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Author Lesa, R.; Dixon, D.A. openurl 
  Title Physical assessment: Implications for nurse educators and nursing practice Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication International Nursing Review Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 54 Issue 2 Pages (down) 166-172  
  Keywords Advanced nursing practice; Clinical assessment; Cardiovascular diseases; Nursing; Education  
  Abstract In New Zealand, the physical assessment of a patient has traditionally been the domain of the medical profession. Recent implementation of advanced practice roles has expanded the scope of practice and nurse practitioners may now be expected to perform physical assessments. The aim of this literature review was to discover what could be learnt from the experiences of Western countries. Nurses from the USA, Canada and Australia readily incorporate physical assessment skills into their nursing practice as a component of health assessment. The international literature identified that any change to the nurse's role in health assessment, to include physical assessment skills, requires strategies that involve the regulatory, educational and practice components of nursing.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 786  
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Author Hinvest, Kate url  openurl
  Title The meaning of nurses' caring for clinically-deteriorating patients Type Book Whole
  Year 2020 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages (down) 166 p.  
  Keywords Deterioration; Patients; Acute Assessment Unit; Phenomenology; Registered Nurses  
  Abstract Reveals and explores the stories of ten Registered Nurses working in Acute Assessment Units caring for clinically-deteriorating patients. Uses the perspectives of hermeneutic phenomenology to explore the meaning of nurses caring for such patients. Conducts semi-structured interviews with the RNs identifying three main themes.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1746  
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Author Wilson, D.; Neville, S.J. openurl 
  Title Nursing their way not our way: Working with vulnerable and marginalised populations Type Journal Article
  Year 2008 Publication Contemporary Nurse Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 27 Issue 2 Pages (down) 165-176  
  Keywords Maori; Geriatric nursing; Nurse-patient relations  
  Abstract This paper uses the findings of two studies to explore the nature of nurses' practice when working with vulnerable and marginalised populations, particularly with regard to the attributes of holism and individualised care. The first study was with the elderly with delirium and used a critical gerontological methodology informed by postmodernism and Foucault's understanding of discourse. The other study with indigenous Maori women utilised Glaserian grounded theory informed by a Maori-centred methodology. The findings show that a problem focussed approach to health care is offered to patients that does not incorporate individual health experiences. In addition, the social context integral to people's lives outside of the health care environment is ignored. Consequently, the foundations of nursing practice, that of holism, is found to be merely a rhetorical construct.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 799 Serial 783  
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Author Farrow, T.; McKenna, B.; O'Brien, A.J. openurl 
  Title Advanced 'prescribing' of nurses' emergency holding powers under New Zealand mental health legislation Type Journal Article
  Year 2002 Publication International Journal of Mental Health Nursing Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 11 Issue 3 Pages (down) 164-169  
  Keywords Mental health; Law and legislation; Psychiatric Nursing; Scope of practice  
  Abstract A new approach to mental health legislation has seen the involvement of a range of health professionals in legislated mental health roles, including the power of registered nurses to detain patients in hospital under Section 111 of the New Zealand Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act (1992). Under this Section, a nurse who believes that a voluntary patient meets the legal criteria of the Act can independently detain the patient for a period of up to six hours, pending further assessment by a medical practitioner. However, anecdotal evidence and a clinical audit undertaken by the authors suggest some doctors 'prescribe' Section 111 at the time of admission. This practice instructs nurses to initiate Section 111 if particular voluntary patients choose to leave hospital. This study outlines practice issues resulting from 'prescribing' Section 111; provides a legal critique of medical practitioners' involvement in this practice; and makes recommendations for guidelines toward a more constructive use of Section 111.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 651  
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Author Kent, B.; Fineout-Overholt, E.; Wimpenny, P. openurl 
  Title Teaching EBP: Part 2 – making sense of clinical practice guidelines Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 4 Issue 3 Pages (down) 164-169  
  Keywords Evidence-based medicine; Teaching methods; Guidelines  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 845  
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Author Clendon, J. openurl 
  Title Demonstrating outcomes in a nurse-led clinic: How primary health care nurses make a difference to children and their families Type Journal Article
  Year 2004 Publication Contemporary Nurse Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 18 Issue 1-2 Pages (down) 164-176  
