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Author McClintock,C. openurl 
  Title Te mauri kōhatu Type
  Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal Held by Lakes DHB Library (ROM)  
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  Abstract A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy, The University of Massey.  
  Call Number (down) NZNO @ research @ Serial 1365  
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Author Surtees, R. url  openurl
  Title Midwifery as Feminist Praxis in Aotearoa/New Zealand Type
  Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal NZNO Library  
  Volume Issue Pages 323 pp  
  Keywords  
  Abstract A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree

of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY 2003.

This thesis highlights the ways in which the practices of contemporary midwives in

Aotearoa/New Zealand are caught within the intersection of an array of competing discourses. The context for this is the reconstruction of midwifery in Aotearoa/New Zealand as an autonomous feminist profession founded on partnership with women. Interviews and participant observation with midwives, based mainly in one New Zealand city, are the basis of an analysis of the complexity of midwives? praxis as professionals. The analysis draws on insights from critical and feminist approaches to Foucault?s theories of discourse, power and the subject. It includes discussion of the conditions which came to produce and authorise the concept of ?partnership?. Which subjects can speak about partnership, and when? What claims

are made about it? What challenges it?
 
  Call Number (down) NZNO @ research @ Serial 1403  
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Author Kenny, Gerard openurl 
  Title Fellowship report. Nursing Education and Ressearch Foundation. Margaret May Blackwell Fellowship [Prevention of child abuse and family violence] Type Report
  Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 34 p.  
  Keywords Child abuse; Child health services; Domestic violence; Reports  
  Abstract Travels to the US, Europe, Canada and Australia to study services in the area of child abuse/child protection and family violence. Part of the Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship Reports series.  
  Call Number (down) NZNO @ research @ Serial 1419  
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Author Macfie, Belinda openurl 
  Title The exploration of primary health care nursing for child and family health : Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study Fellowship, 2002 Type Report
  Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 103  
  Keywords Primary health care – nursing; Child health services; Family health; Reports  
  Abstract Reports the approach to child and family health nursing in Canada, the US, and the UK. Divides the report into health policy, primary health care services, nursing education and the development of primary health care nurse practitioners, and nursing leadership in primary health care. Part of the Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship Reports series.  
  Call Number (down) NZNO @ research @ Serial 1424  
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Author Lui, D.M.K. openurl 
  Title Nursing and midwifery attitudes towards withdrawal of care in a neonatal intensive care unit: Part 2. Survey results Type Journal Article
  Year 2003 Publication Journal of Neonatal Nursing Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 9 Issue 3 Pages 91-96  
  Keywords Intensive care nursing; Paediatric nursing; Ethics; Attitude of health personnel  
  Abstract Discontinuation of life support measures for an extremely low birthweight or very premature baby is controversial and difficult for both the parents and the healthcare professional involved in caring for the infant. This study seeks to investigate the attitude of nurses and midwives to the withdrawal of care from sick neonates. Part 1 reviewed the literature on this subject. Part 2 reports the results of a survey carried out in a New Zealand NICU.  
  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 966 Serial 950  
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Author McKenzie-Green, B. url  openurl
  Title Shifting focus: How registered nurses in residential aged care organise their work: A grounded theory study Type
  Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal AUT University Library  
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  Keywords Rest homes; Older people; Registered nurses; Nurse-patient relations  
  Abstract Registered nurses in residential aged care work with older people who have complex care needs. Besides providing direct care, these nurses have a wide range of responsibilities which include supervising staff and attending to the smooth running of the care facility. This grounded theory study using dimensional analysis was aimed at answering the question: How do registered nurses organise their work? Indepth interviews were conducted with 10 registered nurses who worked in a range of positions in aged care facilities. Theoretical sampling and constant comparative analysis was used to guide both ongoing data collectiona and data analysis. Categories were examined for their relationships and dimensions to arrive at a substantive grounded theory which the author has named 'shifting focus'. Individual and institutional philosophies of care were core elements in the registered nurses' focus of work. There was a relationship between staffing adequacy, individual and institutional philosophies of care, and the focus of registered nurse work. These relationships created conditions where the registered nurse would focus on ensuring the delivery of individualised resident care or focus on getting through the routine of care. The relationship between staffing adequacy, philosophies of care and the registered