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Manssen, A. |
Title  |
Aseptic technique in New Zealand |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
1999 |
Publication |
aseptic technique |
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34 |
Issue |
14 |
Pages |
24-28 |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 449 |
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449 |
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| Author |
Desmond, N. |
| Title |
Aspects of nursing in the general practice setting and the impact on immunisation coverage |
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2007 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
University of Auckland Library |
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Pages |
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Nurse-family relations; Immunisation; Primary health care; Nursing |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 510 |
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496 |
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| Author |
Wraight, Jenny |
| Title |
Assessing English language skills of internationally-qualified nurses in New Zealand |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2019 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
10 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
59-60 |
| Keywords |
Internationally qualified nurses; English language; Clinical communication |
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Introduces the Clinical Communication Assessment Framework (CCAF), adapted by Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology from communication assessment guidelines developed in Australia to assess nursing students' English language proficiency. Uses this framework to assess nurses, before the competency assessment programme (CAP) four-week clinical nursing placement, for the first time in NZ. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1626 |
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| Author |
Macfie, B. |
| Title |
Assessing health needs and identifying risk factors |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2006 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
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| Volume |
12 |
Issue |
6 |
Pages |
16-18 |
| Keywords |
Infants; Parents and caregivers; Clinical assessment; Risk factors; Plunket |
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In 2004, Plunket nurses from eight areas around New Zealand participated in collecting data for a research project on health needs assessment practices. This project aimed to examine risk factors identified by Plunket nurses, what areas of health need considered to be priorities; grading of health needs; and how closely the results of health need assessment aligned with the individual clients' deprivation score. The researchers examine the assessment of health needs against the use of the Deprivation Index, which indicates a specific population in a specific area, as a funding model. This study appeared to show there are two distinct groups of clients assessed as high needs: those with risk factors such as family violence and severe parental mental illness, and who may live in an area of 1-7 deprivation; and those with multiple risk factors which include poverty, low education, and/or reluctance to access services and support, and who usually live in dep 8-10 areas. This research supports the anecdotal evidence that significant health needs exist outside the lower deprivation areas. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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974 |
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| Author |
Nakarada-Kordic, Ivana |
| Title |
Assessing mental models in multidisciplinary operating room teams |
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Book Whole |
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2016 |
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Pages |
238 p. |
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Mental models; Operating room; Surgery; Assessment; Software; Momento |
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Aims to develop a new empirical method for assessing the similarity of mental models in surgery, focusing on laparotomy; to begin the process of validation of the new approach; and to demonstrate how the new approach could be used in clinical practice. Develops a software application (Momento) to sort key tasks in order to capture the information on mental models regarding task sequence and responsibility. Asks 20 6-person operating room (OR) teams, each comprising 3 sub-teams consisting of anaesthesia, surgery and nursing, to complete Momento prior to 2 simulated emergency laparotomies. Suggests the Momento approach could be used to improve teamwork in OR. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1561 |
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| Author |
Fitzgerald, S.; Tripp, H.; Halksworth-Smith, G. |
| Title |
Assessment and management of acute pain in older people: barriers and facilitators to nursing practice |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing |
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| Volume |
35 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
48-57 |
| Keywords |
Pain assessment; Pain management; Aged patients; Acute care nurses |
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Examines the pain management practices of nurses, and identifies barriers and facilitators to the assessment and management of pain for older people, within the acute hospital setting. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1788 |
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| Author |
Kesner, J. |
| Title |
Assessment of the perceived value of registered nurses in the acute rehabilitation of paraplegia |
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Miscellaneous |
