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Watson, S. |
| Title |
Humane caring: Quality of life issues for those elderly people wanting to remain in their own environment |
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2001 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
ResearchArchive@Victoria |
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| Keywords |
Geriatric nursing; Older people; Home care |
| Abstract |
This thesis explores the issues surrounding the elderly remaining in their own environment and why remaining 'at home' becomes so essential for them. There are many elderly people who have moved to residential care settings on the advice of others. The author explores the implications of such moves through the stories of several elderly persons, and her own experiences as a nurse working with the elderly in institutional care. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1217 |
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| Author |
Mitchell, K. |
| Title |
Childbirth: A momentous occasion. Muslim women's childbirth experiences |
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| Year |
2001 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
ResearchArchive@Victoria |
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| Keywords |
Childbirth; Cultural safety; Nurse-patient relations |
| Abstract |
This thesis explores three Muslim women's experience of childbirth, in a setting surrounded by health professionals who largely have little understanding of their culture. Various forms of narrative such as a letter, excerpts from conversations, and interviews, have been used in presenting this research. The women's stories reveal that giving birth in a cross-cultural setting is stressful. The women had to adjust to an environment which challenged their beliefs and values, in one case with no extended family or cultural support. This stress is long lasting as evidenced in the women's stories. Given the opportunity to tell their story, all the women highlighted both the positive and negative aspects of their birth experiences. This thesis identifies situations that heightened the vulnerability of the women, and highlights the uniqueness of each woman. It concludes by identifying recommendations and reading material for nurses and midwives in education or practice. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1223 |
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Esera, F.I. |
| Title |
If a client is operating from a Samoan world view how can s/he be holistically and appropriately treated under the western medical model? |
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2001 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
ResearchArchive@Victoria |
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| Keywords |
Mental health; Psychiatric Nursing; Cultural safety; Cross-cultural comparison; Pacific peoples |
| Abstract |
This paper is an analysis of the cultural and traditional factors that the author presents as essential considerations in the treatment of Samoan people who have been diagnosed with a mental illness. Just as important to any clinical diagnosis, is the spiritual nature of Samoan culture and traditions, which inform belief systems. A full understanding of these will explain how the traditional beliefs and cultural values of Samoan people have an impact on their perception of mental illness, its causes and cures. The thesis places emphasis on 'ma'i -aitu', the Samoan term for most ailments pertaining to the mind or psyche. The focus is on defining 'ma'i -aitu' as part of a Samoan world view and likewise a description of a similar type of manifestation in the Papalagi (western) context of a psychiatric disorder and how treatment and management is usually undertaken. The issues addressed in this paper aim to highlight the Samoan client's world view from a Samoan perspective of mental illness which then poses the question of how they can be managed holistically and appropriately under the Papalagi medical system. Furthermore, it questions if the traditional belief system of Samoans run deeper than originally thought and can the replacement thereof by a foreign culture be responsible for the increased mental problems in Samoans living in New Zealand? This paper emphasises the importance of integrating the western medical model and Samoan health models, for appropriate mental health service delivery to Samoan people. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1231 |
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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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| Year |
2001 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Massey University Library |
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| Keywords |
Nursing; Evidence-based medicine |
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| Call Number |
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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| Year |
2001 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Massey University Library |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Administration; Nursing; Organisational culture |
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| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 1272 |
Serial |
1257 |
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| Author |
Wilson, L.J. |
| Title |
Futurist planning, not a shortage stopgap: Recruitment and retention of registered nurses in New Zealand |
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2001 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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| Keywords |
Recruitment and retention; Registered nurses; Policy; Careers in nursing |
| Abstract |
This literature review critically examines contributing factors to the current nursing shortage in New Zealand, centering on recruitment and retention of registered nurses. There is a dramatic widening between the supply of registered nurses and the demand for their services. All regions in New Zealand are reporting difficulty in hiring experienced and specialty nurses, and recruiting time is lengthening. This report suggests that the shortage is closely linked to factors in the nursing care environment. As a result of multiple factors during the centralising, cost-containing, acuity-increasing decade of the 1990s, the care environment has driven practising nurses out of acute care settings and discouraged new students from entering the profession. The availability of numerous alternative career opportunities has heightened the effect. Continuing causes to the non-selection of nursing as a profession are the influences of wage compression and limited career progression over the lifetime of the nurse, and insufficient orientation and mentoring of new nurses. Recent changes in the health care system have gone unevaluated and without oversight by nursing regulatory agencies – a situation not in the best interests of patients or nurses. A number of both literature-supported and resourceful approaches, including recommendations towards addressing the nursing shortage are proposed in this review. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1258 |
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| Author |
Herd, C.M.F. |
| Title |
Is it a dangerous game? Registered nurses' experiences of working with care assistants in a public hospital setting |
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| Year |