  Keywords Primary health care; School nursing; Nurse managers  
  Abstract The study outlined here explored outcomes from the provision of primary health care to children aged 5-13 years in a nurse-led clinic based in a primary school in Auckland. This multi-faceted study collected both qualitative and quantitative data, however it is the results of the quantitative arm of the study that are presented here. Data were collected from a variety of sources concerning conditions seen, age and ethnicity of users, types of services provided and impact on hospital usage. Findings demonstrate that the provision of comprehensive primary health care by the nurse at the clinic impacts positively on hospital visitation by children from the area where the clinic is located.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 947  
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Author Lim, A.G.; Honey, M. openurl 
  Title Integrated undergraduate nursing curriculum for pharmacology Type Journal Article
  Year 2006 Publication Nurse Education in Practice Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 6 Issue 3 Pages (down) 163-168  
  Keywords Pharmacology; Curriculum; Nursing; Education  
  Abstract This article presents an integrated approach to pharmacology education for nurses aligned with constructivist learning theory, as taught at the School of Nursing, University of Auckland. The weaving of pharmacology through the three-year undergraduate curriculum is described, showing the development of a pharmacology curricula thread. The significance of supporting curricula content in areas such as communication skills, law and ethics, as well as sound biological science and physiology knowledge are highlighted.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 707  
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Author Alcorn, G. url  openurl
  Title The youth health specialty in New Zealand: Collaborative practice and future development Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication New Zealand Family Physician Abbreviated Journal The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners website  
  Volume 34 Issue 3 Pages (down) 162-167  
  Keywords Adolescents; Community health nursing; Primary health care; Nurse practitioners; School nursing  
  Abstract This paper details the workforce capacity of youth health nursing and medical staffing required for community-based and school-based youth health services. The author shows how youth health services seek to complement the care delivered by Primary Health Organisations (PHOs) and other allied health care services in the community. She outlines the development and operation at VIBE, a community-based youth health service in the Hutt Valley with school-based youth health services delivered at four low deciles secondary schools. She explains that developing workforce capacity for youth health services is a primary health care priority and an important means to address inequalities and to improve the health services of young people.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 518  
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Author McKinlay, E.M. openurl 
  Title New Zealand practice nursing in the third millennium: Key issues in 2006 Type Journal Article
  Year 2006 Publication New Zealand Family Physician Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 33 Issue 3 Pages (down) 162-168  
  Keywords Primary health care; Practice nurses; Careers in nursing  
  Abstract The author looks at the accelerated change in the role of practice nurses, due to factors such as the effects of the Primary Health Care Strategy. She reviews the current role of practice nurses, which is influenced by a population approach and new funding streams that encourage preventative, maintenance and chronic illness management activities. She highlights the positive effects of increased visibility of nursing leaders in the sector, increasing interdisciplinary education, and new career pathways which include advanced roles. She addresses some of the professional and systemic structural barriers which impact on practice nurses' ability to work effectively and equally within a general practice team.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 541 Serial 527  
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Author Ward, V C url  openurl
  Title Preoperative fluid management of the older adult patient with hip fracture Type
  Year 2013 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages (down) 162 pp  
  Keywords Older people --Medical care; Hip joint -- Fractures -- Treatment; Hip joint -- Fractures -- Patients -- Rehabilitation; Fluid therapy; Preoperative care; Postoperative care; Outcome assessment (Medical care)  
  Abstract Explores the relationships between pre-operative fluid management (PFM) and post-operative outcomes. Undertakes an observational study of 100 consecutive older adult patients admitted to a tertiary NZ hospital with traumatic hip fracture between March and Sept 2012. Gathers data regarding cohort demographics and in-hospital events, including surgical details, alongside PFM and post-operative outcomes. Itemises characteristics of the patients, predominantly female with a mean age of 85.2 years. Finds no statistically significant relationship between pre-operative fluid management and post-operative outcomes.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1395  
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Author Gultiano, Juan Paulo url  openurl
  Title The experiences of internationally-qualified nurses working in a publicly-funded tertiary hospital in New Zealand: A qualitative descriptive study Type Book Whole
  Year 2022 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages (down) 162 p.  
