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Dillon, D.R. |
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Rural contexts: Islands |
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2008 |
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Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 19-30) |
Abbreviated Journal |
Ministry of Health publications page |
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Rural nursing; Identity; Advanced nursing practice; Professional competence |
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This chapter explores the concept of islands particularly in relation to rurality, individual and community identities, and nursing. The author argues that all New Zealanders are islanders, and considers the implications of this on personal and community values, when they are shaped by geographic isolation and structural separateness. She explores commonalities between islanders and rural peoples in areas such as identity, isolation, and health, and outlines the impacts this has on rural nursing practice and competencies. A case study of a nurse on Stewart Island is briefly discussed. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 765 |
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461 |
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Howie, L. |
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Contextualised nursing practice |
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Book Chapter |
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2008 |
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Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 33-49) |
Abbreviated Journal |
Ministry of Health publications page |
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Rural nursing; Nursing models; Nursing research |
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This is the first of three chapters that describe nursing practice. The author presents the Rural Framework Wheel to elaborate aspects of the rural context. The Framework comprises four systems which describe aspects of rurality; being are socio-cultural, occupational, ecological, and health. These systems each comprise of subsystems, which provide a detailed analysis of the way nursing practice is particular in diverse rural settings. The Framework is presented as a work in progress, and is grounded in international nursing literature. It highlights rural nursing as a unique and challenging field, with the dominant themes of partnership and nursing emerging as underpinning the practice when nurses live and work in small, sometimes isolated communities. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 766 |
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750 |
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Author |
Thompson, R. |
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Title |
On call but not rostered |
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Book Chapter |
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2008 |
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Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 67-78) |
Abbreviated Journal |
Ministry of Health publications page |
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Rural nursing; Ethics; Registered nurses |
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In this chapter the author uses storytelling to explore the legal and ethical issues she experiences as a rural volunteer registered nurse. She describes the relationship between the nurse and community embodied in areas such as the public perception of nurses, and discusses aspects of her practice in the light of the particular legal and ethical context of rural areas. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 768 |
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752 |
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Author |
Jamieson, I. |
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Title |
The mobile operating theatre project |
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Book Chapter |
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2008 |
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Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp.81-97) |
Abbreviated Journal |
Ministry of Health publications page |
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Rural nursing; Surgery; Training; Evaluation |
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This chapter firstly presents the development of a mobile operating theatre project, which was implemented in 2002 to provide rural day-stay surgery. Secondly, it discusses the process and findings of a research project undertaken with the purpose of evaluating a perioperative (theatre and recovery) reskilling programme offered to 42 rural nurses from nine secondary hospitals, conducted over nine months in 2001. The training was given to nurses prior to the introduction of a mobile operating theatre service, and was seen as a key part of the service contract. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 769 |
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753 |
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Author |
Pedersen, C. |
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Nurse-led telephone triage service in a secondary rural hospital |
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Book Chapter |
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2008 |
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Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 99-110) |
Abbreviated Journal |
Ministry of Health publications page |
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Rural nursing; Telenursing; Evaluation |
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This chapter describes the development of a nurse-led after-hours telephone triage service in a rural secondary hospital in the Hawke's Bay District Health Board area. This service was a response to the health restructuring in the 1990s, which had led to the shift of secondary services out of the rural areas, and workforce recruitment issues. Secondly, it discusses the process and findings of a research project undertaken to identify and describe telephone callers' reported outcomes after using the service. The study found a high level of satisfaction amongst callers and a high level of compliance to advice. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 770 |
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754 |
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Challis-Morrison, S. |
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Title |
Management and guidance of patient resuscitations within secondary rural hospitals |
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Book Chapter |
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2008 |
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Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 111-122) |
Abbreviated Journal |
Ministry of Health publications page |
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Hospitals; Rural health services; Resuscitation |