nurses' focus of work remained consistent when staffing adequacy changed. In instances of decreased staffing adequacy, the participants' focus shifted to either maintaining individualised care or focusing on safety. When the registered nurse aimed to change the philosophy of care, an increase in staffing adequacy enabled some aspects of cultural change to commence. The relationships between residents, family and staff were significant contrasting elements within an individualised philosophy of care, and an institutional philosophy of care. In the former, relationships were valued and developed. In the latter, they were benevolent, functional or conflicted. The significance of this study is that it reveals how registered nurses and management personnel in aged care facilities, can create conditions where the relationships between residents, their families and staff, are valued and developed to result in positive care outcomes. It is recommended that future research be conducted to examine the resources required to maintain an individualised approach to the nursing care of residents in aged care facilities.  
  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 912 Serial 896  
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Author Mears, A. openurl 
  Title The role of the clinical nurse co-ordinator Type Journal Article
  Year 2003 Publication Journal of the Australasian Rehabilitation Nurses Association Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 6 Issue 3 Pages 24-25  
  Keywords Nursing; Nursing specialties; Older people  
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  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 907 Serial 891  
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Author Lui, D.M.K. openurl 
  Title Nursing and midwifery attitudes towards withdrawal of care in a neonatal intensive care unit: Part 1. Literature review Type Journal Article
  Year 2003 Publication Journal of Neonatal Nursing Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 9 Issue 2 Pages 45-47  
  Keywords Attitude of health personnel; Neonatal nursing; Ethics; Technology  
  Abstract This article seeks to investigate the attitude of nurses and midwives to the withdrawal of care from sick neonates. Advanced technology results in the survival of increasingly premature babies with extremely low birthweights and this has inevitably led to an increase in the ethical dilemmas faced by neonatal staff as to whether continued treatment is actually in the best interests of these infants. Part 1 reviews the literature on this subject. Part 2 describes the results of a survey carried out in a New Zealand NICU.  
  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 906 Serial 890  
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Author Pirret, A.M. openurl 
  Title A preoperative scoring system to identify patients requiring postoperative high dependency care Type Journal Article
  Year 2003 Publication Intensive & Critical Care Nursing Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 19 Issue 5 Pages 267-275  
  Keywords Hospitals; Quality of health care; Surgery; Nursing; Clinical assessment  
  Abstract The incidence of postoperative complications is reduced with early identification of at risk patients and improved postoperative monitoring. This study describes the development and effect of a nursing preoperative assessment tool to identify patients at risk of postoperative complications and to reduce the number of acute admissions to ICU/HDU. All surgical patients admitted to a surgical ward for an elective surgical procedure (n=7832) over a 23-month period were concurrently scored on admission using the preoperative assessment tool. During the time period studied, acute admissions to ICU/HDU reduced from 40.37 to 19.11%. Only 24.04% of patients who had a PAS >4 were identified by the surgeon and/or anesthetist as being at risk of a postoperative complication, or if identified, no provision was made for improved postoperative monitoring. This study supports the involvement of nurses in identifying preoperatively patients at risk of a postoperative complication and in need of improved postoperative monitoring. The postoperative monitoring requirements for the PAS >4 patients were relatively low technology interventions.  
  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 904 Serial 888  
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Author Farrell, E. openurl 
  Title A lamp to light the way: Public health nurses' perceptions and experiences of professional/clinical supervision Type
  Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal Auckland University of Technology  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Public health; Nursing; Clinical supervision; Professional competence  
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  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 887 Serial 871  
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Author Van der Harst, J. url  openurl
  Title Inside knowledge: A qualitative descriptive study of prison nursing in New Zealand Type
  Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal University of Auckland Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Nursing specialties  
  Abstract Analysis of the research literature on prison nursing revealed a paucity of research, both in New Zealand and internationally. The aim of this research was to describe the working life of the nurse in a New Zealand prison and provide an understanding of and documentation on prison nursing in New Zealand. A qualitative descriptive study was undertaken to determine what it is like to nurse in a New Zealand prison. Ten nurses working at two public prisons and one private prison took part in the study. Data was collected by the use of semi-structured interviews and analysed thematically into four main themes. The participants' descriptions of their working lives as prison nurses expose the multifaceted nature of this work and the inherent relational dynamics. These dynamics determine the nurse's ability to practise effectively in the prison setting. Findings highlighted many paradoxical situations for nurses when working in this environment. The very aspects of the work that participants described as negative were also identified, in some instances, as challenging and satisfying.  
