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Nicol, M.J. |
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Title |
Genetics and nursing: Preparing for future health care development |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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Volume |
19 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
27-40 |
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Keywords |
Nursing; Education |
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The author discusses the impact of 'new genetic knowledge' on society and how molecular and clinical genetics are having an increasing influence on routine health care. Increasingly, nurses will be exposed to this new genetic knowledge and challenged to integrate it into their clinical practice in order to ensure that patients and families receive the best health care available. The paper reports the percentage of undergraduate nursing curricula devoted to teaching about genetics and considers how the fundamental principles of molecular genetics and the clinically relevant areas of genetics can be incorporated into pre- or post-registration education. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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609 |
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Carryer, J.B.; Boyd, M. |
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Title |
The myth of medical liability for nursing practice |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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19 |
Issue |
4-12 |
Pages |
4-12 |
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Keywords |
Interprofessional relations; Law and legislation; Nurse practitioners; Advanced nursing practice |
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This article explores the complex nature of liability in the case of standing orders and vicarious liability by employers, and also when nurses and doctors are in management roles. The authors address misconceptions about medico-legal responsibility for nursing practice with the advent of nurse prescribers and nurse practitioners. They refer to the submission made by the College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ) on the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (2003), and discuss practice liability and nurse-physician collaboration. |
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Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 624 |
Serial |
610 |
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Author |
Mortensen, A.; White, G.E. |
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Title |
The process of destigmatisation: The work of sexual health nurses |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
19 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
32-39 |
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Keywords |
Nursing specialties; Sexual and reproductive health; Attitude to health |
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The focus of this article is on the findings of a grounded theory study of sexual health nursing in New Zealand. Nurses' experiences of providing sexual health care are described and theoretical explanations generated. The emphasis in this article is on countering stigma which emerged as a recurrent problem for nurses in the study. A comparative analysis of the nurses' counter reactions with Gilmore and Somerville's (1994) model of stigmatised reactions towards people with sexually transmitted diseases was done. The model describes the processes of disidentification, depersonalisation, scapegoating, and discrimination, which characterise stigmatised reactions. Nurses' understandings of the impact of socioeconomic conditions and gender/power relations in society have an important role to play in how nurses manage care. The concept of destigmatisation, which seeks to counteract negative social attitudes, is discussed. The study showed that as a consequence of their work nurses in this study encountered professional stigma and marginalisation. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 626 |
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612 |
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Author |
Milligan, K.; Neville, S.J. |
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Title |
The contextualisation of health assessment |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
19 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
23-31 |
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Keywords |
Cross-cultural comparison; Evaluation; Nursing |
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The authors defines health assessment and argue that it is a tool nurses should be using as a means of improving health outcomes for clients. The skills involved in health assessments are analysed, and four levels of data gathering are identified. The authors present an historical perspective, tracing the development of these skills as they have been incorporated in nursing practice in North America and Australia. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1095 |
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Author |
Evans, S. |
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Title |
Improving nursing care of infants and children ventilated with uncuffed endotracheal tubes |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Pediatric Intensive Care Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
4 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
7 |
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Keywords |
Nursing specialties; Intensive care nursing; Equipment and Supplies |
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The author draws on her experience as the 'Paediatric Link Nurse' in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) within a metropolitan area in New Zealand to examine the proposed changes to ventilation practice. Currently, due to ventilator availability and medical and nursing practice, the usual mode of mechanical ventilation is volume-limited with pressure breath triggering. The author suggests this mode can compromise effective ventilation of paediatric patients, due to air leaks around the uncuffed endotracheal tubes of infants and small children. This air leak makes a guaranteed tidal volume almost impossible and can cause ventilator breath stacking and volutrauma. This can impact on the patient's comfort, sedation requirements and airway security, and affects how these patients are nursed. Thus the ventilation of these paediatric patients by the current volume-limiting mode may be not always be optimal for the infant/child. A new ventilator will be available to the unit, with a pressure-controlled, flow breath-triggering mode available. The author critiques the possibility of using this mode of ventilation, suggesting how this will impact on nursing practice in ICU, and of the education and knowledge that will be required. She suggests this change to ventilation practice may improve comfort and safety for the intubated child/infant, through the delivery of an optimal mode of ventilation. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
926 |
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Stone, P.W.; Tourangeau, A.E.; Duffield, C.M.; Hughes, F.; Jones, C.A.; O'Brien-Pallas, L.; Shamian, J. |
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Title |
Evidence of nurse working conditions: A global perspective |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice |
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Volume |
4 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
120-130 |
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Keywords |
Nursing; Recruitment and retention; Policy; Cross-cultural comparison; Nursing research |
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The purpose of this article is to review evidence about nurse workload, staffing, skill mix, turnover, and organisational characteristics' effect on outcomes; discuss methodological considerations in this research; discuss research initiatives currently under way; review policy initiatives in different countries; and make recommendations where more research is needed. Overall, an understanding of the relationships among nurse staffing and organisational climate to patient safety and health outcomes is beginning to emerge in the literature. Little is known about nursing turnover and more evidence is needed with consistent definitions and control of underlying patient characteristics. Research and policy initiatives in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States are summarised. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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951 |