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This chapter firstly offers background information relating to the management and guidance of resuscitation within secondary rural hospitals. Secondly, it discusses the evidence related to issues concerning resuscitation and not-for-resuscitation, including issues involving medical and nursing staff, the patient experience, appropriate documentation, and cultural factors. Thirdly, it presents the findings through an implementation and evaluation plan. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 771 |
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755 |
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Author |
Fitzwater, A. |
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Title |
The impact of tourism on rural nursing practice |
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Book Chapter |
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2008 |
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Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 137-43) |
Abbreviated Journal |
Ministry of Health publications page |
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Rural nursing; Tourism; Advanced nursing practice; Occupational health and safety |
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This chapter reviews some effects of the growth of tourism, including adventure tourism and the numbers of tourists over 50, on rural nursing practice. Tourism contributes to socio-cultural change within a community, and health resources that previously met the needs of the local community may not meet the expectations of growing numbers of tourists. The transient visitor includes both the tourist and the seasonal worker, and has become a feature of rural nursing. Major effects on rural nurses include the increased volume of work, the advanced scope of practice required to meet more complex needs of visitors, and challenges to personal and professional safety. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 773 |
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757 |
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Author |
Hale, R. |
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Title |
Older patient perceptions of transitional care |
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Book Chapter |
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2008 |
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Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 147-152) |
Abbreviated Journal |
Ministry of Health publications page |
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Older people; Rural health services; Community health nursing; Evaluation |
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The author describes transitional care as undertaken within the Waikato District Health Board health care environment. Transitional care supports people moving between acute health care (inpatient) and primary health care (home). It is a rehabilitative model based in smaller, predominantly rural communities to enable the older person to actively work towards recovery of functional ability within their own environment. Research indicates this rehabilitation model is applicable to the rural situation and satisfaction levels of the patients and caregivers tends to be positive. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 774 |
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758 |
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Author |
Campbell, K. |
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Title |
Experiences of rural women who have cared for their terminally ill partners |
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Book Chapter |
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2008 |
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Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 166-178) |
Abbreviated Journal |
Ministry of Health publications page |
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Palliative care; Parents and caregivers; Nurse-family relations; Gender; Community health nursing |
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This chapter firstly offers background information in relation to palliative care and the role of women as providers of care in the home setting. Secondly, it discusses a study that evolved from a trend the author observed as a district nurse providing community palliative care in rural New Zealand and from New Zealand literature; that the majority of carers of the terminally ill in home-settings are women. The aim of this research study was to offer insights into the requirements of caring for a dying person at home and provide information to assist nurses working in the community and other women who take on the caregiver's role. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 776 |
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760 |
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Author |
Higgins, A. |
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Title |
Collaboration to improve health provision: Advancing nursing practice and interdisciplinary relationships |
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Book Chapter |
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2008 |
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Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 215-223) |
Abbreviated Journal |
Ministry of Health publications page |
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Interprofessional relations; Rural health services; Nursing; Policy |
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This chapter introduces national policies and strategies that promote interdisciplinary collaboration as a means of providing better access to health care for all communities. It identifies a role for advancing nursing practice as part of a collaborative approach to healthcare in rural areas. An increasing focus on collaboration as a concept within health practice during the last 10 years has become evident in policy documents from the Report of the Ministerial Taskforce on Nursing (Ministry of Health, 1998) to the Working Party for After Hours Primary Health Care (Ministry of Health, 2005). The emphasis would seem to be in response to political pressure to address health inequalities and an apparent assumption that interprofessional collaboration results in improved communication, fewer gaps in provision of care and more effective use of the limited health funds. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 779 |
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763 |
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Author |
Armstrong, S.E. |
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Exploring the nursing reality of the sole on-call primary health care rural nurse interface with secondary care doctors |
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Book Chapter |
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2008 |
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Jean Ross (Ed.), Rural nursing: Aspects of practice (pp. 225-46) |
Abbreviated Journal |
Ministry of Health publications page |
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Interprofessional relations; Rural nursing; Primary health care |