2001 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Massey University, Palmerston North, Library |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Registered nurses; Personnel; Interprofessional relations |
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| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 1274 |
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1259 |
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| Author |
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 |
| Year |
2001 |
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Pages |
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| Keywords |
Psychiatric Nursing; Patient satisfaction; Hospitals; Administration |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1275 |
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1260 |
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| Author |
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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| Keywords |
Older people; Dementia; Nursing |
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| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 1276 |
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1261 |
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| Author |
Rummel, L. |
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Safeguarding the practices of nursing: The lived experience of being-as preceptor to undergraduate student nurses in acute care settings |
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2001 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Massey University, Albany, Library |
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Preceptorship; Nursing; Education; Identity; Intensive care nursing |
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This thesis used a Heideggerian Hermeneutic approach to explore the experiences of registered nurses who act as preceptors to undergraduate student nurses. The researcher interviewed fifteen volunteer registered nurses twice as preceptors to investigate their experience. The data generated was audio-taped and analysed. Four dominant themes emerged. The first, 'Becoming attuned – the call', related to registered nurses responding to the call to be preceptors to students in their clinical placement. The second, “The emerging identity of being-as preceptor: keeping the student in mind”, related to preceptors cultivating their own identity as preceptors as they worked with students in the world of nursing practice. The third, 'Assessing where the student is at: the preceptor and preceptee working and growing together', related to a constant evaluation by preceptors of students' knowledge, readiness to learn, and the provision of learning opportunities. The fourth, 'Preceptors as builders of nursing practice through teaching reality nursing', facilitated the preceptee's experience of the real world of nursing practice. An overall constitutive theme: 'Preceptors as the safeguarders of the practices of nursing', emerged as the essence of the experience. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1263 |
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| Author |
Crawford, R. |
| Title |
Nutrition: Is there a need for nurses working with children and families to offer nutrition advice? |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2001 |
Publication |
Vision: A Journal of Nursing |
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| Volume |
7 |
Issue |
13 |
Pages |
10-15 |
| Keywords |
Paediatric nursing; Community health nursing; Nurse-family relations; Socioeconomic factors; Diet |
| Abstract |
Using nursing and associated literature, the relevance of nutrition in the care of children and families is highlighted in this article. The role of a nurse in providing nutrition advice and interventions is examined, in the context of social and economic pressures on the provision of a healthy diet. Relevant examples of the provision of such advice is provided, along with competencies required to achieve this in practice. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1276 |
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| Author |
Watson, K. |
| Title |
Culture, breastfeeding and bottles |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2001 |
Publication |
Vision: A Journal of Nursing |
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| Volume |
7 |
Issue |
13 |
Pages |
19-23 |
| Keywords |
Breastfeeding |
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This essay explores some of the historical influences in New Zealand that have lead to the current infant feeding practices. It critically examines recent cultural influences on breastfeeding practices and seeks to explain why there is no breastfeeding culture. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1292 |
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1277 |
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| Author |
Herbert, B. |
| Title |
How often do health professionals wash their hands? |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2001 |
Publication |
Vision: A Journal of Nursing |
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| Volume |
7 |
Issue |
13 |
Pages |
29-32 |
| Keywords |
Infection control; Attitude of health personnel |
| Abstract |
This literature review presents evidence on health professionals' practice in hand washing. The research was primarily quantitative and consistently showed that health professionals did not have a lack of knowledge, but that hand washing was not always done. More qualitative research is required to investigate reasons for this and possible interventions. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1293 |
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1278 |
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| Title |
Dementia care: A literature review |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2001 |
Publication |
Vision: A Journal of Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
7 |
Issue |
13 |
Pages |
33-36 |
| Keywords |
Dementia; Nurse-patient relations; Quality of health care; Nursing; Education |
| Abstract |
This article defines dementia, and explores recent trends in relation to why it is such a misunderstood condition in the health care setting. Within a theoretical framework of literature development, nurse client relationships, and quality of care and attitudes are analysed. Gaps, inconsistencies and consistencies are outlined, with the implications for nursing practice and education explored. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1279 |
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| Author |
Horrocks, T. |
| Title |
Implementing change combining Maori and Western knowledge in health delivery |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2001 |
Publication |
Vision: A Journal of Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
7 |
Issue |
13 |
Pages |
37-41 |
| Keywords |
Maori; Cross-cultural comparison; Organisational culture; Quality assurance |
| Abstract |
This article explores the incorporation of western knowledge with kaupapa Maori in the delivery of health care. It presents a fictional kaupapa Maori service, as a tool to explore the change process and influence that organisational culture and leadership styles have on a process of integrating a kaupapa Maori nursing service. The importance of continual evaluation through quality assurance measures was also conveyed. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1280 |
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