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Author Kussmaul, Joerg url  openurl
  Title An investigation of occupational health and safety workplaces and working conditions in comparison to nursing care quality in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) in New Zealand Type Book Whole
  Year 2020 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages (down) 270 p.  
  Keywords Residential Aged Care Facilities; Ocuupational health and safety; Working conditions; InterRAI; Clinical Assessment Protocols Job stress; Registered nurses; Enrolled nurses; Healthcare assistants  
  Abstract Identifies critical factors related to the occupational health and safety of workplaces and working conditions in residential aged-care facilities (RACF), from the perspective of nursing staff. Correlates quality indicators for occupational health and safety for workplaces and in working conditions with nursing care quality based on the InterRAI Clinical Assessment Protocols (CAP). Uses a mixed-method approach to conduct an audit of workplace health and safety and environmental conditions in 17 RACFs. Surveys 398 registered nurses (RN), enrolled nurses (EN), and Healthcare Assistants (HCA) about the mental and physical stressors in their work.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1655  
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Author Holloway, Kathy; Baker, Jacqueline; Lumby, Judy openurl 
  Title Specialist nursing famework for New Zealand: A missing link in workforce planning Type Journal Article
  Year 2009 Publication Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 10 Issue 4 Pages (down) 269-275  
  Keywords Workforce planning; Nursing workforce; Specialist nursing frameworks; Advanced practice nurses  
  Abstract Explores the NZ context underpinning adequate specialist nurse workforce supply, contending that effective workforce planning would be supported by the

development of a single unified framework for specialist nursing practice in NZ, with the potential to support accurate data collection and to enable service providers to identify and plan transparent and transferable pathways for specialist nursing service provision and development. Argues that advanced practice nursing frameworks assist in increasing productivity through building an evidence base about advanced practice, enhancing consistency and equity of expertise, supporting a reduction in role duplication, and enabling succession planning and sustainability.
 
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1826  
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Author Pirret, A.M. openurl 
  Title A preoperative scoring system to identify patients requiring postoperative high dependency care Type Journal Article
  Year 2003 Publication Intensive & Critical Care Nursing Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 19 Issue 5 Pages (down) 267-275  
  Keywords Hospitals; Quality of health care; Surgery; Nursing; Clinical assessment  
  Abstract The incidence of postoperative complications is reduced with early identification of at risk patients and improved postoperative monitoring. This study describes the development and effect of a nursing preoperative assessment tool to identify patients at risk of postoperative complications and to reduce the number of acute admissions to ICU/HDU. All surgical patients admitted to a surgical ward for an elective surgical procedure (n=7832) over a 23-month period were concurrently scored on admission using the preoperative assessment tool. During the time period studied, acute admissions to ICU/HDU reduced from 40.37 to 19.11%. Only 24.04% of patients who had a PAS >4 were identified by the surgeon and/or anesthetist as being at risk of a postoperative complication, or if identified, no provision was made for improved postoperative monitoring. This study supports the involvement of nurses in identifying preoperatively patients at risk of a postoperative complication and in need of improved postoperative monitoring. The postoperative monitoring requirements for the PAS >4 patients were relatively low technology interventions.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 904 Serial 888  
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Author Lally, Elsa url  openurl
  Title Symbiotic relationships in patients' engagements with practice nurses Type Book Whole
  Year 2014 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages (down) 262 p.  
  Keywords Practice nurses; Patients; Symbiotic relationships; Primary health care; Surveys  
  Abstract Records from patient perspectives the nature of the engagements patients have with practice nurses which influence patients' health and well-being. Posits this mutually-beneficial close association as a form of symbiosis. Surveys 15 patients from seven rural and urban general practices in NZ about aspects of the participants' relationships and engagements with nurses, analysing the results using Narrative Inquiry methodology.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1699  
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Author Gilder, Eileen url  openurl
  Title To suction or not to suction; that is the question: Studies of endotracheal suction in post-operative cardiac patients Type Book Whole
  Year 2020 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages (down) 261 p.  
