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Bland, M.F. |
| Title |
Patient observation in nursing home research: Who was that masked woman? [corrected] [published erratum appears in Contemporary Nurse 2002 Apr; 12(2): 135] |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Contemporary Nurse |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
12 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages  |
42-48 |
| Keywords |
Nursing research; Ethics; Rest homes; Nurse-patient relations |
| Abstract |
This article discusses the issues that one nurse researcher faced during participant observation in three New Zealand nursing homes. These include the complexity of the nurse researcher role, the blurring of role boundaries, and various ethical concerns that arose, including the difficulties of ensuring that all those who were involved in the study were kept informed as to the researcher's role and purpose. Strategies used to maintain ethical and role integrity are outlined, with further debate and discussion around fieldwork issues and experiences for nurse researchers called for. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
892 |
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| Author |
Horsburgh, M.; Smith, V.A.; Kivell, D. |
| Title |
South Auckland community paediatric nursing service: A framework for evaluation |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
18 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
40-49 |
| Keywords |
Paediatric nursing; Community health nursing; Evaluation research |
| Abstract |
This paper describes the Kidz First paediatric community homecare nursing team in South Auckland. While the service was not initially planned as an integrated approach to child health, its evolution reflects the move to more community based care delivery and the expansion of nurse-led initiatives in New Zealand. The components of a community paediatric home nursing team as described by Eaton (2000) are used to provide the framework with which to describe the service. A focus group held with the Kidz First paediatric community homecare nurses has enabled definition of the key nursing components provided to children and their families living in South Auckland. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
622 |
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| Author |
McKenna, B. |
| Title |
Risk assessment of violence to others: Time for action |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
18 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
36-43 |
| Keywords |
Mental health; Workplace violence; Risk management; Nursing; Nurse-patient relations; Psychiatric nursing |
| Abstract |
The author performs a literature search on the topics of risk assessment, dangerousness, aggression, and violence in order to determine an evidence-based approach to risk assessment of patient violence towards others. This is set in the context of possible expansion in the scope of practice of mental health nurses, and the prevalence of nurses being assaulted by patients. In the absence of reliable and valid nursing risk assessment measures, the approach suggested here focuses on the use of observation skills to detect behaviour antecedent to physical assault, and the ability to adapt evidence to specific clinical settings. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
621 |
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| Author |
Fourie, W.; Oliver, J.D. |
| Title |
Defining currency of practice for nurse educators |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
18 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
30-39 |
| Keywords |
Quality assurance; Professional competence; Education |
| Abstract |
Recent Nursing Council of New Zealand guidelines for competence-based practising certificates and the fact that all nurse educators must have a current practising certificate prompted the Nursing Schools within the Tertiary Accord of New Zealand (TANZ) to explore issues surrounding current competency in practice and how this can be maintained by nurse educators. The authors note that discussions related to competence-based practising certificates generally refer to competence only in terms of direct patient care. They set out to clarify the issue with specific reference to nurse educators who, by the nature of their scope of practice, often do not carry a patient caseload. They review the literature relating to currency of practice and draw on the findings of a survey of TANZ Nursing Schools and provide a position on how currency of practice applies to nurses working in an educational setting. They present strategies to maintain clinical, teaching and scholarly currency and make some suggestions for providing evidence that currency of practice is maintained. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
614 |
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| Author |
Wilkinson, J.A. |
| Title |
A mantle of protection? A critical analysis of the personal safety of district nurses |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Whitireia Nursing Journal |
Abbreviated Journal |
Whitireia Community Polytechnic and Massey University libraries |
| Volume |
9 |
Issue |
30-6 |
Pages |
30-36 |
| Keywords |
Occupational health and safety; Workplace violence; District nursing |
| Abstract |
This qualitative inquiry, informed by Critical Social Theory, explored the personal safety experiences of district nurses in a New Zealand city. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1083 |
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| Author |
Finlayson, M.; Gower, S.E. |
| Title |
Hospital restructuring: Identifying the impact on patients and nurses |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
18 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
27-35 |
| Keywords |
Quality of health care; Hospitals; Organisational change |
| Abstract |
The authors report a survey of all nurses working in hospitals included in the International Hospital Outcomes Study of staffing and patient outcomes in New Zealand's secondary and tertiary hospitals from 1988-2001. The survey examines the way in which the hospitals have been restructured and analyses patient outcomes. Research has identified links between how nursing is organised in a hospital and that hospital's patient outcomes. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
615 |
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| Author |
Warren, S. |
| Title |
Cultural safety, where does it fit? A literature review |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Vision: A Journal of Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
8 |
Issue |
14 |
Pages |
27-30 |
| Keywords |
Cultural safety; Cross-cultural comparison; History of nursing |
| Abstract |
This literature review discusses the history of the inclusion of culture into nursing studies. There is a small sample of overseas literature for critique with a focus on the inclusion of cultural safety in New Zealand. The concept of cultural safety was first introduced into New Zealand in the late 1980s. It was adopted by the New Zealand Nursing Council for nurses and midwives in 1992 and became part of the basic curriculum for nursing and midwifery education. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1095 |