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Author |
Jonsdottir, H.; Litchfield, M.; Pharris, M. |
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Title |
Partnership in practice |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Research & Theory for Nursing Practice |
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Volume |
17 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
51-63 |
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Keywords |
Nurse-patient relations; Nursing philosophy; Nursing research |
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This article presents a reconsideration of partnership between nurse and client as the core of the nursing discipline. It points to the significance of the relational nature of partnership, differentiating its features and form from the prevalent understanding associated with prescriptive interventions to achieve predetermined goals and outcomes. The meaning of partnership is presented within the nursing process where the caring presence of the nurse becomes integral to the health experience of the client as the potential for action. Exemplars provide illustration of this emerging view in practice and research. This is the first of a series of articles written as a partnership between nurse scholars from Iceland, New Zealand and the USA. The series draws on research projects that explored the philosophical, theoretical, ethical and practical nature of nursing practice and its significance for health and healthcare in a world of changing need. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1172 |
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Author |
Booher, J. |
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Title |
Professional practice models: Shared governance and magnet hospitals |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Vision: A Journal of Nursing |
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Issue |
June |
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Keywords |
Nursing models; Intensive care nursing; Clinical governance |
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This article explores the application of professional practice models in nursing. Particular reference is made to the magnet hospital model and the concept of shared governance. Key principles from these models are explored in relation to the implementation of a professional practice model in an intensive care environment. Historical, cultural and professional factors that may be seen as barriers to the implementation of this professional practice model are also explored. In conclusion, the article identifies recommendations that may contribute to a successful implementation and duration of a model in practice. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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861 |
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Author |
Booher, J. |
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Title |
Care of the patient following coronary artery grafts |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Vision: A Journal of Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
Available online from the Eastern Institute of Technology website |
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Volume |
10 |
Issue |
16 |
Pages |
15-18 |
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Keywords |
Surgery; Nursing; Case studies; Oncology; Cancer |
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This case study outlines the care of Mr. M, a sixty-six year old ventilated patient admitted to an Intensive Care Unit for management following coronary artery grafts. Mr. M's health history and risk factors are explored, in particular how they contributed to his presentation. Mr. M's post operative problems are identified and the rationale for his management is discussed with emphasis on the nursing care provided. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1298 |
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Author |
Haywood, B. |
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Title |
Pre-employment health screening: Is it useful? |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Vision: A Journal of Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
Available online from the Eastern Institute of Technology |
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Volume |
11 |
Issue |
17 |
Pages |
10-14 |
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Keywords |
Occupational health and safety; Nursing specialties |
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The author, an occupational health nurse, examines rationale for and effectiveness of the pre-employment assessment, which has become an accepted practice. Reasons for doing assessments include the reduction of risk to the employer from lower accident rates and absenteeism, compliance with legislative requirements and the provision of baseline health measures for general health surveillance. The costs of the screening process, along with the benefits are weighed up, in conjunction with international research in the area. The author found little research on the process in New Zealand. The opportunity for primary health care and health promotion practice as an aspect of this screening is highlighted as an important, though underestimated, benefit. Regular auditing is recommended to ensure that the outcomes of the process meet the criteria required. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1299 |
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Author |
Ellis, T. |
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Title |
A multidimensional approach to caring for a patient with breast cancer: A case study |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Vision: A Journal of Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
Available online from Eastern Institute of Technology |
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Volume |
11 |
Issue |
17 |
Pages |
15-19 |
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Keywords |
Case studies; Breast cancer; Nursing; Cancer; Oncology |
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This story follows the nursing care of a woman in her mid forties, diagnosed with breast cancer. The case study follows her from the diagnosis and decision to undergo a mastectomy, and the requirements of nursing care through that process. It discusses the emotional and physical preparation necessary for surgery, perioperative care, multidisciplinary care, and issues around body image post-mastectomy. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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1301 |
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Author |
Mercer, C. |
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Title |
Interpreting the phenomenology of out-of-town hospitalisation using a Heideggerian framework |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Vision: A Journal of Nursing |
Abbreviated Journal |
Available online from Eastern Institute of Technology |
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Volume |
11 |
Issue |
17 |
Pages |
20-25 |
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Keywords |
Nursing research; Patient satisfaction |
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This article is presented in two parts. In the first, an outline of Heidegger's approach to phenomenology is offered. A basic premise of hermeneutic phenomenology is that people make sense of the world through the narratives they tell to themselves and to others. When the researcher uses this philosophical approach, persons communicate their experiences; the researcher interprets the experience and communicates that understanding in writing. In the second part of the paper, the experiences of four people whose partners were hospitalised out of town is described. |
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Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 1318 |
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1302 |
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Author |
Pearson, J.R. |
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A discussion of the principles of health promotion and their application to nursing |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Whitireia Nursing Journal |
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Volume |
10 |
Issue |
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Pages |
23-34 |
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Keywords |
Health promotion; Nursing |
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Call Number |
NRSNZNO @ research @ 1088 |
Serial |
1073 |
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