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Author Barton, Pipi; Wilson, Denise
Title Te Kapunga Putohe (the restless hands) : a Maori centred nursing practice model Type Journal Article
Year 2008 Publication (up) Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 24 Issue 2 (Jul) Pages 6-15
Keywords Maori-centred practice; Nursing model; Maori health; Indigenous; Kaupapa Maori; Maori health
Abstract Notes an absence of nursing practice models focussing on the traditional beliefs of Maori amongst nursing literature. Presents Te Kapunga Putohe (the restless hands) model of Maori centred nursing practice. Illustrates how Maori knowledge and nursing knowledge can be incorporated to deliver nursing care that is both culturally appropriate and can improve the nursing experience for Maori clients.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1434
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Author Wilkinson, Jillian Ann
Title Ministerial Taskforce on Nursing : a struggle for control Type Journal Article
Year 2008 Publication (up) Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 24 Issue 3 Pages 5-16
Keywords 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 Wilkinson, Jillian Ann
Title Constructing consensus : developing an advanced nursing practice role Type Journal Article
Year 2008 Publication (up) Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 24 Issue 3 Pages 17-26
Keywords 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 Smythe, Liz
Title Re-collecting and 'thinking' the story of New Zealand's postgraduate nursing scholarship development Type Journal Article
Year 2008 Publication (up) Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 24 Issue 3 Pages 27-40
Keywords Scholarship; Postgraduate education; Heidegger
Abstract Looks at the history of postgraduate scholarly nursing study over the past 40 years. Performs hermeneutic analysis of nurse scholars' reflections on nursing finding its own body of knowledge and moving into research.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1437
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Author Watson, Paul
Title Preschool children frequently seen but seldom heard in nursing care Type Journal Article
Year 2008 Publication (up) Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 24 Issue 3 Pages 41-48
Keywords Preschool children; Children's voices; Paediatric nursing
Abstract Maintains that children's voices are largely unheard in nursing practice. Recommends the need for research that seeks to understand how preschool children experience being ill and how they communicate those experiences to others.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1438
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Author Bell, Jeanette
Title Towards clarification of the role of research nurses in New Zealand : a literature review Type Journal Article
Year 2009 Publication (up) Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 25 Issue 1 Pages 4-16
Keywords Research nursing; Research co-ordinator; Clinical research; Clinical trials
Abstract Notes an increased demand for research nurses and performs a literature review to define more clearly the role they play coordinating clinical trials and managing associated patient care. Discusses professional issues associated with the role and examines findings against competency requirements for registered nurses as set out by the Nursing Council of New Zealand. Identifies professional issues and perceived barriers as well as potential strategies to strengthen and promote the research nurse role.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1439
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Author Dick, Angela; La Grow, Steve; Boddy, Julie
Title The effects of staff education on the practice of 'specialling' by care assistants in an acute care setting Type Journal Article
Year 2009 Publication (up) Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 25 Issue 1 Pages 17-26
Keywords Specialling; Care assistants; Cost; Education
Abstract Reports the results of a project aimed at decreasing the use of, and costs associated with, the practice of using care assistants to provide one-to-one observation or 'specialling' in five acute adult medical and surgical wards at a North Island hospital. Performs a retrospective study for the six months pre- and post-intervention due to staff education. Collects data and analyses the results for all patients who had required 'specialling'.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1440
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Author Nelson, Katherine M; Connor, Margaret; Alcorn, Gillian D
Title Innovative nursing leadership in youth health Type Journal Article
Year 2009 Publication (up) Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 25 Issue 1 Pages 27-37
Keywords Clinical leadership; Innovation; Youth health; Nurse practitioner; Primary health care
Abstract Looks one of the eleven health care nursing innovation projects funded by the Ministry of Health: Vibe Youth Transition Services, located in the Hutt Valley, formerly known as the Hutt Valley Youth Service. Highlights the leadership role provided by the nurse practitioner (NP) which led to youth health and development nationally.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1441
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Author Slight, Carol; Marsden, Janet; Raynel, Susanne
Title The impact of a glaucoma nurse specialist role on glaucoma waiting lists Type Journal Article