Serial |
1080 |
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| Author |
Lowe, L. |
| Title |
Linking housing and health status |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
8 |
Issue |
9 |
Pages |
26-27 |
| Keywords |
Health status; Public health; Nursing |
| Abstract |
The author examines the impact of poor housing on health, and looks at how the situation can be improved. Ways that nurses can work towards improving housing standards and thus health are discussed. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1021 |
Serial |
1005 |
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| Author |
Mackay, B. |
| Title |
Leadership development: Supporting nursing in a changing primary health care environment |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
18 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
24-32 |
| Keywords |
Leadership; Professional development; Primary health care; Nursing |
| Abstract |
The author argues that the involvement of nurses in the decision-making of health organisations is essential to maximise the contribution of nurses and promote positive outcomes for patients. She suggests that development of leadership skills will make nurses aware of power structures in the health system and allow them to become interdependent health professionals in primary health organisations (PHO). The particular competencies discussed are those proposed by Van Maurik (1997), namely ability to understand and manage organisational politics, work facilitatively with people and circumstances, and build a feeling of purpose. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
619 |
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| Author |
Powell, J. |
| Title |
Caring for patients after an ICU admission |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
8 |
Issue |
7 |
Pages |
24-25 |
| Keywords |
Intensive care nursing; Nurse-patient relations; Trauma; Communication |
| Abstract |
The author presents research on nursing strategies that reduce the psychological effects of critical illness and prevent the intensive care unit (ICU) atmosphere from adversely affecting the nurse-patient relationship. Post-traumatic stress disorder and other phobic anxiety syndromes are noted as a risk among former ICU patients. Four interventions to put in place for discharge are presented: patient-centred nursing, communication, multidisciplinary care, and patient/family education. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
954 |
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| Author |
McCallum, C. |
| Title |
Balancing technology with the art of caring |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
8 |
Issue |
7 |
Pages |
21-23 |
| Keywords |
Technology; Nursing; Nurse-patient relations; Ethics |
| Abstract |
The author examines the role of technology in high dependency units, which can alienate nurses from patients. The ethical issues raised by technology are reviewed, particularly the allocation of expensive interventions, and the implications of life-sustaining technology on the application of informed consent. The author highlights the challenge facing nurses to bridge the gap between medical technology and humane caring. |
| Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 1017 |
Serial |
1001 |
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| Author |
Brinkman, A. |
| Title |
Occupational stress in hospitals: A nursing perspective |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
8 |
Issue |
6 |
Pages |
21-23 |
| Keywords |
Occupational health and safety; Stress; Nursing |
| Abstract |
This article examines the environmental stressors that cause occupational stress for many nurses, particularly the health reforms and the Employment Contracts Act (ECA). The concept of stress is reviewed and theories of occupational stress are described, including the demand-control theory and the transactional model. Nurses are advised to become aware of occupational stress in their workplaces, citing a study by the author showing high levels of stress among hospital nurses. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 1025 |
Serial |
1009 |
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| Author |
Woods, M. |
| Title |
Dissecting a brave new nursing world |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
8 |
Issue |
10 |
Pages |
20-22, 36 |
| Keywords |
Nursing; Education; Nursing Council of New Zealand; Policy |
| Abstract |
This article critiques the 'Strategic Review of Undergraduate Education' commissioned by the Nursing Council. The premise of the review is examined, along with the foundations of nursing practice and the role of nursing education. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1003 |
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| Author |
Carryer, J.B.; Budge, C.; Russell, A. |
| Title |
Measuring perceptions of the Clinical Career Pathway in a New Zealand hospital |
Type |
Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
18 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
18-29 |
| Keywords |
Professional development; Careers in nursing; Nursing; Hospitals |
| Abstract |
The authors outline the Clinical Career Pathways (CCPs) for nurses, which were first established in New Zealand during the late 1980s. This paper introduces a new instrument, the Clinical Career Pathway Evaluation Tool (CCPET) designed to assess nurses' and midwives' knowledge of and attitudes towards their Clinical Career Pathway. The 51 item instrument takes the form of a self-report questionnaire. The development of the CCPET is described and results from an initial application of the instrument with 239 nurses and midwives in a New Zealand hospital are presented. Results indicate that knowledge levels were moderate in this sample and were correlated with both positive and negative attitudes. Results of t-test comparisons indicated that, on average, the group who had already completed a CCP portfolio had greater knowledge and more positive attitudes than the group who had not. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 634 |
Serial |
620 |
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| Author |
Brasell-Brian, R.; Vallance, E. |
| Title |
Clinical practice/education exchange: Bridging the theory-practice gap |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
18 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
17-26 |
| Keywords |
Education; Interprofessional relations |
| Abstract |
This article positions clinical practice/education exchange (CPEE) within nursing literature and presents narrative accounts from a nurse educator and clinician who exchanged jobs for one year. This type of exchange, between education institutes and service areas where students are placed, is a new concept. The aim is to enhance student learning and facilitating meaningful links between theory and practice for them. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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613 |
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