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A qualitative framework was used to explore the nature and the quality of interactions between sole on-call primary health care rural nurses and secondary care doctors. This study is framed as investigating a specific component of rural nursing practice and as being representative of the primary-secondary care interface. The primary-secondary care interface is crucial for the delivery of patient-centered care, and there is an increased focus on preventive primary health care. The New Zealand government sees the repositioning of professional roles and increasing emphasis on collaboration as an opportunity to re-define and address the current constraints to nursing practice. This has resulted in tensions between the medical and nursing professions. These tensions are not new, with the relationship sometimes marred by conflict which has been attributed to historical medical dominance and nursing deference. This study explores some specific areas which affect collaboration and makes recommendations at the national, regional and individual level to address them. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 780 |
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764 |
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Author |
Litchfield, M.; Ross, J. |
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The role of rural nurses: National survey |
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Report |
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2000 |
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Online on the Ministry of Health's Centre for Rural Health pages |
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Rural nursing; Personnel; Nursing specialties; Primary health care |
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A survey was used to reach as many nurses as possible involved with nursing in “rural” areas throughout New Zealand and to build a profile of nurses involved in the provision of healthcare beyond the urban centres. The contact also sought to inform nurses of the rural healthcare project and encourage them to contribute their experience to the development of health services in the new health service structure. Data is presented on the characteristics and employment conditions of nurses and access to resources including information technology. The inadequacy of information on the rural nurse workforce is identified: nurse roles are historically defined yet employment patterns are changing according to the workforce demands of new structures, and the existing definitions of rural health service design and delivery are only in terms of general medical practices and on-call coverage. Recommendations are made for definitions of “rurality” and “rural nurse” that will allow a more useful depiction of the nurse workforce. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1175 |
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Litchfield, M. |
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A framework of complementary models of nursing practice: A study of nursing roles and practice for a new era of healthcare provision in New Zealand |
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2001 |
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Online on the Ministry of Health's Centre for Rural Health pages |
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Nursing models; Rural nursing; Policy; Scope of practice |
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This is the second of a series of research projects undertaken to present the contemporary picture of the nurse workforce and their work in rural settings to inform policy for development of rural healthcare. The document presents the findings of telephone interviews with nurses in different work rural work settings around the country discussing their practice. The analysis identified a framework of four models of nursing practice: two traditional models defined by the institutions employing nurses, and two emerging models defined by the new positions requiring nurses to respond directly to health need. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1176 |
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Litchfield, M. |
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The successful design and delivery of rural health services: The meaning of success |
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2002 |
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Online on the Ministry of Health's Centre for Rural Health pages |
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Evaluation; Rural health services; Primary health care |
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This is the report of the analysis of data from an in-depth survey designed by Sue Dawson, previously Rural Health Researcher in the Centre for Rural Health, and follow-up interviews. The study purpose was to construct a definition of “successful design and delivery of rural health services” as a step towards a measurement tool. Participants were grouped as general practitioners, nurses and community representatives. A format for a participatory approach to evaluation of rural health services is derived from the criteria of success identified, with its relevance for the implementation of the new Government primary health care strategy explicit. This format provided the basis for a subsequent evaluation case study undertaken in a small rural forestry township by the Centre for Rural Health. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1177 |
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Hamer, H.P.; Finlayson, M.; Thom, K.; Hughes, F.; Tomkins, S. |
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Mental health nursing and its future: A discussion framework: Report from the Expert Reference Group to the Deputy Director-General Dr Janice Wilson |
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2006 |
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Mental health; Psychiatric Nursing; Policy; Leadership; Nurse practitioners; Nursing; Education; Careers in nursing |
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This project was initiated by the Ministry of Health to ensure a nationally coordinated approach to mental health nursing. The purpose of the project is to provide a national strategic framework for mental health nursing that will strengthen both nursing leadership and practice within the multi-disciplinary clinical environment. The framework reviews a range of key workforce issues identified by the Ministry of Health and provides strategies to move mental health nursing forward. The framework integrates directions from government mental health strategies, policies and directions, national and international literature as well as professional nursing requirements which aim to create a sustainable mental health nursing workforce using evidence based practice. The framework considers a range of key workforce issues identified by the Ministry of Health including: nursing leadership, nurse practitioners, standards, skill mix, clinical career pathways, professional supervision, education, research and recruitment and retention. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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865 |
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