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Author Haggerty, C.
Title Preceptorship for entry into practice Type Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication Whitireia Nursing Journal Abbreviated Journal
Volume 9 Issue (up) Pages 7-13
Keywords Preceptorship; Psychiatric Nursing; Nursing; Education
Abstract The author examines some of the issues affecting preceptorship in relation to a graduate diploma programme of psychiatric mental health nursing. Previous research by the author lead to recommendations on clarifying the roles and responsibilities of those involved in the programme, and improving preceptor selection, training, support and evaluation. By providing such clarity and support, the preceptor role in the clinical setting is given the best chance to succeed.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1295
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Author Litchfield, M.
Title The successful design and delivery of rural health services: The meaning of success Type Report
Year 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal Accessible from www.moh.govt.nz
Volume Issue (up) Pages
Keywords Rural health services; Management; Primary health care
Abstract A report on 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 (GPs), 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.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1328
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Author Tautua, Pelei
Title Exploring primary health care nursing for child and family health (specifically targeting 0-5 year's age group). Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study Fellowship for Nurses of Young Children 2002 Type Report
Year 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue (up) Pages 82 p.
Keywords Primary health care – Nursing; Pacific Islanders – Health; Child health services; Family health
Abstract Compares the delivery models used by primary health-care nurses in Auckland for follow-up services aimed at Pacific children discharged from hospital with preventable illnesses, with similar services and programmes in Tonga and Samoa. Also compares NZ and Pacific Island programmes to promote immunisation and breastfeeding. Part of the Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship Reports series.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1420
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Author Holdaway, Maureen Ann
Title A Maori model of primary health care nursing Type Book Whole
Year 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue (up) Pages 192 p.
Keywords Primary health care nursing; Maori women's health; Maori model of health; Kaupapa Maori research; Health reforms; Health policy; Surveys
Abstract Identifies how traditional nursing practice in Maori communities may be enhanced. Highlights the need for nursing to broaden concepts of health, community, and public health nursing, to focus on issues of capacity-building, community needs, and a broader understanding of the social, political, cultural, and economic contexts of the communities primary health-care nurses serve. Explores how health is experienced by Maori women during in-depth interviews using critical ethnographic method, underpinned by a Maori-centred approach. Articulates a model of health that is a dynamic process based on the restoration and maintenance of cultural integrity, derived from the principle of self-determination.
Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1809
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Author Brasell-Brian, R.; Vallance, E.
Title Clinical practice/education exchange: Bridging the theory-practice gap Type Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 18 Issue (up) 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.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 613
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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
Volume 18 Issue (up) 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.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 621
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Author Dickinson, A.R.; Dignam, D.
Title Managing it: A mother's perspective of managing a pre-school child's acute asthma episode Type Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication Journal of Child Health Care Abbreviated Journal
Volume 6 Issue (up) 1 Pages 7-18
Keywords Asthma; Parents and caregivers; Children; Nurse-patient relations
Abstract This exploratory descriptive study informed by grounded theory examines the experience of mothers in managing their pre-school child's acute asthma attack at home. The study reveals that mothers perceive that they are responsible for the management of their pre-school child during an acute asthma episode, a process they described as 'managing it'. This process involves mother in 'working on treatment', 'making the call', 'watching' and 'calming', while the husband/partner, family, friends and health professionals are 'supporting treatment'. This study suggests that nurses and doctors need to move away from the current paternalistic view of health care delivery in acute settings and embrace the concepts of support and partnership in the care of the pre-school child with asthma and their family.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 728 Serial 714
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Author 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] Type Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication Contemporary Nurse Abbreviated Journal
Volume 12 Issue (up) 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.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 892
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Author Sadlier, C.
Title Gaining insight into the experience of diabetes Type Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 8 Issue (up) 1 Pages 14-16
Keywords Diabetes Type 2; Maori; Nursing
Abstract This article reports a research project that investigated the experience and expectations of Maori who were newly-diagnosed with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). Four people diagnosed with NIDDM were interviewed over 12 months. Participant recommendations are incorporated into suggested improvements for managing the condition.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1020 Serial 1004
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Author Woods, M.
Title Dissecting a brave new nursing world Type Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 8 Issue (up) 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.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1003
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Author Hales, A.; Dignam, D.
Title Nurse prescribing lessons from the US Type Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 8 Issue (up) 10 Pages 12-15
Keywords Nurse practitioners; Prescriptive authority; Cross-cultural comparison; Advanced nursing practice; Education
Abstract The researchers present a survey of a sample population of 32 advanced practice nurses (APN) in the US about their experiences of acquiring and implementing prescriptive authority. The issues relevant to nurse practitioners in New Zealand are discussed, around acquiring knowledge and education, relationships with other professionals, establishing the role, and retaining the nursing role. The intent and scope of APN prescribing in the US is also discussed.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1007
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Author Ardagh, M.; Wells, E.; Cooper, K.; Lyons, R.; Patterson, R.; O'Donovan, P.
Title Effect of a rapid assessment clinic on the waiting time to be seen by a doctor and the time spent in the department, for patients presenting to an urban emergency department: A controlled prospective trial Type Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication New Zealand Medical Journal Abbreviated Journal Access is free to articles older than 6 months, and abstracts.
Volume 115 Issue (up) 1157 Pages
Keywords Emergency nursing; Time factors; Clinical assessment; Clinical decision making
Abstract The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that triaging certain emergency department patients through a rapid assessment clinic (RAC) improves the waiting times, and times in the department, for all patients presenting to the emergency department. For ten weeks an additional nurse and doctor were rostered. On the odd weeks, these two staff ran a RAC and on even weeks, they did not, but simply joined the other medical and nursing staff, managing patients in the traditional way. During the five weeks of the RAC clinic a total of 2263 patients attended the emergency department, and 361 of these were referred to the RAC clinic. During the five control weeks a total of 2204 patients attended the emergency department. There was no significant difference in the distribution across triage categories between the RAC and non-RAC periods. The researchers found that the rapid management of patients with problems which do not require prolonged assessment or decision making, is beneficial not only to those patients, but also to other patients sharing the same, limited resources.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 617
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Author Kyle, W.
Title Dementia specific nursing in New Zealand: History and practice today Type Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication Vision: A Journal of Nursing Abbreviated Journal
Volume 8 Issue (up) 14 Pages 3-9
Keywords Dementia; Nursing specialties
Abstract The author examines influences on contemporary dementia specific nursing practice. She addresses the current situation and future developments in this area.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1079
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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
Volume 8 Issue (up) 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.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 1095 Serial 1080
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Author Finlayson, M.; Gower, S.E.
Title Hospital restructuring: Identifying the impact on patients and nurses Type Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 18 Issue (up) 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.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 615
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