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Accepting the impact that paraplegic disability has on lifestyle, I felt that further investigation was warranted into the relationship of registered Nurses ( my profession) to acute paraplegic rehabilitation. The following descriptive study was based on the hypothesis that registered nurses are perceived as important in the acute rehabilitation of paraplegics. By means of a questionnaire 15 registered nurses currently employed at a spinal unit were surveyed in Auckland, and 15 community based paraplegics who were at least two years from injury were surveyed over a geographical area from Whangarei to New Plymouth. The questionnaire was designed to elicit information in two main areas. The importance of Registered Nurses in acute paraplegic rehabilitation, who else could perform their function- Respondents were equally likely to report positively as negatively. Some questions were designed to be answered objectively and others were based on individual perception. Face validity of the tool was determined by presenting it to six advanced diploma colleagues who had worked in the rehabilitation field for critique and later by a pilot study of three registered nurses and three paraplegics. There are two themes that consistently recurred: amongst paraplegics, the more medical complications experienced, the higher value placed on spinal unit nursing care. Most people recommended the spinal unit, either for work in the case of registered nurses or for rehabilitation in the case of paraplegics. A systems model was used as the theoretical framework for the study. The nursing profession was depicted as the main system, each having definite and interdependent environments. By using this approach I emphasised that the importance of any part of the system is largely dependant on the view of that importance, by other parts. The analysis and interpretation of the data supported the hypothesis. This study concluded that registered nurses do play a significant role in acute paraplegic rehabilitation in the practise setting |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 34 |
Serial |
34 |
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Amankwaa, Isaac; Nelson, Katherine; Rook, Mary; Hales, Caroline |
| Title |
Association between body mass index, multi-morbidity and activities of daily living among New Zealand nursing home older adults: a retrospective analysis of nationwide InterRAI data |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2022 |
Publication |
BMC Geriatrics |
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22 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
1-10 |
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Obesity; Body mass index; Residential aged care facilities; InterRAI |
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Undertakes a retrospective review of nursing home residents' data obtained from the NZ International Residential Assessment Instrument national dataset, 2015-2018. Includes 198,790 aged care residents, calculating weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Defines multi-morbidity as the presence of 2 or more health conditions. Measures the risk of disability by a self-performance scale. Highlights an inverse relationship between activities of daily living (ADL) and BMI. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1785 |
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| Author |
Lindsay, L. |
| Title |
Atrocity tales: The language of terrorism in nursing |
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2004 |
Publication |
Whitireia Nursing Journal |
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| Volume |
11 |
Issue |
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Pages |
27-35 |
| Keywords |
Gender; Male nurses; Culture |
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In this paper, the author explores the concept of 'professional terrorism'. He exposes discrimination against male nurses as being a form of professional terrorism, primarily as it is enacted through use of language. He presents the concept of horizontal violence as a way to understand why nurses, as a marginalised group, perform oppressive acts towards male nurses, who are similarly oppressed. He outlines the cost of such a culture on nursing practice and presents strategies for change. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1310 |
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1294 |
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Seccombe, J. |
| Title |
Attitudes towards disability in an undergraduate nursing curriculum: A literature review |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2007 |
Publication |
Nurse Education Today |
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27(5) |
Pages |
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Nursing; Education; Students; People with disabilities |
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In the process of introducing a new disability unit into an undergraduate nursing curriculum in a New Zealand educational setting, the opportunity arose to conduct a small study comparing the attitudes of students nurses to people with disabilities. This paper discusses the literature review, which formed the basis for the study. A range of perspectives and research was identified that explored societal and nurses' attitudes, disability studies in undergraduate nursing curricula, the impact of nurses' attitudes on patient care, and interventions for changing those attitudes. Effective nursing care can be severely compromised through negative attitudes, and concerns are expressed at the lack of attention given to this issue in nursing curricula generally. The literature showed that combining educational approaches with opportunities for student nurses to interact with disabled people provides the most effective means for student nurses to develop positive attitudes towards disabled people. The goal for nurse educators is to ensure the inclusion of disability studies as a core component in undergraduate nursing education. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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834 |
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| Author |
Seccombe, J. |
| Title |
Attitudes towards disability in an undergraduate nursing curriculum: The effects of a curriculum change |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2007 |
Publication |
Nurse Education Today |
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27(5) |
Pages |
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| Keywords |
People with disabilities; Nursing; Education; Students |