  Keywords Endotracheal suction; Post-operative cardiac patients; Post-operative nursing; Patient safety  
  Abstract Assesses the safety of actively avoiding endotracheal suction in post-operative cardiac surgical patients ventilated for less than 12 hours. Describes local endotracheal suction practice, and elucidates patient experience of the endotracheal tube and endotracheal suction. Conducts an observational audit describing endotracheal sucion practice within the cardiothoracic and vascular intensive care unit in Auckland City Hospital. Undertakes a prospective, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial investigating the safety of avoiding endotracheal suction.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1769  
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Author Budge, C.; Carryer, J.B.; Wood, S. openurl 
  Title Health correlates of autonomy, control and professional relationships in the nursing work environment Type Journal Article
  Year 2003 Publication Journal of Advanced Nursing Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 42 Issue 3 Pages (down) 260-268  
  Keywords Workplace; Occupational health and safety; Registered nurses  
  Abstract The aim of this study was to examine nursing in New Zealand and to see whether aspects of the work environment are associated with health status. A total of 225 registered nurses in a general hospital completed the Revised Nursing Work Index (NWI-R) and Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). Ratings indicated that the New Zealand hospital environment was characterized by less autonomy and control and better nurse-physician relations than in USA hospitals. Results of correlations demonstrated that more positive ratings of the three workplace attributes were associated with better health status amongst the nurses. The results of regression analyses were indicative either of a confounding relationship or of a mediating relationship such that nurses' relations with physicians, administration and other departments mediate the associations between autonomy, control and health status.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 703  
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Author Gaskin, C.J.; O'Brien, A.P.; Hardy, D.J. openurl 
  Title The development of a professional practice audit questionnaire for mental health nursing in Aotearoa/New Zealand Type Journal Article
  Year 2003 Publication International Journal of Mental Health Nursing Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 12 Issue 4 Pages (down) 259-270  
  Keywords Professional competence; Psychiatric Nursing; Clinical decision making; Nursing research  
  Abstract This paper reports the three-stage development of a professional practice audit questionnaire for mental health nursing in Aotearoa/New Zealand. In Study 1, clinical indicator statements (n = 99) generated from focus group data, which were considered to be unobservable in the nursing documentation in consumer case notes, were included in a three-round Delphi process. Consensus of ratings occurred for the mental health nurse and academic participants (n = 7) on 83 clinical indicator statements. In Study 2, the clinical indicator statements (n = 67) that met importance and consensus criteria were incorporated into a questionnaire, which was piloted at a New Zealand mental health service. The questionnaire was then modified for use in a national field study. In Study 3, the national field study, registered mental health nurses (n = 422) from 11 New Zealand district health board mental health services completed the questionnaire. Five categories of nursing practice were identified: professional and evidence-based practice; consumer focus and reflective practice; professional development and integration; ethically and legally safe practice; and culturally safe practice. Analyses revealed little difference in the perceptions of nurses from different backgrounds regarding the regularity of the nursing practices. Further research is needed to calibrate the scores on each clinical indicator statement with behaviour in clinical practice.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1064  
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Author Water, T. url  openurl
  Title The meaning of being in dilemma in paediatric practice: A phenomenological study Type
  Year 2008 Publication Abbreviated Journal NZNO Library  
  Volume Issue Pages (down) 259 pp  
  Keywords Psychology; Paediatric nursing; Paedetric practice; Problem solving  
  Abstract This study explores the phenomenon of dilemma in paediatric practice. Using a hermeneutic phenomenological method informed by the writings of Heidegger [1889-1976] and Gadamer [1900-2002] this study provides an understanding of the meaning of 'being in dilemma' from the perspective of predominantly paediatric health care professionals but also families in New Zealand. Study participants include four families who had a child requiring health care and fifteen health care practitioners from the disciplines of medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, play specialist and occupational therapy who work with families and children requiring health care. Participants' narratives of their experiences of 'being in dilemma' were captured via audio taped interviewing. These stories uncover the everyday realities facing health professionals and families and provide an ontological understanding for the notion of dilemma. The findings of this study suggest that experience of dilemma for health professionals reveals a world that is uncertain and questionable where they are thrown into having to make uncomfortable choices and must live with the painful consequences of their actions. The consequences of being in such dilemma are having to find ways of living with the angst, or risk becoming too sensitive or desensitizing. For families the experience of dilemma reveals a similar phenomenon most evident in circumstances where they feel totalized by the impact of heath care encounters. This study has uncovered that the perspectives that health professionals and families bring to the experience of dilemma reveal different concerns and commitments and may be hidden from each other. This thesis proposes that health professionals and families need support in living with their own personal encounters of enduring experiences of dilemma.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1234  
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Author Matthews, Tamyra Marie url  openurl
  Title Breaking bad news about cancer: The experience of patients, patients' family/whanau members and healthcare professionals Type Book Whole
  Year 2020 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages (down) 258 p.  
  Keywords Cancer nurses; Cancer patients; Diagnosis; Prognosis; Surveys  
  Abstract Explores the subjective experiences of patients, patients' family/whanau members, and health-care professionals (HCP) when bad news was delivered to patients about their cancer within the surgical departments of MidCentral District Health Board. Gathers and compares multiple perspectives and makes recommendations for practice that align with the goals of those involved in the project. Utilises a qualitative approach with the epistemological and methodological basis informed by interpretative phenomenological analysis. Collects data through semi-structured interviews with 10 patients, 6 family members, 5 surgeons and 6 nurses.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1771  
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Author Marshall, Dianne url  openurl
  Title Surgical nurses' non-technical skills: A human factors approach Type Book Whole
  Year 2016 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages (down) 256 p.  
