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Schumacher, A.T. |
| Title |
More than meets the eye: Explicating the essence of gerontology nursing |
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2001 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
ResearchArchive@Victoria |
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| Keywords |
Geriatric nursing; Nursing philosophy; Nursing specialties |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological was to unveil a deeper meaning and understanding of gerontology nursing, thus contributing to its value and worth as a speciality area of nursing. Conversations with four gerontology nurses were taped, transcribed and then analysed using van Manen's (1990) approach to researching lived experience. From the analysis, four cardinal elements emerged: true acceptance, personal knowing, being present, and being alive. Those four cardinal elements were reworked and further analysed to reveal three central aspects or essences of gerontology nursing. These essences were the centrality of temporality, the interconnectedness of human relationships, and the significance of the lived body. Temporality is demonstrated by nursing application of objective, or clock time, as well as subjectively in regards to the lived time of the clients. Interconnectedness is the lived human relationship between nurse and client and is represented by commitment, presencing/giving of self, connecting, and knowing the client holistically. The third essence is corporeality, which is portrayed by the gerontology nurses' distinguishing characteristics and their perception of the lived body of the nursed. The final analysis unveiled caring for the body, the act of seeing, and the joy of care as emergent essences of gerontology nursing. Language of nursing in relationship to 'basic nursing care' is critiqued for its potential to devalue gerontology nursing and, by association, old people. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1157 |
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1142 |
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| Author |
Andrews, C.M. |
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Developing a nursing speciality: Plunket Nursing 1905 – 1920 |
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2001 |
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ResearchArchive@Victoria |
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Plunket; History of nursing; Nursing specialties; Paediatric nursing |
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This paper focuses on the history of Plunket nursing and Truby King's ideology and other dominant ideologies, during the years 1905 – 1920. To provide a context, the paper explores the development of a new nursing speciality – Plunket nursing, that became part of the backbone of a fledgling health system and the New Zealand nursing profession. Correspondingly, Truby King presented the country with a vision for improving infant welfare underpinned by his eugenics view of the world and his experimentation with infant feeding. The author argues that nurses were drawn to the work of the newly created Plunket Society and that the Society had lasting influence on the development of nursing in New Zealand. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1167 |
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1152 |
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| Author |
Cullens, V. |
| Title |
Not just a shortage of girls: The shortage of nurses in post World War 2 New Zealand 1945-1955 |
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2001 |
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Victoria University Library |
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Recruitment and retention; Nursing; History of nursing |
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This thesis explores the shortage of general hospital nurses in post World War II New Zealand between 1945 and 1955. Historical inquiry is used to identify the causes of the shortage and the response to the shortage by the Health Department, hospital boards and nurse leaders. Christchurch Hospital, administered by the North Canterbury Hospital Board, is used to illustrate the situation at one large, public, general hospital. Primary sources provided the majority of material which informed this thesis. Two themes emerge regarding the causes of the shortage of nurses: those that were readily acknowledged by nurse leaders and other health professionals at the time, and those which were less widely discussed, but which contributed to the nature of nursing work appearing less attractive to potential recruits. In response to the shortage the Health Department, hospital boards and the New Zealand Registered Nurses Association mounted several recruitment campaigns throughout the decade. As the shortage showed no sign of abatement the focus turned from recruitment to retention of nurses. While salaries, conditions and training were improved, nurse leaders also gave attention to establishing what nurses' work was and what it was not. Nurse leaders and others promoted nursing as a profession that could provide young women with a satisfying lifelong career. Due to these efforts, by 1955, this episode in the cycle of demand and supply of nurses had begun to improve. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1169 |
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1154 |
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| Author |
Stolz-Schwarz, P. |
| Title |
Barriers to and facilitators of research use in clinical practice for a sample of New Zealand registered nurses |
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2001 |
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Massey University Library |
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Nursing; Evidence-based medicine |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1271 |
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1256 |
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| Author |
Rowe, W. |
| Title |
An ethnography of the nursing handover |
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2001 |
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Massey University Library |
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Administration; Nursing; Organisational culture |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1272 |
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1257 |
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| Author |
Herd, C.M.F. |
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Is it a dangerous game? Registered nurses' experiences of working with care assistants in a public hospital setting |
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2001 |
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Massey University, Palmerston North, Library |
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Registered nurses; Personnel; Interprofessional relations |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1274 |
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1259 |
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Walsh, C.; Boyd, L.; Baker, P.; Gavriel, A.; McClusky, N.; Puckey, T.C.; Sadler, D.; Stidworthy, A. |
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It was time for me to leave: A participatory action research study into discharge planning from an acute mental health setting |
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Report |
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2001 |
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Psychiatric Nursing; Patient satisfaction; Hospitals; Administration |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1275 |
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1260 |
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Gilmour, J.A. |
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On the margins: Nurses and the intermittent care of people with dementia: A discourse analysis |
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2001 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Massey University, Palmerston North, Library |
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Older people; Dementia; Nursing |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1276 |
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1261 |
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