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Through improved technology and treatment and ongoing de-institutionalisation, nurses will encounter growing numbers of people with disabilities in the New Zealand community and hospitals. Quality of nursing care is influenced by attitude and this study was to evaluate the effect of a curriculum change on the attitudes of two different streams of student nurses towards people with disabilities. During the year 2002 a focused disability unit was introduced to the revised undergraduate nursing curriculum of a major educational institution in New Zealand. The opportunity arose to consider student nurses' attitudes toward disabled people, comparing two streams of students undertaking two different curricula. A convenience sample of students completed Yuker, Block and Younng's (1970) Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons scale (ATDP) form B prior to and on completion of their relevant disability unit. No statistically significant difference in scores was demonstrated. A number of possible reasons for this are suggested. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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833 |
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| Author |
Rydon, S.E. |
| Title |
Attitudes, skills and knowledge of mental health nurses: The perception of users of mental health services |
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2001 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Massey University Library |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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Mental health; Psychiatric Nursing; Patient satisfaction; Attitude of health personnel |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 819 |
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803 |
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| Author |
Watson, S.L. |
| Title |
Attitudinal shifting: A grounded theory of health promotion in coronary care |
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2007 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
AUT University Library |
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Pages |
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Health promotion; Policy; Professional development; Cardiovascular diseases; Nursing; Nurse-patient relations; Education |
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Current New Zealand health policy encourages collaborative health promotion in all sectors of health service delivery. The integrated approach to the acute management of coronary heart disease in a coronary care unit, combining medical therapy and lifestyle change, supports clinical health promotion. The aim of this study was to use the grounded theory approach to discover the main concerns of nurses' promoting health in an acute coronary care setting and to explain the processes that nurses used to integrate health promotional activities into their practice. Seventeen registered nurses from three coronary care units within a large metropolitan city in New Zealand were interviewed. Data were constantly compared and analysed using Glaser's emergent approach to grounded theory.The main concern for nurses promoting health within coronary care was ritualistic practice. In this study, ritualistic practice concerns the medically-based protocols, routines, language and technology that drives nursing practice in coronary care. This concern was resolved via the socio-cultural process of attitudinal shifting that occurs over time involving three stages. The three conceptual categories, environmental pressures, practice reality and responsive action are the main components of the theory of attitudinal shifting. In environmental pressures, nurses experience a tension between specialist medically-dominated nursing practice and the generalist nursing role of promoting health. In practice reality, nurses become aware that the individual needs of patients are not being met. This causes role conflict until the nurse observes colleagues who role model possibilities for practice, working with patients to promote health. Responsive action sees the nurse engaging in self-development, also focusing on the nurse-patient relationship, thereby enabling active patient involvement in individual health-promoting decisions. The author suggests that the findings from this research have implications for nursing practice and education. With the increasing specialisation in nursing practice, these findings may be of interest to nurses working in delegated medical roles where the reality of everyday practice precludes nurses from undertaking their essential nursing role. Health care facilities also need to ensure that there are opportunities for the personal and professional development of nursing staff. The place of health promotion within nursing undergraduate curricula needs to be examined, as many nurses found that they were ill prepared for undertaking health promotional activities. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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807 |
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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 |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
34 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
27-37 |
| Keywords |
Nurse manager; Skills and attributes; Managerial effectiveness |
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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. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1604 |
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| Author |
White, T. |
| Title |
Avoiding the pitfalls of long-term suprapubic catheterisation |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2004 |
Publication |
Vision: A Journal of Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
Available online at Eastern Institute of Technology |
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12 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
4-7 |
| Keywords |
Nursing specialties; Long term care |
| Abstract |
Studies show that majority of complications experienced by patients with long term suprapubic catheters are associated with urinary tract infection and encrustation of catheters. This article will revise the pathophysiology of infection and encrustation and discuss management of suprapubic catheters based on current best practice. It is stressed that suprapubic catheters should only be considered once less invasive methods of maintaining bladder function have been exhausted as it is preferable for patients to manage incontinence with bladder training, pelvic floor exercises and continence products than to have a permanent indwelling catheter inserted. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1319 |
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1303 |
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