  Keywords Nurse Migration; Migrant Nurses; Nursing Workforce, Internationally Qualified Nurses, Workplace Bullying  
  Abstract Explores and describes the experiences of Internationally Qualified Nurses (IQN) working in a public hospital in NZ. Uses qualitative descriptive methodology to illuminate their experiences. Employs purposive sampling using maximum variation and snowball sampling methods to recruit 12 IQNs employed in the tertiary hospital. Conducts 12 one-to-one, semi-structured face-to-face interviews, which were analysed using Braun and Clarke's method of thematic analysis. Derives the following three themes: hospital navigation, ambivalence and being an outsider.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1740  
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Author O'Bery, Scholastica Sussanah url  openurl
  Title Registered Nurses experiences, knowledge and practice of kangaroo care for preterm babies in two Neonatal Intensive care units in South Island of New Zealand Type Book Whole
  Year 2020 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages (down) 161 p.  
  Keywords Kangaroo care; Premature infants; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Surveys  
  Abstract Explores registered nurses' (RN) experiences, knowledge and practice of kangaroo care (KC) for preterm infants. Highlights factors promoting or hindering the uptake of the practice in two neonatal intensive care units in both the Canterbury and Southland DHBs. Undertakes a qualitative, semi-structured interview-based study with 14 RNs highlighting the use of KC in everyday clinical practice.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1764  
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Author Carter, H.; McKinlay, E.M.; Scott, I.; Wise, D.; MacLeod, R. openurl 
  Title Impact of a hospital palliative care service: Perspective of the hospital staff Type Journal Article
  Year 2002 Publication JBI Reports Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 18 Issue 3 Pages (down) 160-167  
  Keywords Palliative care; Hospitals; Attitude of health personnel; Cancer  
  Abstract The first New Zealand hospital palliative care support service was established in 1985. Different service models have now been adopted by various major hospitals. In 1998, a palliative care service, funded by Mary Potter Hospice, was piloted at Wellington Public Hospital. Twelve months post-implementation, the hospital staff's views of the service were evaluated. It was found that referrals to palliative care from hospital specialities outside the Cancer Centre increased. While most doctors, nurses and social workers strongly agreed or agreed that the service positively influenced patients' care and effectively addressed their symptom management needs, spiritual needs were less often met. Over 90 percent of each discipline strongly agreed or agreed that the service had assisted them in caring for patients, but, only about a half agreed that useful discharge planning advice and staff support was provided. Significant differences in responses were found between different disciplines and specialities. One fifth of the staff identified palliative care education needs. Recommendations are made concerning the development of a future hospital palliative care service.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1075  
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Author Ball, Christine url  openurl
  Title Are we ready yet?: New graduate nurses' experience of workplace violence and agression and their sense of readiness Type Book Whole
  Year 2016 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages (down) 160 p.  
  Keywords Graduate nurses; Workplace violence; Workplace aggression  
  Abstract Uses a qualitative descriptive approach to explore the experience of 7 graduate nurses employed in a range of sectors, of workplace violence and aggression (WPVA). Conducts semi-structured interviews and analyses the data using thematic analysis, generating 3 themes: Part of the Journey, Towards Self-Efficacy, and Maintaining Integrity. Identifies coping strategies.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1564  
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Author Cavit, Larisa url  openurl
  Title Exploring factors that influence vaccination uptake for children with refugee backgrounds: An interpretive descriptive study of primary healthcare providers' perspectives Type Book Whole
  Year 2021 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages (down) 160 p.  
  Keywords Immunisation; Refugee children; Primary health care; Practice nurses  
  Abstract Examines those factors associated with access to, and uptake of immunisation services. Conducts semi-structured interviews with primary healthcare nurses and GPs across seven resettlement locations. Proposes strategies to improve age-appropriate vaccination among refugee children after resettlement in NZ, based on five themes from the data: resettlement priorities; knowledge about refugees; learning to use the health system; communication between caregivers and health providers; culturally and linguistically appropriate services.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1757  
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