Year 2009 Publication (up) Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 25 Issue 1 Pages 38-47
Keywords Glaucoma; Nurse specialist; Nurse-led clinics; Chronic care management
Abstract Reports on the effect of a 'nurse-led' glaucoma clinic at a large metropolitan hospital, in which patients were recruited from specific categories of glaucoma patients on the waiting list. Audits the impact on the waiting list over a two-year period.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1442
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Author Connor, Margaret J; Nelson, Katherine M; Maisey, Jane
Title Impact of innovation funding on a rural health nursing service : the Reporoa experience Type Journal Article
Year 2009 Publication (up) Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 25 Issue 2 Pages 4-14
Keywords Primary health care; Rural nursing; Innovation; Advancing practice
Abstract Examines the impact of innovation funding through the MOH primary health-care nursing innovation funding scheme on Health Reporoa Inc, which offers a first-contact rural nursing service to the village of Reporoa and surrounding districts. Looks at funding impact during the project period of 2003-2006, and in the two years that followed.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1443
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Author Jamieson, Isabel; Taua, Chris
Title Leaving from and returning to nursing : contributing factors Type Journal Article
Year 2009 Publication (up) Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 25 Issue 2 Pages 15-27
Keywords Registered nurse; Career break; Exiting; Re-entry; Workforce; Returning to practice; Surveys
Abstract Examines the experience of nurses who had been out of nursing for more than five years, and explores factors that influenced their leaving and return to practice. Invites nurses who had undertaken a Competency Assessment Programme at a given tertiary institution during 2005 to participate. Analyses and codes quantitative data for 32 nurses who completed the questionnaire, and identifies the three key issues that emerge.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1444
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Author MacKay, Bev; Harding, Thomas
Title M-support : keeping in touch on placement in primary health care settings Type Journal Article
Year 2009 Publication (up) Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 25 Issue 2 Pages 30-40
Keywords Student support; Primary health-care; M-support
Abstract Introduces a project using eTXTTM and SMS (Short Message Service)to provide lecturer support for nursing students in clinical placements in primary health-care settings. Uses mixed-methodology to evaluate the project, including data from surveys, eTXTTM and mobile phone message history, and a lecturer's field notes.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1445
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Author Manning, Liz; Neville, Stephen
Title Work-role transition : from staff nurse to clinical nurse educator Type Journal Article
Year 2009 Publication (up) Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 25 Issue 2 Pages 41-53
Keywords Transition; Leadership; Clinical nurse educator; Mentorship
Abstract Presents the findings of a study describing Clinical Nurse Educators' experiences, as they recall their transition from staff nurse to the Clinical Nurse Educator role, within a New Zealand District Health Board (DHB). Employs a qualitative descriptive methodology utilising transition theory as a conceptual framework. Interviews a sample of eight Clinical Nurse Educators about their transition from experienced staff nurse to inexperienced senior nurse. Analyses data using a general inductive approach.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1446
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Author Harding, Thomas
Title Swimming against the malestream : men choosing nursing as a career Type Journal Article
Year 2009 Publication (up) Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 25 Issue 3 Pages 4-16
Keywords Nursing; Men; Gender; 'Women's work'; Qualitative research
Abstract Reports on one aspect of a larger study, which used qualitative methods to critically explore the social construction of men as nurses. Draws upon literature pertaining to gender and nursing, and interviews with 18 NZ men, to describe the factors underpinning decisions to turn away from 'malestream' occupations and enter a profession stereotyped as 'women's work'. Outlines the five thematic groupings revealed to be significant with respect to the decision-making process.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1447
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Author McDonald, Stuart
Title Graduate nurses' experience of postgraduate education within a nursing entry to practice programme Type Journal Article
Year 2009 Publication (up) Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 25 Issue 3 Pages 17-26
Keywords Graduate nurse; Nursing entry-to-practice programme; Postgraduate education; Cross-sectional survey
Abstract Explores graduate nurses' experiences of postgraduate education embedded within a Nursing Entry-to-Practice (NETP) programme, a programme aimed at socialising new nursing graduates into their new role and work environment during their first year of practice.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1448
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