Keywords (up) Missed care; Rationing nursing care; Patient care outcomes; Patient safety
Abstract Explores the concept of 'missed care' using a qualitative descriptive approach. Interviews 5 registered nurses within a NZ hospital about fluctuations in nursing-skill mix and staffing levels, inconsistent availability of equipment and supplies, and higher patient acuity. Identifies two main categories of missed care and nurses' resulting moral distress
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1471
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Author Hales, Caz; Curran, Nicky; Vries, Kay de
Title Morbidly obese patients' experiences of mobility during hospitalisation Type Journal Article
Year 2018 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 34 Issue 1 Pages 20-31
Keywords (up) Morbid Obesity; Mobility; Bariatric care; Hospitalisation; Rehabilitation
Abstract Examines the mobility experiences and needs of morbidly-obese patients before and during hospital admission. Undertakes semi-structured interviews with seven morbidly obese patients. Identifies two categories of mobility problems: 'compromised pre-existing mobility', with a subcategory of 'accessing services prior to admission' and 'mobilisation difficulties during hospitalisation', with a subcategory of 'dissonance between dependency and need for assistance'. Recommends bariatric-care pathways for the morbidly-obese patient.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1591
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Author Wilkinson, Jill; Nevills, Stephen; Huntington, Annette; Watsoon, Paul
Title Factors that influence new graduates' preferences for specialty areas Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 32 Issue 1 Pages 8-19
Keywords (up) New graduate nurse; Baccalaureate nurse; Career choice; First year of practice; Surveys
Abstract Reports a survey of nurses who had registered with the Nursing Council of New Zealand in 2012, exploring factors that influenced their preference for three government priority specialty areas: primary health care, mental health and aged-related residential care. Backgrounds the national pilot of the Advanced Choice of Employment system to recruit graduating and newly-graduated registered nurses into 2 first-year practice programmes.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1513
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Author Roud, D.; Giddings, D.L.S.; Koziol-McLain, J.
Title A longitudinal survey of nurses' self-reported performance during an entry-to-practice programme Type Journal Article
Year 2005 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 21 Issue 2 Pages 37-46
Keywords (up) New graduate nurses; Methodology; Professional competence; Training
Abstract The researchers conducted a study to compare self-reported changes in both frequency and quality of performance of nursing behaviours in a cohort of recently graduated nurses undertaking a one year entry to practice programme. Thirty-three nurses were surveyed, seven weeks after beginning the programme and again seven months later, using a modified version of Schwirian's (1978) Six-Dimension Scale of Nursing Performance (6-DSNP). Over the study period participants reported significant increases in frequency of performance for the domains of leadership, critical care, teaching/collaboration, and planning/evaluation. Significant increases in the quality of nurse behaviours in the domains of critical care, planning/evaluation and interpersonal relations/communication were also reported. The modified Schwirian 6-DSNP was found to be a useful instrument for measuring nurses' self reporting of performance during periods of transition.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 553 Serial 539
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Author Walker, J.; Bailey, S.
Title The clinical performance of new degree graduates Type Journal Article
Year 1999 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 14 Issue 2 Pages 31-42
Keywords (up) New graduate nurses; Professional competence; Nursing; Education; Teaching methods
Abstract This study aimed to identify how graduates perceived their clinical performance during their first year of practice. A convenience sample of 30 graduates was surveyed after 3 months and 7 months in practice, using an adapted form of a questionnaire devised by Ryan and Hodson (1992). The results showed that over time, graduates generally required less direction in all areas of clinical competence. After 7 months in practice, the majority of the graduates rated their performance in nursing skills, communication skills, and professionalism at the expected level or above. However, some still required direction with using theory and research in practice, with meeting client's psychosocial needs and with teaching clients. In the leadership competency, after 7 months, most graduates saw themselves functioning at the expected level related to client care and needed less direction in unit management skills. However, many of the unit management skills were rated as 'not applicable' indicating that new graduates are not initially placed in a management role. Implications for nursing education and limitations of the research are discussed.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 638
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Author Cook, Catherine
Title A 'Toolkit' for Clinical Educators to Foster Learners' Clinical Reasoning and Skills Acquisition Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 32 Issue 1 Pages 28-37
Keywords (up) Novice to expert; Clinical teaching; Teaching models; Clinical reasoning
Abstract Asserting that little research into the novice-to-expert continuum has been applied to the development of novice educators, synthesises three teaching and learning models -- the Model of Practical Skill Performance; the 4A Model; and Five Minute Preceptor -- and three specific skills -- 'think aloud', questioning, and feedback -- which together comprise a 'toolkit' of skills-teaching to assist educators in planning learners' skills acquisition.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1515