  Keywords Surgical nurses; Non-technical skills (NTS); Adverse patient events; Taxonomy; Surveys  
  Abstract Explores the social and cognitive non-technical skills (NTS) required of nurses practising in general surgical wards, a taxonomy of NTS for general surgical nurses, and identifies the differences in levels of performance of the NTS between experienced and less experienced nurses, by means of applied cognitive task analysis (ACTA). Highlights the association between poor performance of NTS with adverse patient events. Conducts the study in four surgical wards in a metropolitan hospital, using observation and semi-structured interviews with RNs.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1844  
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Author Ross, J. openurl 
  Title International perspective: The development of the advanced role of rural nurses in New Zealand Type Journal Article
  Year 1999 Publication Australian Journal of Rural Health Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 7 Issue 4 Pages (down) 253-257  
  Keywords Nursing; Education; Rural nursing; Advanced nursing practice  
  Abstract This paper offers an insight into the development of the advanced role of rural nursing practice in New Zealand. The concept of advanced nursing practice is discussed within the context of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. It is argued that as nurses take on advanced practice, it is essential they receive appropriate clinical and theoretical skills to ensure they are in a position to provide competent and clinically safe, effective health care in an ethical, efficient manner. A description of a survey, undertaken by the author, studying rural nurses' skills provides the recommendation for the development of an appropriate postgraduate course at Masters level, designed specifically for primary rural nurses for the advanced role.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 953  
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Author Drake, M. openurl 
  Title The sonata form of musical composition as a framework for thesis writing Type Journal Article
  Year 2004 Publication Contemporary Nurse Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 16 Issue 3 Pages (down) 252-258  
  Keywords Nursing research; Nursing; Education  
  Abstract This article introduces an innovation in writing master's level research and suggests that other structures may offer new and different frameworks for reporting nursing research. This is exemplified by reference to an example of nursing research which adopted the sonata form of musical composition as the framework for presentation of the thesis.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 876  
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Author Peri, K.; Kerse, N.; Kiata, L.; Wilkinson, T.; Robinson, E.; Parsons, J.; Willingale, J.; Parsons, M.; Brown, P.; Pearson, J.R.; von Randow, M.; Arroll, B. openurl 
  Title Promoting independence in residential care: Successful recruitment for a randomized controlled trial Type Journal Article
  Year 2008 Publication Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 9 Issue 4 Pages (down) 251-256  
  Keywords Research; Geriatric nursing; Rest homes; Evaluation; Attitude of health personnel  
  Abstract The aim of this study was to describe the recruitment strategy and association between facility and staff characteristics and success of resident recruitment for the Promoting Independence in Residential Care (PIRC) trial. A global impression of staff willingness to facilitate research was gauged by research nurses, facility characteristics were measured by staff interview. Forty-one (85%) facilities and 682 (83%) residents participated, median age was 85 years (range 65-101), and 74% were women. Participants had complex health problems. Recruitment rates were associated (but did not increase linearly) with the perceived willingness of staff, and were not associated with facility size. Design effects from the cluster recruitment differed according to outcome. The recruitment strategy was successful in recruiting a large sample of people with complex comorbidities and high levels of functional disability despite perceptions of staff reluctance. Staff willingness was related to recruitment success.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 803 Serial 787  
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Author Gardner, A.; Hase, S.; Gardner, G.; Dunn, S.; Carryer, J.B. url  openurl
  Title From competence to capability: A study of nurse practitioners in clinical practice Type Journal Article
  Year 2008 Publication Journal of Clinical Nursing Abbreviated Journal Author copy available 12 months after publication from QUT ePrints  
  Volume 17 Issue 2 Pages (down) 250-258  
  Keywords Nurse practitioners; Professional competence; Advanced nursing practice; Evaluation  
  Abstract This research aimed to understand the level and scope of practice of the nurse practitioner in Australia and New Zealand further using a capability framework. The original study, from which the present paper was developed, sought to identify competency standards for the extended role of the nurse practitioner in Australia and New Zealand. In doing so the researchers became aware that while competencies described many of the characteristics of the nurse practitioner they did not manage to tell the whole story. In a search of the literature, the concept of capability appeared to provide a potentially useful construct to describe the attributes of the nurse practitioner that went beyond competence. A secondary analysis of data obtained from the interviews with 15 nurse practitioners working in Australia and New Zealand was undertaken. The analysis showed that capability and its dimensions is a useful model for describing the advanced level attributes of nurse practitioners. Thus, nurse practitioners described elements of their practice that involved: using their competences in novel and complex situations as well as the familiar; being creative and innovative; knowing how to learn; having a high level of self-efficacy; and working well in teams. This study suggests dimensions of capability need to be considered in the education and evaluation of nurse practitioners.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 945 Serial 929  
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Author Ferguson, Katelyn Maye url  openurl
  Title The appropriation of cultural safety: A mixed methods analysis Type Book Whole
  Year 2021 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages (down) 250 p.  
  Keywords Cultural safety; Nursing practice; Cross-cultural communication; Maori health care; Internationally Qualified Nurses (IQN)  
  Abstract Argues that the concept of cultural safety (CS) has been appropriated from an indigenous-led bicutural context to an inclusive cross-cultural framework for working with diverse patient populations. Investigates nurses' understanding of the 'Guidelines for Cultural Safety, the Treaty of Waitangi and Maori Health in Nursing Education and Practice' published in 2011 by the Nursing Council of NZ. Conducts a mixed-methods survey using both closed and open-ended questions to gauge nurses' confidence in applying the guidelines and their view of their relevance. Describes differences between NZ Registered Nurses (RN) and Internationally Qualified Nurses (IQN) in their understanding of CS. Argues that the CS model should be by Maori, for Maori.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1763  
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