  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 886 Serial 870  
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Author Stuart, J. url  openurl
  Title How can nurses address generalist/specialist/nursing requirements of the urban/rural population of Southland Type
  Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library  
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  Keywords Nursing specialties; Policy; Technology; Scope of practice; Community health nursing  
  Abstract This study, which is undertaken in the Southland area, explores the effect of the increasing specialisation of nursing services in what is a rural/urban environment. It is indicated in the literature that systemic changes in health, such as the health reforms, and the increase in the use of technology have meant that nurses are required to function in disease oriented roles rather than according to their more traditional generalist roots. A significant event, which also affected nursing scope of practice, was the transfer of nurse education to the tertiary education institutions environment from the hospitals in the mid 1970s. The traditional nursing hierarchy and its nurse leadership role disappeared and the adoption of specialist nurse titles increased, and identified with a disease or disorder, for example 'diabetes' nurse. The increase in specialist categories for patients contributed to the nurse shortage by reducing the available numbers of nurses in the generalist nursing pool. The nurses in this rural/urban environment require generalist nurse skills to deliver their nursing services because of the geographical vastness of the area being a barrier to specialist nurses. Workforce planning for nurses in the rural/urban then must focus on how to reshape the nursing scope of practice to utilise the existing resources. This study explores how key areas of health services could be enhanced by reclaiming the nurse role in its holistic approach, in mental health, public health, geriatric services and psychiatric services.  
  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 885 Serial 869  
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Author Radka, I.M. openurl 
  Title Handover and the consumer voice: The importance of knowing the whole, full story Type
  Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library  
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  Keywords Communication; Patient satisfaction; Nurse-patient relations  
  Abstract In the acute hospital setting, nurses provide care twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Due to the ever-changing nature of the patient's situation, nurses need quality information at the beginning of each eight-hour shift to plan and implement patient care effectively. It is claimed that handover is central for maintaining the continuity and the quality of patient care. This qualitative descriptive study was undertaken to identify what core information needs to be exchanged at nursing handover to ensure quality and continuity of patient care. Five consumers who had experience of recurrent hospital admissions shared their perceptions of handover practice through individual interviews. Three focus group meetings of seven nurses from a secondary care setting discussed handover practice from their professional perspectives. Both nursing and consumer voices are integral to the overall understanding of this study but the consumer voice is the privileged and dominant voice. Through the process of thematic content analysis the central themes of communication, continuity and competence emerged for the consumers. Consumers expect to be kept informed and involved in their healthcare. They want continuity of nurse, information and care and expect that nurses involved in the delivery of healthcare are competent to manage their situation. The 'importance of knowing' is the overarching construct generated in this research. Knowing is identified as the foundation on which quality and continuity of care is built and is discussed under the subheadings of: not knowing, knowing the patient as a person, knowing takes time, hidden knowing, knowing consumers' rights, oral knowing, knowing involves more than handing over patient care and knowing the economics. Recommendations have been developed for future research, nursing practice, education and management. These centre on ways to develop a more consumer-focused approach to contemporary healthcare.  
  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 883 Serial 867  
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Author Jenkinson, F.H. openurl 
  Title An evaluation of nursing documentation as it relates to pro re nata (prn) medication administration Type
  Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Drug administration; Psychiatric Nursing; Administration; Mental health  
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  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 875 Serial 859  
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Author Vernon, R.A. openurl 
  Title Developing clinical skill competency of undergraduate nursing students utilising a simulated psychomotor skill laboratory and model of self-directed learning: An evaluation research study Type
  Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Students; Evaluation  
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  Call Number (down) NRSNZNO @ research @ 871 Serial 855  
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