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Author Hughes, Kerri-Ann; Carryer, Jennifer; Boldy, Duncan; Jones, Mark; Gower, Shelley
Title Attributes of an effective nurse manager in New Zealand: An analysis of nurse manager perceptions Type Journal Article
Year 2018 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 34 Issue 2 Pages 27-37
Keywords (up) Nurse manager; Skills and attributes; Managerial effectiveness
Abstract Analyses nurse managers' perceptions of those attributes they consider important to achieve managerial effectiveness in the New Zealand context. Conducts a quantitative study using a pre-coded survey questionnaire with 149 nurse managers. Identifies managerial effectiveness attributes using an effectiveness dimensions ranking tool, comprising four groups of co-dependent skill dimensions.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1604
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Author Wilkinson, Jillian Ann
Title Constructing consensus : developing an advanced nursing practice role Type Journal Article
Year 2008 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 24 Issue 3 Pages 17-26
Keywords (up) Nurse practitioner; Consensus; Autonomy; Unionism
Abstract Presents a study using a discourse analytical approach to trace the ongoing struggle between nursing groups for power to control the future of advanced nursing practice. Outlines the political discourses dominant in nursing during the period that led to the Nursing Council of New Zealand having regulatory control of the nurse practitioner role.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1436
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Author Wilkinson, Jillian Ann
Title Ministerial Taskforce on Nursing : a struggle for control Type Journal Article
Year 2008 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 24 Issue 3 Pages 5-16
Keywords (up) Nurse practitioner; Politics; Autonomy; Unionism
Abstract Traces the constitution and work of the Taskforce, along with the struggle that arose between nursing groups for power to control the future of advanced nursing practice. Backgrounds the factors that led to the withdrawal of the NZ Nurses' Organisation (NZNO) from the Taskforce.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1435
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Author Jacobs, S.; Boddy, J.M.
Title The genesis of advanced nursing practice in New Zealand: Policy, politics and education Type Journal Article
Year 2008 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 24 Issue 1 (Mar) Pages 11-22
Keywords (up) Nurse practitioners; History of nursing; Policy; Scope of practice
Abstract This contemporary historical study examines the health sector environment of the 1990s and the turn of the 21st century, and assesses the policy initiatives undertaken to advance nursing in New Zealand during that period. The authors look at the conditions and forces that saw nursing achieve a new emphasis on advanced and expanded scope of nursing practice, less than a decade after the commencement of New Zealand's first pre-registration nursing degrees.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 452
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Author McPherson, G.; Horsburgh, M.; Tracy, C.
Title A clinical audit of a nurse colposcopist: Colposcopy, cytology, histology correlation Type Journal Article
Year 2005 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 21 Issue 3 Pages 13-23
Keywords (up) Nurse practitioners; Professional competence; Diagnosis; Advanced nursing practice
Abstract 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.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 548 Serial 534
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Author Lim, Anecita Gigi; North, Nicola; Shaw, John
Title Nurse prescribing : the New Zealand context Type Journal Article
Year 2014 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 30 Issue 2 Pages 18-27
Keywords (up) Nurse prescribing; Authorised prescribing; Nurse practitioner; Patient safety; Prescribing education
Abstract Examines the introduction of nurse prescribing in NZ with respect to the level of knowledge and skills required of practitioners for safe prescribing. Compares experiences in NZ with those in the US, UK, and Canada. Critiques the higher educational model as the standard for preparation to prescribe, while supporting alternative models for extending prescribing rights.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1493
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Author Lim, Anecita; Honey, Michelle; North, Nicola; Shaw, John
Title Learning to become a nurse prescriber in New Zealand using a constructivist approach: a narrative case study Type Journal Article
Year 2015 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 31 Issue 3 Pages 27-36
Keywords (up) Nurse prescribing; Constructivism; Narrative case study; Narrative inquiry; Prescribing education
Abstract Aims to understand the experiences of postgraduate nurses learning to become nurse practitioner prescribers when undertaking courses that employed a constructivist pedagogical approach. Uses narrative inquiry to explore the perceptions, views and experiences of 10 prospective nurse prescribers, and thematic analysis to identify two main themes of their experiences.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1512
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Author McGinty, Melinda; Poot, Betty; Clarke, Jane
Title Registered nurse prescribing: A descriptive survey of prescribing practices in a single district health board in Aotearoa New Zealand Type Journal Article
Year 2020 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 36 Issue 3 Pages 61-72
Keywords (up) Nurse prescribing; District health boards (DHB); Registered nurses (RN); Prescription medicines
Abstract Surveys 11 RN prescribers working in cardiology, respiratory health, diabetes and primary care working in one DHB, about the medicines they prescribe for their areas of practice. Reveals the importance of regular updates to the list of medications available for RN prescribers.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1683
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